The Defenders #86 [Direct]
(August 1980)

Marvel, 1972 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Al Milgrom (editor); Jo Duffy (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Quiet Riot in Times Square! (Table of Contents)

The Defenders / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rich Buckler (signed as RB)
Inks
Al Milgrom (signed as AM)
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]]; Black Panther [T'Challa]
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Indexer Notes

Cover colorist credit provided 2007 by Al Milgrom.

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The Left Hand of Silence! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Defenders / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Hannigan
Pencils
Don Perlin
Inks
Pablo Marcos
Colors
Bob Sharen
Letters
Michael Higgins
Job Number
LF156
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Defenders [Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]]; Aragorn (Valkyrie's horse); Milton Rosenblum; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Mr. Rangert; Klevshin; Mandrill [Jerome Beechman]; Artie Gumm (Cabdriver); Luis (child); Luis' mother; J. D. Waldner; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (Cameo); Invisible Girl [Sue Richards] (Cameo)
Synopsis
Black Panther and the Defenders search New York for a device stolen from Wakanda that will create complete silence. When the device is accidentally turned on it creates a riot.
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Indexer Notes

Story title from Ursula K. LeGuin's book "The Left Hand of Darkness" revealed in the letters page of Defenders #91.

What Do Marvel Super Heroes Do on Their Day Off? (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Fun and Games / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

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

"Sunday Punch!" (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; The Thing / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Quiet Riot in Times Square!
    The Defenders
  2. 1. The Left Hand of Silence!
    The Defenders
  3. 2. What Do Marvel Super Heroes Do on Their Day Off?
    Fun and Games
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  5. 4. "Sunday Punch!"
    Hostess Fruit Pies; The Thing
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