The Defenders #142 [Direct]
(April 1985)

Marvel, 1972 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.65 USD; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Carl Potts (credited) (editor); Pat Blevins (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Defenders / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Arthur Adams (signed as A. Adams); Mike Mignola (signed as Mignola)
Inks
Arthur Adams (signed as A. Adams); Mike Mignola (signed as Mignola)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Defenders: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Gargoyle; Valkyrie [Brunnhilde]
Defenders
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Arthur Adams and Mike Mignola both confirmed that Adams drew Beast and Valkyrie and Mignola inked them, and that Mignola drew Angel and Gargoyle and Adams inked them. Mignola did both pencils and inks on the background. Via Facebook, 27-Jan-2024.

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M.O.N.S.T.E.R.! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Peter Gillis (credited as Peter B. Gillis)
Pencils
Don Perlin (credited)
Inks
Kim DeMulder (credited)
Colors
Michele Robinson (credited as Michele Wrightson)
Letters
Janice Chiang (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The scene: a student lounge at Fontane College, a small school...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Defenders: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cloud; Gargoyle; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Moondragon [Heather Douglas]; Candy Southern; Valkyrie [Brunnhilde]
Dolly Donahue; Senator Robert Kelly; Helen Williams; Adrian Castorp; Harold; Art Wagner
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
At a college campus, mutant haters and peace lovers gather.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

M.O.N.S.T.E.R. stands for Mutants Only Need Sensitivity, Tolerance, and Equal Rights.

[Happy New Year!] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

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

AirMail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (letterhead)
Inks
? (letterhead)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Sheila Stone, Ronald J. Scott, Tim Mennel, and Michael Mattimoe.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Defenders
  2. 1. M.O.N.S.T.E.R.!
    The Defenders
  3. 2. [Happy New Year!]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    AirMail
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Darrel McCann
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Thomson
  • David Welsh
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