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Issue: Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders #1
Publication Date: July 2008
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Issues: #1 of 9 Issues (18 Printings)
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Variant: Regular Edition
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
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On Sale Date: (not set)
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):  
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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reprinted from some/all another Issue.
reprinted 33 times from Content Items in other Issues.
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[untitled]

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMarvel Feature #1 published December 1971
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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Credits

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Defenders Pinup

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]
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Pages: 1
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Contents

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
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Introduction by Roy Thomas

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 4
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Sub-Mariner #34

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Writer(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]
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From Content Item: FlagSub-Mariner #34 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1971
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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Titans Three!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Vashti; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Lady Dorma; El General
Synopsis: Sub-Mariner, Silver Surfer and the Hulk help the citizens of a small Central American country overthrow El General.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSub-Mariner #34 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1971
was Titans Three! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 19
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Sub-Mariner #35

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; Goliath [Clint Barton]]
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From Content Item: FlagSub-Mariner #35 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1971
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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Confrontation!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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
Synopsis: 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.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSub-Mariner #35 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1971
was Confrontation! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 19
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Marvel Feature #1

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]
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From Content Item: FlagMarvel Feature #1 published December 1971
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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The Day of the Defenders!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Defenders
Character(s): Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Wong; Yandroth (Villain; Death); Omegatron (Intro); Silver Surfer
Synopsis: The Defenders must stop Yandroth from destroying the Earth with the Omegatron.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMarvel Feature #1 published December 1971
was The Day of the Defenders! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 19
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Marvel Feature #2

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Writer(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Dormammu
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From Content Item: FlagMarvel Feature #2 published March 1972
was Nightmare on Bald Mountain! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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Nightmare on Bald Mountain!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Defenders
Character(s): 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)
Synopsis: Dr. Strange, Hulk and Namor travel to Rutland, VT, to stop a cult from releasing Dormammu into our dimension.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMarvel Feature #2 published March 1972
was Nightmare on Bald Mountain! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 28
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Marvel Feature #3

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Xemnu the Titan
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From Content Item: FlagMarvel Feature #3 published June 1972
was A Titan Lurks Among Us! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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A Titan Walks Among Us!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Xemnu the Titan; Jim Wilson; Thunderbolt Ross; Colonel Calvin Beame; Colonel Richmond Wagner
Synopsis: 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.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMarvel Feature #3 published June 1972
was A Titan Walks Among Us! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 23
Job Number: 822Z
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[Defenders #1]; I Slay by the Stars!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]]; Necrodamus; The Nameless One
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #1 published August 1972
was I Slay by the Stars! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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I Slay by the Stars!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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)
Synopsis: Necrodamus attempts to sacrifice Namor to The Nameless One. Omegatron starts it's countdown again.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #1 published August 1972
was I Slay by the Stars! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
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[Defenders #2]; The Search for the Silver Surfer!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Calizuma
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #2 published October 1972
was The Search for the Silver Surfer! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Secret of the Silver Surfer!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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)
Synopsis: Dr. Strange, Namor and Hulk travel to Asia to find out why Silver Surfer attacked Namor.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #2 published October 1972
was The Secret of the Silver Surfer! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
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[Defenders #3]; Four Against the Gods!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Nameless One; Barbara Norris
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #3 published December 1972
was Four Against the Gods! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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Four Against the Gods

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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
Synopsis: 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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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #3 published December 1972
was Four Against the Gods [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
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[Defenders #4]; Valkyrie Rides Again!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie]; Aragorn
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #4 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1973
was Valkyrie Rides Again! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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The New Defender!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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
Synopsis: 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
From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #4 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1973
was The New Defender! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 20
Job Number: 1135Z
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[Defenders #5]; Cry: Yandroth!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Valkyrie; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Omegatron
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #5 [U.S. Cover Price] published April 1973
was Cry: Yandroth! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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World Without End?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Valkyrie; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Clea; Aragorn; Betty Prentiss; Namorita; Omegatron
Synopsis: The Defenders stop Omegatron from destroying the Earth.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #5 [U.S. Cover Price] published April 1973
was World Without End? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
Job Number: 1250Z
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[Defenders #6]; Dream Death!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie]; Cyrus Black
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #6 [U.S. Cover Price] published June 1973
was Dream Death! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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The Dreams of Death!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Cyrus Black; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Aragorn; Nebuchadnezzar (rat)
Synopsis: Cyrus Black attacks Dr. Strange and is forced to deal with the Defenders.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #6 [U.S. Cover Price] published June 1973
was The Dreams of Death! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 19
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The Dynamic Defenders!

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #6 [U.S. Cover Price] published June 1973
was The Dynamic Defenders! [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Afterword by Steve Englehart

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 3
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Sub-Mariner #34 Original Cover Copy

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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 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
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Thor; Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]
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From Issue: FlagMarvel Feature #1 published December 1971
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ads for Thor Annual #4 and Marvel Feature #1.
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Biographies

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, informational
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Reprint Notes:  
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Biographies for Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart, Sal Buscema and Ross Andru.
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The Marvel Masterworks Library

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
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Cover Gallery

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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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
From Content Item: FlagSub-Mariner #35 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1971
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagMarvel Feature #2 published March 1972
was Nightmare on Bald Mountain! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagMarvel Feature #3 published June 1972
was A Titan Lurks Among Us! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #1 published August 1972
was I Slay by the Stars! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #2 published October 1972
was The Search for the Silver Surfer! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #3 published December 1972
was Four Against the Gods! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #4 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1973
was Valkyrie Rides Again! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #5 [U.S. Cover Price] published April 1973
was Cry: Yandroth! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #6 [U.S. Cover Price] published June 1973
was Dream Death! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1

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