Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis volume kicks off Marvel's Masterworks line dedicated to the non-team, the Defenders, collecting the earliest appearances of the group from Marvel Feature #1 and the first six issues of their own series, The Defenders #1-6. Written by Roy Thomas and drawn by Ross Andru, these stories bring together Doctor Strange, the Hulk, Namor the Sub-Mariner, and the Silver Surfer as an unlikely alliance against cosmic and mystical threats. It's a foundational collection for fans of Marvel's more unconventional superhero team-ups.
"Titans Three!" kicks off with a chilling twist: an alien conqueror named Xemnu manipulates humanity through a children’s TV show, using mind control to spread his influence. Roy Thomas and Ross Andru lead the charge in this standout Defenders tale, with Neal Adams' striking cover capturing the series’ high-stakes tone.
In "Confrontation!", Sub-Mariner, Hulk, and Silver Surfer unite to stop a dangerous military weather-control experiment before it spirals out of control. When the situation escalates, the military summons the Avengers—setting the stage for a clash of titans and ideologies.
When a children's TV show suddenly becomes a conduit for alien domination, the Defenders find themselves facing an ancient mind bent on enslaving Earth. With Xemnu's psychic influence spreading through the airwaves, the team must uncover the source before the entire planet falls under his control.
In "The New Defender!", Barbara’s life takes a wild turn when the Enchantress transforms her into the Valkyrie, unleashing a storm of mythic power. With the Black Knight frozen in stone and Omegatron’s systems failing at 89 hundredths, the fate of the battlefield hangs in the balance as Valkyrie rides Aragorn into the unknown.
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↩ Reprints Sub-Mariner #34 (1971), Sub-Mariner #35 (1971), Fantastic Four #115 (1971), Marvel Feature #1 (1971), Marvel Feature #2 (1972), Marvel Feature #3 (1972), The Defenders #1 (1972), The Defenders #2 (1972), The Defenders #3 (1972), The Defenders #4 (1973), The Defenders #5 (1973), The Defenders #6 (1973)
Reprinted in The Defenders Omnibus #1 (2021)
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