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89November 1980
$0.50

The Defenders #89

Marvel · November 1980

First appearance: Dolly Donahue2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#89
Publication date
November 1980
Key date
1980-11-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Dolly Donahue - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0A Death in the Family!cover1pencils: Mike Nasser; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: George RoussosBruce Banner, Brunnhilde, Hellcat, Hulk, Nighthawk, Kyle Richmond, Valkyrie, Patsy Walker
1A Death in the Family!comic story22script: David Anthony Kraft, Ed Hannigan, Mark Gruenwald, Steven Grant; pencils: Don Perlin, Pablo Marcos; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: George Roussos; letters: Diana AlbersBruce Banner, Buzz Baxter, Jerome Beechman, Brunnhilde, Clea, Daredevil, Dolly Donahue First, Hellcat, Hulk, Mandrill, Millie Collins, Matt Murdock, Nighthawk, Kyle Richmond
2Be Elite! Become a Privileged Marvel Subscriber!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Marie SeverinHulk [Bruce Banner]; She-Hulk
3-letters page1script: Ed Hannigan

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860215211
Britishprice 0.15 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Defenders #4
ISBN 978-0-7851-3061-1		2008On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders #8
ISBN 978-1-302-93330-2		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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