The Defenders #86 (1980) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

Identification plate

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Quiet Riot in Times Square!	cover	1	pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: George Roussos	Hellcat, Patsy Walker, Bruce Banner, Black Panther, Hulk, T'Challa
1	The Left Hand of Silence!	comic story	18	script: Ed Hannigan; pencils: Don Perlin; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Michael Higgins	Hellcat, Patsy Walker, Bruce Banner, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Hulk, Nighthawk, Kyle Richmond, Stephen Strange, T'Challa, Valkyrie
2	What Do Marvel Super Heroes Do on Their Day Off?	promo (ad from the publisher)	1		Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Spider-Woman [Jessica Drew]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; the Thing
3	-	in-house column	1	script: Stan Lee	Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Edition	How to tell
British	price 0.15 GBP
Newsstand	barcode 0714860215208

Collection	Year
Essential Defenders #4 ISBN 978-0-7851-3061-1	2008	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders #8 ISBN 978-1-302-93330-2	2021	On eBay ›
Black Panther: Panther's Prey Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-96765-9	2025	On eBay ›

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