- Script:
- Steve Gerber (script, plot); Gerry Conway(plot); Roger Slifer (plot); Len Wein (plot); Chris Claremont (plot); Scott Edelman (plot)
- Pencils:
- Don Heck
- Inks:
- Jim Mooney (pages 2-7); Mike Esposito (figures; Pages 1,8-32); Dave Hunt (backgrounds; pages 1, 8-32)
- Colors:
- George Roussos
- Letters:
- Artie Simek (pp.2, 8-10); Dave Hunt (pp.1, 3-7, 11-32)
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Aragorn; Eelar; Guardians of the Galaxy [Charlie-27; Vance Astro; Yondu; Martinex]; Squadron Sinister [Hyperion; Dr. Spectrum] (in flashback); Trish Starr (in flashback); Vance Astrovik; Milton Childs
- Synopsis:
- The Guardians of the Galaxy are stranded in the present and help the Defenders against Eelar.
- Reprinted:
- In Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #2
The few pages from the beginning of this issue were Artie Simek's last work before he died, according to the letters page.