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Marvel Essential: The Defenders Volumes 1-7 (Complete Set) - All 1st Printings!
Up for sale is the highly sought-after, complete 7-volume run of Essential The Defenders trade paperbacks published by Marvel Comics. Out of print and highly collectible, this massive set compiles the definitive Bronze Age run of comic book history's most iconic "non-team."
Format: Thick Trade Paperback (TPB) - Black & White Interiors
Series Synopsis & Contents
Unlike structured teams like the Avengers or Fantastic Four, the Defenders are an off-kilter assembly of lone wolves who only band together when cosmic or occult threats become too massive for any single hero to handle. This collection traces their entire journey—from their early 1970s supernatural origins to their 1980s evolution into "The New Defenders."
This comprehensive 7-volume set collects a massive run of classic stories, including the legendary Avengers-Defenders War, encounters with the Secret Empire, the Six-Fingered Hand saga, and much more.
Detailed Breakdown of Collected Issues:
Volume 1 (1st Print, 2005): Collects Dr. Strange #183, Sub-Mariner #22 & #34-35, Incredible Hulk #126, Marvel Feature #1-3, Defenders #1-14, and Avengers #115-118.
Volume 2 (1st Print, 2006): Collects Defenders #15-30, Giant-Size Defenders #1-5, and Marvel Team-Up #35.
Volume 3 (1st Print, 2007): Collects Defenders #31-60 and Annual #1.
Volume 4 (1st Print, 2008): Collects Defenders #61-91.
Volume 5 (1st Print, 2010): Collects Defenders #92-106, Marvel Team-Up #101, and Captain America #268.
Volume 6 (1st Print, 2011): Collects Defenders #107-125 and Avengers Annual #11.
Volume 7 (1st Print, 2013): Collects Defenders #126-139, Iceman (1984) #1-4, and Beauty and the Beast (1984) #1-4.
