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Cover: Ron Wilson & Joe Sinnott

Giant-Size Defenders #3

Jan 1975 · Marvel · 0.50 USD
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“Games Godlings Play!”
★ 1st appearance — Korvac

In "Games Godlings Play!", the fate of Earth hangs in the balance as the Grandmaster and the Prime Mover wage a cosmic game using the Defenders and alien warriors as their pawns. Written by Steve Gerber, Jim Starlin, and Len Wein, with art by Jim Starlin, Dan Adkins, Don Newton, and Jim Mooney, this 1975 Marvel classic blends high-stakes strategy with mythic scale. The cover by Ron Wilson and Joe Sinnott captures the epic clash before it begins.

writer Steve Gerber · writer, artist Jim Starlin · writer Len Wein · artist, inker Dan Adkins · artist, inker Don Newton · artist, inker Jim Mooney · colorist Glynis Wein · letterer Charlotte Jetter · cover Ron Wilson, Joe Sinnott

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Cast · 29 characters

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writer, artist Jim Starlin
writer Len Wein
artist, inker Dan Adkins
artist, inker Don Newton
artist, inker Jim Mooney
colorist Glynis Wein
cover pencils Ron Wilson
cover inks Joe Sinnott

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The Grandmaster and the Prime Mover play a game for the fate of the Earth. The Grandmaster selects the Defenders for his "pieces" and the Prime Mover selects several alien "pieces" and combat begins.

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