Secret Defenders (1993) #1

Red Foil stamped cover. Cover pencils by Andre Coates, inks by Don Hudson.

A Gathering of Heroes 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; Dr. Strange gathers a group of four heroes to Phoenix, Arizona and forms the first team of Secret Defenders; the new Defenders foil a bank robbery but are flummoxed when one of the robbers ages and dies in his cell. Article in which Roy Thomas talks about the new floating roster concept of the Secret Defenders.

36 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.75.