Defenders (1972 1st Series) comic books in grade VG or lower

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Direct Edition. "Of Elves and Androids!" Guest-starring the Vision and the Scarlet Witch. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Pencils by Don Perlin. Inks by Kim DeMulder. Cover by Sandy Plunkett and Bill Sienkiewicz. The Beast, Gargoyle, and Iceman travel to New Jersey to visit the Vision and the Scarlet Witch. And while they are there -- three unknown super-villains attack! Who are Cloud, Harridan, and Seraph? The former avengers don't know, but they quickly defend themselves as the battle is joined! Meanwhile, four of the original defenders are led through time by an elf. Where are all these elves coming from? First appearance of Cloud. Cameo appearances by Odin, Moondragon, Valkyrie, and Luann Bloom. Defenders Lineup: Beast, Dr. Strange, Gargoyle, Hulk, Silver Surfer, Sub-Mariner, and the Valkyrie. 36 pages. Cover price $0.60.

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Newsstand Edition. "Of Elves and Androids!" Guest-starring the Vision and the Scarlet Witch. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Pencils by Don Perlin. Inks by Kim DeMulder. Cover by Sandy Plunkett and Bill Sienkiewicz. The Beast, Gargoyle, and Iceman travel to New Jersey to visit the Vision and the Scarlet Witch. And while they are there -- three unknown super-villains attack! Who are Cloud, Harridan, and Seraph? The former avengers don't know, but they quickly defend themselves as the battle is joined! Meanwhile, four of the original defenders are led through time by an elf. Where are all these elves coming from? First appearance of Cloud. Cameo appearances by Odin, Moondragon, Valkyrie, and Luann Bloom. Defenders Lineup: Beast, Dr. Strange, Gargoyle, Hulk, Silver Surfer, Sub-Mariner, and the Valkyrie. 36 pages. Cover price $0.60.

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"Darkness on the Edge of Time!" Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Pencils by Don Perlin. Inks by Kim DeMulder. Beautiful cover by Sandy Plunkett and Alan Weiss. Four original defenders are hauled before a mysterious and powerfulcosmic entity called the Tribunal. The seemingly omniscient Tribunal says the Defenders will cause the Earth to be destroyed in the 24th century. And as a result the non-team must disband immediately! What? Does Doctor Strange or Prince Namor or the Hulk or the Silver Surfer believe what the Tribunal is saying? The answer is revealed next issue! Cameo appearances by the Vision, Scarlet Witch, Iceman, Cloud, Harridan, Seraph, and Luann Bloom. Defenders Lineup: Beast, Dr. Strange, Gargoyle, Hulk, Silver Surfer, and the Sub-Mariner. 36 pages. Cover price $0.60.

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Newsstand Edition. The wedding of Hellcat and Hellstorm in "Hello, I Must Be Going (or Mad Dogs and Elvishmen!)" Double-Sized issue. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Pencils by Don Perlin. Inks by Kim DeMulder. Painted cover by Carl Potts and Bill Sienkiewicz. In a solemn moment before the Tribunal; Dr. Strange, the Hulk, the Sub-Mariner, and the Silver Surfer realize that the cosmic entity is speaking the truth. And thus their time in the Defenders is over. Meanwhile in Ohio, the Beast, Gargoyle, Valkyrie, and their friends gathertogether for the marriage of Patsy Walker and Daimon Hellstrom! What a happy occasion! However Patsy's ex-husband, Buzz Baxter, crashes the ceremony with the Mutant Force! So before wedding bells can ring, the newDefenders must take down their uninvited guests! First appearance of Mad Dog. Flashback cameo by the Avengers to recap the events of Moondragon's defeat in Avengers 220. New Defenders Lineup: Angel, Beast, Gargoyle, Iceman, Moondragon, and the Valkyrie. (Notes: Patsy Walker's marriage to Daimon Hellstrom begins in wedded bliss, but years later it will go horribly wrong in the Hellstorm Prince of Lies (1993) series. The title of the Defenders 1st series changes to the New Defenders with this issue.) 52 pages. Cover price $1.00.

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Direct Edition. "State of the Union!" Written by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Alan Kupperberg. Cover by Mike Zeck and John Beatty. Remember Moondragon? Remember how her arrogant personality turned her from a hero to the most incorrigible Avengers villainess of all (see Avengers [1963 1st Series] #219-220)? Well, she's in the Defenders--and Valkyrie on orders from Odin has to teach her humility and cooperation! Needless to say, our newest ensemble of Defenders is in for some growing pains as a team. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.60.

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Assistant Editors' Month - "Cloud Happen" is written by J.M. DeMatteis, with art by Sal Buscema and Alan Kupperberg. Cover by Mike Zeck and John Beatty. Sure, the Defenders find themselves at the top of the Secret Empire's hit list! OK, so Cloud, who was a villain last issue, tries to defect to the good side! All right, so Moondragon takes a few steps off her high horse! OK, OK, OK, so we've got some twelve-foot-tall robots thrown in! But what we really wanna know is--who's that mysterious villain from the past lurking around? 36 pgs. Cover price $0.60.

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"Assault on the Empire" is written by J.M. DeMatteis, with art by Alan Kupperberg and Mike Mignola. Cover by Kevin Nowlan. What is Project: Sublimate? Let's just say that 1984 arrives a year early, as the most far-reaching of all Defenders sagas draws toward its dramatic conclusion! 36 pages, FC. Cover price $0.60.

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"Countdown!" Guest-starring the New Mutants. Nick Fury cameo. Written by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Don Perlin and Kim DeMulder. Cover by Jackson 'Butch' Guice. It's the beginning of the end of the Secret Empire Saga, as the New Defenders--aided and abetted by Cloud and the mysterious Seraph--try to stop Professor Power's plans to topple both the United States and the USSR! It's not as simple as it sounds, though--not when the New Defenders must also battle the New Mutants--sort of! 36 pages, FC. Cover price $0.60.

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"And in the End!" Written by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Mike Zeck and Kim DeMulder. Cover by Frank Cirocco. The Secret Empire lies in defeat--but all is not well for the New Defenders--because Professor Power himself is still on the loose! And if you've ever wondered why they call him power--stop wondering! Plus--Nick Fury and his agents of SHIELD! A new calling for the Beast! And the New Defenders' headquarters! 36 pgs. Cover price $0.60.

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"If This Be Walrus...!" Written by J.M. DeMatteis and Peter B. Gillis. Art by Alan Kupperberg. Cover by Alan Kupperberg and Bill Sienkiewicz. See the Beast on his college lecture tour! See the Walrus attack him! See guest-star Frog-Man leap into action! See an homage to the Beatles! See the relationship between Cloud and Moondragon take a strange turn! 36 pages, FC. Cover price $0.60.

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"The Phantom of Gamma-Ray Flats!" Written by Peter B. Gillis. Art by Don Perlin and Kim DeMulder. Cover by Sandy Plunkett and Alan Weiss. A grizzled old prospector, barely alive, comes to the Angel's doorstep for help! What possible problem could he pose? When the New Defenders let him in, the results are unexpected, to say the least! 36 pgs. Cover price $0.60.

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"The Pajusnaya Consignment!" Written by Peter B. Gillis. Art by Alan Kupperberg and Kim DeMulder. Cover by Kevin Nowlan. Introducing the most unusual pair of detectives ever to cover the streets of San Francisco, and we don't mean Karl Malden and Michael Douglas! Meet Cutlass and Typhoon. 36 pages, FC. Cover price $0.60.

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Written by Peter B. Gillis. Artby Don Perlin and by Kim DeMulder. Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz. The Defenders battle a mutant arsonist hired to kill them. Fantastic Four ad, art by John Byrne. 36 pages, FC. Cover price $0.60.

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Newsstand Edition. "Three Women!", Written by Peter B. Gillis. Art by Don Perlin and Kim DeMulder. Cover art by Chris Warner. The Defenders name Candy Southern as their leader. 36 pages, FC. Cover price $0.60.

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"Hungry Like the Wolf!" Guest-starring Red Wolf. Written by Peter B. Gillis. Art by Don Perlin and Kim DeMulder. Cover pencils by Mike Mignola, inks by Kevin Nowlan [as Mundelo]. It's a turning point for Moondragon, as Odin frees her from the headband. Plus, the startling appearance of the Native America hero - Red Wolf! 36 pages, FC. Cover price $0.60.

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Newsstand Edition. "The Heartbreak Kid!" Written by Peter B. Gillis. Art by Don Perlin and Kim DeMulder. Cover by Mark Badger and Kevin Nowlan. The Defenders know that appearances can be deceiving, but not even they are prepared for the bizarre secret hidden in a quiet mid-western town that threatens them! Moondragon gets a new costume! And her relationship with Cloud takes a critical turn. 36 pages, FC. Cover price $0.60.

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Direct Edition. "M.O.N.S.T.E.R.!" Written by Peter B. Gillis. Art by Don Perlin and Kim DeMulder. Cover pencils by Arthur Adams, inks by Mike Mignola. At a college campus, mutant haters and peace lovers gather. NOTE: The cover for this issue is an interesting piece of art from the early career of two masters of their craft. Both Adams and Mignola's styles shine through and mesh together to give us a unique look at Marvel's mightiest non-team of heroes. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.65.

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Newsstand Edition. "M.O.N.S.T.E.R.!" Written by Peter B. Gillis. Art by Don Perlin and Kim DeMulder. Cover pencils by Arthur Adams, inks by Mike Mignola. At a college campus, mutant haters and peace lovers gather. NOTE: The cover for this issue is an interesting piece of art from the early career of two masters of their craft. Both Adams and Mignola's styles shine through and mesh together to give us a unique look at Marvel's mightiest non-team of heroes. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.65.

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"Another Runner!" Written by Peter B. Gillis. Art by Don Perlin and Kim DeMulder. Cover by Brent Anderson and Bret Blevins. What a choice Moondragon must make! Should she die a horrible death, and thus spare the world from being destroyed by a monstrous evil force--or should she live, and accept the almost limitless power that can be hers, by agreeing to forever become the immortal tool of the Dark Dragon? All that the New Defenders can do is watch--helpless! 36 pages, FC. NOTE: 1st appearance of Andromeda and 1st appearance of the Runner (an Elder of the Universe). Cover price $0.65.

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"...And Games!" Guest-starring Sgt. Fury. Written by Peter B. Gillis. Art by Don Perlin and Art Nichols. Cover by Frank Cirocco. Sgt. Fury and his Howling Defenders?! Hotspur is just a demon who loves to have fun! The New Defenders discover that his idea of fun is destroying property and killing people! But what can the New Defenders do? The villain has the power to warp their minds any way he wishes! Cover price $0.65.

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Direct Edition. "The Kickshaws Consignment!" Written by Peter B. Gillis. Art by Sal Buscema and Art Nichols. Cover by Terry Shoemaker and Randy Emberlin. The New Defenders encounter mystery, murder and supernatural menace when they embark on the search for the fabled artifact of power--the Grey God! Guest-starring Daimon and Patsy Hellstrom, Cutlass and Typhoon! 36 pages, FC. Cover price $0.65.

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Newsstand Edition. "The Kickshaws Consignment!" Written by Peter B. Gillis. Art by Sal Buscema and Art Nichols. Cover by Terry Shoemaker and Randy Emberlin. The New Defenders encounter mystery, murder and supernatural menace when they embark on the search for the fabled artifact of power--the Grey God! Guest-starring Daimon and Patsy Hellstrom, Cutlass and Typhoon! 36 pages, FC. Cover price $0.65.

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Final Issue - "The End of All Songs! Written by Peter B. Gillis. Art by Don Perlin and Dell Barras. Cover art by Frank Cirocco. Story Continued from Secret Wars II (1985) #7. Moondragon cures Angel's blindness, cures Chris Larmouth from the spoor monster, and cures Carol and Danny Faber; Includes Punisher ad with art by Mike Zeck and by John Beatty. 52 pages, FC. NOTE: Angel, Beast and Ice Man continue their adventures in the pages of X-Factor (1986 1st Series) #1. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist. Cover price $1.25.