Giant-Size Defenders #3 Facsimile Edition

(February 2020)

Games Godlings Play! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Steve Gerber (script, plot); Jim Starlin (plot); Len Wein (plot)

Pencils

Jim Starlin (layouts)

Inks

Dan Adkins (pages 1-5, 8-9, 16-21, 31); Don Newton (pages 10-15, 23-27, 29); Jim Mooney (pages 6-7, 22, 28, 30, 32)

Colors

Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)

Letters

Charlotte Jetter

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Defenders [Nighthawk; The Hulk; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Doctor Strange; Valkyrie]; Daredevil; Grandmaster; Kang (in flashback); The Avengers [Goliath; Iron Man; Captain America; Thor] (in flashback); Squadron Sinister [Hyperion; Dr. Spectrum; Whizzer; Nighthawk] (in flashback); Dr. Doom (in flashback); Nick Fury (in flashback); Prime Mover; Aragorn; Takkor; Grott, the Man-Slayer; Korvac (introduction); Chiroptera; Teju; Dumog

Synopsis

The Grandmaster and the Prime Mover play a game for the fate of the Earth. The Grandmaster selects the Defenders for his "pieces" and the Prime Mover selects several alien "pieces" and combat begins.

Reprints

• from Giant-Size Defenders (Marvel, 1974 series) #3 (January 1975)

Awesome Announcements and Autumnal Admonishments for All! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Defenders Dialogue / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Gerber

Pencils

Gil Kane; Jim Starlin (illustrations)

Inks

Klaus Janson; Jim Starlin (illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Hulk; Sub-Mariner; Dr. Strange

Reprints

• from Giant-Size Defenders (Marvel, 1974 series) #3 (January 1975)

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Dean Mullaney, Mary Jo Duffy and Aoxomoxoa.

The World Destroyers! (Table of Contents: 4)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Everett

Pencils

Bill Everett

Inks

Bill Everett

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Everett

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sub-Mariner; Betty Dean

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1954 series) #38 (February 1955)

The House of Shadows! (Table of Contents: 5)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Steve Ditko

Inks

Steve Ditko

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Not often does Dr. Strange walk the city streets!

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Doctor Strange; Bill Brinkly (TV reporter); Allan Stevens (TV reporter); House of Shadows

Synopsis

Strange is on the scene to observe a TV crew as they prepare to enter & broadcast about a "Haunted House". Strange discovers something is amiss, as he is unable to enter via his spirit form. When the signal goes dead, Strange enters the house physically, and uncovers a surprising secret... the house is alive!

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #120 (May 1964)

Keywords

Amulet of Agamotto; astral form; New York City; occult

Indexer Notes

The spells of the omnipotent Oshtur, the Vapors of the Vishanti are summoned. Dormmamu, the Hosts of Hoggoth, the Vishanti, the Moons of Munnopor are invoked.