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Marvel Masterworks: Defenders Vol. 5

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Marvel Masterworks Vol. 224: Defenders HC – Variant Edition dustjacket cover

Marvel Masterworks: Defenders Vol. 5 HC

Reprints: Defenders #31-41, Defenders Annual #1, Marvel Treasury Edition #12

(Vol. 224 in the Marvel Masterworks Library)

First Print
Release Date: October 14, 2015

REGULAR EDITION ISBN: 978-0-7851-9182-7 • List Price: $75.00
VARIANT EDITION ISBN: 978-0-7851-9183-4 • List Price: $75.00
VARIANT PRINT RUN: 900

Printed by R. R. Donnelly Asia Printing Solutions, China

280 Pages

Written by Steve Gerber

Penciled by Sal Buscema

Cover by Al Milgrom

Introduction by Stuart Moore

Collection Editor: Cory Sedlmeier
Color & Art Reconstruction: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration

BONUS CONTENT:
• Original production photostat for cover to Marvel Treasury Edition #12
• Summer Annuals house ad from November 1976 titles
• Defenders Annual #1 cover original art by Al Milgrom & Klaus Janson
• Red Guardian/Tara Belinsky character designs by John Romita Sr.
• Bios: Steve Gerber, Sal Buscema, Klaus Janson, Jim Mooney

ON SALE:
• REGULAR MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT
• VARIANT MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT

DISCUSS AT THE COLLECTED EDITIONS FORUMS:
• DEFENDERS MASTERWORKS VOL. 5 DISCUSSION

PREVIEW IMAGES

Defenders #31, pg. 7; pencils, Sal Buscema; inks, Jim Mooney; Incredible Hulk, deer and mother are shot by hunters

Defenders #32, pg. 5; pencils, Sal Buscema; Ruby Red, the Headmen

Defenders #33, pg. 12; pencils, Sal Buscema; inks, Jim Mooney; The Headmen, Arthur Nagan

Defenders #35, pg. 4; pencils, Sal Buscema; inks, Klaus Janson; Incredible Hulk, Tania Belinsky, Red Guardian

Defenders #36, pg. 11; pencils, Sal Buscema; inks, Klaus Janson; Valkyrie in jail

Defenders #38, pg. 8; pencils, Sal Buscema; inks, Klaus Janson; Red Guardian, Tania Belinsky, Luke Cage, Power Man

Defenders #39, pg. 1; pencils, Sal Buscema; inks, Klaus Janson; Riot Cellblock 12, Doctor Strange splash page

Defenders #40, pg. 8; pencils, Sal Buscema; inks, Klaus Janson; Elf With a Gun, Hulk

Defenders Annual #1, pg. 29; pencils, Sal Buscema; inks, Klaus Janson; Headmen, Arthur Nagan, Ruby Red

Marvel Treasury Edition #12, pg. 11; pencils, Sal Buscema; inks, Klaus Janson; Defenders, Howard the Duck, Doctor Strange, Valkyrie, Nighthawk

STEVE GERBER’S ICONIC DEFENDERS RUN CONCLUDES IN MASTERWORKS!

Steve Gerber’s Defenders run comes to its revolutionary conclusion in the latest Marvel Masterworks extravaganza! Gerber consistently broke the boundaries of what a super-hero comic could be and his Headmen saga stands as one of the high points in a celebrated career. From the Elf With a Gun to Bambi and the Bozos, Gerber wove together an unlikely cast with a challenging critique of the era’s culture. His stories would influence a generation of new writers, and with artwork by the stellar team of Sal Buscema and Klaus Janson, Defenders is an indisputable ’70s Marvel masterpiece. And we’ve topped it off with the classic Defenders/Howard the Duck Marvel Treasury Edition team-up. Need we say more? Reserve your copy today.

ISSUES REPRINTED
Defenders #31-41, Annual #1, Marvel Treasury Edition #12