The Defenders #143 [Direct]
(May 1985)

Marvel, 1972 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.65 USD; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1985-01-22
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Carl Potts (credited) (editor); Pat Blevins (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Defenders / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Brent Anderson (signed as ANDERSON)
Inks
Bret Blevins (signed as Blevins)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Defenders: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Gargoyle; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Moondragon [Heather Douglas]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Another Runner... (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Peter Gillis (credited as Peter B. Gillis)
Pencils
Don Perlin (credited)
Inks
Kim DeMulder (credited)
Colors
Michele Robinson (credited as Michele Wrightson)
Letters
Janice Chiang (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I was afraid of the desert: it was dark and cold...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Defenders: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cloud; Gargoyle; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Moondragon [Heather Douglas] (possessed by Dragon of the Moon, leaves group, also in flashback); Candy Southern; Valkyrie [Brunnhilde]
Arthur Douglas (flashback); Yvette Douglas (death in flashback); Dragon of the Moon (possesses Moondragon); Andrea McPhee (first appearance, name not given); Mentor [A'Lars] (flashback); The Runner (first appearance, flashback); Tony (first appearance)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Look Out When New Bonkers Fruit Candy Hits Town! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bonkers; Nabisco / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Deep in the Heart of Texas... (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

AirMail / letters page / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Folks, I'd like to take a shot...

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Hunter Prillman, Booper, Kieth-Michael Fierce, and Stefan Lister.

Page also contains the statement of ownership.

[U. S. Postal Service Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Required by 39 U.S.C. 3685)] (Table of Contents: 5)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Ed Shukin (Business Manager)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Total Number Copies Printed (net press run): Average number of copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 259,210. Single issue nearest to filing date: 260,064.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Defenders
  2. 1. Another Runner...
    The Defenders
  3. 2. Look Out When New Bonkers Fruit Candy Hits Town!
    Bonkers; Nabisco
  4. 3. Deep in the Heart of Texas...
    Bullpen Bulletins
  5. 4. ["Dear Folks, I'd like to take a shot..."]
    AirMail
  6. 5. [U. S. Postal Service Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Required by 39 U.S.C. 3685)]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Darrel McCann
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore