Defenders of the Earth

    (Star, 1987)
™ and ©1987 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

With this title, Marvel launched a new comics group, “Star Comics.” In doing so, Marvel was able to create a whole new comic world, free from the constraints of having to fit its characters into the Marvel Universe.

Defenders of the Earth took its characters from the Golden Age of comics, including such favorites as Flash Gordon, Mandrake the Magician, and the Phantom. The title used these characters to good advantage. It had non-stop action, but avoided the sort of gritty realism that tends to be found in more modern characters.
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Defenders of the Earth #1

January, 1987
Cover Price: $0.75
6 copies available from $4.25 		Bob Harras, Stan LeeAlex Saviuk
Defenders of the Earth #1 Newsstand Edition

January, 1987
Cover Price: $0.75
1 copy available for $9.98 		Newsstand Edition with cover by Alex Saviuk; Flash Gordon, Mandrake, Phantom Bob Harras, Stan LeeAlex Saviuk
Defenders of the Earth #2

March, 1987
Cover Price: $0.75
3 copies available from $1.00 		Michael HigginsAlex Saviuk
Defenders of the Earth #2 Newsstand Edition

March, 1987
Cover Price: $0.75
1 copy available for $3.98 		Newsstand Edition with cover by Alex Saviuk; Flash Gordon, Mandrake, Phantom Michael HigginsAlex Saviuk
Defenders of the Earth #3

May, 1987
Cover Price: $0.75
3 copies available from $3.36 		Michael HigginsAlex Saviuk
Defenders of the Earth #4

July, 1987
Cover Price: $1.00
1 copy available for $15.00 		Michael HigginsAlex Saviuk