- Script
- Steve Gerber
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema
- Inks
- Jack Abel
- Colors
- Petra Goldberg
- Letters
- Ray Holloway
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Yellowjacket [Dr. Hank Pym]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Son of Satan [Daimon Hellstrom]; Power Man [Luke Cage]]; Sons of the Serpent; Clea; Tom Pritchett; Linda Pritchett; Elf with a Gun; J. C. Pennysworth; Jack Norriss
- Synopsis
- Son of Satan and Power Man free the rest of the Defenders and follow the clues to find the person behind the Sons of the Serpent organization. The Elf with a gun kills Tom and Linda Pritchett.
- Reprints
Serpents underwater headquarters leads to J. C. Pennysworth's office (Trustee of Kyle Richmond (Nighthawk).
- Script
- Steve Gerber
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear Marvel, The Defenders are in the hands of...
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Letters of comment from readers G. C. Hoover, Michael Blake, and Brian Murphy.