The Defenders #85 [Direct]
(July 1980)

Marvel, 1972 Series
< Previous Issue |
| Next Issue >
Volume
1
Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Al Milgrom (editor); Jo Duffy (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Panther's Peril! (Table of Contents)

The Defenders / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rich Buckler (signed)
Inks
Al Milgrom (signed)
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]]; Black Panther [T'Challa]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover colorist credit provided 2007 by Al Milgrom.

The Saga of Johnny West (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Johnny West; Acme Western Boots / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Like a Proud Black Panther... (Table of Contents: 2)

The Defenders / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Hannigan
Pencils
Don Perlin (breakdowns); Jim Mooney (finished art)
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
Diana Albers

Genre
superhero
Characters
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.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Wild Kingdom on TV in Rosenblum's office.

Wanted! For Excitement, Action, Thrills and Laughs! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Marvel Subscriptions / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

He Strikes from Outer Space... (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Rom / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

What Do Marvel Super Heroes Really Talk About in the Midst of Battle? (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Fun and Games / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

"Sunday Punch!" (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; The Thing / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Ed Hannigan (replies)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Greetings. Yurt People. Strange haircuts. ...
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Dan Clayton Shoemaker, Gayle McElhannon, Matt Kurtz, Matt Levin, Peter Holden, and Berengeria Navarre.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Panther's Peril!
    The Defenders
  2. 1. The Saga of Johnny West
    Johnny West; Acme Western Boots
  3. 2. Like a Proud Black Panther...
    The Defenders
  4. 3. Wanted! For Excitement, Action, Thrills and Laughs!
    Marvel Subscriptions
  5. 4. He Strikes from Outer Space...
    Rom
  6. 5. What Do Marvel Super Heroes Really Talk About in the Midst of Battle?
    Fun and Games
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  8. 7. "Sunday Punch!"
    Hostess Fruit Pies; The Thing
  9. 8. ["Greetings. Yurt People. Strange haircuts. ..."]
    Defenders Dialogue
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Steven Tice