(W) Roy Thomas & Various (A) Sal Buscema & Various (CA) Gil Kane. Doctor Strange, the Hulk, the Sub-Mariner, the Silver Surfer and Valkyrie! They are the dynamic Defenders, comics' greatest "non-team, " and they do not rely on bylaws and butlers. They join together in moments of utmost crisis - to face incomprehensible enemies like Dormammu, the Nameless One and the Enchantress!
But when the Defenders encounter heroes of a more conventional stripe, it's war - the watershed hero vs. Hero Avengers/Defenders War, no less! This massive omnibus also sees Hawkeye, the Black Knight, Daredevil, Luke Cage, Nighthawk and Daimon Hellstrom join the Defenders in classic adventures. It's a must-have edition collecting Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart and Len Wein's complete DEFENDERS runs in one beautifully restored volume! Collecting Doctor Strange (1968) #183; Sub-Mariner (1968) #22, #34-#35; Incredible Hulk (1968) #126; Marvel Feature (1971) #1-#3; Defenders (1972) #1-#41; Giant-Size Defenders (1974) #1-5, MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE (1974) #6-7 and MARVEL TREASURY EDITION #12 - plus material from MYSTERY TALES #21, WORLD OF FANTASY #11 and TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) #9 Avengers (1963) #116-#118; material from Avengers (1963) #115 Rated T+.