Defenders (Vol. 2)

    (Marvel, 2001-2002)
™ and © Marvel Characters, Inc.

Doctor Strange—the Sorcerer Supreme! The Sub-Mariner—the Avenging Son of Atlantis! The Hulk—the Green-Skinned Goliath! The Silver Surfer—the Rider of the Spaceways! It’s 2001, and comics’ only non-team is back—thanks to the efforts of writers Kurt Busiek (Avengers) and Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon) and artists Larsen and Klaus Janson (Daredevil)! What’s a non-team? In this case, it’s a group of super-heroes who do not necessarily want to work together, but when the fate of the world hangs in the balance, what can they do other than put their differences aside and kick some major butt?

The Defenders’ first adventure way back in Marvel Feature #1 pitted Strange, Hulk, and Namor against an other-dimensional sorcerer called Yandroth, and this series launches with Yandroth’s return and his plan to imprison Gaea and ravage the Earth. Busiek and Larsen also use the non-team’s first foe to give the four big guns of the Defenders a real reason to continue working together…whether they like it or not—something that was missing from the non-team’s previous series. Longtime fans will also enjoy appearances by Nighthawk, Hellcat, and the Valkyrie.
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  • 1
    #1
    Mar 2001
    Cover: $2.99
    W: Kurt Busiek, Erik Larsen  ·  A: Erik Larsen
    Versus Quasimodo; Versus Toad Men; Versus Yandroth; Double-Size Issue
    2 copies from $7.98
  • 2
    #2
    Hulk/Sub-Mariner cover by Erik Larsen
    Apr 2001
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Kurt Busiek, Erik Larsen  ·  A: Erik Larsen
    Versus Attuma; Versus Pluto
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  • 3
    #3
    May 2001
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    W: Kurt Busiek, Erik Larsen, Eric Stephenson  ·  A: Erik Larsen
    Versus Lorelei; Versus Pluto
    5 copies from $2.25
  • 4
    #4
    Jun 2001
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    W: Kurt Busiek, Erik Larsen  ·  A: Ron Frenz
    Versus Lorelei; Versus Pluto
    6 copies from $2.25
  • 5
    #5
    Jul 2001
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    W: Kurt Busiek, Erik Larsen  ·  A: Erik Larsen
    Versus Attuma; Versus Headmen
    6 copies from $1.75
  • 6
    #6
    Aug 2001
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Kurt Busiek, Erik Larsen  ·  A: Erik Larsen
    Versus Bi-Beast
    7 copies from $1.50
  • 7
    #7
    Sep 2001
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Kurt Busiek, Erik Larsen  ·  A: Erik Larsen
    Versus Attuma; Versus Nagala; Versus Orka; Versus Piranha; Versus Sea Urchin; Versus Tiger Shark
    4 copies from $3.00
  • 8
    #8
    Cover quotes Comics International review:“Worst Comic Ever Published"
    Oct 2001
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Kurt Busiek, Erik Larsen  ·  A: Ron Frenz
    5 copies from $2.50
  • 9
    #9
    Nov 2001
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    W: Kurt Busiek, Erik Larsen, Eric Stephenson  ·  A: Ron Frenz
    Versus Headmen; Versus Modok; Versus Orrgo the Unconquerable
    5 copies from $2.00
  • 10
    #10
    Dec 2001
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Kurt Busiek, Eric Stephenson  ·  A: Erik Larsen
    Versus Headmen; Versus Modok; Versus Orrgo the Unconquerable
    4 copies from $1.64
  • 11
    #11
    Jan 2002
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Kurt Busiek, Erik Larsen  ·  A: Erik Larsen
    Versus Attuma; Versus Nagala; Versus Orka; Versus Piranha; Versus Sea Urchin; Versus Tiger Shark
    4 copies from $3.00
  • 12
    #12
    Feb 2002
    Cover: $3.50
    W: Erik Larsen, Mary Jo Duffy, Kurt Busiek  ·  A: Erik Larsen, Ivan Reis
    Final issue; Story continues in The Order
    5 copies from $4.00