- Script:
- Bill Mantlo
- Pencils:
- Sal Buscema
- Inks:
- Mel Candido; Bill Sienkiewicz
- Colors:
- Ben Sean
- Letters:
- Janice Chiang
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Rom; GUESTS: Starshine [Brandy Clark]; Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan; SHIELD; President Ronald Reagan; CAMEOS: Alpha Flight [Guardian [James MacDonald Hudson]; Shaman; Snowbird; Puck]; Soviet Super Soldiers [Darkstar; Vanguard; Ursa Major; Crimson Dynamo]; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Woman; Human Torch; The Thing]; Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor; Wasp; Vision; Scarlet Witch; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; She-Hulk]; Defenders [Valkyrie; Moondragon; Gargoyle; Angel; Beast; Iceman]; X-Men [Storm; Wolverine; Rogue; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Kitty Pryde]; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Torpedo [Brock Jones]
- Synopsis:
- When Dire Wraiths attack the SHIELD helicarrier, the U.S. government begins to take Rom's warning of alien invasion seriously; President Reagan addresses the country and declares war on the Wraiths; Since many of Earth's heroes seem to be missing (they are off fighting a Secret War), Ron names Rom as an official ally in the upcoming conflict.
The story erroneously indicates that the Defenders, Invisible Woman and Kitty Pryde were all part of the Secret Wars.