The Defenders #116 [Direct]
(February 1983)

Marvel, 1972 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1982-11-16
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 (credited) (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

No letters column. On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #16.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Defenders / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Don Perlin (signed as Perlin)
Inks
Steve Mitchell (signed as Mitchell)
Colors
George Roussos
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Defenders [Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Valkyrie [Brunnhilde]; Gargoyle; Hellstrom; Beast; Hellcat]; Dolly Donahue; Vera Cantor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover colorist credit provided 2007 by Al Milgrom.

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A Cracker Jack Story [Baseball] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Cracker Jack / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Two by Two (Table of Contents: 2)

The Defenders / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
J. M. DeMatteis (credited)
Pencils
Don Perlin (credited)
Inks
Mike Mignola ((uncredited) [as Diverse Hands]); ? [as Diverse Hands]
Colors
George Roussos (credited)
Letters
Janice Chiang (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie [Brunnhilde]; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]; Hellstrom; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Vision; Scarlet Witch; Beast]; Over-Mind [Mindy-Psi]; Dolly Donahue; Vera Cantor; Aragorn (flying horse); Lady Dorma (cameo flashback)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Mike Mignola's ink credit provided from Backissue! magazine #21.

Make Your First Adventure an Endless Quest Book (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Endless Quest Books; TSR / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Spider-Man and the Mystery of the Museum Snakes! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Magic Snake Puzzle; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Behind the Candy Counter (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Bubble Yum / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The Saga of Crystar Crystal Warrior (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Defenders
  2. 1. A Cracker Jack Story [Baseball]
    Cracker Jack
  3. 2. Two by Two
    The Defenders
  4. 3. Make Your First Adventure an Endless Quest Book
    Endless Quest Books; TSR
  5. 4. Spider-Man and the Mystery of the Museum Snakes!
    Magic Snake Puzzle; Spider-Man
  6. 5. Behind the Candy Counter
    Bubble Yum
  7. 6. ["Stan Lee..."]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  8. 7. The Saga of Crystar Crystal Warrior
    Crystar
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Darrel McCann
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Thomson
  • Steven Tice
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