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136October 1984
$0.60; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD

The Defenders #136

Marvel · October 1984 · on sale 1984-06-26

First appearance: CloudFirst appearance: Sassafras2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#136
Publication date
October 1984
Key date
1984-10-00
On-sale date
1984-06-26
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Cloud - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Sassafras - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Frank Cirocco; inks: Frank Cirocco; colors: Frank CiroccoGargoyle
2Bodies and Souls!comic story22script: Peter B. Gillis; pencils: Don Perlin; inks: Kim DeMulder; colors: Petra Scotese; letters: Janice ChiangAngel, Aragorn, Beast, Brunnhilde, Cloud First, Heather Douglas, Bobby Drake, Gargoyle, Iceman, Hank McCoy, Moondragon, Sassafras First, Valkyrie, Warren Worthington III
11Jim Starlin Tried to Kill Me!in-house column1script: Jim Shooter; pencils: Jim StarlinDreadstar
12-letters page1letters: typeset
13Join Our Special Subscriber's Clubpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetAurora, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Eugene Judd, Walter Langkowski, Marrina, Puck, Sasquatch
15Jim Starlin Wasn't Going To Change This Book Unless He Could Make It Betterpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jim StarlinVanth Dreadstar

Plus 9 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860215210
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860215210

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Defenders #7
ISBN 978-0-7851-8405-8		2013On eBay ›
The New Defenders
ISBN 978-1-302-91203-1		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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