Defenders of the Earth (Marvel) 1987 series
| Defenders of the Earth | |
 First issue | |
| Country/language: |  USA / English
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|---|---|
| Publishing company: | Star Comics |
| Publishing years: | 1987 |
| Issues: | 4 |
| Format: | 17×26 cm, color |
An Amrican comic-book series based on the "Defenders of the Earth" animated television 1986 series and published by "Star Comics", an imprint of Marvel Comics).
Issue overview
Regular series
The series - presented in "Marvel Age" #45 (December 1986) - started as a spin-off from the animated television series Defenders of the Earth. Mike Higgins assembled a group to work on the book: Bob Harras to adapt (from the cartoon script) and plotting the stories, Alex Saviuk to do the pencil and Fred Fredericks to do the inking. Stan Lee, who had worked on developing the "Defenders of the Earth" cartoon show, asked if he could script the (first issue) comic book version.
The series was released bi-monthly, starting on January 1987.
Note
- Under comming attractions "Marvel Age" listed the series up to #6, but only 4 ussues were released. There exists original art for the fifth issue, written by Adam Blaustein and art by James Fry and Mark McKenna.
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Vol 1 #5
unpublished
Marvel Age # 45 / Announcement
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page 3 -
page 15 -
page 16
