(July 1974)

Marvel, 1974 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.50 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1974-04-23
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Roy Thomas (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #106, May 1974.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Defenders / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane; John Romita (alterations)
Inks
Frank Giacoia; John Romita (alterations)
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

Genre
superhero
Characters
Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover inker credits provided by Nick Caputo 3/28/07; Marvel Comics Index #3 lists Mike Esposito as inker. Silver Surfer figure added by John Romita.

The Way They Were! [Prologue] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Defenders / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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)

Feature Logo
The Dynamic Defenders!
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

Indexer Notes

Valkyrie calls Doctor Strange's house Defenders' Headquarters

[The Way They Were] Part 1: Banished to Outer Space (Table of Contents: 2)

Hulk / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Dick Ayers (credited)
Colors
Petra Goldberg ?
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

[The Way They Were!, Interlude 1] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Defenders / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Tony Isabella
Pencils
Jim Starlin
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
Jim Starlin; Petra Goldberg
Letters
Dave Hunt
Editing
Roy Thomas

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

[The Way They Were] Part 2: Bird of Prey! (Table of Contents: 4)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Everett (credited)
Pencils
Bill Everett (credited)
Inks
Bill Everett (credited)
Colors
Petra Goldberg ?
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

[The Way They Were!, Interlude 2] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Defenders / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Tony Isabella
Pencils
Jim Starlin
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
Jim Starlin; Petra Goldberg
Letters
Dave Hunt
Editing
Roy Thomas

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

[The Way They Were] Part 3, To Catch a Magician! (Table of Contents: 6)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Ditko (plot); Denny O'Neil (credited) (dialogue)
Pencils
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks
Steve Ditko (credited)
Colors
Petra Goldberg ?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)
Editing
Stan Lee (credited) (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

[The Way They Were] Part 4: The Once and Again Dooms (Table of Contents: 7)

The Defenders / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Tony Isabella
Pencils
Jim Starlin
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
Jim Starlin; Petra Goldberg
Letters
Dave Hunt
Editing
Roy Thomas

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

Good Evening! This is the Eleventh-Hour Bullpen! (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Neal Adams (illustration)
Inks
Neal Adams (illustration)
Colors
Petra Goldberg ?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You've probably been all thru this movie before.
Characters
Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]

Indexer Notes

Editorial includes an image from the cover of Marvel Feature # 1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

The Avengers / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

The Peerless Power of the Silver Surfer (Table of Contents: 10)

Silver Surfer / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (credited)
Colors
Petra Goldberg ?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
riding the crest of the summer wind...
Genre
superhero; science fiction
Characters
Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Quasimodo
Reprints

The Dynamic Defenders! (Table of Contents: 11)

The Defenders / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Englehart ?
Pencils
Sal Buscema
Inks
Sal Buscema ?
Colors
Petra Goldberg ?
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
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Defenders
  2. 1. The Way They Were! [Prologue]
    The Defenders
  3. 2. [The Way They Were] Part 1: Banished to Outer Space
    Hulk
  4. 3. [The Way They Were!, Interlude 1]
    The Defenders
  5. 4. [The Way They Were] Part 2: Bird of Prey!
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  6. 5. [The Way They Were!, Interlude 2]
    The Defenders
  7. 6. [The Way They Were] Part 3, To Catch a Magician!
    Doctor Strange
  8. 7. [The Way They Were] Part 4: The Once and Again Dooms
    The Defenders
  9. 8. Good Evening! This is the Eleventh-Hour Bullpen!
  10. 9. ["The Mighty Avengers! The fabled All-Winners Squad!"]
    The Avengers
  11. 10. The Peerless Power of the Silver Surfer
    Silver Surfer
  12. 11. The Dynamic Defenders!
    The Defenders
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • James Ludwig
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Q
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Matthew Thompson
  • Steven Tice
  • Jim Van Dore