Defenders #2 [Erik Larsen cover]
(April 2001)

Marvel, 2001 Series
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Volume
2
Price
2.25 USD; 3.50 CAD
Pages
36
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Barcode
759606050635 00211
Editing
Tom Brevoort (credited) (editor); Marc Sumerak (credited) (assistant editor); Joe Quesada (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[Cover A] (Table of Contents)

The Defenders / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Erik Larsen (signed)
Inks
Klaus Janson (signed)
Colors
Liquid! (signed)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Hellcat]; Pluto
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The Curse (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Kurt Busiek (credited); Erik Larsen (credited)
Pencils
Erik Larsen (credited)
Inks
Klaus Janson (credited); Dick Giordano (sourced) (finishes)
Colors
Gregory Wright (credited); Color Arts (credited)
Letters
Chris Eliopoulos (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Defenders [Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Hulk [Bruce Banner] (also as Joe Fixit); Namor the Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]]; Andromeda (cameo); Attuma (villain); Lorelei (as Valkyrie imposter); Namorita; Papa Hagg; Pluto [Hades] (villain); Doc Samson; Valkyrie [Samantha Parrington] (antagonist); Yellow-Crested Titans; old Canadian man living on the mountain
Synopsis
The curse of Yandroth brings the Defenders together against their will. They are drawn to points of peril on the earth, in this case to an area where Pluto and his Yellow-Crested Titans are. The Defenders think they have stopped him when he brings the Valkyrie to attack them.
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April 2001 (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Ultimate Marvel (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Defenders Dialogue / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Marc Sumerak (credited)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, gang! It's our second issue and we already have mail to print!
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Jeffrey Coburn, Albert Evans Jr., and Du Pre Ellen. Appears between pages 18 and 19 of the story.

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

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

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

advertisement / 9.5 pages (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Cover A]
    The Defenders
  2. 1. The Curse
    The Defenders
  3. 2. April 2001
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. Ultimate Marvel
  5. 4. ["Hey, gang! It's our second issue and we already have mail to print!"]
    Defenders Dialogue
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
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