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Issue: Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders #8
Publication Date: January 2021
 
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/13/2022
Volume: 8
Pages: 336
ISBN: 9781302933302
UPC/EAN: 978130293330257500
Price: $93.75 CAD
$75.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: T
Content Items: 48 (17 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Collects The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #76-91 and material from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1979 series) #13.
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Binding: hardcover with dustjacket
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The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner]
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Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders Volume 8

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Contents

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Introduction

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At Last... The Omega Saga!

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The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]]; Omega the Unknown; Dibbuk; Ruby Thursday [Thursday Rubinstein]
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Little Triggers!

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The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Omega the Unknown; Dibbuk; Ruby Thursday [Thursday Rubinstein]; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; James-Michael Starling; Ruth; John (Flashback, Cameo); Dian; Richard Rory; Moondragon [Heather Douglas]
Valkyrie and Hellcat, with the help of Wasp, try to track down James-Michael Starling. Ruby Thursday and Dibbuk steal the body of Omega from the morgue.
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Waiting for the End of the World!

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The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]]; Moondragon [Heather Douglas]; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; James-Michael Starling
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Waiting for the End of the World!

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The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie; Red Guardian [Dr. Tania Belinsky] (cameo); Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange] (cameo); Luke Cage (cameo); Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond] (cameo); Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Ruby Thursday [Thursday Rubinstein]; Dibbuk; James-Michael Starling; Moondragon [Heather Douglas]]; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; Dian; Omega the Unknown; Richard Rory
The Defenders find James-Michael Starling and with the help of Moondragon discover the secret of his link with Omega the Unknown. Moondragon takes back the part of her powers that she gave Hellcat, leaving Hellcat without mental powers.
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This issue features the conclusion to the Omega the Unknown story. Inker credits added 2005 by Steven Tice.
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...The Return of the Original Defenders!

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The Return of the Original Defenders!

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The Defenders [Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Clea; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Wong; Moondragon [Heather Douglas]; Richard Rory; Omega the Unknown (Cameo); James-Michael Starling (Cameo); Amber; Ruth; Dian; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; The Mutant Force [Burner; Lifter; Peeper; Shocker; Slither]; Bozqwip; Filvot; Aeroika
While traveling from Las Vegas to New York, the Defenders, along with Wasp and Yellowjacket, intercept a distress call from a military base. When they land they thwart the attack but are later captured. At the same time, Dr. Strange, Namor and the Hulk travel to Tunnel-World to tackle the menace of the Unnameable One.
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The Defenders #79

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Aeroika; The Defenders [Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]]
On an alien world... the Defenders lie helpless before an army of evil!
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Chains of Love!

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The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Valkyrie; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Aeroika; Ytitnedion; Baron Mordo (Flashback; Cameo); Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; Mutant Force [Shocker; Burner; Lifter; Slither; Peeper]; Ruth; Amber; Dian; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; Mandrill [Jerome Beechman]
Dr. Strange, Hulk and Namor continue their trek thru Tunnel-World. Valkyrie and Hellcat are captured by Mandrill and his henchmen. Wasp and Dian escape and contact Nighthawk asking for his help.
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The Defenders #80

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Once a Defender

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The Defenders [Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Clea]; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; Mutant Force [Shocker; Burner; Lifter; Slither; Peeper]; Ruth; Amber; Dian; Mandrill [Jerome Beechman]; Aeroika; Ytitnedion; Aragorn (Valkyrie's horse)
Dr. Strange, Hulk, Sub-Mariner and Aeroika are attacked by the forces of Ytitnedion. Nighthawk comes to the rescue of Wasp and the military from the forces of the Mandrill, and also rescues the captured Valkyrie, Hellcat and Yellowjacket.
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Nighthawk debuts a new uniform.
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The Defenders #81

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War in Ogeon!

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The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; Aeroika; Noog; Ruth; Amber; Dian; Xhoohx; Ytitnedion
Kyle Richmond arrested for Contempt of Court & Interstate flight to avoid Prosecution. In Tunnel-World, the Hulk is captured by Ytitnedion.
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Wizard Death!

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Wizard-Death!

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The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]]; Xhoohx; Ytitnedion; Aeroika; Tht'kk; G'Thk'Glour; B'Dlrg
Dr. Strange infiltrates Ytitnedion's castle in an attempt to free Xhoohx and the Hulk.
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Duel in a Demon's Dark Mind!

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End of the Tunnel

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The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Valkyrie; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Xhoohx; Aeroika; Ytitnedion; Mutant Force [Lifter; Peeper; Slither; Burner; Shocker]; Milton Rosenblum; Rhino (Memory Image); Absorbing Man (Memory Image); Harpie (Memory Image); The Leader (Memory Image); Thor (Memory Image; Cameo); Mole Man (Memory Image; Cameo); Bi-Beast (Memory Image; Cameo)
Dr. Strange, Namor and Aeroika travel into the subconscious of the Hulk to confront the Un-Nameable Enemy.
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Battle Royal!

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Battle Royal!

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The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Clea; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Lord Vashti; Wazira King of Thieves; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Jarkanga; Warlord Ronga; Umu; Tornaga; Milton Rosenblum
A mis-understanding leads to war between Wakanda and Atlantis.
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Panther's Peril!

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Like a Proud Black Panther...

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The Defenders [Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Clea; Valkyrie; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]]; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Omoro; Taku; Milton Rosenblum; Melva Oliver (newscaster); Ronga; Aragorn (Valkyrie's horse; Cameo); Mandrill [Jerome Beechman]
Hellcat goes to the Black Panther's New York consulate to give him the news that the Defenders have been tracking the Mandrill and that the trail leads back to Wakanda. Black Panther and the Defenders narrowly escape a trap set by the Mandrill.
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Wild Kingdom on TV in Rosenblum's office.
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Quiet Riot in Times Square!

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The Left Hand of Silence!

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The Defenders [Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]]; Aragorn (Valkyrie's horse); Milton Rosenblum; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Mr. Rangert; Klevshin; Mandrill [Jerome Beechman]; Artie Gumm (Cabdriver); Luis (child); Luis' mother; J. D. Waldner; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (Cameo); Invisible Girl [Sue Richards] (Cameo)
Black Panther and the Defenders search New York for a device stolen from Wakanda that will create complete silence. When the device is accidentally turned on it creates a riot.
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Story title from Ursula K. LeGuin's book "The Left Hand of Darkness" revealed in the letters page of Defenders #91.
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Inquest

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Inquest

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The Defenders [Valkyrie; Hellcat [Patsy Walker] (Origin retold); Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Aragorn (Valkyrie's horse); Agent Lemon; Colonel Lear; Private Perkins; Corporal Shrager; Jack Norriss; Nick Fury (Flashback Cameo); Scorpio [Jake Fury] (Flashback Cameo); Colonel Buzz Baxter; The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]] (Flashback; Cameo); Mutant Force [Shocker; Lifter; Burner; Slither; Peeper]
A mysterious inquest is held into the actions of the Defenders during one of the Hulk's rampages that almost destroyed Giants stadium in New York.
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Hulk: Prince of Whales!

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Lord of the Whales

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The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]]; Matt Murdock (Not as Daredevil); Grimsby; Milton Rosenblum; Lesley; Ms. Aull; Dorthy Walker; Vassily; Miss Tolliver; unnamed Russian Captain
The Hulk stops a Russian whaling vessel.
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A Death in the Family!

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A Death in the Family!

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The Defenders [Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Clea]; Mr. Beekman; Milton Rosenblum; Daredevil [Matthew Murdock]; Fem-Force; Mandrill [Jerome Beechman]; Dolly Donahue; Dorothy Walker (flashback); Millie the Model (flashback, cameo); Buzz Baxter (flashback, cameo)
Hellcat learns of the death of her mother, Dorthy Walker. Nighthawk's assets, including his penthouse apartment, are seized by the IRS. The Defenders attend the funeral of Dorthy Walker and then move into her old house in the suburbs until they can find a better place to live.
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Story has a profanity panel which Don Perlin revealed was supposed to be an inter-office joke; In one of the panels of the story, there is a TV on in the background and a pink rabbit is holding up a box of cereal that says "SHIT" across the top. Perlin claims that he thought the guys in the office would get a kick out of it before they changed it, but nobody caught the vulgarity and the comic went to press. Jim Shooter, reportedly, found this far from funny and chewed Perlin out about it before Don pointed out that it made it past an assistant editor, an editor, a proof-reader and the editor-in-chief who are paid to catch stuff like that.

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Mind over Mandrill!

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Mind Over Mandrill!

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The Defenders [Valkyrie; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange] (cameo)]; Mandrill [Jerome Beechman]; Fem-Force [Athene]; Daredevil [Matthew Murdock]; Dolly Donahue; Aragorn (Valkyrie's horse); Milton Rosenblum; Mr. Haverhill; Judge Belinda Clark
The trial of Kyle Richmond begins, but is interrupted by the Mandrill. Nighthawk helps Daredevil escape from the trap set by Mandrill and they, along with the Hulk, manage to stop Mandrill and free Hellcat from his influence. Valkyrie, still under the Mandrill's influence escapes.
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Defiance!

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Defiance

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The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]]; Daredevil [Matthew Murdock]; Fem-Force [Selma]; Judge Belinda Clark; Milton Rosenblum; Mandrill [Jerome Beechman]; Aragorn (Valkyrie's horse); Dolly Donahue; Frederic Beechman; Emily Beechman
The Defenders and Daredevil have their final confrontation with the Mandrill. During the battle, the Mandrill is shot by his mother.
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Deadly Game!

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Nighthawk; Cyrus Black; Spider-Man (demon); Hulk (demon); Captain America (demon)
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The Defenders #76 Cover Original Art

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The Defenders #76 Cover Original Art

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Marvel Masterworks

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