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Comic Book: Defenders, The (1972 series)

What This Book is About:
First volume from the team that is not a team. Original members were Doctor Strange, Namor the Sub-Mariner and the Incredible Hulk, with the addition of the Silver Surfer soon after. Yet many other super heroes were in and out of this team.

Data Sheet:
Dates
Aug 1972 to Feb 1986
1972
N/A

Characters most frequently found in this comic book:
In order of appearances.

Hulk
Hulk

(Bruce Banner)
Valkyrie
Valkyrie

(Brunnhilda)
Nighthawk
Nighthawk

(Kyle Richmond)
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange

(Stephen Strange)
Hellcat
Hellcat

(Patsy Walker)
Red Guardian
Red Guardian

(Tania Belinsky)
Plus: Defenders, Jack Norriss (Jackson Norriss).
Defenders, The #1
Defenders, The #1

(Aug 1972)

Comics Index

Page: 5 of 5

Total Indexed Comics: 125

Comics sorted by date. Oldest shown first. Up to 25 comics per page. Page navigator at the bottom of the page.

Defenders, The #101
3 stars

Defenders, The #101

November 1981
"Renewal"
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
The Savage Hulk is the only one happy for obtaining a victory against the hordes of Hell. But everybody is sad for the high price they payed in return: the loss of Daimon Hellstrom, the Son of Satan, into the hands of his father. [...]
Defenders, The #102
3 stars

Defenders, The #102

December 1981
"Mind Games"
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
[...]
Defenders, The #103
3 stars

Defenders, The #103

January 1982
"The Haunting of Christianboro"
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
[...]
Defenders, The #104
3 stars

Defenders, The #104

February 1982
"Yesterday Never Dies"
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
[...]
Defenders, The #105
3 stars

Defenders, The #105

March 1982
"... Rising..."
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
[...]
Defenders, The #106
4 stars

Defenders, The #106

April 1982
"The War to End All Wars"
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
Story continues from CAPTAIN AMERICA #268Dr Strange receives a staggeringly powerful warning that DefendersGargoyle, Hellcat, Nighthawk and Valkyrie are in danger, and Captain America is in it with them. After a reviving tea from Wong he sends out an astral call for help. [...]
Defenders, The #107
4 stars

Defenders, The #107

May 1982
"On Death and Dying..."
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
Captain America and Daredevil are standing with Defenders Beast, Dr Strange, Gargoyle, Hellcat, Son of Satan and Valkyrie outside the Mt Charteris base of August Masters that has just blown up. [...]
Defenders, The #108
3 stars

Defenders, The #108

June 1982
"The Wasteland"
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
At a séance to contact the murdered Valkyrie's spirit, the Enchantress appears to inform the Defenders that Val is not dead: her soul is locked within her sword Dragonfang, and her body is a prisoner in Niffleheim. [...]
Defenders, The #109
3 stars

Defenders, The #109

July 1982
"Vengeance! Cries the Valkyrie"
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
The Valkyrie and the Defenders defeat the Enchantress. Then, the Valkyrie travels to Asgard to speak with Odin. Odin and the Valkyrie make peace with one another. Elsewhere, the Hulk, Namor, and Son of Satan are whisked along in interdimensional space. [...]
Defenders, The #110
3 stars

Defenders, The #110

August 1982
"... Hunger..."
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
[...]
Defenders, The #111
3 stars

Defenders, The #111

September 1982
"Fathers and Daughters"
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
We are taken through the pages of Patsy Walker's (Hellcat's) diary; specifically, her search for her father. She has been told that Satan is her father and she needs to know the truth. She tracks her father to a small town where she meets Nicholis Eblis. [...]
Defenders, The #112
3 stars

Defenders, The #112

October 1982
"Strange Visitor From Another Planet"
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
[...]
Defenders, The #113
0 stars

Defenders, The #113

November 1982
"Moon Madness"
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
[...]
Defenders, The #114
0 stars

Defenders, The #114

December 1982
"Dance of Darkness, Dance of Light"
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
[...]
Defenders, The #115
0 stars

Defenders, The #115

January 1983
"A Very Wrong Turn"
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
[...]
Defenders, The #116
0 stars

Defenders, The #116

February 1983
"Two By Two"
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
[...]
Defenders, The #117
3 stars

Defenders, The #117

March 1983
"The Gift"
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
[...]
Defenders, The #118
0 stars

Defenders, The #118

April 1983
"The Double"
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
[...]
Defenders, The #119
0 stars

Defenders, The #119

May 1983
"Ashes, Ashes... We All Fall Down"
Script: Steven Grant
[...]
Defenders, The #120
3 stars

Defenders, The #120

June 1983
"Sanctuary"
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
[...]
Defenders, The #121
3 stars

Defenders, The #121

July 1983
"Savior"
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
[...]
Defenders, The #122
0 stars

Defenders, The #122

August 1983
"Things To Come"
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
[...]
Defenders, The #123
0 stars

Defenders, The #123

September 1983
"Of Elves And Androids"
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
[...]
Defenders, The #124
0 stars

Defenders, The #124

October 1983
"Darkness On The Edge Of Time"
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
[...]
Defenders, The #125
0 stars

Defenders, The #125

November 1983
"Hello, I Must Be Going. (or... Mad Dogs and Elvishmen!)"
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
[...]