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Publishers / Marvel / The Defenders (1972) / #1
1August 1972
$0.20

The Defenders #1

Marvel · August 1972 · on sale May 30, 1972

First appearance (cover): Necrodamus
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Identification plate

Series
The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
August 1972
Key date
August 1972
On-sale date
May 30, 1972
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Necrodamus - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0I Slay by the Stars!cover1pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Sam RosenBruce Banner, Hulk, Namor, Necrodamus First, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange, Sub-Mariner
1I Slay by the Stars!comic story20script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Artie SimekBruce Banner, Hulk, Namor, Necrodamus First, Nightcrawler, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange, Sub-Mariner, Kurt Wagner
2Defenders Dialogueletters page1letters: typeset

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Defenders #1
ISBN 0-7851-1547-1		2005On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-3044-4		2008On eBay ›
Marvel Firsts: The 1970s #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-6380-0		2011On eBay ›
The Defenders Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-92859-9		2021On eBay ›
The Day of the Defenders
ISBN 978-1-302-93356-2		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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