Comic Book: The Defenders (1972 series)

Description:
First volume from the team that is not a team. Original members were Doctor Strange, Namor the Sub-Mariner and the Incredible Hulk, with the addition of the Silver Surfer soon after. Yet many other super heroes were in and out of this team. With issue #125, the title changes to THE NEW DEFENDERS with a new lineup.

Data Sheet:

Aug 1972 to Oct 1983

1972

N/A

Characters most frequently found in this comic book:
In order of appearances.

Valkyrie
(Brunnhilda)

Defenders

Hulk
(Bruce Banner)

Nighthawk
(Kyle Richmond)

The Defenders #1
(Aug 1972)

Comics Index

Page: 2 of 5

Indexed Comics: 124

Comics sorted by cover date. Oldest shown first. Up to 25 comics per page. Page navigator at the bottom of the page.

The Defenders #26

August 1975
"Savage Time!"
Script: Steve Gerber
Story continues from GIANT-SIZE DEFENDERS #5. At the Palisades, Jack Norriss will still not accept the fact that Valkyrie is not his wife Barbara but a new person inhabiting Barbara’s body. He even forces a kiss on her which she highly resents. [...]

The Defenders #27

September 1975
"Three Worlds To Conquer!"
Script: Steve Gerber
The U.S.S Captain America arrives in orbit around Earth in 3015 and is detected by the Badoon overlords. Lordsire Droom wants the ship seized undamaged so his plan is to deal with the occupants when they try to teleport down to the planet…. [...]

The Defenders #28

October 1975
"My Mother, The Badoon!"
Script: Steve Gerber
The Badoon with a band of human zombie soldiers have invaded the USS Captain America in search of the new power source they have detected, which is Doctor Strange’s mind hooked up to the ship’s computer. Martinex, Nighthawk, and Charlie-27 put up a fight but are eventually captured. [...]

The Defenders #29

November 1975
"Let My Planet Go!"
Script: Steve Gerber
Valkyrie and Vance Astro are teleported back to Earth where they find their comrades, Martinex, Nighthawk, and Charlie-27, about to be executed by a Badoon firing squad. The two heroes unleash their powers, defeat the Badoon, and free their associates. [...]

The Defenders #30

December 1975
"Gold Diggers Of Fear!"
Script: Bill Mantlo
Nighthawk has been kidnapped by Tapping Tommy, a lunatic theater performer, who sends a rescue note to Doctor Strange with some low-payed goons. The wizard gets the message and while Wong takes care of the visitors, Valkyrie and the Hulk are contacted for help. [...]

The Defenders #31

January 1976
"Nighthawk's Brain!"
Script: Steve Gerber
Nighthawk is having a nightmare, involving women’s arms clutching at him, upheavals of nature, and the appearance of Trish Starr, mourning her missing arm. He crashes into a tree, having zoned out while in flight and a mystery villain shoots him with a tranquilizer gun, knocking him out…. [...]

The Defenders #32

February 1976
"Musical Minds!"
Script: Steve Gerber
To expel who's possessing Nighthawk's body, Son of Satan tries exorcism, Doctor Strange magic spells. But both techniques don't work. So Stephen uses his Eye of Agamotto to view the one behind all this. [...]

The Defenders #33

March 1976
"Webbed Hands, Warm Heart!"
Script: Steve Gerber
Angry Bambi (the fawn with the mind of Chondu the Mystic transferred into it) seeks to escape the Sanctum Sanctorum while the Defenders are absent…. [...]

The Defenders #34

April 1976
"I Think We're All Bozos In This Book!"
Script: Steve Gerber
Nebulon, The Celestial Man, explains how he met the Ludberdites to Nighthawk, apparently unaware that Nighthawk's body is inhabited by the mind of Jack Norriss. [...]

The Defenders #35

May 1976
"Bring Back My Body To Me, To Me...!"
Script: Steve Gerber
Moscow: the female Red Guardian swoops down to rescue a woman from a knife-wielding robber but when the police arrive it is she who has to flee as she is the one without official sanction. Red Guardian returns to her apartment to answer a telephone call for her alter ego, neurosurgeon Dr. [...]

The Defenders #36

June 1976
"A Garden Of Earthly Demise!"
Script: Steve Gerber
As Kyle Richmond’s brain is transplanted back into its rightful cranium, his mind reviews the incidents of his extraordinary life. He awakens to find Dr. Tania Belinsky over him, checking on his progress. [...]

The Defenders #37

July 1976
"Evil In Bloom!"
Script: Steve Gerber
A group of volunteers move Aragorn indoors so the veterinarian can tend to his injuries—but Hulk believes the horse is dying and throws a major fit in the street. [...]

The Defenders #38

August 1976
"Exile To Oblivion!"
Script: Steve Gerber
Nebulon deposits Doctor Strange, Red Guardian, and Luke Cage on a remote, storm-wracked world to get them out of his hair. He again reminds them that his mission on Earth is to bring salvation to the inhabitants and then he leaves. Strange tries some magic but learns it attracts lightning. [...]

The Defenders #39

September 1976
"Riot In Cellblock 12!"
Script: Steve Gerber
While Doctor Strange is lost in meditation for hours, Clea tries to calm the impatient Defenders downstairs. Wong admits the agitated Jack Norriss who is worried that Valkyrie (whom he wrongly considers his wife) is missing. Nighthawk sets up a plan to search for her. [...]

The Defenders #40

October 1976
"Love, Anarchy And, Oh Yes... The Assassin!"
Script: Steve Gerber
With the aid of lawyer Matt Murdock, Valkyrie is cleared of all charges and she goes home with Nighthawk, Red Guardian, and Luke Cage. They are admitted by Wong, and greeted by Clea, who has a present for Val. [...]

The Defenders #41

November 1976
"Intruder In The Sand!"
Script: Steve Gerber
Stephen Strange and Kyle Richmond arrive at the “Dune People” commune in the Nevada desert, summoned by the group leader to find Trish Starr. Kyle’s ex had come to the commune and impressed everyone with her ability to organize and solve problems. [...]

The Defenders #42

December 1976
"And In This Corner: The New Emissaries Of Evil!"
Script: Gerry Conway
As the Defenders are hanging around the Sanctum Sanctorum, suddenly Nighthawk bursts into flame; as Valkyrie tends to his injuries, which don’t leave a mark, Hulk and Luke Cage go outside to find out who is responsible, followed by Doctor Strange. [...]

The Defenders #43

January 1977
"This World Is Mine!"
Script: Gerry Conway
As the villainous Egghead watches from his space station, the Defenders (Hulk, Valkyrie, Nighthawk, Luke Cage) stand by helplessly as Cobalt Man melts down, heading for a nuclear explosion. Hulk wants to smash but Luke can’t hold him back. [...]

The Defenders #44

February 1977
"Rage Of The Rajah!"
Script: Roger Slifer
Hulk breaks in the Sanctum Santorum looking for Doctor Strange. Power Man and Nighthawk try calming him down with violence. But it's Valkyrie and her subtle way who persuades Jade Jaws to cool down. The Asgardian girl tells Hulk that Strange should be back soon. [...]

The Defenders #45

March 1977
"We Must Free The Defenders!"
Script: David Kraft
Villainous cult leader the Red Rajah has captured the minds of Nighthawk, Hulk, and Luke Cage, along with a sizable chunk of the population of Manhattan, leaving Valkyrie, Red Guardian, and Hellcat left to face him. [...]

The Defenders #46

April 1977
"Who Remembers Scorpio? (Prelude)"
Script:
Doctor Strange has dropped a bombshell on his teammates: he is leaving the Defenders. Believing his powers are waning because he is adventuring more than studying, he has no choice but to resume his older way of life. [...]

The Defenders #47

May 1977
"Night Moves!"
Script: John Warner
Valkyrie and Hellcat leave the Defenders’ HQ at the Riding academy to attend to some personal matters. Hulk gets tired of Nighthawk talking and bounces off for some alone time. Nighthawk takes a bubble bath to revel in being millionaire Kyle Richmond for a while…. [...]

The Defenders #48

June 1977
"Who Remembers Scorpio? Part 1: Sinister Savior!"
Script: David Kraft
The embittered Scorpio, feeling his 52 years, has spent the last 7 years building the "Zodiac Chamber" with his brother Nick Fury. This chamber will be the "Salvation of the World". But to keep this project going, he needs more money. [...]

The Defenders #49

July 1977
"Rampage: Who Remembers Scorpio? Part Two"
Script: David Kraft
Moon Knight is on his way to find the Defenders so they can rescue Nighthawk from the villain Scorpio… …who at that moment is recounting his complicated origin to the captive Kyle and innocent bystander Jack Norriss. [...]

The Defenders #50

August 1977
"Scorpio Must Die! Who Remembers Scorpio? Part Three"
Script: David Kraft
Hulk has crashed into the lair of Scorpio, who unleashes his newly created Zodiac on him. Scorpio introduces eight of them and realizes three are missing (remember, he’s the twelfth) just as Hulk lays into them. [...]

Page Navigator

1 2 3 4 5

Top Menu

Comic Book: The Defenders (1972 series)

Comics Index

Page: 2 of 5

Page Navigator