The Defenders #119 [Canadian]

(May 1983)

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

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

Ashes, Ashes...We All Fall Down! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Steven Grant; J. M. DeMatteis (assist)

Pencils

Sal Buscema

Inks

Jack Abel; Mike Esposito (see notes)

Colors

George Roussos

Letters

D. Hands (see notes, joint name)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Her name is Luann Bloom...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Defenders [Dr. Strange (also in flashback); Valkyrie (also in flashback); Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Hellcat (also in flashback); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (also in flashback); Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond] (also in flashback) ]; Clea; T.B. #6C [Luann Bloom]; Agent #334A-W [Elf]; Tribunal; Yandroth (also in flashback); Daimon Hellstrom (flashback); Mandrill (flashback); Daredevil [Matt Murdock] (flashback); Yandroth (original, flashback)

Reprints

• in Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #6 ([September] 2011) [black and white]
• in Defenders Epic Collection (Marvel, 2016 series) #7 - Ashes, Ashes... (2017)

Indexer Notes

Uncredited inking assistance by Mike Esposito. Info per Nick Caputo. Lettering credited to Diverse Hands may include Jim Novak and Janice Chiang.


Valkyrie in white suit. Defenders headquarters was in Nassau, Long Island. Story takes place between Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #68 and #69.

Behind the Candy Counter (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

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

Defenders Dialogue / letters page / 0.7 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Indexer Notes

Letters from Robert A. McLure, Mr. Stephen Gawronski, Danny M. Davids, Mike Gallaher, and "Looney" Lou Terruse.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

statement of ownership / 0.3 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Total Number Copies Printed (net press run): Average number of copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 268,644. Single issue nearest to filing date: 263,732.