Marvel Masterworks: Defenders Vol. 1

April 10, 2008 Gormuu

Marvel Masterworks Vol. 100: Defenders HC – Variant Edition dustjacket cover

Marvel Masterworks: Defenders Vol. 1 HC

Reprints: Sub-Mariner #34-35, Marvel Feature #1-3, Defenders #1-6

(Vol. 100 in the Marvel Masterworks Library)

First Print
Release Date: July 30, 2008

REGULAR EDITION ISBN: 978-0-7851-3044-4 • List Price: $54.99
VARIANT EDITION ISBN: 978-0-7851-3045-1 • List Price: $54.99
VARIANT PRINT RUN: 1400

Printed in the U.S.A.

240 Pages

Written by Roy Thomas and Steve Englehart

Penciled by Ross Andru and Sal Buscema

Cover by Neal Adams

Introduction by Roy Thomas
Afterword by Steve Englehart

Collection Editor: Cory Sedlmeier
Color Reconstruction: Sheila Johnson
Art Reconstruction: Dale Crain

BONUS CONTENT:
• Sub-Mariner #34 cover original art by Sal Buscema
• House ad for Marvel Feature #1 from Fantastic Four #115, October 1971
• Bios: Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart, Sal Buscema, Ross Andru

ON SALE:
• REGULAR MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT
• VARIANT MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT

DISCUSS AT THE COLLECTED EDITIONS FORUMS:
• DEFENDERS MASTERWORKS VOL. 1 DISCUSSION THREAD 1
• DEFENDERS MASTERWORKS VOL. 1 DISCUSSION THREAD 2

PREVIEW IMAGES

Marvel Feature #1, pg. 1; pencils, Ross Andru; inks, Bill Everett; The Day of the Defenders, first appearance, non-team, Doctor Strange, Incredible Hulk, Sub-Mariner, Roy Thomas

Marvel Feature #2, pg. 11; pencils, Ross Andru; inks, Sal Buscema; Roy Thomas, Rutland Vermont, Jeanne Thomas; Defenders

Marvel Feature #3, pg. 21; pencils, Ross Andru; inks, Bill Everett; Xemnu the Titan, Incredible Hulk, Defenders

Defenders #1, pg. 8; pencils, Sal Buscema; inks, Frank Giacoia; Doctor Strange, Incredible Hulk, first issue

Defenders #2, pg. 3; pencils, Sal Buscema; inks, John Verpoorten; Silver Surfer, Sub-Mariner splash page

Defenders #3, pg. 15; pencils, Sal Buscema; inks, Jim Mooney; Sub-Mariner

Defenders #4 cover; layouts, Jim Starlin; pencils, John Buscema; inks, Frank Giacoia; Valkyrie Rides Again

Defenders #4 cover; layouts, Jim Starlin; pencils, John Buscema; inks, Frank Giacoia; The Valkyrie is reborn, Sub-Mariner

Defenders #6, pg. 20; pencils, Sal Buscema; inks, Frank McLaughlin; Dynamic Defenders, Valkyrie, Sub-Mariner, Silver Surfer, Doctor Strange, Incredible Hulk, Non-Team Pin-Up

THE “NON-TEAM” OF THE SEVENTIES HITS MASTERWORKS!

Leap into the adventures of the dynamic Defenders, comics’ greatest non-team! Bonded in a mutual mission are the mightiest misfits in the Marvel U.: The Incredible Hulk, the Sub-Mariner and the Silver Surfer. But these warriors three don’t rest on bylaws and butlers: they, along with the Master of the Mystic Arts, Dr. Strange, and the defiant Valkyrie, come together only in moments of utmost crisis.

Facing enemies from across the incomprehensible divide, the Defenders square off against Dormammu, the Nameless One, the Enchantress, and a dark menace from Dr. Strange’s past – the sorcerer Cyrus Black. It’s not just baddies they do battle with, though. In a prelude to the epic Avengers/Defenders War, Hulk, Namor and the Silver Surfer go head-to-head with the mighty Avengers in a fight that pits hero against hero like none other!

ISSUES REPRINTED
Sub-Mariner #34-35, Marvel Feature #1-3, Defenders #1-6