tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408822912223468853.post4433242164114587904..comments2023-11-17T14:40:42.181-06:00Comments on The Defenders Fansite: Generation GapUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408822912223468853.post-34524634390881518482011-01-26T02:07:05.654-06:002011-01-26T02:07:05.654-06:00Published right after but taking place immediately...Published right after but taking place immediately before the Defenders debuted in Marvel Feature (fall of 1971) there was a multi-issue storyline in Namor's own title where he lost his memory again. As far as I know, it hasn't been reprinted in either the Masterworks or Essentials. The jist of it is that Dr. Doom and Modok were fighting for control of the Cosmic Cube when Doom discovers that his old pal Namor has lost his memory and decides to use him as a wild card in the conflict. The kicker is that during the story Namor finally finds his long lost father, Leonard Mackenzie, and has no idea who he is because he's amnesiac at the time.<br /><br />I find it kind of surprising that Dr. Doom didn't show up in those early Defenders issues. After he lost his slot in Astonishing Tales he spent a year making guest appearances in Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four, Thor and that Sub-Mariner story. That's just what happened with Doctor Strange between the loss of his own title (in 1969) and his slot in Marvel Premiere. All those guest appearances in Sub-Mariner and Incredible Hulk (and Amazing Spider-man, if I remember correctly) led to Marvel Feature/The Defenders. Have you ever seen any interviews or letters' pages that suggested that Marvel was testing the waters for a Dr. Doom vehicle prior to SVTU? And speaking of SVTU, have you ever compared the Giffen Sub-Mariner stories in SVTU#13 and Defenders #52-56?pblfsdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07471473189061385119noreply@blogger.com