The Defenders #114 [Direct]
(December 1982)

Marvel, 1972 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1982-09-14
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 (credited) (editor); Ann Nocenti (credited) (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #14.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Defenders / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Don Perlin (signed as Perlin)
Inks
Al Milgrom (signed as Milgrom)
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Defenders [Doctor Strange; Valkyrie [Brunnhilde]; Silver Surfer; Sub-Mariner; Gargoyle; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Hellstrom; Vision; Scarlet Witch; Beast; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Squadron Supreme [Hyperion; Lady Lark [Linda Lewis]; Power Princess [Zarda]; Nuke [Albert Gaines]; Cap'n Hawk [James Dore]; Amphibian [Kingsley Rice]; Golden Archer [Wyatt McDonald]; Tom Thumb [Thomas Thompson]; Doctor Spectrum [Joe Ledger]; Whizzer [Stanley Stewart]; Arcanna [Arcanna Jones]]; Null the Living Darkness; Mindy-Psi
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Indexer Notes

Cover colorist credit provided 2007 by Al Milgrom.

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Dance of Darkness/Dance of Light! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
J. M. DeMatteis (credited) (script, co-plot); Don Perlin (credited) (co-plot)
Pencils
Don Perlin (credited)
Inks
Mike Gustovich (credited); Sam de la Rosa (p.10, uncredited)
Colors
George Roussos (credited)
Letters
Shelly Leferman (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The place: a moon much like our own...
Feature Logo
The Dynamic Defenders!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie [Brunnhilde]; Silver Surfer [Norrid Radd]; Gargoyle; Sub-Mariner; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Hellstrom; Vision; Scarlet Witch; Beast]; Squadron Supreme [Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hyperion; Lady Lark [Linda Lewis]; Power Princess [Zarda]; Nuke [Albert Gaines]; Cap'n Hawk [James Dore]; Amphibian [Kingsley Rice]; Golden Archer [Wyatt McDonald]; Tom Thumb [Thomas Thompson]; Doctor Spectrum [Joe Ledger]; Whizzer [Stanley Stewart]; Arcanna [Arcanna Jones]]; Devil-Slayer (flashback cameo); Clea (flashback cameo); Hellcat (flashback cameo); Stranger (flashback); Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze] (flashback); Over-Mind; Null the Living Darkness; Mindy-Psi; August Masters
Synopsis
President Richmond was a construct. Mindy-Psi takes over mindless body of Over-Mind.
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Indexer Notes

Story continues in Squadron Supreme (Marvel, 1985 series) #1.
Uncredited inks provided by Sam de la Rosa (February 2011).

Defend the Galaxy... (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Star Frontiers; TSR / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Now Bubble Yum Is Super Yum (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

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

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

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

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear J. M.: Defenders #110 is a perfect example...
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Matt Bradley, Peter Duprey, and Gary Braswell.

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

Scarlet Witch; The Vision / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.3 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Defenders
  2. 1. Dance of Darkness/Dance of Light!
    The Defenders
  3. 2. Defend the Galaxy...
    Star Frontiers; TSR
  4. 3. Now Bubble Yum Is Super Yum
    Bubble Yum
  5. 4. ["Ho-Hum..."]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  6. 5. ["Dear J. M.: Defenders #110 is a perfect example..."]
    Defenders Dialogue
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Scarlet Witch; The Vision
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Darrel McCann
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Thomson
  • Steven Tice
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