The Defenders 1-7

The Defenders I

1-11

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My second series was a continuation of one Roy Thomas had created: the strange but compelling team-up of the Hulk, the Sub-Mariner, and Dr. Strange. (Roy had wanted the Silver Surfer for the third member but Stan Lee had asked that the Surfer be reserved for his exclusive use.) Roy did three classic issues in MARVEL FEATURE, then I took over with DEFENDERS #1.

Naturally, I immediately asked Stan if I could guest-star the Surfer occasionally, and he was kind enough to go along. I also added a Roy-character called the Valkyrie to provide some texture to the group.

This was my first collaboration with artist Sal Buscema, one of my all-time favorites. We later did CAPTAIN AMERICA among other things. Sal is a perfect comic book storyteller.


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AMAZING ADVENTURES 12-17	COMICS	AVENGERS-DEFENDERS CLASH

NOTES:

7: Second half scripted by Len Wein.

Issues 8-11 are highlighted in the Avengers-Defenders Clash.