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Issue: Nova Classic #2
Publication Date: January 2013
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Issues: #2 of 3 Issues
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/04/2013
Volume: 2
Pages: 268
ISBN: 9780785185444
UPC/EAN: 978078518544452999
Price: $32.99 CAD
$29.99 USD
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Content Items: 34 (14 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Collects Nova (Marvel, 1976 series) #13-19, Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #62-64, Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #12, Marvel Two-in-One Annual (Marvel, 1976 series) #3.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
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Binding: trade paperback
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Genres: superhero
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Nova
Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]
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Introducing the Crime-Buster! A Death Trap for Nova! The Sandman Returns!

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Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]; Crime-Buster; Sandman
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Watch Out World, the Sandman Is Back!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]; Sandman; Yellow Claw; Crime-Buster (introduction); Thing; Karl Von Horstbaden; Bernie Dillon; Mike Burley; Ginger Jaye; Roger "Caps" Cooper; Donna-Lee Dover; Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (cameo flashback); Hulk (cameo flashback); Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]] (all in cameo flashback); Dr. T'kora
Synopsis: Nova meets the Crime-Buster as the two attempt to stop the Sandman from robbing a bank. Later, on the orders of an unseen villain, Karl Von Horstbaden captures both Nova and the Sandman.
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He's Back! The Sinister Sandman! Deadlier Than Ever!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]; Sandman; Roger "Caps" Cooper; Mike Burley; Donna-Lee Dover; Bernie Dillon
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Disclose Notes: Giacoia inks per Nick Caputo. Sinnott's personal records have him credited, but that is likely erroneous. Crespi letters also by Nick. Original indexer credited John Costanza.
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Massacre at Truman High!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova; Sandman [Flint Marko] (villain); Yellow Claw (villain); The Inner Circle (villains; introduction); Karl Von Horstbaden (villain); Mike Burley; Charles Rider; Donna-Lee Dover; Ginger Jaye; Roger "Caps" Cooper; Bernie Dillon; Sam Burley; Doctor Flessle
Synopsis: The Sandman invades Truman High to kidnap Mike Burley, but Nova defeats him. Meanwhile, Charles Rider, desperate after losing his job, is contacted by the mysterious Inner Circle with offers of help.
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Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]; Iron Man (robot); Captain America (robot); Hulk (robot); Spider-Man (robot)
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The Fury before the Storm!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]; Crime-Buster; The Inner Circle; The Krimmons Gang; S.H.I.E.L.D. [Nick Fury]; Mike Burley; Bobby Rider; Charles Rider; Iron Man (Life Model Decoy); Captain America (Life Model Decoy); Hulk (Life Model Decoy); Spider-Man (Life Model Decoy)
Synopsis: Nova catches Mike Burley committing a crime, but Mike gets away. Later, Nova is attacked by superheroes who turn out to be S.H.I.E.L.D. Life Model Decoys sent by Nick Fury to test Nova. Fury wants Nova to help him find Mike Burley, whose scientist brother is being held captive.
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Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]; Yellow Claw
First Line: Even if you should survive the attack of my minions --
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Death Is -- the Yellow Claw

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova [also appears as Richard Rider]; Yellow Claw; Fritz Von Voltzman [Karl Von Horstbaden]; Doctor Sun (offscreen); Nick Fury; agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; Bernie Dillon; Donna-Lee Dover; Ginger Jaye; Roger "Caps" Cooper; Charles Rider; Gloria Rider; Robert Rider; Mack
Synopsis: Nova joins Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. in a raid on the Yellow Claw's headquarters.
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Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]; Yellow Claw
First Line: You are too late, Nova!
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Tidal Wave!

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Character(s): Nova [also appears as Richard Rider]; Yellow Claw; Fritz Von Voltzman [Karl Von Horstbaden]; Nick Fury; agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; Sam Burley; Professor T'kora; Roger "Caps" Cooper; Ginger Jaye; Gloria Rider; Charles Rider; Robert Rider; Lo Sing
Synopsis: Rich's friends and family are increasingly worried by his absences and his distracted behavior. Nova joins S.H.I.E.L.D. for one more showdown with the Yellow Claw.
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Nightmare!

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Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]; Nick Fury; Yellow Claw
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The Final Showdown!

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Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]; Yellow Claw; Fritz Von Voltzmann [Karl Von Horstbaden]; Nick Fury; agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Synopsis: Fury and Nova prevent the Yellow Claw's plans to drown Manhattan in a tidal wave.
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Beginnings!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Richard Rider; Charles Rider; Gloria Rider; Robert Rider; Ginger Jaye; Bernie Dillon; Roger "Caps" Cooper
Synopsis: Charles Rider is released on bail and Rich begins to mend fences with his friends and family.
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His Name Is Blackout! His Business Is Murder!

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Character(s): Nova; Blackout
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Blackout Means Business, and His Business Is Murder!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nova [also appears as Richard Rider]; Blackout [Marcus Daniels] (introduction); Ginger Jaye; Dr. Croit
Synopsis: Marcus Daniels seeks revenge for the accident that turned him into the super-powered Blackout, but he seemingly disintegrates in a battle with Nova.
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Job Number: C-537
Disclose Notes: In one panel a student in the hallway named Wally discusses someone named Barry "slowing him down", an Easter Egg for readers of the Flash with the student intended to be Wally West.
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Fury in the Stars!

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Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]]; Black Bolt; Quicksilver
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The End of the Inhumans... and the Fantastic Four

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Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]]; Willie Lumpkin (guest-star); Inhumans (guest-star)[Black Bolt (guest-star); Medusa (guest-star); Gorgon (guest-star); Karnak (guest-star); Triton (guest-star); Crystal (guest-star); Lockjaw (guest-star)]; Quicksilver (guest-star); Thraxon (guest-star); The Sphinx (guest-star); Moses (flashback, guest-star); Pharaoh Ramses (flashback, guest-star); Nova [Richard Rider] (flashback, guest-star); Gong Show people (guest-stars)
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Pages: 34
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Chapter 1 Hither Comes... Crystal!
Chapter 2 Hollywood, Here We Are!
Chapter 3 Battle for the Great Refuge!
Chapter 4 ... And into -- Space!
Chapter 5 The Sphinx!
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A Defender for a Day!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Defenders [Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]]; Falcon [Sam Wilson]; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Jack of Hearts [Jack Hart]; Iron Fist [Danny Rand]; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Spider-Woman [Jessica Drew]; Nova [Richard Rider]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Hercules; Dollar Bill
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Membership Madness!

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Character(s): The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]]; Jack of Hearts [Jack Hart]; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; Son of Satan [Daimon Hellstrom]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Stingray [Walter Newell]; Iron Fist [Danny Rand]; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Hercules; Nova [Richard Rider]; Marvel Man [Wendell Vaughn]; Falcon [Sam Wilson]; Prowler [Hobie Brown]; Torpedo [Brock Jones]; Paladin; Captain Ultra [Griffin Gogol]; Black Goliath [Bill Foster]; Tagak; Havok [Alex Summers]; White Tiger [Hector Ayala]; Aragorn; Dollar Bill; The Presence [Sergei Krylov]; Lunatik (cameo flashback); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (cameo flashback)
Synopsis: After Dollar Bill reveals the existence of the Defenders to the world, many superheroes arrive to try to join the Defenders.
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Tournament of Heroes!

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Character(s): The Defenders [Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Stingray [Walter Newell]; Black Goliath [Bill Foster]; Torpedo [Brock Jones]; Tagak
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Deadlier by the Dozen!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]]; Black Goliath [Bill Foster]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Stingray [Walter Newell]; Torpedo [Brock Jones]; Prowler [Hobie Brown]; Iron Fist [Danny Rand]; Falcon [Sam Wilson]; Hercules; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Son of Satan [Daimon Hellstrom]; White Tiger [Hector Ayala]; Jack of Hearts [Jack Hart]; Nova [Richard Rider]; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Paladin; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Captain Ultra [Griffin Gogol]; Tagak; Marvel Man [Wendell Vaughn]; Whirlwind [David Cannon]; Sagittarius; Porcupine [Alex Gentry]; Beetle [Abner Jenkins]; Batroc the Leaper [Georges Batroc]; Blob [Fred J. Dukes]; Electro [Max Dillon]; Looter [Norton G. Fester]; Plantman [Sam Smithers]; The Presence [Sergei Krylov]
Synopsis: Groups of villains, claiming to be Defenders, have started looting New York City. The Defenders and the prospective Defenders team up to stop them.
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The Valkyrie Gone Mad!

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Character(s): The Defenders [Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie]; Falcon [Sam Wilson]
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D-Day!

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Character(s): The Defenders [Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Captain Ultra [Griffin Gogol]; Hercules; White Tiger [Hector Ayala]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Black Goliath [Bill Foster]; Iron Fist [Danny Rand]; Son of Satan [Daimon Hellstrom]; Tagak; Nova [Richard Rider]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Marvel Man [Wendell Vaughn]; Stingray [Walter Newell]; Jack of Hearts [Jack Hart]; Prowler [Hobie Brown]; Falcon [Sam Wilson]; Sagittarius; Batroc the Leaper [Georges Batroc]; Plantman [Sam Smithers]; Blob; Beetle [Abner Jenkins]; Electro [Max Dillon]; Whirlwind [David Cannon]; Looter [Norton G. Fester]; Porcupine [Alex Gentry]; Boomerang [Fred Myers]; Shocker [Herman Schultz]; Libra; Melter [Bruno Horgan]; Leap Frog [Vincent Patillo]; Toad [Mortimer Toynbee]; Joe the Gorilla; Professor Harrison Turk; Dollar Bill; Ledge; General Kharkov
Synopsis: The Defenders, with the help of several prospective Defenders, stop the rampaging villains who are posing as Defenders and looting New York City.
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Job Number: C966 1/2
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Of Ambitions and Giant Amoebas

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Defenders [Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie]; Blob; Whirlwind [David Cannon]; Sagittarius; Porcupine [Alex Gentry]; Hercules; Black Goliath [Bill Foster]; Iron Fist [Danny Rand]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Red Guardian [Dr. Tania Belinsky]; The Presence [Sergei Krylov]; Aragorn; Millie the Model; Professor Harrison Turk; Dollar Bill; Ledge; Namor, the Sub-Mariner (cameo flashback); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (cameo flashback); Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange] (cameo flashback); Lt. Kris Keating; General Kharkov
Synopsis: The Red Guardian and The Presence join forces to stop a giant radioactive amoeba. Valkyrie's madness deepens.
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Disclose Notes: Only the first two pages of The Defenders #65 are collected here as an epilogue to the storyline in The Defenders #62-64.
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Character(s): The Thing; Nova [Richard Rider]; Monitors; Milandra
First Line: Somehow we've got to stop these things--
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When Strike the Monitors!

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Character(s): The Thing; Nova [Richard Rider]; Milandra; Kalara; Askare; the Monitors (villains); Ginger Jaye; Bernie Dillon; Roger "Caps" Cooper; Edwin Jarvis (cameo)
First Line: Everything is just rolling right along!
Synopsis: Thing and Nova help a trio of cosmic sisters fend off an alien invasion of earth by the Monitors.
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Disclose Notes: Original art from Nova #14 pages 5-6, Fantastic Four Annual #12 page 7, Marvel Two-in-One Annual #3 pages 13, 21, 32, and Defenders #64 page 3.
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Character(s): Defenders [Nighthawk; Valkyrie; Hulk; Hellcat]; Falcon; Captain Marvel; Jack of Hearts; Iron Fist; Luke Cage, Power Man; Spider-Woman; Nova; Human Torch; Iron Man; Angel; Hercules; Dollar Bill
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Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]; Zorr
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Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Ralph Rider
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Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]; Crime-Buster; Sandman
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Character(s): Nova [Richard Rider]; Iron Man (robot); Captain America (robot); Hulk (robot); Spider-Man (robot)
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