The Defenders #131 [Newsstand]
(May 1984)

Marvel, 1972 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1984-02-14
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
0714860215207
Editing
Carl Potts (editor); Jim Massara (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #40, with shipping date of 1984-01-24.
This issue is a variant of The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #131 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Defenders / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alan Kupperberg (signed as Alan Kupperberg)
Inks
Bill Sienkiewicz (signed as B Sienkiewicz)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Defenders [Beast; Iceman; Angel [Warren Worthington III]]
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Atari Presents Moon Patrol (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Atari Video Games and Systems / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

If This Be Walrus...! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Peter Gillis (script); J. M. DeMatteis (plot)
Pencils
Alan Kupperberg
Inks
Alan Kupperberg
Colors
Christie Scheele
Letters
Janice Chiang
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You really think it's going to work this time, Uncle Humbert?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Defenders [Valkyrie [Brunnhilda]; Gargoyle; Beast; Iceman; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Moondragon; Cloud]; Candy Southern; Frog-Man [Eugene Patilio]; The Walrus [Hubert Carpenter]; Uncle Humbert; Vincent Patilio [Leap-Frog]; Dean Hillson
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Keywords
Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour album

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

Zorcom Spaceship and Sound Trek Cassettes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Last Month...] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Hello, I Must Be Going (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
J. M. DeMatteis; Carl Potts
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
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Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Skip Safley and Jeff A. Plackemeier. Farewell note from J. M. DeMatteis.

Special 1984 Low Price Offer (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Marvel Subscriptions / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 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. Atari Presents Moon Patrol
    Atari Video Games and Systems
  3. 2. If This Be Walrus...!
    The Defenders
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Zorcom Spaceship and Sound Trek Cassettes
  5. 4. [Last Month...]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  6. 5. Hello, I Must Be Going
    Defenders Dialogue
  7. 6. Special 1984 Low Price Offer
    Marvel Subscriptions
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  • Peter Croome
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ramon Schenk
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