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3May 2001
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Defenders #3

Marvel · May 2001 · on sale 2001-03-21

First appearance: Ice Queen
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Identification plate

Series
Defenders (Marvel, 2001 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
May 2001
Key date
2001-05-00
On-sale date
2001-03-21
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$2.25; 3.50 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
75960605063500311
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Liquid!Bruce Banner, Hellcat, Hulk, Namor, Sub-Mariner, Nighthawk, Samantha Parrington, Norrin Radd, Kyle Richmond, Silver Surfer, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange, Valkyrie, Patsy Walker
1The Armies of the Slaincomic story22script: Kurt Busiek, Erik Larsen, Eric Stephenson; pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Gregory Wright, Color Arts; letters: Chris EliopoulosBruce Banner, Hades, Hellcat, Hulk, Ice Queen First, Lorelei, Namor, Sub-Mariner, Nighthawk, Samantha Parrington, Pluto, Norrin Radd, Kyle Richmond, Silver Surfer
2May 2001in-house column1script: Bill Rosemann, Brian Michael Bendis; pencils: Sean Chen, Phil Hester; inks: Norm Rapmund, Ande ParksWolverine; Ultimate Hulk; Ultimate Spider-Man
3-letters page1script: Marc Sumerak
4Get Caught in the Web! Subscribe Today!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: typesetSpider-Man

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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