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Issue: Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders #1
Publication Date: July 2008
 
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Variant: Regular Edition
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Volume: 1
Pages: 254
ISBN: 9780785130444
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Price: $57.75 CAD
$54.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 34 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Cory Sedlmeier (collections editor); Stan Lee (original)
Disclose Notes: Reprints Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1968 Series) #34-35, Marvel Feature (Marvel, 1971 Series) #1-3 and The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 Series) #1-6.

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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: color
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Binding: hardcover with dustjacket
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Cover, Front
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Neal Adams
Neal Adams
Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Defenders
Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Feature #1 published December 1971
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Credits

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typeset
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Defenders Pinup

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
Subject Matter
superhero
Defenders
Defenders [Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]
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Contents

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typeset
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Introduction by Roy Thomas

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
typeset
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Sub-Mariner #34

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Sal Buscema
Sal Buscema
Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
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Stan Lee (original)
Subject Matter
superhero
Sub-Mariner
Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]
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FlagSub-Mariner #34 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1971
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Titans Three!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
Sal Buscema
Jim Mooney
Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
Artie Simek
Stan Lee (original)
Subject Matter
superhero
Sub-Mariner
Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Vashti; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Lady Dorma; El General
Sub-Mariner, Silver Surfer and the Hulk help the citizens of a small Central American country overthrow El General.
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FlagSub-Mariner #34 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1971
was Titans Three! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Sub-Mariner #35

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Sal Buscema
Sal Buscema
Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
?
Stan Lee (original)
Subject Matter
superhero
Sub-Mariner
Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; Goliath [Clint Barton]]
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FlagSub-Mariner #35 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1971
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Confrontation!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
Sal Buscema
Jim Mooney
Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
Jean Izzo
Stan Lee (original)
Subject Matter
superhero
Sub-Mariner
Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Avengers [Thor; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Goliath [Clint Barton]; Black Panther (flashback); Captain America (flashback); Vision (flashback); Scarlet Witch (flashback); Quicksilver (flashback); Wasp (flashback); Giant-Man [Dr. Hank Pym] (flashback)]; Lady Dorma; Ikthon; Colonel Willis
Sub-Mariner, Hulk and Silver Surfer band together to try to stop a military weather-control experiment from being tested. The military calls for the Avengers.
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FlagSub-Mariner #35 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1971
was Confrontation! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Marvel Feature #1

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
Neal Adams
Neal Adams
Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
Sam Rosen
Stan Lee (original)
Subject Matter
superhero
Defenders
Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]
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FlagMarvel Feature #1 published December 1971
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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The Day of the Defenders!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
Ross Andru
Bill Everett
Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
Sam Rosen
Stan Lee (original)
Subject Matter
superhero
Defenders
Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Wong; Yandroth (Villain; Death); Omegatron (Intro); Silver Surfer
The Defenders must stop Yandroth from destroying the Earth with the Omegatron.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Feature #1 published December 1971
was The Day of the Defenders! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Marvel Feature #2

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Sal Buscema?; John Buscema?
Frank Giacoia; John Romita (retouches)
Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
?
Stan Lee (original)
Subject Matter
superhero
Defenders
Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Dormammu
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FlagMarvel Feature #2 published March 1972
was Nightmare on Bald Mountain! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Nightmare on Bald Mountain!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
Ross Andru
Sal Buscema
Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
Sam Rosen
Stan Lee (original)
Subject Matter
superhero
Defenders
Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]]; Dormammu; Ancient One (illusion); Wong; Clea; Roy Thomas; Jeanie Thomas; Tom Fagan; Dormammu Cultists (Intro)
Dr. Strange, Hulk and Namor travel to Rutland, VT, to stop a cult from releasing Dormammu into our dimension.
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FlagMarvel Feature #2 published March 1972
was Nightmare On Bald Mountain! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Marvel Feature #3

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Gil Kane
Ralph Reese?; Bill Everett?
Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
?
Stan Lee (original)
Subject Matter
superhero
Defenders
Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Xemnu the Titan
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FlagMarvel Feature #3 published June 1972
was A Titan Lurks Among Us! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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A Titan Walks Among Us!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
Ross Andru
Bill Everett
Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
Artie Simek
Stan Lee (original)
Subject Matter
superhero
Defenders
Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Xemnu the Titan; Jim Wilson; Thunderbolt Ross; Colonel Calvin Beame; Colonel Richmond Wagner
Alien conqueror Xemnu uses his mental powers, broadcast through a kids' television show, to try and enslave mankind. The combined forces of the Defenders must rise to stop him.
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FlagMarvel Feature #3 published June 1972
was A Titan Walks Among Us! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[Defenders #1]; I Slay by the Stars!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Sal Buscema
Jim Mooney
Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
?
Stan Lee (original)
Subject Matter
superhero
Defenders
Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]]; Necrodamus; The Nameless One
Reprinting
FlagThe Defenders #1 published August 1972
was I Slay by the Stars! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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I Slay by the Stars!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Englehart
Sal Buscema
Frank Giacoia
Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
Artie Simek
Stan Lee (original)
Subject Matter
superhero
Defenders
Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]]; Necrodamus; Kenneth Ward (in flashback); Nameless One (in flashback); Night-Crawler (in flashback); Omegatron (Cameo)
Necrodamus attempts to sacrifice Namor to The Nameless One. Omegatron starts it's countdown again.
Reprinting
FlagThe Defenders #1 published August 1972
was I Slay By The Stars! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[Defenders #2]; The Search for the Silver Surfer!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Sal Buscema
Frank Giacoia
Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
?
Roy Thomas (original)
Subject Matter
superhero
Defenders
Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Calizuma
Reprinting
FlagThe Defenders #2 published October 1972
was The Search for the Silver Surfer! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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The Secret of the Silver Surfer!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Englehart
Sal Buscema
John Verpoorten
Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
John Costanza
Roy Thomas (original)
Subject Matter
superhero
Defenders
Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Necrodamus (in flashback); Calizuma; Warrior Wizards; Wong (Cameo); Omegatron (Cameo)
Dr. Strange, Namor and Hulk travel to Asia to find out why Silver Surfer attacked Namor.
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FlagThe Defenders #2 published October 1972
was The Secret of the Silver Surfer! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[Defenders #3]; Four Against the Gods!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Gil Kane; John Buscema (Silver Surfer figure)
Gil Kane; Sal Buscema (Silver Surfer figure)
Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
?
Roy Thomas (original)
Subject Matter
superhero
Defenders
Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Nameless One; Barbara Norris
Reprinting
FlagThe Defenders #3 published December 1972
was Four Against the Gods! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Four Against the Gods

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Englehart
Sal Buscema
Jim Mooney
Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
Artie Simek
Roy Thomas (original)
Subject Matter
superhero
Defenders
Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Warrior Wizards; Barbara Norris; Clea (Mental Image); Lady Dorma (Mental Image); Jarella (Mental Image); Shalla Bal (Mental Image); Nameless One
The Defenders try to help Silver Surfer leave the Earth by taking him to another dimension. They encounter the Nameless One and free Barbara Norris.
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FlagThe Defenders #3 published December 1972
was Four Against the Gods [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[Defenders #4]; Valkyrie Rides Again!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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John Buscema
Frank Giacoia
Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
?
Roy Thomas (original)
Subject Matter
superhero
Defenders
Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie]; Aragorn
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FlagThe Defenders #4 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1973
was Valkyrie Rides Again! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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The New Defender!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Englehart
Sal Buscema
Frank McLaughlin
Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
Artie Simek
Roy Thomas (original)
Subject Matter
superhero
Defenders
Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie]; Barbara Norris; Executioner; Fragon; Enchantress [Amora]; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Zeus (flashback; Cameo); Aragorn; Casiolena; Omegatron
Enchantress transforms Barbara into the Valkyrie and turns the Black Knight to stone. Valkyrie takes Aragorn as her horse. Omegatron is down to 89 hundredths.
Reprinting
FlagThe Defenders #4 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1973
was The New Defender! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[Defenders #5]; Cry: Yandroth!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Sal Buscema
John Verpoorten
Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
?
Roy Thomas (original)
Subject Matter
superhero
Defenders
Defenders [Valkyrie; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Omegatron
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FlagThe Defenders #5 [U.S. Cover Price] published April 1973
was Cry: Yandroth! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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World Without End?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Englehart
Sal Buscema
Frank McLaughlin
Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
Charlotte Jetter
Roy Thomas (original)
Subject Matter
superhero
Defenders
Defenders [Valkyrie; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Clea; Aragorn; Betty Prentiss; Namorita; Omegatron
The Defenders stop Omegatron from destroying the Earth.
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FlagThe Defenders #5 [U.S. Cover Price] published April 1973
was World Without End? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[Defenders #6]; Dream Death!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Sal Buscema
Sal Buscema?; John Verpoorten?
Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
?
Roy Thomas (original)
Subject Matter
superhero
Defenders
Defenders [Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie]; Cyrus Black
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FlagThe Defenders #6 [U.S. Cover Price] published June 1973
was Dream Death! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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The Dreams of Death!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Englehart
Sal Buscema
Frank McLaughlin
Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
John Costanza
Roy Thomas (original)
Subject Matter
superhero
Defenders
Defenders [Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Cyrus Black; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Aragorn; Nebuchadnezzar (rat)
Cyrus Black attacks Dr. Strange and is forced to deal with the Defenders.
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FlagThe Defenders #6 [U.S. Cover Price] published June 1973
was The Dreams of Death! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Dynamic Defenders!

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Englehart
Sal Buscema
?
Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
?
Roy Thomas (original)
Subject Matter
superhero
Defenders
Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie]
Reprinting
FlagThe Defenders #6 [U.S. Cover Price] published June 1973
was The Dynamic Defenders! [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Afterword by Steve Englehart

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Englehart
typeset
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Sub-Mariner #34 Original Cover Copy

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Sal Buscema
Sal Buscema
?
Stan Lee (original)
Subject Matter
superhero
Sub-Mariner
Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]
Reprinting
 
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Sub-Mariner #34 cover with original cover copy.
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Marvel Feature #1 House Ad

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby; Neal Adams
Vince Colletta; Neal Adams
Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
?
Stan Lee (original)
Subject Matter
superhero
Thor; Defenders
Thor; Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]
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FlagMarvel Feature #1 published December 1971
 
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House ads for Thor Annual #4 and Marvel Feature #1.
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Biographies

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Rhett Thomas
typeset
Subject Matter
informational
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Biographies for Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart, Sal Buscema and Ross Andru.
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The Marvel Masterworks Library

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
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Cover Gallery

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Sal Buscema; John Buscema?; Gil Kane; John Buscema (Silver Surfer figure)
Sal Buscema; Frank Giacoia; John Romita (retouches); Ralph Reese?; Bill Everett?; Frank Giacoia; Sal Buscema (Silver Surfer figure); John Verpoorten
Sheila Johnson (color reconstruction)
typeset
Stan Lee (original); Roy Thomas (original)
Subject Matter
superhero
Defenders
Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie]; Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; Goliath [Clint Barton]]; Dormammu; Xemnu the Titan; Calizuma; Nameless One; Barbara Norris; Aragorn; Omegatron; Cyrus Black
Reprinting
FlagSub-Mariner #35 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1971
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagMarvel Feature #2 published March 1972
was Nightmare on Bald Mountain! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagMarvel Feature #3 published June 1972
was A Titan Lurks Among Us! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagThe Defenders #1 published August 1972
was I Slay by the Stars! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagThe Defenders #2 published October 1972
was The Search for the Silver Surfer! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagThe Defenders #3 published December 1972
was Four Against the Gods! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagThe Defenders #4 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1973
was Valkyrie Rides Again! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagThe Defenders #5 [U.S. Cover Price] published April 1973
was Cry: Yandroth! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagThe Defenders #6 [U.S. Cover Price] published June 1973
was Dream Death! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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