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1January 1987
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Defenders of the Earth #1

Marvel · January 1987 · on sale 1986-09-02

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Identification plate

Series
Defenders of the Earth (Marvel, 1987 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
January 1987
Key date
1987-01-00
On-sale date
1986-09-02
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Alex Saviuk; inks: Fred FredericksFlash Gordon, Mandrake, Emperor Ming, The Phantom, Jedda Walker, Kit Walker
1-comic story22script: Stan Lee, Bob Harras; pencils: Alex Saviuk; inks: Fred Fredericks; colors: Nelson Yomtov; letters: Ken LopezFlash Gordon, Mandrake, Emperor Ming, The Phantom, Jedda Walker, Kit Walker
3-in-house column1script: Tom DeFalco
4Are You Ready for Industrial Strength Comics?promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Alan Weiss; inks: James ShermanSteelgrip Starkey
5Star Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1Heathcliff, Peter Porker, Spider-Ham, Top Dog

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07148602062201

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Series context

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