Defenders (1972 1st Series) comic books

Defenders (1972 1st Series) 1 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4481122012

Hulk, Dr. Strange, and Sub-Mariner begin. See Marvel Feature for first Defenders. Also see Sub-Mariner # 34 & 35. Cover pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Jim Mooney. I Slay By The Stars!, script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Frank Giacoia; Necrodamus attempts to sacrifice Namor to The Nameless One; Omegatron starts its countdown again. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Defenders (1972 1st Series) 7 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4191281005

Cover pencils by John Romita. War Below the Waves!, script by Steve Englehart (plot, script pages 1-7) and Len Wein (script pages 8-19), pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Frank Bolle; Hawkeye and the Defenders try to stop an attack on Atlantic City by Attuma and end up captured by Attuma and the Red Ghost. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Defenders (1972 1st Series) 10 VF 8.0

"Breakthrough" Avengers-Defenders crossover. Part 6 of 8. Guest-starring the Avengers. Script by Steve Englehart. Pencils by Sal Buscema. Inks by Frank Bolle. Cover by John Romita. One of the classic issues of the Defenders! Story continues from Avengers 117. The sixth and final superhero battle of the Avengers-Defenders Clash! And as shown on the cover, it's a matchup of true Marvel heavyweights! The Green Goliath rumbles thru the streets of Los Angeles looking for the Evil Eye. And lo and behold he finds it! However, the Avengers have also sent a team member to the city of angels! The Prince of Asgard! When the thunder god confronts the gamma-radiated defender, the epic clash of the titans erupts! Wow, the Mighty Thor vs. the Incredible Hulk! A battle for the ages! Next Chapter: "United We Stand!" In Greenwich Village the Defenders gather around the four pieces of the Evil Eye that they have recovered. When Prince Namor joins his teammates, he brings with him the fifth piece of the eye plus the Avengers! Whoa! Not exactly what Doctor Strange was expecting! Is another battle on the horizon? Or have the super-heroes finally realized who's been orchestrating the events? Story continues in Avengers 118. Cameo appearances by Asti and Dormammu. Flashback cameo by Loki. (Notes: This issue includes two outstanding full-page panels. The first on page 15 depicting Thor and the Hulk locked in combat; and the second on page 23 featuring seven avengers and five defenders conversing in Dr. Strange's townhouse. The Avengers-Defenders clash was reprinted in a trade paperback in 2002 and again in a hard cover edition in 2007.) 32 pages Cover price $0.20.

Defenders (1972 1st Series) 10 GD/VG 3.0

"Breakthrough" Avengers-Defenders crossover. Part 6 of 8. Guest-starring the Avengers. Script by Steve Englehart. Pencils by Sal Buscema. Inks by Frank Bolle. Cover by John Romita. One of the classic issues of the Defenders! Story continues from Avengers 117. The sixth and final superhero battle of the Avengers-Defenders Clash! And as shown on the cover, it's a matchup of true Marvel heavyweights! The Green Goliath rumbles thru the streets of Los Angeles looking for the Evil Eye. And lo and behold he finds it! However, the Avengers have also sent a team member to the city of angels! The Prince of Asgard! When the thunder god confronts the gamma-radiated defender, the epic clash of the titans erupts! Wow, the Mighty Thor vs. the Incredible Hulk! A battle for the ages! Next Chapter: "United We Stand!" In Greenwich Village the Defenders gather around the four pieces of the Evil Eye that they have recovered. When Prince Namor joins his teammates, he brings with him the fifth piece of the eye plus the Avengers! Whoa! Not exactly what Doctor Strange was expecting! Is another battle on the horizon? Or have the super-heroes finally realized who's been orchestrating the events? Story continues in Avengers 118. Cameo appearances by Asti and Dormammu. Flashback cameo by Loki. (Notes: This issue includes two outstanding full-page panels. The first on page 15 depicting Thor and the Hulk locked in combat; and the second on page 23 featuring seven avengers and five defenders conversing in Dr. Strange's townhouse. The Avengers-Defenders clash was reprinted in a trade paperback in 2002 and again in a hard cover edition in 2007.) 32 pages Cover price $0.20.

Defenders (1972 1st Series) 98 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4526573016

Marshall Rogers coverCover art by Marshall Rogers. The Hand Closes!, script by J. M. DeMatteis, pencils by Don Perlin (breakdowns), Joe Sinnott (finished art), and Sal Trapani (finished art), inks by Joe Sinnott (pages 1-6, 12-21) and Sal Trapani (pages 7-11, uncredited); Nighthawk quits; Cliffy puts on Shadow cloak, calls himself Mandrake, says "Allakazam" and disappears. Wonders of Nature Hostess Fruit Pies with the Fantastic Four, pencils by Herb Trimpe. Cover price $0.50.

Defenders (1972 1st Series) 99 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4526573004

Cover art by Al Milgrom. The Final Conflict?, script by J. M. DeMatteis, pencils by Don Perlin (breakdowns) and Joe Sinnott (finished art), inks by Joe Sinnott; Mephisto reveals that Eternity's missing parts stretched the fabric of the multiverse, and so does Dr. Strange Teleportation spell, he created the 6 fingered hand to make Dr. Strange use the spell over and over. Hot-Tempered Triumph! Hostess Twinkies ad with the Human Torch. 32 pgs. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

Defenders (1972 1st Series) 100 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4526573003

Cover art by Al Milgrom. Hell on Earth!, script by J. M. DeMatteis, pencils by Don Perlin (breakdowns), Joe Sinnott (finished art), Sal Trapani (finished art), Jack Abel (finished art), Al Milgrom (finished art), and Frank Giacoia (finished art), inks by Joe Sinnott (pages 1-16, 22, 24-33, 35-37), Sal Trapani (pages 17, 19, 38), Jack Abel (pages 18, 23), Al Milgrom (page 20), and Frank Giacoia (pages 21, 34); Patsy Walker is Satan's daughter; Mephisto shows Clea as a Queen over a mystic realm. 52 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Defenders (1972 1st Series) 101 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4526573002

"Renewal!" Written by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Don Perlin, Joe Sinnott and Al Milgrom. Cover by Al Milgrom. Due to tensions and in-fighting, the world's most unusual team of heroes is in danger of disbanding. As the mighty Hulk and Savage Sub-Mariner depart, the rest of the Defenders get some much needed R&R and recruit a new member. Cover price $0.50.

Defenders (1972 1st Series) 103 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4526573001

"The Haunting of Christiansboro!" Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Don Perlin (layouts) and Joe Sinnott (finishes). Cover by Al Milgrom. To lift Gargoyle's spirits on Halloween, the Defenders travel to Isaac Christians' hometown of Christiansboro, Virginia. But as soon as the quintet of heroes arrives, they begin to notice very strange things. Have the dead come to life in Christiansboro? As the Defenders move through the small town, they discover the source of the madness: Null, the Living Darkness! And only the hometown hero can vanquish the evil of Null! Cameo appearances by the Beast, Wong, Nighthawk, Matt Murdock, Luann Bloom, and August Masters. Defenders Lineup: Clea, Devil-Slayer, Gargoyle, Hellcat, and Valkyrie. First 60¢c cover price. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

Defenders (1972 1st Series) 107 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4526573008

"On Death and Dying..." Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring Spider-Man. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Don Perlin (breakdowns), Mike Esposito (finishes), Sal Trapani (finishes), Al Milgrom (finishes), and Chic Stone (finishes). Cover by Al Milgrom. The Defenders have stopped August Masters' plan to start WWIII, but at a very high price. Nighthawk apparently died in the blast that destroyed the complex, and Valkyrie was killed right after the Defenders escaped from the complex. So now the downtrodden heroes return to New York and mourn their friends. A while later the Defenders hold a memorial service for the departed Nighthawk and Valkyrie -- and many of their friends and teammates attend. However Hellcat does not. And while Patsy writes in her diary...she's visited by an apparition of Valkyrie! Is Brunnhilde possibly alive? To investigate the matter further, Dr. Strange and Daimon Hellstrom hold a séance -- which reveals the Asgardian villain behind Valkyrie's plight! Appearances by Captain America, Daredevil, Gargoyle, Hawkeye, Hulk, Luke Cage, Silver Surfer, Sub-Mariner, Thor, Vera Cantor, Karnilla, and the Enchantress. (Note: Nighthawk returns years later in the Nighthawk (1998) limited series.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.