Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	2005
Cover Price	16.99 USD; 27.25 CAD
Pages	548
Editing	Stan Lee (original editor); Roy Thomas (original editor); Mark D. Beazley (collections editor); Jennifer Grünwald (assistant collections editor)
Notes	ISBN 0-7851-1547-1.

Cover Details

Characters	Defenders [Dr. Strange; Sub-Mariner; Hulk]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Neal Adams
Inks	Neal Adams
Colors	Matt Milla [as Avalon's Matt Milla]
Letters	typeset
Notes	ISBN 0-7851-1547-1.
Reprinted	from Marvel Feature (Marvel, 1971 series) #1.

5 page credits "Table of Contents &c."

Letters

typeset

1 page Dr. Strange cover reprint (on interior page) "Dr. Strange #183"

Characters	Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Gene Colan
Inks	Bill Everett
Reprinted	from Doctor Strange (Marvel, 1968 series) #183.

20 page Dr. Strange story "They Walk by Night!"

Characters	Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange; also as Stephen Sanders]; Clea; Wong; Eternity (Cameo); Kenneth Ward; The Undying Ones
Synopsis	Kenneth Ward, explorer and old friend of Strange, discovers idol of the Undying Ones. Strange defeats 3 demons who want the idol. Ward dies of heart failure.
Genre	superhero
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	Gene Colan
Inks	Tom Palmer
Letters	Jean Izzo
Reprinted	from Doctor Strange (Marvel, 1968 series) #183.

1 page Sub-Mariner cover reprint (on interior page) "Sub-Mariner #22"

Characters	Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Marie Severin
Inks	Frank Giacoia
Reprinted	from Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1968 series) #22.

20 page Sub-Mariner story "The Monarch and the Mystic!"

Characters	Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Lady Dorma; Ikthon; Vashti; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange] (Guest Star); Nameless One (Villain; Intro); Undying Ones; Joella Ward; Kenneth Ward (in flashback)
Synopsis	While Namor is being cured of his inability to breath under water, Dr. Strange implants information in his unconscious mind that leads him to Boston and the Idol of the Undying Ones.
Genre	superhero
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	Marie Severin
Inks	Johnny Craig
Letters	Artie Simek
Reprinted	from Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1968 series) #22.

1 page Hulk cover reprint (on interior page) "Incredible Hulk #126"

Characters	Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Night-Crawler; Undying Ones
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Herb Trimpe
Inks	Herb Trimpe
Reprinted	from Incredible Hulk, The (Marvel, 1968 series) #126.

20 page Hulk story "...Where Stalks the Night-Crawler!"

Characters	Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Dr. Stephen Strange]; Barbara Denton Norriss; Nameless One; Undying Ones; Night-Crawler (intro; becomes Dark-Crawler in Incredible Hulk #269); Van Nyborg
Synopsis	Exhausted after his battle with the Absorbing Man, Bruce Banner is taken to a mysterious mansion where he becomes the target of an evil cult who desires to bring the Undying Ones to earth; Banner is sent to another dimension where he turns into the Hulk and faces the Night-Crawler; Destroying the Night-Crawler's realm, Hulk and his foe are teleported to the realm of the Undying Ones where Night-Crawler fights his ancient foes while Hulk rescues a trapped Dr. Strange and the two return to earth.
Genre	superhero
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	Herb Trimpe
Inks	Herb Trimpe
Letters	Artie Simek
Reprinted	from Incredible Hulk, The (Marvel, 1968 series) #126.

1 page Sub-Mariner cover reprint (on interior page) "Sub-Mariner #34"

Characters	Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Sal Buscema
Reprinted	from Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1968 series) #34.

19 page Sub-Mariner story "Titans Three!"

Characters	Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Vashti; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Lady Dorma; El General
Synopsis	Sub-Mariner, Silver Surfer and the Hulk help the citizens of a small Central American country overthrow El General.
Genre	superhero
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Jim Mooney
Letters	Artie Simek
Reprinted	from Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1968 series) #34.

1 page Sub-Mariner cover reprint (on interior page) "Sub-Mariner #35"

Characters	Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; Goliath [Clint Barton]]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Sal Buscema
Reprinted	from Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1968 series) #34.

19 page Sub-Mariner story "Confrontation!"

Characters	Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Avengers [Thor; Iron Man; Goliath [Clint Barton]; Black Panther (flashback); Captain America (flashback); Vision (flashback); Scarlet Witch (flashback); Quicksilver (flashback); Wasp (flashback); Giant-Man [Dr. Hank Pym] (flashback)]; Lady Dorma; Ikthon; Colonel Willis
Synopsis	Sub-Mariner, Hulk and Silver Surfer band together to try to stop a military weather-control experiment from being tested. The military calls for the Avengers.
Genre	superhero
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Jim Mooney
Letters	Jean Izzo
Reprinted	from Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1968 series) #35.

1 page Defenders cover reprint (on interior page) "Marvel Feature #1"

Characters	Defenders [Hulk; Dr. Strange; Sub-Mariner]
Genre	superhero
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	Neal Adams
Inks	Neal Adams
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Marvel Feature (Marvel, 1971 series) #1.

19 page Defenders story "The Day of the Defenders!"

Characters	Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Steven Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Wong; Yandroth (Villain; Death); Omegatron (Intro); Silver Surfer
Synopsis	The Defenders must stop Yandroth from destroying the Earth with the Omegatron.
Genre	superhero
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	Ross Andru
Inks	Bill Everett
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Marvel Feature (Marvel, 1971 series) #1.

10 page Dr. Strange story "The Return!"

Characters	Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange; also as Stephen Sanders]; Wong; Ancient One; Baron Mordo (Villain)
Synopsis	Stephen Strange becomes Doctor Strange again to stop Baron Mordo.
Genre	superhero
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	Don Heck
Inks	Frank Giacoia
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Marvel Feature (Marvel, 1971 series) #1.

1 page Defenders cover reprint (on interior page) "Marvel Feature #2"

Characters	Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Steven Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Dormammu
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sal Buscema?; John Buscema?
Inks	Frank Giacoia; John Romita (retouches)
Reprinted	from Marvel Feature (Marvel, 1971 series) #2.

28 page Defenders story "Nightmare on Bald Mountain!"

Characters	Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Dr. Strange [Steven Strange]]; Dormammu; Ancient One (illusion); Wong; Clea; Roy Thomas; Jeanie Thomas; Tom Fagan; Dormammu Cultists (Intro)
Synopsis	Dr. Strange, Hulk and Namor travel to Rutland, VT to stop a cult from releasing Dormammu into our dimension.
Genre	superhero
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	Ross Andru
Inks	Sal Buscema
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Marvel Feature (Marvel, 1971 series) #2.

1 page Defenders cover reprint (on interior page) "Marvel Feature #3"

Characters	Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Steven Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Xemnu the Titan
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Gil Kane
Inks	Ralph Reese?; Bill Everett?
Reprinted	from Marvel Feature (Marvel, 1971 series) #3.

23 page Defenders story "A Titan Walks Among Us!"

Characters	Defenders [Dr. Strange [Steven Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Xemnu the Titan; Jim Wilson; Thunderbolt Ross; Colonel Calvin Beame; Colonel Richmond Wagner
Synopsis	Alien conqueror Xemnu uses his mental powers, broadcast through a kids' television show, to try and enslave mankind. The combines forces of the Defenders must rise to stop him.
Genre	superhero
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	Ross Andru
Inks	Bill Everett
Letters	Artie Simek
Reprinted	from Marvel Feature (Marvel, 1971 series) #3.

1 page Defenders cover reprint (on interior page) "Defenders #1"

Characters	Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Doctor Strange [Steven Strange]]; Necrodamus; The Nameless One
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Jim Mooney
Reprinted	from Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #1.

20 page Defenders story "I Slay by the Stars!"

Characters	Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Dr.Strange [Steven Strange]]; Necrodamus; Kenneth Ward (in flashback); Nameless One (in flashback); Night-Crawler (in flashback); Omegatron (Cameo)
Synopsis	Necrodamus attempts to sacrifice Namor to The Nameless One. Omegatron starts it's countdown again.
Genre	superhero
Script	Steve Englehart
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Frank Giacoia
Letters	Artie Simek
Reprinted	from Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #1.

1 page Defenders cover reprint (on interior page) "Defenders #2"

Characters	Defenders [Dr. Strange [Steven Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Calizuma
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Frank Giacoia
Reprinted	from Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #2.

20 page Defenders story "The Secret of the Silver Surfer!"

Characters	Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Steven Strange]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Necrodamus (in flashback); Calizuma; Warrior Wizards; Wong (Cameo); Omegatron (Cameo)
Synopsis	Dr. Strange, Namor and Hulk travel to Asia to find out why Silver Surfer attacked Namor.
Genre	superhero
Script	Steve Englehart
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	John Verpoorten
Letters	John Costanza
Reprinted	from Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #2.

1 page Defenders cover reprint (on interior page) "Defenders #3"

Characters	Defenders [Dr. Strange [Steven Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Nameless One; Barbara Norris
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Gil Kane; John Buscema (Silver Surfer figure)
Inks	Gil Kane; Sal Buscema (Silver Surfer figure)
Reprinted	from Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #3.

20 page Defenders story "Four Against the Gods"

Characters	Defenders [Dr. Strange [Steven Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Warrior Wizards; Barbara Norris; Clea (Mental Image); Lady Dorma (Mental Image); Jarella (Mental Image); Shalla Bal (Mental Image); Nameless One
Synopsis	The Defenders try to help Silver Surfer leave the Earth by taking him to another dimension. They encounter the Nameless One and free Barbara Norris.
Genre	superhero
Script	Steve Englehart
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Jim Mooney
Letters	Artie Simek
Reprinted	from Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #3.

1 page Defenders cover reprint (on interior page) "Defenders #4"

Characters	Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Dr. Strange [Steven Strange]; Valkyrie]; Aragorn
Genre	superhero
Pencils	John Buscema
Inks	Frank Giacoia
Reprinted	from Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #4.

20 page Defenders story "The New Defender!"

Characters	Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Dr. Strange [Steven Strange]; Valkyrie]; Barbara Norris; Executioner; Fragon; Enchantress [Amora]; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Zeus (flashback; Cameo); Aragorn; Casiolena; Omegatron
Synopsis	Enchantress transforms Barbara into the Valkyrie and turns the Black Knight to stone; Valkyrie takes Aragorn as her horse; Omegatron down to 89 hundredths.
Genre	superhero
Script	Steve Englehart
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Frank McLaughlin
Letters	Artie Simek
Reprinted	from Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #4.

1 page Defenders cover reprint (on interior page) "Defenders #5"

Characters	Defenders [Valkyrie; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Omegatron
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	John Verpoorten
Reprinted	from Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #5.

20 page Defenders story "World Without End?"

Characters	Defenders [Valkyrie; Dr. Strange [Steven Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Clea; Aragorn; Betty Prentiss; Namorita; Omegatron
Synopsis	The Defenders stop Omegatron from destroying the Earth.
Genre	superhero
Script	Steve Englehart
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Frank McLaughlin
Letters	Charlotte Jetter
Reprinted	from Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #5.

1 page Defenders cover reprint (on interior page) "Defenders #6"

Characters	Defenders [Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Dr. Strange [Steven Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie]; Cyrus Black
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Sal Buscema?; John Verpoorten?
Reprinted	from Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #6.

19 page Defenders story "The Dreams of Death!"

Characters	Defenders [Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Dr. Strange [Steven Strange]; Valkyrie; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Cyrus Black; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Aragorn; Nebuchadnezzar (rat)
Synopsis	Cyrus Black attacks Dr. Strange and is forced to deal with the Defenders.
Genre	superhero
Script	Steve Englehart
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Frank McLaughlin
Letters	John Costanza
Reprinted	from Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #6.

1 page Defenders illustration "The Dynamic Defenders!"

Characters	Defenders [Dr. Strange [Steven Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie]
Genre	superhero
Script	Steve Englehart
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Reprinted	from Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #6.

1 page Defenders cover reprint (on interior page) "Defenders #7"

Characters	Defenders [Valkyrie; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Attuma
Genre	superhero
Pencils	John Romita
Inks	Mike Esposito
Reprinted	from Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #7.

19 page Defenders story "War Below the Waves!"

Characters	Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Avengers [Scarlet Witch; Vision; Black Panther; Thor] (flashback); Champion (flashback); Black Widow (flashback); Daredevil (flashback); Zzzax (flashback); Wong; Clea; Attuma; Atlanteans; Aragorn; Red Ghost
Synopsis	Hawkeye and the Defenders try to stop an attack on Atlantic City by Attuma and end up captured by Attuma and the Red Ghost.
Genre	superhero
Script	Steve Englehart (Plot, Script pp.1-10); Len Wein (Script, pp.11-28)
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Frank Bolle
Letters	June Braverman
Reprinted	from Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #7.

1 page Defenders cover reprint (on interior page) "Defenders #8"

Characters	Defenders [Valkyrie; Dr. Strange [Steven Strange]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Red Ghost
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Sal Buscema
Letters	John Costanza
Reprinted	from Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #8.

15 page Defenders story "...If Atlantis Should Fall!"

Characters	Defenders [Valkyrie; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Red Ghost; Unicorn (flashback); Attuma; Clea; Wong; Atlanteans; Dr. Jennings (Cameo)
Synopsis	Dr. Strange, Silver Surfer and Hulk free the rest of the Defenders and Hawkeye from Attuma and the Red Ghost.
Genre	superhero
Script	Steve Englehart
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Frank McLaughlin
Letters	Gaspar Saladino (Page 1); Charlotte Jetter
Reprinted	from Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #8.

3 page Defenders; Avengers story "Prologue: Alliance Most Foul!"

Characters	Dormammu; Loki
Synopsis	Following a battle with Thor, Dormammu brings a blind Loki to his dimension, where he tells the Prince of Lies his new scheme for conquering the earth. The plan will take both of their abilities and cunning to pull off. Loki then agrees to aid him.
Genre	superhero
Script	Steve Englehart
Pencils	Bob Brown
Inks	Mike Esposito
Letters	Jean Izzo
Reprinted	from Avengers, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #115

4 page Defenders story "Deception!!"

Characters	Defenders [Dr. Strange; Hulk; Sub-Mariner; Silver Surfer; Valkyrie; Hawkeye]; Black Knight (as a statue); Dormammu; Loki
Synopsis	Dr. Strange contacts the soul of the Black Knight, but the message is diverted and re-worded by the magicks of Dormammu and Loki, who want the Defenders to gather the pieces of the Evil Eye --a powerful weapon thought long destroyed-- for them.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Steve Englehart
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Frank McLaughlin
Letters	Petra Goldberg
Reprinted	From Defenders, The (Marvel, 1972 series) #8

1 page Avengers cover reprint (on interior page) "Avengers #116"

Characters	Avengers [Vision; Scarlet Witch]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	John Romita
Inks	Mike Esposito
Letters	John Costanza
Reprinted	from Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #116.

19 page Avengers story "Betrayal!"

Characters	Avengers [Thor; Vision; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Scarlet Witch; Swordsman; Mantis; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]]; Wong; Loki; Dormammu; Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Valkyrie; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Prester John (flashback); Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (flashback); Wyatt Wingfoot (flashback); Aragorn
Synopsis	Silver Surfer battles Vision and the Scarlet Witch atop a volcano for a piece of the weapon called The Evil Eye.
Genre	superhero
Script	Steve Englehart
Pencils	Bob Brown
Inks	Mike Esposito
Letters	John Costanza
Reprinted	from Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #116.

1 page Defenders cover reprint (on interior page) "Defenders #9"

Characters	Defenders [Dr. Strange; Hulk; Sub-Mariner]; Avengers [Hawkeye; Iron Man]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Sal Buscema
Letters	John Costanza
Reprinted	from Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #9.

19 page Defenders story "Divide... and Conquer"

Characters	Defenders [Dr. Strange [Steven Strange]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Valkyrie]; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Avengers [Swordsman; Vision; Scarlet Witch; Mantis; Iron Man; Thor; Black Panther; Captain America; Hawkeye]; Aragorn; Professor Martin Figueras
Synopsis	Iron Man fights Hawkeye and Dr. Strange fights Black Panther and Mantis.
Genre	superhero
Script	Steve Englehart
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Frank McLaughlin
Letters	Artie Simek
Notes	Chapter 4, 5 and 6 of Defenders vs Avengers
Reprinted	from Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #9.

19 page Avengers cover reprint (on interior page) "Avengers #117"

Characters	Captain America; Sub-Mariner; Sunfire
Genre	superhero
Pencils	John Romita
Inks	Mike Esposito
Letters	Gaspar Saladino
Reprinted	from Avengers, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #117.

19 page Avengers story "Holocaust"

Characters	Avengers [Scarlet Witch; Vision; Hawkeye; Iron Man; Mantis; Black Panther; Swordsman; Captain America]; Defenders [Dr. Strange; Silver Surfer; Valkyrie; Sub-Mariner]; Loki; Dormammu; Aragorn; Sunfire; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]
Synopsis	The Swordsman fights Valkrie and Captain America fights the Sub-Mariner. Captain America and Sub-Mariner begin to realize that the two teams have been set up to fight each other by someone else.
Genre	superhero
Script	Steve Englehart
Pencils	Bob Brown
Inks	Mike Esposito (pages 1-16); Frank McLaughlin [uncredited] (pages 17-32)
Letters	Gaspar Saladino (pages 1 and 3); June Braverman
Notes	Chapters 7 and 8 of Avengers/Defenders crossover.
Reprinted	from Avengers, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #117.

1 page Defenders cover reprint (on interior page) "Defenders #10"

Characters	Hulk; Thor
Genre	superhero
Pencils	John Romita
Inks	John Romita
Reprinted	from Defenders, The (Marvel, 1972 series) #10.

19 page Defenders story "Breakthrough!"

Characters	Defenders [Hulk; Dr. Strange; Sub-Mariner; Valkyrie; Silver Surfer]; Avengers [Thor; Captain America; Iron Man; Scarlet Witch; Vision; Swordsman; Black Panther; Mantis; Haekeye]; Sunfire (in flashback); Dormammu; Loki (in flashback)
Synopsis	Thor battles Hulk and the Avengers and the Defenders unite to take on Dormammu and Loki.
Genre	superhero
Script	Steve Englehart
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Frank Bolle
Letters	Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Tom Orzechowski [as T. Orz]
Notes	Chapter 9,10 Defenders vs Avengers.
Reprinted	from Defenders, The (Marvel, 1972 series) #10.

1 page Avengers cover reprint (on interior page) "Avengers #118"

Characters	Avengers [Thor; Captain America; Scarlet Witch; Iron Man; Black Panther]; Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Hulk; Sub-Mariner]; Loki; Dormammu
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Bob Brown?; John Romita?
Inks	John Romita
Reprinted	from Avengers, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #118.

19 page Avengers story "To the Death!"

Characters	Avengers [Captain America; Thor; Scarlet Witch; Black Panther; Hawkeye; Iron Man; Swordsman; Vision; Mantis]; Defenders [Dr. Strange; Sub-Mariner; Hulk; Valkyrie; Silver Surfer]; SHIELD [Nick Fury; Countess Allegre de Fontaine; Dum Dum Dugan]; Dormammu; Loki; Watcher; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Thing; Human Torch; Invisible Girl] (Cameo); Spider-Man (Cameo); Inhumans [Black Bolt; Gorgon; Karnak] (Cameo); Power Man [Luke Cage] (Cameo); Ka-Zar (Cameo); Zabu (Cameo); Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze] (Cameo); Man-Thing (Cameo); Dr. Doom (Cameo); Dracula (Cameo); Adam Warlock (Cameo); Thanos (Cameo)
Synopsis	The Avengers and the Defenders stop Dormammu's plan to invade their dimension.
Genre	superhero
Script	Steve Englehart
Pencils	Bob Brown
Inks	Mike Esposito; Frank Giacoia
Letters	Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Tom Orzechowski
Notes	Final chapter of the Avengers/Defenders crossover.
Reprinted	from Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #118.

1 page Defenders cover reprint (on interior page) "Defenders #11"

Characters	Defenders [Dr. Strange; Sub-Mariner; Hulk; Silver Surfer]; Chandu
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Sal Buscema
Reprinted	from Defenders, The (Marvel, 1972 series) #11.

19 page Defenders story "A Dark and Stormy Knight"

Characters	Defenders [Dr. Strange; Hulk; Valkyrie; Sub-Mariner; Silver Surfer]; Avengers [Hawkeye; Thor; Vision; Mantis; Swordsman; Black Panther]; SHIELD [Nick Fury]; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Temax; Prince John; King Richard the Lion-Hearted; Modred; Chandu; Prester John
Synopsis	The Defenders help restore the Black Knight to life after Enchangtress turned him to stone. They travel to the 12th century and the Black Knight decides to stay there.
Genre	superhero
Script	Steve Englehart
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Frank Bolle
Letters	Gaspar Saladino (Page 1); Thomas Orzechowski [as T. Orz]
Reprinted	from Defenders, The (Marvel, 1972 series) #11.

1 page Defenders cover reprint (on interior page) "Defenders #12"

Characters	Defenders [Dr. Strange; Hulk; Valkyrie]; Xemnu the Titan
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Ron Wilson?
Inks	John Romita
Reprinted	from Defenders, The (Marvel, 1972 series) #12.

19 page Defenders story "The Titan Strikes Back!"

Characters	Defenders [Hulk; Valkyrie; Dr. Strange]; Xemnu the Titan [also as Amos Moses]; Sub-Mariner (flashback); Enchantress (flashback); Aragorn; Wong
Synopsis	Xemnu the Titan returns and takes over a small town before being stopped by the Defenders.
Genre	superhero
Script	Len Wein
Pencils	Sal Buscema (layouts); Jack Abel (finished art)
Inks	Jack Abel
Letters	Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Charlotte Jetter
Notes	Dr. Strange gives Valkyrie Dragonfang, carved by Wizard Kahji-Da from the tusk of a beast he slew.
Reprinted	from Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #12.

1 page Defenders cover reprint (on interior page) "Defenders #13"

Characters	Defenders [Hulk; Dr. Strange; Sub-Mariner]; Squadron Sinister [Hyperion; Whizzer; Dr. Spectrum]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Gil Kane
Inks	Joe Sinnott
Letters	Gaspar Saladino
Reprinted	from Defenders, The (Marvel, 1972 series) #13.

19 page Defenders story "For Sale: One Planet -- Slightly Used!"

Characters	Defenders [Dr. Strange; Hulk; Valkyrie; Sub-Mariner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Squadron Sinister [Hyperion; Whizzer; Dr. Spectrum]; Nebulon; Aragorn; Amphibians; Avengers [Captain America; Iron Man] (in flashback)
Synopsis	After deciding to go straight Nighthawk comes to the Defenders for assistance in helping stop the Squadron Sinister from destroying the planet for Nebulon.
Genre	superhero
Script	Len Wein
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Klaus Janson
Letters	John Costanza
Reprinted	from Defenders, The (Marvel, 1972 series) #13.

1 page Defenders cover reprint (on interior page) "Defenders #14"

Characters	Defenders [Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]]; Nebulon
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Sal Buscema
Reprinted	from Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #14.

20 page Defenders story "And Who Shall Inherit the Earth?"

Characters	Defenders [Valkyrie; Sub-Mariner [Namor] (quits); Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond] (joins)]; Nebulon [also as Celestial Man]; Squadron Sinister [Hyperion; Whizzer; Dr.Spectrum]; Thor (flashback)
Synopsis	The Defenders stop the Squadron Sinister and Nebulon from destroying the Earth.
Genre	superhero
Script	Len Wein
Pencils	Sal Buscema (Layouts); Dan Green (Finished Art)
Inks	Dan Green
Letters	Artie Simek
Reprinted	from Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #14.

1 page Defenders (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "untitled"

Characters	Defenders [Hulk; Sub-Mariner; Dr. Strange]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Sal Buscema
Colors	Matt Milla [as Avalon's Matt Milla]
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	from Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #9.