The Secret Defenders #1 [Direct]
(March 1993)

Marvel, 1993 Series
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Volume
1
Price
2.50 USD; 3.15 CAD; 1.65 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1993-01-12
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Editing
Mike Rockwitz (editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Secret Defenders / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Andre Coates
Inks
Don Hudson
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Secret Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Wolverine [Logan]; Nomad [Jack Monroe]; Spider-Woman [Julia Carpenter]; Darkhawk [Chris Powell]]
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Indexer Notes

Foil enhanced cover.

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A Gathering of Heroes (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Andre Coates
Inks
Don Hudson
Colors
John Kalisz
Letters
Clem Robins
Genre
superhero
Characters
Secret Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Wolverine [Logan]; Spider-Woman [Julia Carpenter]; Nomad [Jack Monroe]; Darkhawk [Chris Powell]]; Decimator; Tokamak; Dreadlox (Cameo, Introduction); Rachel Carpenter (Cameo); Defenders [Hulk; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Valkyrie] (Flashback)
Synopsis
Dr. Strange gathers a group of four heroes to Phoenix, Arizona and forms the first team of Secret Defenders. The new Defenders foil a bank robbery but are flummoxed when one of the robbers ages and dies in his cell. Trying to unravel the mystery, Wolverine and Spider-Woman come up against the super powered villains, Decimator and Tokamak, and are able to handily beat them until Dreadlox enters the fray.
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Indexer Notes

Dr. Strange uses Tarot cards to select team members.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Defend to the Death... (Table of Contents: 3)

The Secret Defenders / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Andre Coates (illustration)
Inks
Don Hudson (illustration)
Colors
John Kalisz
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wolverine

Indexer Notes

Roy Thomas talks about the new floating roster concept of the Secret Defenders.
Includes a panel of art from next issue's story.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Secret Defenders
  2. 1. A Gathering of Heroes
    The Secret Defenders
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. Defend to the Death...
    The Secret Defenders
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