The Defenders #128 [Newsstand]
(February 1984)

Marvel, 1972 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1983-11-15
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
0714860215202
Editing
Carl Potts (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #34, with shipping date of 1983-10-25.
This issue is a variant of The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #128 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Defenders / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kevin Nowlan (signed as Kevin Nowlan)
Inks
Kevin Nowlan (signed as Kevin Nowlan)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Defenders [Valkyrie [Brunnhilda]; Gargoyle; Beast; Angel [Warren Worthington III]]
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #128 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for The Defenders (1972 series) #128 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for The Defenders (1972 series) #128 [Canadian]
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Assault on the Empire! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
J. M. DeMatteis
Pencils
Alan Kupperberg
Inks
Mike Mignola
Colors
Christie Scheele; Paul Becton
Letters
Janice Chiang
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nestled away in the rocky mountains of New Mexico is a unique house...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Defenders [Valkyrie [Brunnhilda]; Gargoyle; Beast; Iceman; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Moondragon]; Cloud; Dolly Donahue; Secret Empire [Seraph; Professor Power; Harridan; Mad-Dog [Buzz Baxter]; Leviathan]; Colonel Nick Fury; Mutant Force [Shocker; Lifter; Slither; Burner]; New Mutants [Wolfsbane; Psyche; Sunspot; Karma; Cannonball] (cameo); Professor X [Charles Xavier] (cameo); Odin (flashback); Cloud's father (death); Cloud's mother (death); Aragorn
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Indexer Notes

Paul Becton coloring credit from Defenders #131 letters page. Beast is going thru Star Trek: The Original Series tapes.

[We're Back!] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Fictionmakers: I just read...
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Mark C. Gentry, Bob Wanagiel, and Thomas Jodway.

The Triumphant Return of the Hard Working Editor from a very Tough Convention Trip! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 0.3 page (report information)

Script
Carl Potts ?
Pencils
Carl Potts (signed as CP)
Inks
Carl Potts (signed as CP)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Ann Nocenti; Carl Potts
Synopsis
Carl Potts returns from San Diego Comic Con.
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Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Defenders
  2. 1. Assault on the Empire!
    The Defenders
  3. 2. [We're Back!]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. ["Dear Fictionmakers: I just read..."]
    Defenders Dialogue
  5. 4. The Triumphant Return of the Hard Working Editor from a very Tough Convention Trip!
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