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Issue: The Defenders #85
Publication Date: July 1980
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Issues: #85 of 152 Issues (373 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.40 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 9 (1 story, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Panther's Peril!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]]; Black Panther [T'Challa]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagEssential Defenders #4 published January 2008
as The Defenders #85 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover colorist credit provided 2007 by Al Milgrom.
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The Saga of Johnny West

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Johnny West; Acme Western Boots
Character(s): Johnny West
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Comic ad for Acme Cowboy boots, on inside front cover.
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Like a Proud Black Panther...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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]
Synopsis: 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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In Content Item: FlagEssential Defenders #4 published January 2008
as "Like a Proud Black Panther..." [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 17
Disclose Notes: Wild Kingdom on TV in Rosenblum's office.
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Wanted! For Excitement, Action, Thrills and Laughs!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, superhero
Feature(s): Marvel Subscriptions
Character(s): Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Beverly Switzler; Howard the Duck; Conan; Dracula
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Pages: 1
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He Strikes from Outer Space...

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Genres: science fiction, superhero
Character(s): Rom
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for the Rom comic series.
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What Do Marvel Super Heroes Really Talk About in the Midst of Battle?

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Fun and Games
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Tarantula; Mr. Fantastic; Dr. Doom
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for the Fun and Games magazine.
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Machine Man; Man-Thing
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Pages: 1
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"Sunday Punch!"

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Genres: superhero
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Greetings. Yurt People. Strange haircuts. ...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from readers Dan Clayton Shoemaker, Gayle McElhannon, Matt Kurtz, Matt Levin, Peter Holden, and Berengeria Navarre.

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