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Defenders (1972 1st Series) comic books graded by CBCS

  • Item #59266819
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
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    • Witnessed Signature: Sal Buscema on 10/31/2022.
    • Label #23-0AE1106-042
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    Hulk, Dr. Strange, and Sub-Mariner begin. See Marvel Feature for first Defenders. Also see Sub-Mariner # 34 & 35. Cover pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Jim Mooney. I Slay By The Stars!, script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Frank Giacoia; Necrodamus attempts to sacrifice Namor to The Nameless One; Omegatron starts its countdown again. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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  • Item #60197568
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    • Label #22-1A0E29C-002
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    Hulk, Dr. Strange, and Sub-Mariner begin. See Marvel Feature for first Defenders. Also see Sub-Mariner # 34 & 35. Cover pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Jim Mooney. I Slay By The Stars!, script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Frank Giacoia; Necrodamus attempts to sacrifice Namor to The Nameless One; Omegatron starts its countdown again. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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  • Item #58714622
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    Hulk, Dr. Strange, and Sub-Mariner begin. See Marvel Feature for first Defenders. Also see Sub-Mariner # 34 & 35. Cover pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Jim Mooney. I Slay By The Stars!, script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Frank Giacoia; Necrodamus attempts to sacrifice Namor to The Nameless One; Omegatron starts its countdown again. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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  • Item #58002627
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    • Paper: White
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    • Label #21-3AE7374-002
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    Cover pencils by John Buscema and Jim Starlin (cover layout), inks by Frank Giacoia. The New Defender!, script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Enchantress transforms Barbara into the Valkyrie and turns the Black Knight to stone; Valkyrie takes Aragorn as her horse; Omegatron down to 89 hundredths. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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  • Item #59266813
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    Published Nov 1973 by Marvel.
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    • Witnessed Signatures: Sal Buscema on 10/31/2022 & Roy Thomas on 11/19/2022.
    • Label #23-0AE1106-043
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    "Breakthrough" Avengers-Defenders crossover. Part 6 of 8. Guest-starring the Avengers. Script by Steve Englehart. Pencils by Sal Buscema. Inks by Frank Bolle. Cover by John Romita. One of the classic issues of the Defenders! Story continues from Avengers 117. The sixth and final superhero battle of the Avengers-Defenders Clash! And as shown on the cover, it's a matchup of true Marvel heavyweights! The Green Goliath rumbles thru the streets of Los Angeles looking for the Evil Eye. And lo and behold he finds it! However, the Avengers have also sent a team member to the city of angels! The Prince of Asgard! When the thunder god confronts the gamma-radiated defender, the epic clash of the titans erupts! Wow, the Mighty Thor vs. the Incredible Hulk! A battle for the ages! Next Chapter: "United We Stand!" In Greenwich Village the Defenders gather around the four pieces of the Evil Eye that they have recovered. When Prince Namor joins his teammates, he brings with him the fifth piece of the eye plus the Avengers! Whoa! Not exactly what Doctor Strange was expecting! Is another battle on the horizon? Or have the super-heroes finally realized who's been orchestrating the events? Story continues in Avengers 118. Cameo appearances by Asti and Dormammu. Flashback cameo by Loki. (Notes: This issue includes two outstanding full-page panels. The first on page 15 depicting Thor and the Hulk locked in combat; and the second on page 23 featuring seven avengers and five defenders conversing in Dr. Strange's townhouse. The Avengers-Defenders clash was reprinted in a trade paperback in 2002 and again in a hard cover edition in 2007.) 32 pages Cover price $0.20.

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  • Item #59266789
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    Published Nov 1973 by Marvel.
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    • Paper: White
    • Witnessed Signatures: Sal Buscema on 10/31/2022 & Roy Thomas on 11/19/2022.
    • Label #23-0AE1106-046
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    "Breakthrough" Avengers-Defenders crossover. Part 6 of 8. Guest-starring the Avengers. Script by Steve Englehart. Pencils by Sal Buscema. Inks by Frank Bolle. Cover by John Romita. One of the classic issues of the Defenders! Story continues from Avengers 117. The sixth and final superhero battle of the Avengers-Defenders Clash! And as shown on the cover, it's a matchup of true Marvel heavyweights! The Green Goliath rumbles thru the streets of Los Angeles looking for the Evil Eye. And lo and behold he finds it! However, the Avengers have also sent a team member to the city of angels! The Prince of Asgard! When the thunder god confronts the gamma-radiated defender, the epic clash of the titans erupts! Wow, the Mighty Thor vs. the Incredible Hulk! A battle for the ages! Next Chapter: "United We Stand!" In Greenwich Village the Defenders gather around the four pieces of the Evil Eye that they have recovered. When Prince Namor joins his teammates, he brings with him the fifth piece of the eye plus the Avengers! Whoa! Not exactly what Doctor Strange was expecting! Is another battle on the horizon? Or have the super-heroes finally realized who's been orchestrating the events? Story continues in Avengers 118. Cameo appearances by Asti and Dormammu. Flashback cameo by Loki. (Notes: This issue includes two outstanding full-page panels. The first on page 15 depicting Thor and the Hulk locked in combat; and the second on page 23 featuring seven avengers and five defenders conversing in Dr. Strange's townhouse. The Avengers-Defenders clash was reprinted in a trade paperback in 2002 and again in a hard cover edition in 2007.) 32 pages Cover price $0.20.

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  • Item #59266811
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    Published Nov 1973 by Marvel.
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Witnessed Signatures: Sal Buscema on 10/31/2022 & Roy Thomas on 11/19/2022.
    • Label #23-0AE1106-044
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    "Breakthrough" Avengers-Defenders crossover. Part 6 of 8. Guest-starring the Avengers. Script by Steve Englehart. Pencils by Sal Buscema. Inks by Frank Bolle. Cover by John Romita. One of the classic issues of the Defenders! Story continues from Avengers 117. The sixth and final superhero battle of the Avengers-Defenders Clash! And as shown on the cover, it's a matchup of true Marvel heavyweights! The Green Goliath rumbles thru the streets of Los Angeles looking for the Evil Eye. And lo and behold he finds it! However, the Avengers have also sent a team member to the city of angels! The Prince of Asgard! When the thunder god confronts the gamma-radiated defender, the epic clash of the titans erupts! Wow, the Mighty Thor vs. the Incredible Hulk! A battle for the ages! Next Chapter: "United We Stand!" In Greenwich Village the Defenders gather around the four pieces of the Evil Eye that they have recovered. When Prince Namor joins his teammates, he brings with him the fifth piece of the eye plus the Avengers! Whoa! Not exactly what Doctor Strange was expecting! Is another battle on the horizon? Or have the super-heroes finally realized who's been orchestrating the events? Story continues in Avengers 118. Cameo appearances by Asti and Dormammu. Flashback cameo by Loki. (Notes: This issue includes two outstanding full-page panels. The first on page 15 depicting Thor and the Hulk locked in combat; and the second on page 23 featuring seven avengers and five defenders conversing in Dr. Strange's townhouse. The Avengers-Defenders clash was reprinted in a trade paperback in 2002 and again in a hard cover edition in 2007.) 32 pages Cover price $0.20.

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  • Item #59266793
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    Published Nov 1973 by Marvel.
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    • Paper: Off white
    • Witnessed Signatures: Sal Buscema on 10/31/2022 & Roy Thomas on 11/19/2022.
    • Label #23-0AE1106-045
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    "Breakthrough" Avengers-Defenders crossover. Part 6 of 8. Guest-starring the Avengers. Script by Steve Englehart. Pencils by Sal Buscema. Inks by Frank Bolle. Cover by John Romita. One of the classic issues of the Defenders! Story continues from Avengers 117. The sixth and final superhero battle of the Avengers-Defenders Clash! And as shown on the cover, it's a matchup of true Marvel heavyweights! The Green Goliath rumbles thru the streets of Los Angeles looking for the Evil Eye. And lo and behold he finds it! However, the Avengers have also sent a team member to the city of angels! The Prince of Asgard! When the thunder god confronts the gamma-radiated defender, the epic clash of the titans erupts! Wow, the Mighty Thor vs. the Incredible Hulk! A battle for the ages! Next Chapter: "United We Stand!" In Greenwich Village the Defenders gather around the four pieces of the Evil Eye that they have recovered. When Prince Namor joins his teammates, he brings with him the fifth piece of the eye plus the Avengers! Whoa! Not exactly what Doctor Strange was expecting! Is another battle on the horizon? Or have the super-heroes finally realized who's been orchestrating the events? Story continues in Avengers 118. Cameo appearances by Asti and Dormammu. Flashback cameo by Loki. (Notes: This issue includes two outstanding full-page panels. The first on page 15 depicting Thor and the Hulk locked in combat; and the second on page 23 featuring seven avengers and five defenders conversing in Dr. Strange's townhouse. The Avengers-Defenders clash was reprinted in a trade paperback in 2002 and again in a hard cover edition in 2007.) 32 pages Cover price $0.20.

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  • Item #58825785
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    • Label #22-2D520EC-034
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    "Power Play!" Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring Power Man. Script by Len Wein. Pencils by Sal Buscema. Inks by Dan Green. The Wrecking Crew has destroyed two of Kyle Richmond's skyscrapers in New York City! And are now threatening to demolish an unfinished third one! However, Doctor Strange and Nighthawk converge on the construction site to protect it! But unknown to the two defenders, someone else has already been hired to guard the skyscraper...Luke Cage! A genuine misunderstanding leads to a fierce struggle between Power Man and the Defenders! And that's just fine for the four super-villains lurking in the background! Cameo appearances by Walter Cronkite, Valkyrie, the Hulk, Wrecker, Thunderball, Bulldozer, and Piledriver. (Notes: The Wrecker previously appeared in Thor 171. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #20 Brother Voodoo.) 32 pages Cover price $0.25.

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  • Item #57723818
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    • Label #21-2FFD315-004
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    "Power Play!" Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring Power Man. Script by Len Wein. Pencils by Sal Buscema. Inks by Dan Green. The Wrecking Crew has destroyed two of Kyle Richmond's skyscrapers in New York City! And are now threatening to demolish an unfinished third one! However, Doctor Strange and Nighthawk converge on the construction site to protect it! But unknown to the two defenders, someone else has already been hired to guard the skyscraper...Luke Cage! A genuine misunderstanding leads to a fierce struggle between Power Man and the Defenders! And that's just fine for the four super-villains lurking in the background! Cameo appearances by Walter Cronkite, Valkyrie, the Hulk, Wrecker, Thunderball, Bulldozer, and Piledriver. (Notes: The Wrecker previously appeared in Thor 171. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #20 Brother Voodoo.) 32 pages Cover price $0.25.

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  • Item #57722312
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    The Defenders face the Wrecking Crew--the Wrecker, Thunderball, Pile-Driver, and Bulldozer! "Rampage!" Script by Len Wein, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Dan Green." Power-Man guest-stars. Gil Kane cover pencils. Cover price $0.25.

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  • Item #58825683
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    Defenders (1972 1st Series) 18 CBCS 7.5

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    Label #22-2D520EC-035

    Starts Jun 10

    The Defenders face the Wrecking Crew--the Wrecker, Thunderball, Pile-Driver, and Bulldozer! "Rampage!" Script by Len Wein, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Dan Green." Power-Man guest-stars. Gil Kane cover pencils. Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #59617833
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    Cover pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Frank Giacoia. First full appearance of Starhawk in My Mother, The Badoon!, script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Sal Buscema (layouts/breakdowns), Frank Giacoia (Finished Art), and John Tartaglione [as John Tartag] (Finished Art), inks by Frank Giacoia and John Tartaglione [as John Tartag]; Nighthawk, Charlie-27 and Martinex are captured by the Badoon; Starhawk helps Vance Astro and Valkyrie return to Earth; Hulk and Yondu are forced to enter the Super-Death Sweepstakes. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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  • Item #57465151
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    • Label #21-2215763-016
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    Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia. Nighthawk's Brain!, script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Jim Mooney (finished art), inks by Jim Mooney; Nighthawk is captured by the Headmen and Chondu places his brain in Nighthawk's body. Spider-Man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, The Kidnap Caper. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series B # 12 (the Silver Surfer by Jack Kirby). 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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  • Item #57468557
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    Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Klaus Janson. Musical Minds!, script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Jim Mooney (finished art), inks by Jim Mooney; Origin of Kyle Richmond is told; The Defenders track down the Headmen but are captured. Spider-Man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, The Kidnap Caper. Letter to the editor from comics writer Jo Duffy. The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp series B # 26 (the Silver Surfer by Jack Kirby). 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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  • Item #57960463
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    Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Mike Esposito. Evil in Bloom!, script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Klaus Janson (finished art), inks by Klaus Janson; Doctor Strange and Red Guardian escape from Plantman with the help of Jack Norriss and Power Man. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series B # 53 (Captain America). One-page Hostess ad, Captain America and the Red Skull. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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  • Item #55592307
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    • Newsstand Edition. Witnessed Signature: Al Milgrom on 4/24/2021.
    • Label #21-1EAEE22-143
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    Cover pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Al Milgrom. Poetic Justice, script by Ed Hannigan, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Mike Esposito; The Defenders stop the Foolkiller, but their headquarters is burned to the ground during the battle. Cover price $0.40.

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  • Item #57960453
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    Cover art by Michael Golden. Beware--The Six-Fingered Hand!, script by J. M. DeMatteis, pencils by Don Perlin (layouts), Joe Sinnott (finished art), and Al Milgrom (finished art), inks by Joe Sinnott (pages 1-5, 7, 14-30) and Al Milgrom (pages 6, 8-12, uncredited); start of The 6-fingered hand storyline; Patsy Walker says that her mother promised her life to the 6-fingered hand (learned when she was joined with Avarrish). The Rescue! Hostess Twinkies ad with Spider-Man, inks by Joe Sinnott.U. S. Postal Service Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation; Average no. of copies each issues during preceding 12 months: 306,034. 36 pgs. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

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