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138December 1984
$0.60; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD

The Defenders #138

Marvel · December 1984 · on sale 1984-08-25

First appearance: Dragon of the Moon2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#138
Publication date
December 1984
Key date
1984-12-00
On-sale date
1984-08-25
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 Dragon of the Moon - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Chris Warner; inks: Chris WarnerAngel, Beast, Brunnhilde, Heather Douglas, Bobby Drake, Gargoyle, Iceman, Hank McCoy, Moondragon, Valkyrie, Warren Worthington III
1Three Womencomic story22script: Peter B. Gillis; pencils: Don Perlin; inks: Kim DeMulder; colors: Petra Scotese; letters: Janice ChiangA'Lars, Angel, Bruce Banner, Beast, Brunnhilde, Captain America, Cloud, Dolly Donahue, Heather Douglas, Dragon of the Moon First, Bobby Drake, Galactus, Galan, Gargoyle
2Sol Brodsky 1923 - 1984in-house column1script: Jim ShooterSol Brodsky
3-letters page1pencils: ? (letterhead); inks: ? (letterhead); letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860215212
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860215212

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Defenders #7
ISBN 978-0-7851-8405-8		2013On eBay ›
The End of All Songs
ISBN 978-1-302-92070-8		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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