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Issue: Essential Defenders #5
Publication Date: January 2010
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Issues: #5 of 7 Issues
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 5
Pages: 452
ISBN: 9780785145370
UPC/EAN: 978078514537051999
Price: $22.50 CAD
$19.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 46 (20 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound; trade paperback
Publishing Format: collected edition
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Defenders
Character(s): Defenders [Silver Surfer; Dr. Strange; Hellcat; Valkyrie; Nighthawk; Hulk]
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[untitled]

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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Defenders
Character(s): Defenders [Silver Surfer; Dr. Strange; Hellcat; Valkyrie; Nighthawk; Hulk]
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[untitled]

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Marvel Team-Up #101

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]
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From Content Item: FlagMarvel Team-Up #101 [Direct Edition] published January 1981
was The Specters of the Sixties are Back-- --Screaming for Nighthawk's Blood! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
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"To Judge A Nighthawk!"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Mindy Williams; Renee; Karen; Arthur Richmond (flashback); Daredevil (flashback; cameo); A.I.M. (flashback; cameo)
Synopsis: Mindy Williams tries to kill Nighthawk.
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From Content Item: FlagMarvel Team-Up #101 [Direct Edition] published January 1981
was To Judge A Nighthawk! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Pages: 17
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Don't Let the Sun Come Up on Me!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]
Synopsis: Nighthawk saves a crippled girl from a collapsing building.
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From Content Item: FlagMarvel Team-Up #101 [Direct Edition] published January 1981
was Don't Let the Sun Come Up on Me! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Pages: 5
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Defenders #92

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Hellcat; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Son of Satan]; Eternity
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #92 [Direct] published February 1981
was A Piece of Eternity Is Missing! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
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Pages: 1
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Eternity...Humanity...Oblivion!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Hellcat; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Son of Satan; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Silver Surfer (cameo)]; Clea; Eternity
Synopsis: The Defenders help Eternity recover three lost pieces of himself. In that end, Hellcat & Daimon Hellstrom travel to Srinigar, India, Hulk & Nighthawk travel to Korinsk, Russia, and Sub-Mariner & Valkyrie travel to Patras, Greece.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #92 [Direct] published February 1981
was Eternity... Humanity... Oblivion! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Pages: 22
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Defenders #93

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Hellcat; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner]
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #93 [Newsstand] published March 1981
was The Defenders Are Forced to Battle One of Their Own As... The Sub-Mariner Invades London! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
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Pages: 1
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The Woman Behind the Man!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? [as and Friends] (finished art)
Inker(s): ? (page 21); ? (28-30)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Hellcat; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Son of Satan; Namor, the Sub-Mariner]; Clea; Dorma; Wong; Lord Vashti; Llyra; Nebulon; Llyra (flashback, cameo);
Synopsis: Namor believes that Dorma has returned from the dead, but she is not all she appears to be, and brainwashes Namor into attacking England.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #93 [Newsstand] published March 1981
was The Woman Behind the Man! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Pages: 22
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[untitled]

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Defenders #94

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Hellcat; Son of Satan]
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #94 [Newsstand] published April 1981
was Can Even the Combined Might of the Defenders Overcome the New Demonic... Hellcat?! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
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Pages: 1
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Beware--The Six-Fingered Hand!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Hellcat; Son of Satan; Nighthawk (flashback, cameo)]; Clea; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians](introduction); Six Fingered Hand; Dolly Donahue; Avarrish
Synopsis: The Defenders respond to a rescue call from Hellcat, to find she has been possessed by Avarrish.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #94 [Newsstand] published April 1981
was Beware--The Six-Fingered Hand! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Pages: 22
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Start of the 6-Fingered Hand storyline.
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Defenders #95

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Hellcat; Son of Satan; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]]; Dracula
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #95 [Newsstand] published May 1981
was Enter... Dracula! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
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Pages: 1
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The Vampire Strikes Back!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Hellcat; Son of Satan; Nighthawk; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians] (origin)]; Clea; Wong; Dracula; Puishannt; Six Fingered Hand; Dolly Donahue (flashback, cameo); Avarrish (flashback, cameo); Dorthy Walker (flashback); Puishannt; Gordski
Synopsis: The Six Fingered Hand tries to use Dracula to defeat the Defenders, but the Defenders and Dracula join forces to destroy Puishannt and his vampire army.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #95 [Newsstand] published May 1981
was The Vampire Strikes Back! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Pages: 22
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Defenders #96

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Hellcat; Son of Satan]; Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]; Fashima
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #96 [Direct] published June 1981
was Guest Starring... The Ghost Rider! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
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Pages: 1
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The Rock and Roll Conspiracy!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie [Brunnhilde]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Son of Satan [Daimon Hellstrom]; Kyle Richmond [Nighthawk]; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]]; Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]; Milton Rosenblum; Wong; Dolly Donahue; Six Fingered Hand; Fashima; Asmodeus Jones [Ozzie Palmer; King of Devil-Rock]; Felix D. Palmer (dies)
Synopsis: Believing that Ghost Rider has something to do with the Six-Fingered Hand, the Defenders mistakenly attack him. Realizing their error, the Defenders ally themselves with him against Asmodeus Jones, who has been preparing to give his fans' souls to Fashima. The Six-Fingered Hand kill Felix when Asmodeus fails.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #96 [Direct] published June 1981
was The Rock and Roll Conspiracy! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Pages: 22
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Defenders #97

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Hellcat; Son of Satan; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]]; Devil-Slayer
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #97 [Direct Edition] published July 1981
was Menace Of... The Messiah! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
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Pages: 1
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Slouching Toward Bethlehem

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Hellcat; Son of Satan; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]]; Devil-Slayer; Man-Thing; The Messiah [David Kessler]; Six Fingered Hand; Cory Payne; Hyppokri
Synopsis: The Defenders travel to Israel to discover the truth behind a Messiah who is performing miracles.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #97 [Direct Edition] published July 1981
was Slouching Toward Bethlehem [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Pages: 22
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Defenders #98

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Hellcat; Son of Satan]; Devil-Slayer; Man-Thing
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #98 [Direct] published August 1981
was Man-Thing Possessed! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
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Pages: 1
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The Hand Closes!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Hellcat; Son of Satan; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]; Silver Surfer (cameo); Namor (cameo); Hulk (cameo)]; Devil-Slayer; Man-Thing; Wong; Clea; Six Fingered Hand; Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Wonder Man; Beast]; Unnthinnk; Maya; Luann Bloom; Ricky; Cliffy; Maya
Synopsis: The Defenders are called by the Avengers when the town of Citrusville disappears through the Nexus of Realities. Upon arrival the Defenders battle the demon Unnthinnk and travel to the home dimension of the Six Fingered Hand. Nighthawk quits the Defenders.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #98 [Direct] published August 1981
was The Hand Closes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Pages: 21
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Defenders #99

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Son of Satan; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]]; Hulk; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Silver Surfer; Maya
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #99 [Direct] published September 1981
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
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The Final Conflict?

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Hellcat; Son of Satan; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]]; Devil-Slayer; Hulk; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Clea; Six Fingered Hand; Maya; Mephisto; Satan; Man-Thing (flashback, cameo); Avarrish; Luann Bloom; Edward Alvis; Unnthink
Synopsis: Mephisto reveals that Eternity's missing parts stretched the fabric of the multiverse, and so does Dr. Strange's Teleportation spell. He created the Six-Fingered Hand to make Dr. Strange use the spell over and over, allowing him to create Hell on Earth.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #99 [Direct] published September 1981
was The Final Conflict? [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Pages: 21
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Defenders #100

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Dr. Strange; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Hulk; Valkyrie; Silver Surfer; Clea; Gargoyle; Demon-Slayer; Son of Satan; Hellcat; Nighthawk
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #100 [Newsstand] published October 1981
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
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Pages: 1
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Hell on Earth!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Hellcat; Son of Satan; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]; Hulk; Silver Surfer; Namor, the Sub-Mariner]; Devil-Slayer; Clea; Six Fingered Hand; Mephisto; Satan; Eternity (flashback, cameo); Ghost Rider (flashback, cameo); Asmodeus Jones (flashback, cameo); Dorthy Walker (flashback, cameo); Captain America (flashback, cameo); Thog; Satannish
Synopsis: The Defenders battle Satan in his various forms to prevent him from bringing Hell to the Earthly plane.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #100 [Newsstand] published October 1981
was Hell on Earth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Pages: 38
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Defenders #101

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie; Hellcat; Devil-Slayer; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #101 [Direct] published November 1981
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
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Renewal!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Son of Satan [Daimon Hellstrom]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]; Devil-Slayer; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner]; Wong; Clea; Satan; Luann Bloom; Cory Payne (cameo); Dolly Donahue; Serina; Ira Gross
Synopsis: The Defenders enjoy some downtime after their battle with Satan.
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was Renewal! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Pages: 21
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Marvel Team-Up #111

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Devil Slayer [Eric Simon Payne]; Defenders [Clea; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie]
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From Content Item: FlagMarvel Team-Up #111 [Direct Edition] published November 1981
was Trapped in the Temple of the Spider-God! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Of Spiders and Serpents!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Devil Slayer [Eric Simon Payne]; Defenders [Clea; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie]; Wong; Uncle Ben Parker (hallucination); Serpent-Men (villains); Spider-People (villains); King Kull (flashback; cameo)
Synopsis: The Devil Slayer and Spider-Man attempt to rescue the rest of the Defenders from the Serpent Men.
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From Content Item: FlagMarvel Team-Up #111 [Direct Edition] published November 1981
was Of Spiders and Serpents! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Marvel Team-Up #116

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Valkyrie; Thor [Dr. Donald Blake]
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From Content Item: FlagMarvel Team-Up #116 [Direct Edition] published April 1982
was Have Sword... Will Travel! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Between Sword and Hammer!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Valkyrie; Thor [Dr. Donald Blake]; Wong; J. Jonah Jameson; Jeff; Lynne; Dalia the Shape Changer (villain); Meru the Mind-Bender (villain); E-Street Jukes (villains); Aragorn; Gargoyle (flashback, cameo); Hellcat (flashback, cameo); Devil Slayer (flashback, cameo); Hulk (flashback, cameo); Damion Hellstrom (flashback, cameo); Dr. Strange (flashback, cameo); Nighthawk (flashback, cameo);
Synopsis: Dalia and Meru possess Valkyrie and attempt to use her to kill Spider-Man and Thor.
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From Content Item: FlagMarvel Team-Up #116 [Direct Edition] published April 1982
was Between Sword and Hammer! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 21
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Defenders #102

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]; Hulk]; Clea
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #102 [Direct] published December 1981
was Mind Games [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
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Pages: 1
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Mind Games!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]; Devil-Slayer]; Wong; Clea; Luann Bloom; Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (flashback); Mindy Williams; Doctor Masters;
Synopsis: Nighthawk visits Mindy in the sanitarium and discovers that it is a front for a government agency studying telepathy.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #102 [Direct] published December 1981
was Mind Games! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Pages: 21
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Defenders #103

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Hellcat; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]; Devil-Slayer]; Clea
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #103 [Direct] published January 1982
was The Haunting! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
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Pages: 1
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The Haunting of Christiansboro!

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Credits
Penciller(s): ? (finished art)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Valkyrie; Hellcat; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]; Devil-Slayer; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Clea; Beast; Null the Living Darkness; Rosenblum; Matt Murdock; Luann Bloom; Dr. Masters; Avarrish (flashback, cameo); Satan (flashback, cameo); Wong
Synopsis: Gargoyle and the Defenders return to Christiansboro to discover that everyone has fled and the town is haunted.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #103 [Direct] published January 1982
was The Haunting of Christiansboro! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Pages: 21
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Defenders #104

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange; Devil-Slayer]; Wonder Man; Beast
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #104 [Direct] published February 1982
was The Non-Team Faces A Fearful Fate in a Far-Flung Dimension-- [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
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Pages: 1
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Yesterday Never Dies!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Hellcat; Son of Satan; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]; Devil-Slayer]; Wong; Clea; Ian Fate; Wonder Man; Beast; Matt Murdock [Daredevil]; Ira Gross; Cory Payne; Luann Bloom; Sydney Rosenblum; Agent Hanson
Synopsis: Ian Fate, the man who's family Eric Payne had killed when he was a mob hitman, captures Eric's wife and sends her to a devil-filled dimension.
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was Yesterday Never Dies! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Pages: 21
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Defenders #105

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange; Son of Satan]; Mr. Fantastic; Beast
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #105 [Direct] published March 1982
was Cold As Crystal... ...Hot As Hellfire! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
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Pages: 1
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...Rising...

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Inker(s): ? (additional background inks)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange; Son of Satan]; Mr. Fantastic; Beast; Satan; Vera Cantor; Avengers [Vision; Scarlet Witch] (flashback, cameo)
Synopsis: Dr. Strange, Beast and Mr. Fantastic enter the broken Resurrection Stone looking for a cure for Vera and must be rescued by the Son of Satan.
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was ...Rising... [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Pages: 21
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Captain America #268

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Defenders [Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie; Hellcat; Gargoyle]
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From Content Item: FlagCaptain America #268 [Direct Edition] published April 1982
was With the Defenders Beside Him! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
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Peace on Earth--Good Will to Man

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bernie Rosenthal; Dum Dum Dugan; Defenders [Hellcat; Valkyrie; Gargoyle; Kyle Richmond [Nighthawk]]; August Masters; Iron Man [Tony Stark] (cameo, flashback); Giant-Man (cameo, flashback); Bucky Barnes (cameo, flashback); Falcon (cameo, flashback); Morgan MacNeil Hardy (cameo, flashback); Nazis (cameo, flashback)
Synopsis: Cap gets a psychic distress signal from a woman he rescued from Morgan Hardy and enters the complex of August Masters who plans on using the powers of the world's foremost psychics to start World War III. Finding the Defenders already captured, Cap helps in their rescue and stays behind to cover their escape. Rather than watch everyone in the complex die from Masters' self destruct mechanism, Cap and the Defenders allow themselves to be taken prisoner once again.
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was Peace On Earth-- Good Will To Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Pages: 22
Disclose Notes: Steve and Bernie go to see Raiders of the Lost Ark and Steve dismisses Indiana Jones as an amoral hero.
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Defenders #106

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Hellcat; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]]; Daredevil; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Beast
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #106 [Direct] published April 1982
was The War to End All Wars! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
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Pages: 1
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The War to End All Wars!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Hellcat; Son of Satan; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]]; Wong; Clea; Beast; Daredevil; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Vera Cantor; August Masters; Falcon (flashback, cameo); Cyclops (flashback, cameo); Mindy Williams
Synopsis: Dr. Strange, Damion Hellstrom, Beast and Daredevil rush to Colorado to rescue the rest of the Defenders and Captain America from August Masters and his plan to use psychics to attack Russia and ignite World War III.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Defenders #106 [Direct] published April 1982
was The War to End All Wars! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Pages: 22
Disclose Notes: Flashback on page 6 shows Patsy Walker in costume, but she wasn't in issue 104. Page numbers are actual story pages.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Other Essential volumes on sale.
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Pages: 1

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