Final Defense: Part 3 of 4: The Eleventh Hour - Written by Tom Brevoort & Mike Kanterovich. Art by Bill Wylie & Tony DeZuniga. Cover by Bill Wylie & Michael Bair.
Today's Defenders battle the original Defenders team! Avatar calls the Silver Surfer, the Hulk and Namor from the past to take on today's heroes. And when a Secret Defender reneges on the rest of the pack, the stage is set for next month's explosive finale!
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.
Final Defense: Part 2 of 4: Heaven's Albatross - Written by Tom Brevoort & Mike Kanterovich. Art by Bill Wylie & Tony DeZuniga. Cover by Bill Wylie & Michael Bair.
Doctor Druid leads the Defenders -- Cadaver, Sepulchre, Deathlok, Drax and Dagger -- in unlocking the Dread power within the Tomb of Slorioth! Meanwhile, a mysterious magician assembles his own team of Defenders to oppose them! This story leads up to the explosive, status quo-changing 25th issue!
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.
Final Defense: Part 1 of 4: Shadowboxing Helena - Written by Tom Brevoort & Mike Kanterovich. Art by Bill Wylie & Tony DeZuniga. Cover by Bill Wylie & Michael Bair.
Shadowoman's origin is revealed as she metamorphs into the evil Sepulchre! Meanwhile, Doctor Druid leads the Secret Defenders on a mysterious mission that will change the Defenders forever!
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.
The Aesthetic Imperative - Written by Tom Brevoort & Mike Kanterovich. Art by Bill Wylie & Tony DeZuniga. Cover by Bill Wylie & Michael Bair.
The lives of Doctor Druid and Spider-Woman rest in the hands of Cadaver and U.S.Agent! But first, they must get past Slaymaker's monstrous still-lives before he activates the destructive engine that will restructure all of San Francisco!
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.
Death and the Art of Living - Written by Tom Brevoort & Mike Kanterovich. Art by Bill Wylie & Tony DeZuniga. Cover by Mark Pacella & Mark McKenna.
Venom is called on by Doctor Druid to help him as he takes on the terrifying power of Slaymaker, the Maestro of the Flesh! With Cadaver on a journey of self-discovery and Shadowoman contending with the mystery of the Onyx Statue, the good doctor better hope Venom is in a helpful mood!
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.
A Tiny Little War - Written by Tom Brevoort & Mike Kanterovich. Art by Bill Wylie, Don Hudson and Tony DeZuniga. Cover by Steven Butler? Guest-starring Iron Fist!
Doctor Druid calls together the unlikely team of Archangel, Iceman and...Giant Man?! If you think that's strange, look out for the insect evil of the all-new Swarm! Also features more on the origin of Cadaver.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.
Cover pencils by Ron Lim, inks by Keith Aiken. Strange Changes, Part 2: Resurrection Tango starring Dr. Druid, Luke Cage [Power Man], Deadpool, Shadowoman, Cadaver, and Malachi, script by Tom Brevoort and Mike Kanterovich, pencils by Bill Wylie, inks by Tony DeZuniga;
Even with the help of Agamotto's agent, Cadaver, the Secret Defenders are unable to keep Malachi from collecting all the pieces of the Moebius Stone.
36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.
Escape - Written by Ron Marz. Art by Tom Grindberg & Don Hudson. Cover by Tom Grindberg.
When Thanos swipes an oracle of universal knowledge from a band of monks, the wronged party is out for blood! Only the Silver Surfer and Legacy can stop them from taking revenge.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.
Holy War - Written by Ron Marz. Art by Tom Grindberg & Don Hudson. Cover by Tom Grindberg.
Thanos replaces Doctor Strange as leader of the Secret Defenders! The Rhino and the Super Skrull slay a cadre of monks in a quest for the Oracle, a robot-like deity. When double-dealing Thanos goes AWOL, he leaves the villains prey for the remaining monks, who are frothing at the mouth for revenge! Leads into Cosmic Powers limited series.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.
Revenge: Part 2 of 2 - Written by Ron Marz. Art by Tom Grindberg & Don Hudson. Cover by Tom Grindberg.
War Machine and Thunderstrike battle Nebula for the life of the Silver Surfer! While Nebula tries to destroy Titan, War Machine and Thunderstrike have to deal with her cut-throat crew!
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.
Revenge: Part 1 of 2 - Written by Ron Marz. Art by Tom Grindberg & Don Hudson. Cover by Tom Grindberg.
War Machine, Thunderstrike and the Silver Surfer give Doctor Strange a hand in preventing a galactic war! Nebula's on the loose and thirsty for revenge after her recent imprisonment. She's gathering troops from the Martian moon with plans for a major onslaught!
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.
"She Should Have Died Hereafter..." Part 3 of 3. Guest-starring Captain America, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, and the Scarlet Witch. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Andre Coates. Inks by Don Hudson. Cover by Andre Coates.
The fate of the world rests in the hands of the star-spangled avenger, the Master of the Mystic Arts, the Scarlet Witch, and the Amazing Spider-Man! In the Death Dimension, the Secret Defenders have to find a way to stop Xandu! Or the Death Dimension will catastrophically merge with Earth's realm! The only hope for victory is through Melinda Morrison -- the Queen of the Dead! Can Dr. Strange empower Melinda to rise up against Xandu? He must and she must! Otherwise Cap, New York City, and the entire Earth will be overrun by the walking dead! Godspeed to the Secret Defenders!
32 pages. Cover price $1.75.
"The Queen, My Lord, is Dead" Part 2 of 3. Guest-starring Captain America, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, and the Scarlet Witch. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Andre Coates. Inks by Fred Fredericks. Cover by Andre Coates and Don Hudson.
In a surprising decision last issue, Dr. Strange told Captain America to remain on Earth while the Secret Defenders journeyed to the Death Dimension! But that looks like a big mistake now as the Sorcerer Supreme, Spider-Man, and the Scarlet Witch have gone down to defeat! And Xandu is proceeding with his plan to merge the Death Dimension with Earth's realm! Meanwhile in New York, Cap tries to protect the city from the strong winds created by the merging realms! However the shield-slinger has an additional problem! Dead people are coming out of their graves to attack the living! Appearance by Melinda Morrison.
32 pages. Cover price $1.75.
Cover pencils by Andre Coates, inks by Don Hudson. Roadkill, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Andre Coates, inks by Don Hudson
Punisher, Sleepwalker, Namorita, and Doctor Strange are united to try and defeat Roadkill.
36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.
Cover pencils by Andre Coates, inks by Don Hudson.
Swarm Song, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Andre Coates, inks by Don Hudson; The Defenders discover that Macabre and her cohorts are actually members of a viral collective from another dimension who have been turning the homeless of Phoenix, Arizona younger to carry out their wishes; When Dr. Strange arrives to help, the team pools their own collective strength to allow him to send the villains back where they belong.
36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.
Cover pencils by Andre Coates, inks by Don Hudson.
Second Chance starring Dr. Strange, Wolverine, Spider-Woman [Julia Carpenter],Nomad [Jack Monroe], and Darkhawk, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Andre Coates, inks by Don Hudson; Wolvie and Spider-Woman have a hard time battling Dreadlox, a woman who can make them experience their darkest fears.
36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.
