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2October 1974
$0.50

Giant-Size Defenders #2

Marvel · October 1974 · on sale 1974-07-09

First appearance: Satannish
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Identification plate

Series
Giant-Size Defenders (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
October 1974
Key date
1974-10-00
On-sale date
1974-07-09
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.50
Pages
68
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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
0From Hell It Came-- To Seek Out the Son of Satan!cover1pencils: Gil Kane, John Romita; inks: Klaus Janson, John Romita; letters: Danny CrespiBruce Banner, Doctor Strange, Daimon Hellstrom, Hulk, Nighthawk, Barbara Norriss, Kyle Richmond, Satannish First, Son of Satan, Stephen Strange, Valkyrie
1H...as in Hulk...Hell...and Holocaust!comic story30script: Len Wein; pencils: Gil Kane, Klaus Janson; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Dave HuntAragorn, Bruce Banner, Doctor Strange, Daimon Hellstrom, Hulk, Nighthawk, Barbara Norriss, Kyle Richmond, Satannish First, Son of Satan, Stephen Strange, Valkyrie
2Wonderously Witty Words From A Woomful of Wombats!in-house column1script: Stan LeeSpider-Man [Peter Parker]
3Sub-Marinercomic story8script: Bill Everett; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; letters: Bill Everett; editing: Stan LeeSub-Mariner [Namor]; Betty Dean
4Black Knightcomic story6pencils: Fred Kida; inks: Fred Kida; letters: Joe LettereseBlack Knight [Sir Percy]; King Arthur Pendragon; Sir Guy Wanderell; Lady Rosamund
5Beyond the Purple Veil!comic story8script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; letters: Artie SimekDoctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Wong; Aggamon

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Defenders #2
ISBN 0-7851-2150-1		2006On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1081974On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-5961-2		2012On eBay ›
The Defenders Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-92859-9		2021On eBay ›
Enter - The Headmen
ISBN 978-1-302-95531-1		2024On eBay ›
Giant-Size Marvel Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-96388-0		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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