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38August 1976
$0.25

The Defenders #38

Marvel · August 1976

First appearance: Tania BelinskyFirst appearance: Red GuardianFirst appearance: Nebulon2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#38
Publication date
August 1976
Key date
1976-08-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860215208
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Danny CrespiLuke Cage, Doctor Strange, Nebulon First, Nighthawk, Red Guardian First, Kyle Richmond, Stephen Strange, Tania Belinsky First
1Exile to Oblivion!comic story17script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Sal Buscema, Klaus Janson; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Don Warfield; letters: I. WatanabeLuke Cage, Doctor Strange, Eel, Alexander Gentry, Melf, Nighthawk, Barbara Norriss, Jack Norriss, Porcupine, Red Guardian First, Kyle Richmond, Stephen Strange, Leopold Stryke, Tania Belinsky First
2-letters page1script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Barry Smith
3A Pulse-Pounding Palimpsest of Pajandrums Pure, Palaver Paradisic, and Paens Pandemic!in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
30ยขprice 0.30 USD
Britishprice 0.10 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Defenders #3
ISBN 0-7851-2696-1		2007On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1301976On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders #5
ISBN 978-0-7851-9182-7		2015On eBay ›
The Defenders Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-94877-1		2023On eBay ›
World Gone Sane
ISBN 978-1-302-96054-4		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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