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Giant Size Defenders (1974) comic books 1975

  • Issue #3
    Giant Size Defenders (1974) 3
    Auction opens July 6
    • Paper: White
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s); See item notes
    • Chipping to upper back side corner bracket.
    • Label #4254485022
    Auction opens June 10
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    • Label #22-2D520EC-038
    Auction opens May 13
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    • Label #1276392009
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    • Label #3847870001
    • Water damage.
    • Water damage.
    • 1/2" Spine split from bottom.
    • 1" spine split from bottom.
    • 3/4" Cumulative spine split.
    • 1/2" Spine split from bottom. Staple rust.
    • 1/2" Spine split from top. Staple rust.
    • 1" spine split from bottom.
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4005411012
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    Cover pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Joe Sinnott. New story: 1st appearance of Korvac in "Games Godlings Play!", script by Steve Gerber (script, plot), Jim Starlin (plot), and Len Wein (plot), pencils by Jim Starlin (layouts), Dan Adkins (finished art), Don Newton (finished art), and Jim Mooney (finished art), inks by Dan Adkins (pages 1-7, 10-11, 22-27, 43), Don Newton (pages 14-19, 31-36, 38), and Jim Mooney (pages 8-9, 30, 37, 39, 44); The Grandmaster and the Prime Mover play a game for the fate of the Earth; The Grandmaster selects the Defenders for his "pieces" and the Prime Mover selects several alien "pieces" and combat begins. "The World Destroyers!" starring the Sub-Mariner, script and art by Bill Everett. "The House of Shadows!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Doctor Strange is on the scene to observe a TV crew as they prepare to enter & broadcast about a "Haunted House." Letter from Mary Jo Duffy. 68 pgs., full color. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

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    $38 Giant Size DEFENDERS #3 FN (Marvel 1975) 1st App KORVAK, GRANDMASTER MVS In-tact
    $40 Giant Size Defenders 3 VF- / 1st Korvac / (1974)
    $45 Giant Size Defenders #3 (1975) CGC 3.5 *KEY
    $90 Defenders #3 Giant Size Marvel Comic Bronze Age January 1975
    $100 Giant-Size Defenders 3 CGC 7.0 (Marvel 1975) 1st Appearance of Korvac Cosmic Key
    $180 Giant-Size Defenders #3 CGC 6.0 (1st app of Korvac) 1975
    $300 CGC 9.2 GIANT-SIZE DEFENDERS #3 WHITE PAGES 1ST APPEARANCE KORVAC GUARDIANS 1975
    7 days left Auction Giant-Size Defenders #3 - 1st Korvac Appearance! (Marvel 1975)
    2 days left Auction GIANT-SIZE DEFENDERS #3 1975 MARVEL 1st APPEARANCE of KORVAC ; MVS ; BIG SALE
    4 days left Auction Giant Size Defenders #3 First Appearance Korvac Marvel Comics Bronze Age 1974
    2 days left Auction Giant-Size Defenders #3 1st Appearance Korvac Marvel Comics 1974 High Grade!

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  • Issue #4
    Giant Size Defenders (1974) 4
    • Interior is complete. Front cover missing.

    "Too Cold a Night for Dying!" Guest-starring Yellowjacket. Plot by Don McGregor and Roger Slifer. Script by Steve Gerber. Pencils by Don Heck. Inks by Vince Colletta. Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. Kyle Richmond and Trish Starr's wonderful night at the Lincoln Center is ripped apart by a car bomb! The emergency first responders rush Kyle and Trish to the hospital in hopes of saving their lives! Dr. Strange and Valkyrie are shocked by the bombing and wonder who would want to kill Nighthawk. Likewise across town Henry Pym sees the news report of the Broadway bombing and wonders who would want to kill Trish Starr. Yellowjacket has a prime suspect in mind! And quickly corrals Egghead! In the meantime, the Defenders also have a prime suspect! The Squadron Sinister! However, defeating the Squadron Sinister is much easier said than done! Doctor Strange, Valkyrie, and the Hulk track the squadron to the Crayton Observatory! But their surprise attack falls apart when Doctor Spectrum neutralizes the Hulk and then knocks out his two teammates! Fortunately though, Yellowjacket (acting on a tip from Nighthawk) frees the Defenders and sets up the final showdown back in New York City! The Master of the Mystics Arts, the Green Goliath, Valkyrie, and Yellowjacket vs. Hyperion, Doctor Spectrum, and the Whizzer! Cameo appearance by the Wasp. Defenders Lineup: Doctor Strange, Hulk, Nighthawk, and Valkyrie. First reprint story: "Namor, now emperor of the sub-sea…" Story and Art by Bill Everett. The Sub-Mariner rushes a critical shipment of influenza serum to Alaska, but encounters many obstacles along the way. Story originally published in Human Torch Comics 3 (circa 1940). Second reprint story: "Witchcraft in the Wax Museum!" Script by Stan Lee. Art by Steve Ditko. Doctor Strange battles Baron Mordo. Story originally published in Strange Tales 121. (Notes: Egghead, Trish Starr, and Hank Pym previously crossed paths in Marvel Feature (1st series) 5. They appear together again in the classic Avengers 217. The Squadron Sinister returns in Avengers Annual 8. Egghead appears next in Defenders 42. This issue includes a full-page ad for Marvel Treasury Edition 3 featuring the Mighty Thor.) 64 pages Cover price $0.50.

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    $10 GIANT-SIZE DEFENDERS #4 1975 FINE 6.0 4403 HULK DR. STRANGE YELLOWJACKET
    5 days left Auction Giant Size Defenders 4 Squardron Sinister &Yellowjacket app Gerber/Heck 1975
    5 days left Auction Giant-Size Defenders #4 - 1975 Vintage Marvel
    3 days left Auction Giant-Size Defenders #4 Marvel Comics 1975 Yellowjacket / Squadron Sinister
    1 day left Auction Giant-Size Defenders #4 Marvel Comics 1974 Silver Surfer / Hulk / Sub-Mariner VF
    22 hours left Auction Giant-Size Defenders # 4
    4 hours left Auction Giant Size Defenders #4 CGC 5.0 1975 Marvel Comics Group

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  • Issue #5
    Giant Size Defenders (1974) 5
    • Paper: White
    • Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case
    • Label #3719312005
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    "Eelar Moves in Mysterious Ways!" Guest-starring the Guardians of the Galaxy. Plot by Chris Claremont, Gerry Conway, Scott Edelman, Steve Gerber, Roger Slifer, and Len Wein. Script by Steve Gerber. Pencils by Don Heck. Inks by Jim Mooney, Mike Esposito, and Dave Hunt. Cover by Ron Wilson and Al Milgrom. Somewhere in the middle of New York Harbor, the Master of the Mystic Arts senses a disturbance in the Earth's time-stream! Valkyrie and the Hulk join Dr. Strange's search and discover a bizarre creature called Eelar! However, the slick human-sized eel slips past the Defenders and attacks the Hudson Tunnel! Meanwhile in Upstate New York, Nighthawk investigates the mysterious crash of a spaceship! A spaceship that belongs to the Guardians of the Galaxy Why have the 31st century guardians come to the 20th century? When Vance Astro, Martinex, and Yondu emerge from their ship, Nighthawk presses them for an answer! But speaking of answers, the Defenders are still looking for one against Eelar…now tearing up Times Square! The slippery eel holds off the Green Goliath and the fourth guardian Charlie-27! However, eventually the 20th century and 31st century super-heroes catch-up with Eelar! Will the Badoon-spawned beast finally go down to defeat? Cameo appearance by the adolescent Vance Astro. Flashback cameos by Trish Starr and the Squadron Sinister. Defenders Lineup: Doctor Strange, Hulk, Nighthawk, and Valkyrie. First reprint story: "Quoth the Nighthawk, Nevermore!" Script by Roy Thomas. Art by Gene Colan and Syd Shores. A new costumed vigilante, Nighthawk (aka Kyle Richmond), challenges the Man Without Fear! Flashback cameos by Captain America and the Grandmaster. Story originally published in Daredevil (1st series) 62. Notes: The Guardians of the Galaxy previously appeared in Marvel Two-in-One 5. This issue is their 3rd appearance. They appear next in Defenders 26. This issue includes a full-page ad for Hostess Twinkies featuring Captain Marvel vs. Nitro. First appearance of Justice (young Vance Astrovik) Cover price $0.50.

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    $14 Giant-Size Defenders #5 Guardians of the Galaxy
    $20 GIANT-SIZE DEFENDERS #5 (1975) MARVEL 3RD APPEARANCE OF GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
    $25 GIANT-SIZE DEFENDERS #5 1975 FINE-VERY FINE 7.0 4404 HULK DR. STRANGE
    4 days left Auction Giant Size - Defenders #5 (F+)
    3 days left Auction GIANT-SIZE DEFENDERS #5 VOL. 1 6.0 MARVEL GIANT SIZE BOOK CM88-51

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