| Issue | #1 |
| Published | December 1971 |
| Cover Price | 0.25 USD |
| Pages | 52 |
| Editing | Stan Lee |
| Characters | Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Roy Thomas |
| Pencils | Neal Adams |
| Inks | Neal Adams |
| Letters | Sam Rosen |
| Reprinted | In Marvel Treasury Edition #16 (1978); in Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #1; in Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders (Marvel, 2008 series) #1; in Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (Marvel, 2003 series) #4 |
| Characters | Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen 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 |
| Notes | Intro & Origin of The Defenders. |
| Reprinted | in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #16 (1978); in Hulk E I Difensori (Editoriale Corno, 1975 series) #1 [11 pp.]; in Day of the Defenders (Marvel, 2001 series) #1; in Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #1; in Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Bill Everett |
| Pencils | Bill Everett |
| Inks | Bill Everett |
| Letters | Bill Everett |
| Reprinted | From SUB-MARINER COMICS #40 (June 1955) |
| 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 |
| Notes | last app. in INCREDIBLE HULK #126 |
| Reprinted | In Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #1; in Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (Marvel, 2003 series) #4 |