Marvel Released June 1973

Defenders #6 (1973) First Print

Defenders #6 is an issue of the Defenders series from Marvel, released June 1, 1973. Written by Steve Englehart with artwork by Sal Buscema. Notable appearances include Cyrus Black. This page represents the regular first-print edition. Separate pages are available for the 1 incentive, retailer-exclusive and later-printing variant cover.

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Published June 1973
Pages 36

"The Dreams of Death!" - As the Silver Surfer is traveling to Dr. Strange's Sanctum in order to apologize for the way he had acted in his last encounter with the Defenders, he finds a strange mystic cube formed around the Sanctum. Able to pierce through it he finds that the Defenders are under attack by Cyrus Black (a mystic bent on proving he is superior to Dr. Strange) and his followers.

Key Facts

  • 1st appearance of Cyrus Black, a sorcerer who battled Doctor Strange
  • Cover appearance of Cyrus Black resembles the Black Knight's design