| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Sal Buscema, John Romita; inks: Mike Esposito, John Romita | Gunther Bain, Bruce Banner, Blob, Doctor Strange, Fred Dukes, Hulk, Erik Lehnsherr, Magneto, Nighthawk, Kyle Richmond, Stephen Strange, Unus the Untouchable |
| 1 | Epic Collection | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | The Defenders: Enter: the Headmen | credits, title page | 2 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Enter: The Headmen | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 4 | The Titan Strikes Again! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Morrie Kuramoto, Danny Crespi | Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Xemnu the Titan |
| 5 | The Titan Strikes Back! | comic story | 19 | script: Len Wein; pencils: Sal Buscema, Jack Abel; inks: Jack Abel; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Charlotte Jetter | Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Aragorn; Wong; Xemnu the Titan [also as Amos Moses]; Sub-Mariner [Namor] (flashback); Enchantress [Amora] (flashback) |
| 6 | Giant-Size Defenders #1 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane, John Romita; inks: Frank Giacoia, John Romita; letters: Danny Crespi | Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]] |
| 7 | The Way They Were! [Prologue] | comic story | 3 | script: Tony Isabella; pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Jim Starlin, Petra G.; letters: Dave Hunt | Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Clea; Wong |
| 8 | [The Way They Were] Part 1: Banished to Outer Space | comic story | 11 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee | Hulk [Bruce Banner] (origin); Rick Jones; Thunderbolt Ross |
| 9 | The Way They Were!, Interlude 1 | comic story | 1 | script: Tony Isabella; pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Jim Starlin, Petra Goldberg; letters: Dave Hunt; editing: Roy Thomas | Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Clea; Wong |
| 10 | [The Way They Were] Part 2: Bird of Prey! | comic story | 4 | script: Bill Everett; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: Bill Everett; editing: Stan Lee | Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Fen |
| 11 | The Way They Were!, Interlude 2 | comic story | 1 | script: Tony Isabella; pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Jim Starlin, Petra Goldberg; letters: Dave Hunt; editing: Roy Thomas | Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Clea; Wong |
| 12 | [The Way They Were] Part 3, To Catch a Magician! | comic story | 10 | script: Steve Ditko, Denny O'Neil; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee | Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Mister Rasputin (introduction) |
| 13 | [The Way They Were] Part 4: The Once and Again Dooms | comic story | 4 | script: Tony Isabella; pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Jim Starlin, Petra Goldberg; letters: Dave Hunt; editing: Roy Thomas | Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Clea; Wong; Mister Rasputin |
| 14 | Good Evening! This is the Eleventh-Hour Bullpen! | text article | 0.67 | script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; colors: Petra Goldberg | Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]] |
| 15 | - | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.33 | pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: John Romita | Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Vision] |
| 16 | The Dynamic Defenders! | illustration | 2 | script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: John Costanza | Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]] |
| 17 | The Squadron Sinister Strikes Again! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Squadron Sinister [Hyperion; Whizzer [Jim Sanders]; Doctor Spectrum] |
| 18 | For Sale: One Planet--Slightly Used! | comic story | 19 | script: Len Wein; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: John Costanza | Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Aragorn; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Squadron Sinister [Doctor Spectrum [Billy Roberts]; Hyperion; Whizzer [Jim Sanders]; Nebulon (introduction); Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron |
| 19 | Nebulon! The Man Who Bought the Earth! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema; letters: Danny Crespi | Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Nebulon |
| 20 | And Who Shall Inherit the Earth? | comic story | 20 | script: Len Wein; pencils: Sal Buscema, Dan Green; inks: Dan Green; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Artie Simek | Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Squadron Sinister [Doctor Spectrum [Billy Roberts]; Hyperion; Whizzer [Jim Sanders]; Nebulon (also as Celestial Man); Thor [Donald Blake] (flashback) |
| 21 | Panic at the Earth's Core! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Sal Buscema, John Romita; inks: Mike Esposito, John Romita; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Gunther Bain, Bruce Banner, Blob, Doctor Strange, Fred Dukes, Hulk, Erik Lehnsherr, Magneto, Nighthawk, Kyle Richmond, Stephen Strange, Unus the Untouchable |
| 22 | Panic Beneath the Earth! | comic story | 18 | script: Len Wein; pencils: Sal Buscema, Klaus Janson; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: John Costanza | Alpha, Aragorn, Gunther Bain, Bruce Banner, Blob, Captain America, Doctor Strange, Fred Dukes, Hulk, Erik Lehnsherr, Lorelei, Magneto, Mastermind, Nighthawk |
| 23 | The Defenders #16 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane, John Romita; inks: Frank Giacoia, John Romita, Mike Esposito; letters: Danny Crespi | Alpha, Bruce Banner, Blob, Doctor Strange, Fred Dukes, Hulk, Erik Lehnsherr, Magneto, Nighthawk, Barbara Norriss, Professor X, Kyle Richmond, Stephen Strange, Valkyrie |
| 24 | Alpha, the Ultimate Mutant! | comic story | 18 | script: Len Wein; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: M. Esposito; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Gaspar Saladino, C. Jetter | Alpha, Aragorn, Gunther Bain, Bruce Banner, Blob, Doctor Strange, Fred Dukes, Hulk, Erik Lehnsherr, Lorelei, Magneto, Mastermind, Nighthawk, Barbara Norriss |
| 25 | - | blank page(s) | 1 | | |
| 26 | From Hell It Came-- To Seek Out the Son of Satan! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane, John Romita; inks: Klaus Janson, John Romita; letters: Danny Crespi | Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Son of Satan [Daimon Hellstrom]; Satannish |
| 27 | H...as in Hulk...Hell...and Holocaust! | comic story | 30 | script: Len Wein; pencils: Gil Kane, Klaus Janson; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Dave Hunt | Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Aragorn; Son of Satan [Daimon Hellstrom]; Asmodeus [Charles Benton]; Satannish; Laurox the Lecherous; Mechanoid (robot soldier) |
| 28 | The One, the Only Power Man! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Al Milgrom; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Power Man [Luke Cage] |
| 29 | Power Play! | comic story | 18 | script: Len Wein; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Dan Green; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Annette Kawecki | Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Aragorn; J. C. Pennysworth; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Walter; Wrecking Crew [Wrecker [Dirk Garthwaite]; Bulldozer [Henry Camp] (introduction); Piledriver [Brian Calusky] (introduction); Thu |
| 30 | The Defenders on a Rampage! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Dave Cockrum; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Wrecking Crew [Wrecker [Dirk Garthwaite]; Bulldozer [Henry Camp]; Piledriver [Brian Calusky]; Thunderball [Eliot Franklin]] |
| 31 | Rampage! | comic story | 17 | script: Len Wein; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Dan Green; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: David Hunt | Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Valkyrie [Barbara]; Wrecking Crew [Wrecker [Dirk Garthwaite]; Bulldozer [Henry Camp]; Piledriver [Brian Calusky]; Thunderball [Eliot Franklin]] (origin); Thor (cameo flashback); Namel |
| 32 | Doomball! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Sinnott, John Romita; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Wrecking Crew [Wrecker [Dirk Garthwaite]; Bulldozer [Henry Camp]; Piledriver [Brian Calusky]; Thunderball [Eliot Franklin]] |
| 33 | Doomball! | comic story | 18 | script: Chris Claremont, Len Wein; pencils: Sal Buscema, Klaus Janson; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Bill Mantlo; letters: Artie Simek | Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Joey; Wrecking Crew [Wrecker [Dirk Garthwaite]; Bulldozer [Henry Camp]; Piledriver [Brian Calusky]; Thunderball [Eliot Franklin]]; J. C. Pennysworth (flashback) |
| 34 | Death Be Thy Destiny! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Starlin, John Romita; inks: Jim Starlin, John Romita; letters: Gaspar Saladino | The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange] |
| 35 | Death-Song of Destiny! | comic story | 18 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Mike Esposito; colors: P. Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek | Dr. Strange [Dr. Stephen Strange]; Clea; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mrs. Coogan; Wong; Renee Goldenberg; Sheldon Goldenberg; Alvin Denton; Nick Cromer; Duff Coogan; Destiny; Yancy Street Gang |
| 36 | Marvel Two-In-One #7 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita, Tony Mortellaro; letters: Danny Crespi | the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Valkyrie [Barbara Norris]; Executioner |
| 37 | Name That Doom! | comic story | 17 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Mike Esposito, Frank Giacoia; colors: Bill Mantlo; letters: Joe Rosen | Valkyrie [Barbara Norris]; Aragorn; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Dr. Strange [Doctor Stephen Strange]; Clea (flashback); Executioner; Enchantress [Amora]; Alvin Denton; Nick Cromer (flashback, cameo); Duff Coogan (flashback, cameo); Sheldon Goldenberg (flashback, cameo); Renee Goldenberg (flashback, cameo |
| 38 | The Defenders #20 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane; inks: John Romita; letters: Danny Crespi | The Defenders [Valkyrie; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Nameless Ones |
| 39 | The Woman She Was...! | comic story | 18 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Sal Buscema, Vince Colletta; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: John Costanza | The Defenders [Valkyrie; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Executioner; Enchantress [Amora]; Alvin Denton; Clea (in flashback); Van Nyborg; Sister Celestia [Celestia Denton]; Nameless Ones |
| 40 | - | blank page(s) | 1 | | |
| 41 | Beware the Black Rain! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Klaus Janson; letters: Annette Kawecki | The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]] |
| 42 | Enter: The Headmen! | comic story | 18 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sal Trapani; colors: George Roussos; letters: John Costanza | The Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Thing [Ben Grimm] (Cameo); Headmen [Gorilla-Man [Arthur Nagan]; Jerold Morgan; Chondu the Mystic]; Mrs. Lafferty; Trixie Starr; Clea |
| 43 | When the Grandmaster plays-- the prize is Earth! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Danny Crespi | The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie (Inset only)]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Grandmaster; Takkor; Teju; Chiroptera |
| 44 | Games Godlings Play! | comic story | 32 | script: Steve Gerber, Jim Starlin, Len Wein; pencils: Jim Starlin, Dan Adkins, Don Newton, Jim Mooney; inks: Dan Adkins, Don Newton, Jim Mooney; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Charlotte Jetter | The Defenders [Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Grandmaster; Kang (in flashback); The Avengers [Goliath; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor] (in flashback); Squadron Sinis |
| 45 | Once More... The Squadron Sinister! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Danny Crespi | The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Squadron Sinister [Hyperion; Whizzer; Dr. Spectrum]; Yellowjacket [Dr. Hank Pym] |
| 46 | Too Cold a Night For Dying! | comic story | 30 | script: Steve Gerber, Don McGregor, Roger Slifer; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Dave Hunt | The Defenders [Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Trixie Starr [also as Trish Starr]; Dr. James Wynter; Yellowjacket [Dr. Hank Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Egghead; Aragorn; Squadron Sinister [Hyperion; Whizzer; Dr. Spectrum] |
| 47 | The Sons of the Serpent Strike! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Danny Crespi | The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Sons of the Serpent |
| 48 | Fangs of Fire and Blood! | comic story | 18 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Sal Buscema, Mike Esposito; inks: Mike Esposito, Frank Giacoia; colors: Stan G.; letters: Gaspar Saladino, C. Jetter | The Defenders [Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Ginny; Harold Holliman; Elena; Elena's baby; Wong; Clea; Sons of the Serpent; Amos Ferret; Mrs. Washington |
| 49 | ...And the Snakes Shall Inherit the Earth! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Klaus Janson; letters: Danny Crespi | Bruce Banner, Doctor Strange, Hulk, Nighthawk, Barbara Norriss, Kyle Richmond, Stephen Strange, Valkyrie |
| 50 | ..the Snakes Shall Inherit the Earth! | comic story | 18 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Don W.; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Junie B. | Aragorn, Bruce Banner, Clea, Doctor Strange, Hulk, Nighthawk, Barbara Norriss, Jack Norriss, Hank Pym, Kyle Richmond, Stephen Strange, Valkyrie, Wong, Yellowjacket |
| 51 | The Defenders #24 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane, John Romita; inks: Klaus Janson, John Romita; letters: Danny Crespi | The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Son of Satan [Diamon Hellstrom]]; Sons of the Serpent |
| 52 | --In the Jaws of the Serpent! | comic story | 18 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Bob McLeod; colors: Phil Rachelson; letters: Tom Orzechowski | The Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; Son of Satan [Daimon Hellstrom]; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd] (cameo); Namor the Sub-Mariner (cameo); Hawkeye [Clint Barton |
| 53 | Three Stand Beside Them! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane, John Romita; inks: Frank Giacoia, John Romita; letters: Danny Crespi | Bruce Banner, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Daimon Hellstrom, Hulk, Luke Cage, Matt Murdock, Barbara Norriss, Power Man, Son of Satan, Stephen Strange, Valkyrie |
| 54 | The Serpent Sheds Its Skin | comic story | 18 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Jack Abel; colors: Petra G.; letters: Ray Holloway | Bruce Banner, Clea, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Elf with a Gun, Daimon Hellstrom, Hulk, Luke Cage, Melf, Matt Murdock, Nighthawk, Barbara Norriss, Jack Norriss, Power Man |
| 55 | - | blank page(s) | 1 | | |
| 56 | The Apes That Walked Like Men! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Larry Lieber; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Danny Crespi | Dr. Arthur Nagan |
| 57 | It Walks Erect! | comic story | 5 | pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob Powell; editing: Stan Lee | Dr. Arthur Nagan |
| 58 | Prisoner of the Fantastic Fog | comic story | 4 | pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee | Dr. Jerold Morgan; Sam Morgan |
| 59 | The Wrath of Chondu! | comic story | 3 | pencils: Doug Wildey; inks: Doug Wildey; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee | Chondu [Harvey Schlemerman] (introduction); Joe Parker |
| 60 | Giant-Size Defenders #1 House Ad from July 1974 Titles | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.5 | | |
| 61 | The Defenders #17 House Ad from November 1974 Titles | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.5 | | |
| 62 | Mighty Marvel Calendar for 1975 February Art | illustration | 1 | pencils: Frank Brunner, Sal Buscema, John Romita; inks: Frank Brunner, Klaus Janson, John Romita | |
| 63 | Mighty Marvel Calendar for 1975 February Page | illustration | 1 | script: Roy Thomas | |
| 64 | The Defenders #20 Cover Original Art | illustration | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane; inks: John Romita | |
| 65 | The Defenders #21 Page 8 Original Art | illustration | 1 | pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sal Trapani | |
| 66 | Giant-Size Defenders #1 Cover Original Art | illustration | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Frank Giacoia | |
| 67 | Epic Collection | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 68 | Steve Gerber Revolutionizes the Defenders! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | letters: typeset | |