- Pencils
- Jorge Molina (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Jorge Molina (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- Jorge Molina (credited) (signed as )
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]
- Pencils
- Neal Adams; Gil Kane
- Inks
- Neal Adams; Frank Giacoia
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Squadron Sinister [Doctor Spectrum [Billy Roberts]; Hyperion; Whizzer [Jim Sanders]
Characters from the covers of Giant-Size Defenders (Marvel, 1974 series) #1 and The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #13.
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]
- Reprints
- Characters from pin-up in The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #6.
- Script
- Roy Thomas (credited) (signed as Roy)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There's an oft-quoted line from the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin:
- Reprints
Dated 2008.
- Pencils
- Gene Colan
- Inks
- Bill Everett
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]
- Reprints
- Script
- Roy Thomas (credited)
- Pencils
- Gene Colan (credited)
- Inks
- Tom Palmer (credited)
- Colors
- Tom Palmer
- Letters
- Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (credited) (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Neither titan nor tempest must keep me from my destination!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Clea; Wong; Eternity (cameo); Kenneth Ward (death); Undying Ones (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Kenneth Ward, explorer and old friend of Strange, discovers an idol of the Undying Ones. Strange defeats 3 demons who want the idol. Ward dies of heart failure.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Marie Severin (credited)
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]
- Reprints
- Script
- Roy Thomas (credited)
- Pencils
- Marie Severin (credited)
- Inks
- Johnny Craig (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (credited) (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is the hour that I have longed for, these dark days past!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Dorma; Ikthon; Vashti; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Nameless One (villain; introduction); Undying Ones; Joella Ward; Kenneth Ward (flashback)
- Synopsis
- While Namor is being cured of his inability to breath under water, Doctor Strange implants information in his unconscious mind that leads him to Boston and the Idol of the Undying Ones.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Herb Trimpe (signed as Trimpe)
- Inks
- Herb Trimpe (signed as Trimpe)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Hulk is doomed! He'll never defeat... the Night-Crawler!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Night-Crawler; Undying Ones; Nameless One; Barbara
- Reprints
- Script
- Roy Thomas (credited)
- Pencils
- Herb Trimpe (credited)
- Inks
- Herb Trimpe (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (credited) (original editor)
- Job Number
- 118
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bruce Banner lies, frail and fallen, upon a barren hillside...
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Barbara; Betty Ross; Thunderbolt Ross; Glenn Talbot; Nameless One; Undying Ones; Night-Crawler (introduction); Jack Van Nyborg
- Synopsis
- Exhausted after his battle with the Absorbing Man, Bruce Banner is taken to a mysterious mansion where he becomes the target of an evil cult who desires to bring the Undying Ones to Earth. Banner is sent to another dimension where he turns into the Hulk and faces the Night-Crawler. Destroying the Night-Crawler's realm, Hulk and his foe are teleported to the realm of the Undying Ones where Night-Crawler fights his ancient foes while Hulk rescues a trapped Doctor Strange and the two return to Earth.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema
- Inks
- Sal Buscema
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Morrie Kuramoto
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]
- Reprints
- Script
- Roy Thomas (credited)
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Mooney (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (credited) (original editor)
- Job Number
- 395-Z
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hulk swam far--swam hard--to get here!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Vashti; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Dorma; El General
- Synopsis
- Sub-Mariner, Silver Surfer and the Hulk help the citizens of a small Central American country overthrow El General.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema; Herb Trimpe (see notes)
- Inks
- Sal Buscema; Herb Trimpe (see notes)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Morrie Kuramoto
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Goliath [Clint Barton]]
- Reprints
Trimpe redrew the Hulk's face. Info per Nick Caputo, January 2011.
- Script
- Roy Thomas (credited)
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Mooney (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tell Hulk again--why we're all three here!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Avengers [Black Panther [T'Challa]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Clint Barton]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Vision; Thor [Donald Blake]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym] (flashback); Wasp [Janet Van Dyne] (flashback)]; Dorma; Ikthon; Colonel Willis
- Synopsis
- Sub-Mariner, Hulk and Silver Surfer band together to try to stop a military weather-control experiment from being tested. The military calls for the Avengers.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Neal Adams
- Inks
- Neal Adams
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]
- Reprints
- Script
- Roy Thomas (credited)
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (credited)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen (credited)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (credited) (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- And there shall come a day...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]] (introduction, origin); Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Wong; Yandroth (death); Omegatron (introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Defenders must stop Yandroth from destroying the Earth with the Omegatron.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- astral form; Cloak of Levitation; Eye of Agamotto; Greenwich Village; Maine; Point Promontory; Sanctum Sanctorum
- Script
- Roy Thomas (credited)
- Pencils
- Don Heck (credited)
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen (credited)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (credited) (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The time is a night, not many weeks ago:...
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange); Wong; Ancient One; Baron Mordo
- Synopsis
- Stephen Strange becomes Doctor Strange again to stop Baron Mordo.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- astral form; Cloak of Levitation; Eye of Agamotto; Greenwich Village; occult; Sanctum Sanctorum
- Pencils
- John Buscema; John Romita (see notes)
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia; John Romita (see notes)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Dormammu
- Reprints
John Buscema pencils and Romita alterations on Sub-Mariner's face per Nick Caputo, August 2012.
- Script
- Roy Thomas (credited)
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (credited)
- Inks
- Sal Buscema (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen (credited)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (credited) (original editor)
- Job Number
- 750 Z
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- They call it Bald Mountain--yet it resembles nothing so much as a great slouching monster...
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Ancient One (illusion); Wong; Clea; Roy Thomas; Jeanie Thomas; Tom Fagan; Dormammu
- Synopsis
- Doctor Strange, Hulk and Namor travel to Rutland, Vermont to stop a cult from releasing Dormammu into our dimension.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Gil Kane
- Inks
- Ralph Reese
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Xemnu
- Reprints
- Script
- Roy Thomas (credited)
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (credited)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (credited) (original editor)
- Job Number
- 8222
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Space capsule Castor-and-Pollux I hit the earth's tainted atmosphere...
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Jim Wilson; Thunderbolt Ross; Calvin Beame; Richmond Wagner; Xemnu
- Synopsis
- Alien conqueror Xemnu uses his mental powers, broadcast through a kids' television show, to try and enslave mankind. The combined forces of the Defenders must rise to stop him.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema
- Inks
- Jim Mooney
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Necrodamus; Nameless One
- Reprints
- Script
- Steve Englehart (credited)
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema (credited)
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- 943Z
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Star spangled: covered with stars--like the heavens on this mild New Jersey eve.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Necrodamus (introduction); Nameless One; Omegatron (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Necrodamus attempts to sacrifice Namor to the Nameless One. Omegatron starts it's countdown again.
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Letters from Charles Meyerson, Frank Balazs, and Charles A. Grabert.
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Calizuma
- Reprints
- Script
- Steve Englehart (credited)
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema (credited)
- Inks
- John Verpoorten (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- John Costanza (credited)
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (credited) (original editor)
- Job Number
- 793Z
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It has been two months, Sub-Mariner.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Calizuma (introduction); Warrior Wizards; Omegatron (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Doctor Strange, Namor and Hulk travel to Asia to find out why Silver Surfer attacked Namor.
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Letters from Roger Payton, Rick Keefe and Bob Rozakis.
- Pencils
- Gil Kane; John Buscema (see notes)
- Inks
- Gil Kane; Sal Buscema (see notes)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Barbara; Nameless One
- Reprints
John Buscema and Sal Buscema drew the Silver Surfer figure.
- Script
- Steve Englehart (credited)
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Mooney (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited)
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (credited) (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- O dark dark dark. They all go into the dark, the vacant intersetllar spaces, the vacant into the vacant...
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Warrior Wizards; Barbara; Nameless One
- Synopsis
- The Defenders try to help Silver Surfer leave the Earth by taking him to another dimension. They encounter the Nameless One and free Barbara.
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Letters from readers Tim Pouncey, Lawrence Schick, and Dolores Temble.
- Pencils
- John Buscema; Jim Starlin (layouts)
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Morrie Kuramoto
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Aragorn
- Reprints
Jim Starlin confirmed that he produced the cover rough for John Buscema.
- Script
- Steve Englehart (credited)
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema (credited)
- Inks
- Frank McLaughlin (credited)
- Colors
- Petra Goldberg (credited)
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited)
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (credited) (original editor)
- Job Number
- 1135Z
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Somewhere in the British Isles, there are brutish snarls this nippy November night...
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Valkyrie [Barbara] (introduction); Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Aragorn; Executioner [Skurge]; Enchantress [Amora]; Fragon (introduction); Casiolena; Omegatron (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Enchantress transforms Barbara into the Valkyrie and turns the Black Knight to stone. Valkyrie takes Aragorn as her horse. Omegatron down to 89 hundredths of a second.
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Letters from Robert A. Gillis, Steve Clement, and Thor Gerlach.
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema
- Inks
- John Verpoorten
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Morrie Kuramoto
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Omegatron
- Reprints
- Script
- Steve Englehart (credited)
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema (credited)
- Inks
- Frank McLaughlin (credited)
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
- Letters
- Charlotte Jetter (credited)
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (credited) (original editor)
- Job Number
- 1250Z
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Who is she? As this lithe lady strides the streets of New York's Greenwich Village...
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Aragorn; Betty Prentiss; Namorita; Omegatron
- Synopsis
- The Defenders stop Omegatron from destroying the Earth.
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Letters from Lawrence Ross, Mark Gervais, Ted Pairabeis, Mike Shonk, and Gary W. Crealy.
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema
- Inks
- Sal Buscema
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Morrie Kuramoto
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- `
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Cyrus Black
- Reprints
- Script
- Steve Englehart (credited)
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema (credited)
- Inks
- Frank McLaughlin (credited)
- Colors
- Dave Hunt (credited as David Hunt)
- Letters
- John Costanza (credited)
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (credited) (original editor)
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Aragorn; Cyrus Black (introduction); Nebuchadnezzar (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Cyrus Black attacks Doctor Strange and is forced to deal with the Defenders.
- Reprints
- Script
- Steve Englehart (signed as Steve)
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema (signed as Sal)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- John Costanza
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here it is! For those of you who claimed our dazzling Defenders pin-up a few months back...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
Letters from Thomas J. Chambers and Giacinto Santacroce.
- Script
- Steve Englehart (credited) (signed as )
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Marvel asked me to write an afterword for this one hundredth Masterworks...
- Reprints
Dated 2008.
- Script
- Steve Englehart (credited) (signed as )
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Around my time with them, the Defenders went through a number of distinct phases.
- Reprints
Dated 2010.
- Pencils
- John Romita
- Inks
- John Romita ?; Mike Esposito ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Attuma
- Reprints
Romita pencils and Romita or Esposito inks per Nick Caputo, September 2012. Marvel Comics Index #3 credits Marie Severin as penciler and John Verpoorten as inker.
- Script
- Steve Englehart (credited) (plot, pages 1-7); Len Wein (credited) (pages 8-19)
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema (credited)
- Inks
- Frank Bolle (credited)
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
- Letters
- June Braverman (credited)
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (credited) (original editor)
- Job Number
- 1449Z
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Uhhh! Namor! Look!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Aragorn; Wong; Clea; Attuma; Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff]
- Synopsis
- Hawkeye and the Defenders try to stop an attack on Atlantic City by Attuma and end up captured by Attuma and the Red Ghost.
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Letters from readers Brian Earl Brown, Sgt. Dave Hull, and Curtis Collins.
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema
- Inks
- Sal Buscema
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff]
- Reprints
- Script
- Steve Englehart (credited)
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema (credited)
- Inks
- Frank McLaughlin (credited)
- Colors
- Petra Goldberg (credited)
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Charlotte Jetter (credited)
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (credited) (original editor)
- Job Number
- 1513Z
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My will is your will, Sub-Mariner--and I order you: kill the Defenders!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Clea; Wong; Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff]; Attuma
- Synopsis
- Doctor Strange, Silver Surfer and Hulk free the rest of the Defenders and Hawkeye from Attuma and the Red Ghost.
- Reprints
- Script
- Steve Englehart (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Brown (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Letters
- Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (credited) (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The frantic godling hurtles directly toward massive jagged boulders...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Loki; Dormammu
- Reprints
- Script
- Steve Englehart (credited)
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema (credited)
- Inks
- Frank McLaughlin (credited)
- Colors
- Petra Goldberg (credited)
- Letters
- Charlotte Jetter (credited)
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (credited) (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I have brought the Defenders here-- and you, too, Hawkeye...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Dormammu; Loki
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Letters from readers Robert Lowrey, Christopher Coleman and Mark H. Kernes.
- Pencils
- John Romita
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Avengers [Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Vision]; Defenders [Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]]
- Reprints
- Script
- Steve Englehart (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Brown (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited)
- Colors
- Petra Goldberg (credited)
- Letters
- John Costanza (credited)
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (credited) (original editor)
- Job Number
- 1568Z
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Odin's Blood! I did but place my hand 'pon the latch to Dr. Strange's abode...
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Vision]; Mantis; Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Wong; Dormammu; Loki; Prester John [Johann] (flashback); Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (flashback); Wyatt Wingfoot (flashback); Aragorn
- Synopsis
- Silver Surfer battles Vision and the Scarlet Witch atop a volcano for a piece of the weapon called the Evil Eye.
- Reprints
- Script
- Steve Englehart
- Pencils
- Bob Brown
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- Petra Goldberg
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is all very odd!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Avengers [Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Vision]; Defenders [Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]]
- Reprints
Chapter 3 Defenders crossover. Continues in The Defenders (Marvel 1972 series) #9.
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema
- Inks
- Sal Buscema
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]]
- Reprints
- Script
- Steve Englehart (credited)
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema (credited)
- Inks
- Frank McLaughlin (credited)
- Colors
- Petra Goldberg (credited)
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited)
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (credited) (original editor)
- Job Number
- 1545 Z
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dr. Strange! Dr. Strange!!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]]; Avengers [Black Panther [T'Challa]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]; Vision]; Mantis; Loki
- Synopsis
- Iron Man fights Hawkeye and Doctor Strange fights Black Panther and Mantis.
- Reprints
- Script
- Steve Englehart
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema
- Inks
- Frank McLaughlin
- Colors
- Petra Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There it is, Valkyrie: Monterrey, Mexico!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Aragorn; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]]; Martin Figueras
- Reprints
- Script
- Steve Englehart
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema
- Inks
- Frank McLaughlin
- Colors
- Petra Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (original editor)
- Job Number
- 1545 Z
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Somewhere in this field of corn lies a piece of the Evil Eye!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]]; Avengers [Black Panther [T'Challa]]; Mantis
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as )
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He, amigo-- Wanna have your name eternally stored in our might Marvel time capsule?
- Reprints
Marvel Comics Survey.
- Pencils
- John Romita
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Danny Crespi
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Avengers [Black Panther [T'Challa]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Vision]; Defenders [Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Sunfire [Shiro Yoshida]
- Reprints
- Script
- Steve Englehart (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Brown (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited)
- Colors
- Petra Goldberg (credited)
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (page 1); June Braverman (credited) (page 2)
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (credited) (original editor)
- Job Number
- 1642Z
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What is this?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Avengers [Black Panther [T'Challa]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Vision]; Mantis; Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Dormammu; Loki
- Synopsis
- The Swordsman fights Valkrie and Captain America fights the Sub-Mariner. Captain America and Sub-Mariner begin to realize that the two teams have been set up to fight each other by someone else.
- Reprints
- Script
- Steve Englehart
- Pencils
- Bob Brown
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- Petra Goldberg
- Letters
- June Braverman
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At last-- the jungles of Bolivia!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Avengers [Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]]; Defenders [Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Aragorn
- Reprints
- Script
- Steve Englehart
- Pencils
- Bob Brown
- Inks
- Frank McLaughlin (see notes)
- Colors
- Petra Goldberg
- Letters
- June Braverman
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (original editor)
- Job Number
- 1642Z
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Meanwhile, half a world away, in downtown Osaka, Japan...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]]; Defenders [Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Sunfire [Shiro Yoshida]
- Reprints
Letters page from The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #13 mentions that inker credit for Frank McLaughlin was accidentally left out.
- Pencils
- John Romita (signed as JR)
- Inks
- John Romita (signed as JR)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Danny Crespi
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thor [Donald Blake]
- Reprints
- Script
- Steve Englehart (credited)
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema (credited)
- Inks
- Frank Bolle (credited)
- Colors
- Petra Goldberg (credited)
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Tom Orzechowski (credited as T. Orz) (pages 2-10)
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (credited) (original editor)
- Job Number
- 1600Z
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Help! Run! It's the Hulk!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Avengers [Black Panther [T'Challa]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Vision]; Mantis
- Synopsis
- Thor battles Hulk and the Avengers and the Defenders unite to take on Dormammu and Loki.
- Reprints
- Script
- Steve Englehart
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema
- Inks
- Frank Bolle
- Colors
- Petra Goldberg
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Four pieces of the Evil Eye!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Avengers [Black Panther [T'Challa]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Vision]; Mantis; Asti; Dormammu; Sunfire [Shiro Yoshida] (flashback); Loki (flashback)
- Reprints
Chapters 10 of Defenders versus Avengers. Story continues next in Avengers #118.
- Script
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Letters from readers Billy Kelly, Dennis O'Conner and Rick Feefe.
- Pencils
- Ron Wilson
- Inks
- John Romita
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Avengers [Black Panther [T'Challa]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Thor [Donald Blake]]; Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Dormammu; Loki
- Reprints
- Script
- Steve Englehart (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Brown (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited); Frank Giacoia (credited)
- Colors
- George Roussos (credited)
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Tom Orzechowski (credited) (pages 2-19)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hold the creatures back, but don't injure them!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Avengers [Black Panther [T'Challa]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Vision]; Mantis; Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Watcher (Uatu); Dormammu; Loki; Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Richards]] (cameo); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (cameo); Inhumans [Black Bolt; Gorgon; Karnak] (cameo); Power Man [Luke Cage] (cameo); Ka-Zar (cameo); Zabu (cameo); Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze] (cameo); Man-Thing [Ted Sallis] (cameo); Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom] (cameo); Dracula (cameo); Adam Warlock (cameo); Thanos (cameo)
- Synopsis
- The Avengers and the Defenders stop Dormammu's plan to invade their dimension. Vision malfunctions.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema
- Inks
- Sal Buscema
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Danny Crespi
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Chandu
- Reprints
- Script
- Steve Englehart (credited)
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema (credited)
- Inks
- Frank Bolle (credited)
- Colors
- George Roussos (credited)
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Tom Orzechowski (credited as Tom Orz) (pages 2-19)
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (credited) (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We've done it-- at last!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Avengers [Black Panther [T'Challa]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Vision]; Mantis; Nick Fury; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Prester John [Johann]; King Richard; Prince John; Modred; Chandu; Temax
- Synopsis
- The Defenders help restore the Black Knight to life after Enchantress turned him to stone. They travel to the 12th century and the Black Knight decides to stay there.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- John Romita
- Inks
- John Romita
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Xemnu
- Reprints
- Script
- Len Wein (credited)
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema (credited)
- Inks
- Jack Abel (credited)
- Colors
- Petra Goldberg (credited)
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Charlotte Jetter (credited) (pages 2-19)
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (credited) (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- To look at him, you would not think that the Emerald Behemoth who lumbers this day thru the great amearican heartland...
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Aragorn; Wong; Xemnu; Sub-Mariner [Namor] (flashback); Enchantress [Amora] (flashback)
- Synopsis
- Xemnu the Titan returns and takes over a small town before being stopped by the Defenders.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Gil Kane; John Romita (see notes)
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia; John Romita (see notes)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Danny Crespi
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]
- Reprints
Silver Surfer figure added by John Romita.
- Script
- Tony Isabella (credited)
- Pencils
- Jim Starlin (credited)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (credited)
- Colors
- Jim Starlin (credited as Jim S.); Petra Goldberg (credited as Petra G.)
- Letters
- Dave Hunt (credited)
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (credited) (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dawn: the sun flashes its light to stir the sleepy Greenwich people to life...
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Clea; Wong
- Synopsis
- Valkyrie learns the origins of the Hulk, Namor and Doctor Strange and the Defenders stop Rasputin.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Hulk is just beginning to learn what it is to be so hated...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hulk [Bruce Banner] (origin); Rick Jones; Thunderbolt Ross
- Synopsis
- The military captures Rick and Ross convinces him that they need the Hulk to test a new experimental rocket for national security. Rick tricks the jade giant into the capsule but once it is shot into space, he realizes that Ross deceived him to get rid of his foe. Rick overrides the programming and returns the rocket to earth but not before Banner (he transformed back to his human form when the rocket came into view of the sun) is doused with further radiation. The Hulk is now unable to revert to his human form and is under Rick's control but only while Rick remains awake.
- Reprints
- Script
- Tony Isabella
- Pencils
- Jim Starlin
- Inks
- Al Milgrom
- Colors
- Jim Starlin; Petra Goldberg
- Letters
- Dave Hunt
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That was amazing Clea.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Clea; Wong
- Reprints
- Script
- Bill Everett (credited)
- Pencils
- Bill Everett (credited)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Everett
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- --and though not yet Monarch, still was Namor a warrior born!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Fen
- Reprints
- Script
- Tony Isabella
- Pencils
- Jim Starlin
- Inks
- Al Milgrom
- Colors
- Jim Starlin; Petra Goldberg
- Letters
- Dave Hunt
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- His words and mannerisms are so different from the Namor I know, Clea.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Clea; Wong
- Reprints
- Script
- Denny O'Neil (credited); Steve Ditko (plot)
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko (credited)
- Inks
- Steve Ditko (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You see Dr. Strange following a desperate battle in the Twilight Dimension.
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Mister Rasputin (introduction)
- Reprints
- Script
- Tony Isabella
- Pencils
- Jim Starlin
- Inks
- Al Milgrom
- Colors
- Jim Starlin; Petra Goldberg
- Letters
- Dave Hunt
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Witness: the effects of Clea's miscast spell...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Clea; Wong; Mister Rasputin
- Reprints
- Script
- Steve Englehart
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- John Costanza
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here it is! For those of you who claimed our dazzling Defenders pin-up a few months back...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Gil Kane
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Squadron Sinister [Hyperion; Whizzer [Jim Sanders]; Doctor Spectrum [Billy Roberts]]
- Reprints
Joe Sinnott's records indicate he inked this cover, but Nick Caputo believes that is an error. Marvel Comics Index #3 lists Frank Giacoia as inker, as did the original indexer.
- Script
- Len Wein (credited)
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema (credited)
- Inks
- Klaus Janson (credited)
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
- Letters
- John Costanza (credited)
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (credited) (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Greenwich Village: the neighborhood's gained quite a reputation over the years.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Aragorn; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Squadron Sinister [Doctor Spectrum [Billy Roberts]; Hyperion; Whizzer [Jim Sanders]; Nebulon (introduction); Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]] (flashback)
- Synopsis
- After deciding to go straight, Nighthawk comes to the Defenders for assistance in helping stop the Squadron Sinister from destroying the planet for Nebulon.
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Letters from readers Mike Fanning, Hugh P. Simons Jr., K. J. Robbins, T. E. Pouncey, and Rob Bain.
Marvel Value Stamp Series A #86 (Baron Zemo).
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema
- Inks
- Sal Buscema
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Nebulon
- Reprints
- Script
- Len Wein (credited)
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema (credited)
- Inks
- Dan Green (credited)
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited)
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (credited) (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Attention! The planet Sol-III (called Earth), having been duly purchased by one Nebulon...
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Squadron Sinister [Doctor Spectrum [Billy Roberts]; Hyperion; Whizzer [Jim Sanders]; Nebulon; Thor [Donald Blake] (flashback)
- Synopsis
- The Defenders stop the Squadron Sinister and Nebulon from destroying the Earth.
- Reprints
Nighthawk becomes a Defender.
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema; John Romita (alterations)
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia; Mike Esposito; John Romita (alterations)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [Magneto; Blob [Fred Duke]; Unus [Gunther Bain]]
- Reprints
- Script
- Len Wein (credited)
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema (credited)
- Inks
- Klaus Janson (credited)
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
- Letters
- John Costanza (credited)
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (credited) (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pastime for a rainy afternoon: a personally-guided tour of the fabulous Sanctum Sanctorum...
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Aragorn; J. C. Pennysworth (introduction); Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [Magneto; Blob [Fred Duke]; Lorelei; Mastermind [Jason Wyngarde]; Unus [Gunther Bain]]; Alpha (introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Defenders battle against the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. During the battle Magneto finishes his creation of Alpha the Ultimate Mutant.
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema
- Inks
- Frank McLaughlin
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff]
- Reprints
Letters from Mark Del Vecchio, Brian Richards, Ed Farbarik, Mike Cruden and Michael Verderosa.
Marvel Value Stamp Series A #8 (Captain America).
- Pencils
- Gil Kane; John Romita (alterations)
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia; John Romita (alterations)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [Magneto; Blob [Fred Duke]]; Alpha
- Reprints
- Script
- Len Wein (credited)
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited)
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Charlotte Jetter (credited) (pages 2-18)
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (credited) (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Defenders, you've pursued me here, deep into the Carlsbad Caverns...
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Aragorn; Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [Magneto; Blob [Fred Duke]; Lorelei; Mastermind [Jason Wyngarde]; Unus [Gunther Bain]]; Alpha
- Synopsis
- Magneto creates Alpha the Ultimate Mutant. Alpha turns the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants into infants.
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Letters from Chuck Lane, Dave Stevens and Tom Melchiorre.
Marvel Value Stamp Series A #44 (Absorbing Man).
- Script
- Roy Thomas (credited) (signed as )
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In 1970-71, with considerable help from editor/mentor Stan Lee and artists Ross Andru and Bill Everett...
- Reprints
Dated 2012.
- Pencils
- Gil Kane; John Romita (see notes)
- Inks
- Klaus Janson; John Romita (see notes)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Danny Crespi
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Son of Satan [Daimon Hellstrom]; Satannish
- Reprints
Romita alterations on Hulk's face.
- Script
- Len Wein (credited)
- Pencils
- Gil Kane (credited)
- Inks
- Klaus Janson (credited)
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
- Letters
- Dave Hunt (credited)
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (credited) (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fifteen short minutes ago, the Hulk was going home!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Aragorn; Laurox
- Synopsis
- The Defenders, with the help of the Son of Satan stop Asmodeus and Satannish.
- Reprints
- Script
- Len Wein
- Pencils
- Gil Kane
- Inks
- Klaus Janson
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Dave Hunt
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Saint Louis, Missouri--a few brief seconds later...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Aragorn; Son of Satan [Daimon Hellstrom]; Asmodeus [Charles Benton]
- Synopsis
- The Defenders, with the help of the Son of Satan, stop Asmodeus and Satannish.
- Reprints
- Script
- Len Wein
- Pencils
- Gil Kane
- Inks
- Klaus Janson
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Dave Hunt
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hell: to Doctor Stephen Strange, it is overwhelming guilt...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Aragorn; Son of Satan [Daimon Hellstrom]; Asmodeus [Charles Benton]; Satannish; Laurox
- Synopsis
- The Defenders, with the help of the Son of Satan stop Asmodeus and Satannish.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Ron Wilson
- Inks
- Al Milgrom ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Danny Crespi
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Power Man [Luke Cage]
- Reprints
- Script
- Len Wein (credited)
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema (credited)
- Inks
- Dan Green (credited)
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Annette Kawecki (credited) (pages 2-18)
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (credited) (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The scene: Long Island-- a secluded riding academy on the Nassau/Suffolk border...
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Aragorn; J. C. Pennysworth; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Walter; Wrecking Crew [Wrecker [Dirk Garthwaite]; Bulldozer [Henry Camp] (introduction); Piledriver [Brian Calusky] (introduction); Thunderball [Eliot Franklin] (introduction)] (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Valkyrie leaves the team to learn more about Barbara, the girl the Enchantress bonded with her. Hulk, upset that Val left the team, also leaves. The remaining Defenders, Doctor Strange and Nighthawk, along with Power Man who was hired by Pennyworth, try to stop the Wrecking Crew from destroying a skyscraper that is owned by Kyle Richmond.
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Letters from Bob Warner, Chad B. Goyette, Tom Long, Robert Hewko, and Steve Humphreys.
Marvel Value Stamp #20 (Brother Voodoo).
- Pencils
- Gil Kane
- Inks
- Dave Cockrum
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Wrecking Crew [Wrecker [Dirk Garthwaite]; Bulldozer [Henry Camp]; Piledriver [Brian Calusky]; Thunderball [Eliot Franklin]]
- Reprints
- Script
- Len Wein (credited)
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema (credited)
- Inks
- Dan Green (credited)
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
- Letters
- Dave Hunt (credited)
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (credited) (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the finest tradition of Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy and , of course, the Rawhide Kid...
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Valkyrie [Barbara]; Wrecking Crew [Wrecker [Dirk Garthwaite]; Bulldozer [Henry Camp]; Piledriver [Brian Calusky]; Thunderball [Eliot Franklin]] (origin)
- Synopsis
- The Defenders, with Hulk rejoining them, and Power Man battle the Wrecking Crew. The villains are actually looking for Thunderball's "gizmo". Valkyrie is in Cobbler's Roost, Vermont looking for information on Barbara.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Gil Kane
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Wrecking Crew [Wrecker [Dirk Garthwaite]; Bulldozer [Henry Camp]; Piledriver [Brian Calusky]; Thunderball [Eliot Franklin]]
- Reprints
- Script
- Len Wein (credited) (plot); Chris Claremont (credited)
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema (credited)
- Inks
- Klaus Janson (credited)
- Colors
- Bill Mantlo (credited)
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited)
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (credited) (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Freeze-frame: a moment ago, these eight men were locked in mortal combat.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Joey; Wrecking Crew [Wrecker [Dirk Garthwaite]; Bulldozer [Henry Camp]; Piledriver [Brian Calusky]; Thunderball [Eliot Franklin]]; J. C. Pennysworth (flashback)
- Synopsis
- After taking Thunderball's Gamma Bomb from the Wrecking Crew the Defenders have to figure out how to defuse it.
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Letters from Carl Cummins, T. E. Pouncey, Gary L. Guinn, and Barbara Golman.
Marvel Value Stamp Series A #98 (Puppet Master).
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (credited)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (credited)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Something...someone pushed Hulk!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (credited)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (credited)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Save this world--this jewl--this blessed Terra--
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (credited)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (credited)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As, in the shadow of the great space-rocket itself...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Jim Wilson; Xemnu
- Pencils
- John Buscema (credited)
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia (credited)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Aragorn
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema
- Inks
- Sal Buscema
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff]
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema
- Inks
- Sal Buscema
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]]
- Pencils
- John Romita
- Inks
- John Romita
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thor [Donald Blake]
- Pencils
- Gil Kane (credited); John Romita (credited) (see notes)
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia (credited); John Romita (credited) (see notes)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]
Silver Surfer figure added by John Romita.
- Script
- Tony Isabella
- Pencils
- Jim Starlin (credited)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (credited)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Unngh! Deprived of strength-giving water, I cannot fight these demons from my past!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]
- Pencils
- Carlos Pacheco (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Jesús Merino (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- Angelo Tsang (credited) (signed as ); Udon Studios (credited as Udon) (signed as )
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]]; Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Dormammu; Loki
- Reprints
- Pencils
- John Romita (credited) (signed as JR)
- Inks
- John Romita (credited) (signed as JR)
- Colors
- Richard Isanove (credited) (signed as )
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thor [Donald Blake]
- Pencils
- Jorge Molina (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Jorge Molina (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- Jorge Molina (credited) (signed as )
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]