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95May 1981
$0.50

The Defenders #95

Marvel · May 1981

First appearance: GargoyleFirst appearance: Isaac ChristiansOrigin: Gargoyle2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#95
Publication date
May 1981
Key date
1981-05-00
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 Gargoyle - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Isaac Christians - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Gargoyle, Isaac Christians.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Enter... Dracula!cover1pencils: Pat Broderick; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: George RoussosIsaac Christians First, Gargoyle First
1The Vampire Strikes Back!comic story22script: J. M. DeMatteis; pencils: Don Perlin, Joe Sinnott, Giacoia, Milgrom; inks: Joe Sinnott, Milgrom, Frank Giacoia; colors: George Roussos; letters: Diana AlbersIsaac Christians First, Gargoyle First
2See for Yourself What All the Excitement Is About...promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Mike ZeckShang-Chi; Leiko Wu; Clive Reston; Sir Denis Nayland Smith; Black Jack Tarr; Fu Manchu
4-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
5-letters page0.7script: J. M. DeMatteis
6-in-house column0.3letters: typeset

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860215205
Britishprice 0.20 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Defenders #5
ISBN 978-0-7851-4537-0		2010On eBay ›
The Six-Fingered Hand
ISBN 978-0-7851-9599-3		2016On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders #9
ISBN 978-1-302-95534-2		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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