The Defenders #29

Name: The Defenders #29
Brand: Marvel
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Nov 1975 · Marvel · 0.25 USD

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“Let My Planet Go!”

★ 1st appearance — Aleta Ogord

About this Issue

The Defenders #29 is the concluding chapter of writer Steve Gerber's landmark four-issue Defenders–Guardians of the Galaxy crossover (spanning Defenders #26–29), which was instrumental in reviving the original 31st-century Guardians team and planting them firmly in Bronze Age Marvel continuity. The issue marks the first appearance of Aleta Ogord, the Arcturan warrior whose shared existence with Stakar Ogord as the composite being Starhawk introduced one of Marvel's most unusual explorations of dual identity and shared consciousness to that point in the medium. It also delivers the narrative moment in which Starhawk formally joins the Guardians of the Galaxy, cementing the classic lineup that would later carry over into the characters' own feature in Marvel Presents and influence both the 1990s Guardians ongoing and the MCU's portrayal of the team. Gerber's willingness to embed social commentary — touching on the Badoon's sexually segregated society — within a mainstream superhero adventure made the arc a quietly daring artifact of its era.

writer Steve Gerber · artist Sal Buscema · artist, inker Vince Colletta · colorist Glynis Wein · letterer John Costanza · cover Ron Wilson, John Romita, Frank Giacoia

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History

The issue was written by Steve Gerber, who had taken over The Defenders with issue #20 (February 1975) and made the revitalization of forgotten Marvel properties a hallmark of his run. Gerber had already reintroduced the Guardians in Marvel Two-In-One #4–5 and Giant-Size Defenders #5 before extending their story across Defenders #26–29; his affinity for the team led directly to their receiving their own ongoing feature in Marvel Presents #3. The creative team on #29 — Sal Buscema on pencil layouts, Vince Colletta on inks and finishes, John Costanza on letters, and Glynis Oliver on colors — was the regular Defenders unit of the period, with the cover attributed to penciler Ron Wilson and inker Frank Giacoia. Len Wein served as editor on the title during this arc.

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Story title: 'Let My Planet Go!' — written by Steve Gerber, penciled by Sal Buscema, inked by Vince Colletta, colored by Glynis Oliver, lettered by John Costanza; cover by Ron Wilson and Frank Giacoia.
On-sale date: August 19, 1975; cover date: November 1975.
First appearance of Aleta Ogord (Stakar's adopted sister and the female component of the Starhawk entity), created by Steve Gerber, Sal Buscema, and Vince Colletta.
Second full appearance of Starhawk (Stakar Ogord), who made his cameo debut in Defenders #27 and his first full appearance in Defenders #28.
Starhawk formally joins the Guardians of the Galaxy in this issue, completing the classic Earth-691 lineup; Doctor Strange perceives a mysterious quality in Starhawk's eyes that convinces him the Defenders must return to their own era and leave the Guardians — and Starhawk — to their 31st-century mission.
Final chapter of the five-part Defenders–Guardians crossover arc (beginning in Giant-Size Defenders #5, continuing through Defenders #26–29), in which the Defenders travel to the 31st century to help the Guardians fight the Brotherhood of Badoon's occupation of Earth.
The issue's letters page, 'Defenders Dialogue,' publishes a letter from Ralph Macchio, who would later become a significant Marvel editor.
The entire arc — Giant-Size Defenders #5 and Defenders #26–29 — has been collected in the trade paperback Guardians of the Galaxy: Tomorrow's Avengers Vol. 1, making the material accessible to modern readers.