Essential Defenders #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis volume collects the earliest adventures of Marvel's non-team, the Defenders, reprinting the first 19 issues of the series along with material from Marvel Feature #1-3. The oversized black-and-white Essential format presents the original stories by Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart, and others, featuring the original lineup of Doctor Strange, the Hulk, Namor the Sub-Mariner, and the Silver Surfer. It covers the team's formation and their battles against foes like the Sons of the Serpent and the Enchantress.
In "They Walk by Night!", Bruce Banner, battered from his clash with the Absorbing Man, finds refuge in a secluded mansion that quickly becomes a trap—his new sanctuary a staging ground for a cult seeking to summon the ancient Undying Ones. As the Hulk emerges in another dimension, he confronts the Night-Crawler in a surreal, shadow-drenched realm, where the battle rages across dimensions and Dr. Strange's fate hangs in the balance. Written by Roy Thomas and illustrated with gritty energy by Herb Trimpe, with inks by Trimpe and letters by Artie Simek, the cover by Neal Adams captures the eerie, otherworldly dread of the story.
Find on ebay
Where to buy
Sell my copy
Have this issue — or a whole collection? Get a fair offer from us, skip the marketplace fees and the hassle.
We Buy Collections ▸Full credits
Full plot ⚠ may contain spoilers
▸ Reveal full plot — may contain spoilers
Exhausted after his battle with the Absorbing Man, Bruce Banner is taken to a mysterious mansion where he becomes the target of an evil cult who desires to bring the Undying Ones to Earth. Banner is sent to another dimension where he turns into the Hulk and faces the Night-Crawler. Destroying the Night-Crawler's realm, Hulk and his foe are teleported to the realm of the Undying Ones where Night-Crawler fights his ancient foes while Hulk rescues a trapped Dr. Strange and the two return to earth.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).
Reviews
Reader reviews
No reader reviews yet.