🔑 THE DEFENDERS #5 [YAFFA PUBLISHING] AUSTRALIAN MARVEL DIGEST COMIC 1981

Series Title: Defenders (1981 series)

Issue #: 5

Story Title:

• For Sale: One Planet -- Slightly Used! (reprint from The Defenders #13, May 1974)
• And Who Shall Inherit the Earth? (reprint from The Defenders #14, July 1974)
• Panic Beneath the Earth! (reprint from The Defenders #15, September 1974)

Date of Publication: April 1981

Edition: Standard / Regular Edition (Australian pocket-size digest)

Publisher: Yaffa Publishing Group (Page Publications Pty. Ltd. Division)

Country of Origin: Australia

Language: English

Cover Price: 0.60 AUD (0.70 NZD)

Cover Artists: Gil Kane, Frank Giacoia

Artists: Sal Buscema, Klaus Janson, Dan Green, Frank Giacoia and others (from the reprinted stories)

Writers: Len Wein

Characters: Defenders (Doctor Strange, Hulk, Sub-Mariner, Nighthawk, Valkyrie), Squadron Sinister, Nebulon, Magneto, Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Alpha the Ultimate Mutant and various supporting characters

First Appearances:

• First appearance of Nebulon (alien geologist)
• Battle of the Defenders vs Squadron Sinister

Key Facts:

• Australian black-and-white pocket-size Marvel digest published by Yaffa/Page.
• Features the classic Squadron Sinister / Nebulon arc (including Nebulon's first appearance) and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants / Alpha the Ultimate Mutant storyline.
• Cover reuses Gil Kane / Frank Giacoia art from The Defenders #13.
• Typical 1981 Australian digest format: black and white interiors, glossy colour cover, saddle-stitched, newsprint paper.
• Highly collectible among fans of Australian Marvel reprints and Bronze Age team comics.

Page Count: 60 pages

Condition: Please refer to the accompanying photos for condition, we are amateur graders, all best efforts are taken when indicating a likely grade. Should you require further photos, please contact us. Includes archival bag and board.

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