(May 1974)

Marvel, 1972 Series
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Volume:
1
Price:
0.25 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
Published 8 times a year.
Indicia Publisher:
Marvel Comics Group
Brand:
Marvel Comics Group
Editing:
Roy Thomas
Format:
Standard Modern US size; Color; Saddle-stitched; Was Ongoing Series

The Squadron Sinister Strikes Again! (Table of Contents)

The Defenders / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Gil Kane
Inks:
Joe Sinnott
Colors:
?
Letters:
Gaspar Saladino

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Defenders [Hulk; Dr. Strange; Namor, the Sub-Mariner]; Squadron Sinister [Hyperion; Whizzer [Jim Sanders; Speed Demon]; Dr. Spectrum]
Reprinted:
  • in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #16 (1978)
  • in Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #1
  • in Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders (Marvel, 2008 series) #2 (2010)

Indexer Notes

Cover inks credit from Sinnott's records; the original indexer credited Frank Giacoia. May be an erroneous attribution. Marvel Comics Index #3 lists Frank Giacoia as inker.


For Sale: One Planet--Slightly Used! (Table of Contents)

The Defenders / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Len Wein
Pencils:
Sal Buscema
Inks:
Klaus Janson
Colors:
Glynis Wein
Letters:
John Costanza

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
F: Defenders [Hulk; Doctor Strange; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Valkyrie]; V: Squadron Sinister [Doctor Spectrum; Hyperion; Whizzer [Jim Sanders; Speed Demon]; Nighthawk]; Nebulon; GA: Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]]; Aragorn
Synopsis:
After deciding to go straight Nighthawk comes to the Defenders for assistance in helping stop the Squadron Sinister from destroying the planet for Nebulon.
Reprinted:
  • in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #16 (1978)
  • in Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #1
  • in Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders (Marvel, 2008 series) #2 (2010)

["Dear Bullpen, Sorry, Roy. Too bad, Denny."] (Table of Contents)

Defenders Dialogue / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Mike Fanning, Hugh P.Simons Jr., K. J. Robbins and Rob Bain.
Marvel Value Stamp Series 1 #86 (Baron Zemo).
Placed between pages 12 and 13 of the main sequence.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. For Sale: One Planet--Slightly Used!
    The Defenders
  2. 2. ["Dear Bullpen, Sorry, Roy. Too bad, Denny."]
    Defenders Dialogue
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Patrick Lemaire
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Bob Klein
  • Robert Wood
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Carl Gafford
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Ramon Schenk