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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published March 1993
Frequency Monthly
Cover Price 2.50 USD; 3.15 CAD; 1.65 GBP
Pages 36
Editing Mike Rockwitz

Cover Details

Characters Dr. Strange; Wolverine; Nomad [Jack Monroe]; Spider-Woman [Julia Carpenter]; Darkhawk
Genre superhero
Pencils Andre Coates
Inks Don Hudson
Letters Typeset
Notes Foil enhanced cover.
Reprinted in Dottor Strange (Marvel Italia, 1995 series) #2

22 page Secret Defenders story "A Gathering of Heroes"

Characters Secret Defenders--Dr. Strange; Wolverine; Spider-Woman [Julia Carpenter]; Nomad [Jack Monroe]; Darkhawk; VILLAINS: Decimator; Tokamak; CAMEOS: Dreadlox; Rachel Carpenter; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Hulk; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Silver Surfer; Valkyrie
Synopsis Dr. Strange gathers a group of four heroes to Phoenix, Arizona and forms the first team of Secret Defenders; The new Defenders foil a bank robbery but are flummoxed when one of the robbers ages and dies in his cell; Trying to unravel the mystery, Wolvie and Spider-Woman come up against the super powered villains, Decimator and Tokamak, and are able to handily beat them until Dreadlox enters the fray.
Genre superhero
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Andre Coates
Inks Don Hudson
Colors John Kalisz
Letters Clem Robins
Notes Dr. Strange uses Tarot cards to select team members.
Reprinted in Dottor Strange (Marvel Italia, 1995 series) #2

1 page Secret Defenders text article "Defend to the Death..."

Genre superhero
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Andre Coates
Inks Don Hudson
Colors John Kalisz
Letters Typeset
Notes Roy Thomas talks about the new floating roster concept of the Secret Defenders; Includes a panel of art from next issue's story.