- Script:
- David Anthony Kraft
- Pencils:
- Don Perlin (breakdowns); Bruce D. Patterson (finished art)
- Inks:
- Bruce D. Patterson [as Bruce D.]
- Colors:
- Petra Goldberg
- Letters:
- Gaspar Saladino (page one); Jean Simek
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Defenders [Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie]; Blob; Whirlwind [David Cannon]; Sagittarius; Porcupine [Alex Gentry]; Hercules; Black Goliath [Bill Foster]; Iron Fist [Danny Rand]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Red Guardian [Dr. Tania Belinsky]; The Presence [Sergei Krylov]; Aragorn; Millie the Model; Professor Harrison Turk; Dollar Bill; Ledge; Namor, the Sub-Mariner (cameo flashback); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (cameo flashback); Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange] (cameo flashback); Lt. Kris Keating; General Kharkov
- Synopsis:
- The Red Guardian and The Presence join forces to stop a giant radioctive amoeba. Valkyrie's madness deepens.
- Reprinted:
- in Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #4
- in Defenders: Tournament of Heroes (Marvel, 2012 series) #1
Valkyrie in old costume on next to last page in a memory.