Defenders #35 (1976) First Print
Defenders #35 is an issue of the Defenders series from Marvel, released May 1, 1976. Written by Steve Gerber with artwork by Gil Kane. Notable appearances include Red Guardian. This page represents the regular first-print edition. Separate pages are available for the 2 incentive, retailer-exclusive and later-printing variant covers.
Bring Back My Body To Me, To Me...! Red Guardian II patrols the streets of Moscow and prevents a mugging only to be chased by police who consider her a vigilante. The Defenders put in a call to Dr. Tania Belinsky (Red Guardian II) to get her help with Kyle Richmond and his medical needs. Hulk throws a tantrum and leaves because the team will not help him find Sparkle Hair (Nebulon). The Headmen craft a new body for their friend Chondu the Mystic and Nebulon returns an irrate Chondu to the Headmen lair. Chondu's mind is transferred from a deer's body into a monstrous abomination that Arthur Nagan built for him. Chondu flies off to find a new body and comes into conflict with Valkyrie. She defeats him in a crowded restaurant and is imprisoned.(This is the first appearance of Tanya Belinsky AKA Red Guardian II. She will go on to become a "Defender for a Day".) The Hulk appears next in Omega the Unknown Vol 1 2 This issue features a letters page, Defender's Dialogue. Letters are published from Kevin Urenda and Chuck Ulrich. The letters page also features a Series "B" Value Stamp: Vol 1 82 Hulk. 1st appearance of the second Red Guardian, Tania Belinsky, later becomes Starlight
Key Facts
- 1st appearance of the second Red Guardian, Tania Belinsky, later becomes Starlight
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