- Script:
- Gerry Conway(plot); David Kraft (dialogue); Roger Slifer (dialogue)
- Pencils:
- Keith Giffen (breakdowns); Klaus Janson (finished art)
- Inks:
- Klaus Janson
- Colors:
- Dave Hunt
- Letters:
- Gaspar Saladino (page one); John Frost
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie; Power Man [Luke Cage]; The Red Guardian [Dr. Tania Belinsky]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]]; Red Rajah; Jack Norriss; Clea; Aragorn
- Synopsis:
- With Clea's help, Red Guardian, Hellcat and Valkyrie free Dr. Strange from the Star of Capistan, thus defeating the Red Rajah and freeing the other Defenders.
- Reprinted:
- In Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #3
Red Rajah is Dr. Strange taken over by the Star of Capistan. Doctor Strange announces that he must leave the Defenders.