The Defenders of the Earth Annual book was published by Marvel Books Ltd in London, United Kingdom in 1989. The hardcover album style book is themed around the Defenders of the Earth cartoon series released in the USA in 1986. The book contains a mix of comic strip and prose stories, fully licensed by King Features Syndicate.
The Defenders of the Earth Annual book was printed in Italy and sold exclusively within the United Kingdom. It contains 64 full color pages measuring 28.5cm x 19.5cm. The same image is found on the front and back covers, an illustration by Alex Saviuk and Fred Fredericks featuring the Defenders of the Earth characters, which include the Phantom, Flash Gordon, Mandrake the Magician, Lothar, Ming the Merciless and more.
The front and back covers can be seen below.
The table of contents at the front of the book notifies us the titles of the stories found within.
- Defenders of the Earth (part one)
- The Deadly Disease from Planet Mongo
- Defenders of the Earth (part two)
- Facts on Flash Gordon
- The Earth Dies Screaming
- Defenders of the Earth (part three)
- Ming’s Menace
- Ming the Merciless
- Defenders of the Earth (part four)
A sample of internal pages can be seen below.
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