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Publishers / Marvel / The Defenders (1972) / #5
5April 1973
$0.20

The Defenders #5

Marvel · April 1973 · on sale January 23, 1973

1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
April 1973
Key date
April 1973
On-sale date
January 23, 1973
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Cry: Yandroth!cover1pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: John Verpoorten; letters: Morrie KuramotoBruce Banner, Hulk, Namor, Barbara Norriss, Sub-Mariner, Valkyrie
1World Without End?comic story20script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Frank McLaughlin; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Charlotte JetterDefenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Aragorn; Betty Prentiss; Namorita; Omegatron; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Clea
2-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.06 GBP

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 ›
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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