(July 1975)

Marvel, 1974 Series
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Volume:
1
Price:
0.50 USD
Pages:
68
Indicia frequency:
quarterly
Indicia Publisher:
Marvel Comics Group
Brand:
Marvel Comics Group
ISBN:
?
Barcode:
?
Editing:
Len Wein
Format:
Standard Modern US color comic; was ongoing series

Issue Notes

Letters page replies by Steve Gerber. Letters page letter from John Rieber.


Side By Side With the Guardians of the Galaxy! (Table of Contents)

The Defenders / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Roy Thomas
Pencils:
Ron Wilson?; John Romita; Gil Kane
Inks:
Al Milgrom; Mike Esposito
Colors:
?
Letters:
Gaspar Saladino

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Defenders [Valkyrie; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Guardians of the Galaxy [Charlie-27; Yondu; Vance Astro; Martinex]; Eelar
Reprinted:
  • In Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #2

Indexer Notes

Marvel Comics Index #3 lists John Romita and Gil Kane as pencilers and Mike Esposito as inker.


Eelar Moves in Mysterious Ways! (Table of Contents)

The Defenders / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Steve Gerber (script, plot); Gerry Conway(plot); Roger Slifer (plot); Len Wein (plot); Chris Claremont (plot); Scott Edelman (plot)
Pencils:
Don Heck
Inks:
Jim Mooney (pages 2-7); Mike Esposito (figures; Pages 1,8-32); Dave Hunt (backgrounds; pages 1, 8-32)
Colors:
George Roussos
Letters:
Artie Simek (pp.2, 8-10); Dave Hunt (pp.1, 3-7, 11-32)

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Aragorn; Eelar; Guardians of the Galaxy [Charlie-27; Vance Astro; Yondu; Martinex]; Squadron Sinister [Hyperion; Dr. Spectrum] (in flashback); Trish Starr (in flashback); Vance Astrovik; Milton Childs
Synopsis:
The Guardians of the Galaxy are stranded in the present and help the Defenders against Eelar.
Reprinted:
  • In Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #2

Indexer Notes

The few pages from the beginning of this issue were Artie Simek's last work before he died, according to the letters page.


Quoth the Nighthawk, "Nevermore!" (Table of Contents)

Daredevil / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Roy Thomas
Pencils:
Gene Colan
Inks:
Syd Shores
Colors:
?
Letters:
Artie Simek

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Daredevil; Nighthawk (villain; origin); Karen Page; Foggy Nelson; Captain America (cameo; flashback); Grandmaster (cameo; flashback)
Reprinted:
  • from Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #62 (March 1970)

Indexer Notes

Nighthawk as villain


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Eelar Moves in Mysterious Ways!
    The Defenders
  2. 2. Quoth the Nighthawk, "Nevermore!"
    Daredevil
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Mike Nielsen
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Robert Wood
  • Tony R. Rose