Giant-Size Defenders #3
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.
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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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