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The Defenders #15

Marvel · Series began 1972 · September 1974

first appearance of Alpha

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Alpha (Alpha the Ultimate Mutant, Marvel) — introduction, in shadow

Dates

Cover date: September 1974
On sale: June 18, 1974
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #15 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition25¢ cover
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UK pence edition0.07 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.07 GBP.
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Creators

pencils: Sal Buscema, Klaus Janson, John Romitainks: Mike Esposito, Klaus Jansonletters: Gaspar Saladino, John Costanzascript: Len Wein, Stan Leecolors: Glynis Oliver

Stories

Panic Beneath the Earth! · 18 pages
The Defenders battle against the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. During the battle Magneto finishes his creation of Alpha the Ultimate Mutant.

Characters

Steve RogersCaptain AmericaBruce BannerThorHulkThor OdinsonStephen StrangeDoctor StrangeCharles XavierProfessor XVisionErik LehnsherrMagnetoNighthawkFred DukesBlobKyle RichmondJason WyngardeMastermindBarbara NorrissValkyrieAragornUnus the UntouchableGunther BainLoreleiLani UbanuAlphaJean Claude Pennysworth

Reprinted in

Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2003), Essential Defenders (2005), Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders (2008), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), Defenders Epic Collection (2016), X-Men: Children of the Atom (2019), The Defenders Omnibus (2020)