The Defenders #19 (Marvel, 1975) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages....
Auction amount: $109.00
Sold: Feb 17, 2026
The Defenders #19 Values
Publisher: Marvel, 1975
About The Defenders #19
Luke Cage and the Wrecking Crew appearances. Origin of Thunderball. Gil Kane cover. Sal Buscema art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: The Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Wrecking Crew [Wrecker; Bulldozer; Thunderball [Dr. Franklin]; Piledriver]
Pencils: Gil Kane
Inks: Joe Sinnott
Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Notes: Marvel Comics Index #3 lists Mike Esposito as inker.
STORY DETAILS
Characters: The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]]; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Wrecking Crew [Wrecker; Piledriver; Bulldozer; Thunderball [Dr. Franklin] (origin)] (villains); Pennyworth (flashback); Joey
Synopsis: After taking Thunderball's Gamma Bomb from the Wrecking Crew the Defenders have to figure out how to defuse it.
Pages: 18.000
Script: Chris Claremont (script); Len Wein(plot)
Pencils: Sal Buscema; Klaus Janson
Inks: Klaus Janson
Letters: Artie Simek
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
| Grade | NG | PG | CVR | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | Total |
|
Universal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 116 |
|
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
CGCxJSA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 123 |
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