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| Release: | Jun 2005 |
| Cover: | Jun 2005 |
Marvel Essentials
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Essential Defenders
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Dr. Strange #183, Sub-Mariner #22 And 34-35, Incredible Hulk #126, Marvel Feature #1-3, Defenders #1-14, Avengers #115-118
Dr. Strange. Namor. The Hulk. The Silver Surfer. Set apart from others by nature and choice, this team of Marvel's mightiest loners embarked on a string of strange adventures rarely equaled since – joined by some of the most off-kilter heroes of their time. Sorcery! Super-science! The war of the super heroes! Learn how the "non-team" got its non-start in this multi-title compilation! Collects DR. STRANGE #183, SUB-MARINER #22 and 34-35, INCREDIBLE HULK #126, MARVEL FEATURE #1-3, DEFENDERS #1-14, and AVENGERS #115-118.
Creators
| Writer | Len Wein, Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart |
| Artist | Herb Trimpe |
| Cover Artist | Neal Adams |
| Penciller | Sal Buscema, Ross Andru, Bob Brown, Marie Severin, Gene Colan, Don Heck |
| Inker | Jack Abel, Sal Buscema, Jim Mooney, Frank Giacoia, Mike Esposito, Dan Green, Bill Everett, Johnny Craig, Tom Palmer Sr., Frank Bolle, Frank McLaughlin, Klaus Janson, John Verpoorten |
| Letterer | John Costanza, Artie Simek, Tom Orzechowski, Jean Simek-Izzo, Sam Rosen, June Braverman, Charlotte Jetter |
| Plotter | Steve Englehart |
| Scripter | Steve Englehart, Glynis Oliver |
| Editor in Chief | Joe Quesada |
Characters
| Captain America | Steve Rogers |
| Iron Man | Anthony 'Tony' Stark |
| Hulk | Robert Bruce Banner |
| Doctor Strange | Stephen Strange |
| Hawkeye | Clint Barton |
| Sub-Mariner | Namor McKenzie |
| Scarlet Witch | Wanda Maximoff |
| Nicholas 'Nick' Fury Sr. | |
| Thor | Donald Blake |
| Quicksilver | Pietro Maximoff |
| Silver Surfer | Norrin Radd |
| Vision | Victor Shade |
| Loki | Loki Laufeyson |
| Watcher | Uatu |
| Black Knight | Dane Whitman |
| Enchantress | Amora |
| Wong | |
| Namorita | Namorita 'Nita' Prentiss |
| Clea | |
| Nighthawk (Earth-616) | Kyle Richmond |
| Executioner | Skurge |
| Mantis | Mandy Celestine |
| Dormammu | |
| Swordsman | Jacques Duquesne |
| Baron Mordo | Karl Amadeus Mordo |
| Goliath | Clint Barton |
| Red Ghost | Ivan Kragoff |
| Attuma | |
| Valkyrie | Brunnhilde / Barbara Norris |
| Xemnu the Titan | |
| Hyperion (Earth-712) | Zhib Ran |
| Hyperion (Earth-616) | Zhib Ran |
| Zeus | |
| Nameless One | |
| Necrodamus | |
| Night-crawler | |
| Lady Dorma | |
| Whizzer (Earth-616) | James Sanders |
| Cyrus Black | |
| Black Panther | Azzari the Wise |
| Prester John | |
| Undying Ones | |
| Nebulon (Marvel) | |
| Calizuma | |
| Dr. Spectrum (Earth-616) | Billy Roberts |
| Omegardon |
Details
| Age | Bronze Age |
|---|---|
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| Series Group | Defenders |
| Genre | Action | Adventure | Super-Heroes |
| No. of Pages | 544 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |