Giant-Size Defenders #3 Jan 1975
First appearance of Korvac in "Games Godlings Play!"
The Defenders and Daredevil are selected by the Grandmaster and the Prime Mover to participate in their latest game,
in which the Grandmaster pits them against beings from different eras and planets selected by the Prime Mover to do battle.
The winner get's Earth as their prize.
Pitting two of Grandmaster's champions against at least one of those of the Prime Mover,
the Defenders still manage to win, even though some of their numbers are killed in the battle.
However, when the Grandmaster wins, he revives those who were killed.
Having lost, the Prime Mover breaks down and the Grandmaster prepares to take ownership of the Earth.
However, Daredevil challenges him to a coin toss,
which Daredevil wins. Losing it all, the Grandmaster returns
the Defenders to Earth, and leaving all alone... Until next time that is..
Script by Steve Gerber (script, plot), Jim Starlin (plot) and Len Wein (plot),
pencils by Jim Starlin (layouts), Dan Adkins (finished art), Don Newton (finished art) and Jim Mooney (finished art),
inks by Dan Adkins (pages 1-7, 10-11, 22-27, 43), Don Newton (pages 14-19, 31-36, 38) and Jim Mooney (pages 8-9, 30, 37, 39, 44)