- Script
- J. M. DeMatteis
- Pencils
- Don Perlin (layouts)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (finishes); Chic Stone (finishes); Sal Trapani (finishes); Al Milgrom (finishes)
- Letters
- Shelly Leferman
- Editing
- Al Milgrom (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Doctor Strange; Hellcat; Valkyrie; Hellstorm; The Beast; The Gargoyle; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Thor; Hawkeye; Luke Cage; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Silver Surfer; The Hulk; Karnilla, Queen of The Norns; The Enchantress
- Synopsis
- The Defenders gather outside the Super Patriots Base, after just escaping the explosion that occurred in the previous issue. They mourn the loss of Nighthawk. When the Defenders prepare to leave, a sole surviving henchman of the Super Patriot's team emerges from a bunker, shoots and kills Valkyrie. Gathering in the apartment of Valkyrie, Hellcat and Gargoyle meet and decide to hold a memorial service. During the service many of their friends join them in a field in upstate New York. While their friends prepare their seance, Valkyrie's spirit visits Hellcat at the apartment. Meanwhile, at Asgard, Karnilla torments The Enchantress until she gives up the location of the Rose of Purity. At the conclusion of the memorial service, the closest friends of the fallen Defenders return to the apartment. When they arrive, Dr. Strange begins his effort to contact the departed Valkyrie. The Defenders are able to make contact with Valkyrie. As they effort to plan a rescue, the Enchantress arrives and tears Valkyrie's soul into the enchanted blade of Dragon Fang.
- Reprints
Valkyrie is shown in a cameo picture of her in her white outfit. Spider-Man's appearance here occurs between Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series) #119 and the next issue of the Defenders.
reprinted black and white
- Script
- J. M. DeMatteis; Mark Gruenwald (plot assist)
- Pencils
- Don Perlin (layouts)
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott; Sal Trapani; Hilary Barta; Al Milgrom
- Letters
- Shelly Leferman
- Editing
- Al Milgrom (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders: Beast [Hank McCoy]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Gargoyle; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Son of Satan [Daimon Hellstrom]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Brunnhilde]
Vera Cantor; Captain America [Steve Rogers] (flashback); Daredevil [Matt Murdock] (flashback); Enchantress [Amora]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton] (flashback); Power Man [Luke Cage] (flashback); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Love; the unnamed henchman that shot Valkyrie; unnamed demons tormenting Valkyrie in Niffleheim
- Synopsis
- Daimon, Hulk, Sub-Mariner, and Hellcat go to get Valkyrie's original body in white outfit. Valkyrie's soul is trapped by the Enchantress in Dragonfang. Love takes Barbara Norriss's soul with him.
- Reprints
Corrected page seven, panel five Valkyrie balloon, from the letters page of Defenders #112: "Who thou art--what thou art--thou shalt ne'er truly recall! All thou shalt know is that thou servest the Enchantress--and thou shalt serve me well--in whate'er shell I do place thine essence!"
reprinted black and white
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; J. M. DeMatteis
- Pencils
- Don Perlin (layouts); Joe Sinnott (finishes)
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Letters
- Shelly Leferman
- Editing
- Al Milgrom (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Valkyrie; Hellstorm [Daimon Hellstrom]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Thor; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Luke Cage; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Karnilla Queen of the Norns; Enchantress [Amora]
- Reprints
Valkyrie in white outfit.
reprinted black and white
- Pencils
- Jim Starlin
- Inks
- Jim Starlin
- Editing
- Al Milgrom (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Devil-Slayer
- Reprints
reprinted black and white
- Script
- J. M. DeMatteis
- Pencils
- Don Perlin (layouts)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (finishes)
- Letters
- Shelly Leferman
- Editing
- Al Milgrom (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Devil-Slayer; Boccino; Kyle Richmond [Nighthawk]; Dr. Strange
- Synopsis
- Eric Simon Payne gives himself up to the police and is put in prison
- Reprints
reprinted black and white
- Pencils
- Al Milgrom (signed)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- Al Milgrom (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Satan
- Reprints
reprinted black and white
- Script
- J. M. DeMatteis; Mark Gruenwald (plot)
- Pencils
- Don Perlin (layouts)
- Inks
- Andy Mushynsky (finishes)
- Letters
- Shelly Leferman
- Editing
- Al Milgrom (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hellcat; Dr. Strange; Hulk; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Hyperion; Satan; Over-Mind
- Reprints
reprinted black and white
- Script
- J. M. DeMatteis
- Pencils
- Don Perlin
- Inks
- Mike Gustovich
- Letters
- Shelly Leferman
- Editing
- Al Milgrom (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Silver Surfer; Gargoyle; Hulk; Hellstrom]; Avengers [Vision; Scarlet Witch; Beast]; Squadron Supreme (Earth-712) [Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hyperion; Lady Lark [Linda Lewis]; Power Princess [Zarda] (intro); Nuke [Albert Gaines] (intro); Cap'N Hawk [James Dore]; Amphibian [Kingsley Rice]; The Golden Archer [Wyatt McDonald]; Tom Thumb [Thomas Thompson]; Doctor Spectrum [Joe Ledger]; The Whizzer [Stanley Stewart]; Arcanna [Arcanna Jones] (intro)]; Over-Mind
- Synopsis
- Parallel Earth with Squadron Supreme as superheroes 22,300 miles above Earth in Rocket Central. Hyperion has a Tower of Isolation.
- Reprints
reprinted black and white
- Pencils
- Don Perlin (signed)
- Inks
- Steve Mitchell (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- Al Milgrom (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders: Beast [Hank McCoy]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Gargoyle; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Son of Satan [Daimon Hellstrom]; Valkyrie [Brunnhilde]
Over-Mind; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Vision; Squadron Supreme (Earth-712) [Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hyperion; Lady Lark [Linda Lewis]; Power Princess [Zarda]; Nuke [Albert Gaines]; Cap'N Hawk [James Dore]; Amphibian [Kingsley Rice]; The Golden Archer [Wyatt McDonald]; Tom Thumb [Thomas Thompson]; Doctor Spectrum [Joe Ledger]; The Whizzer [Stanley Stewart]; Arcanna [Arcanna Jones]]
- Reprints
reprinted black and white
- Script
- Don Perlin (plot); J. M. DeMatteis (plot, script)
- Pencils
- Don Perlin (layouts); Mike Gustovich (finished art)
- Inks
- Mike Gustovich
- Letters
- Shelly Leferman
- Editing
- Al Milgrom (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Silver Surfer; Gargoyle; Hulk; Hellstrom]; Avengers [Vision; Scarlet Witch; Beast]; Squadron Supreme (Earth-712) [Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hyperion; Lady Lark [Linda Lewis]; Power Princess [Zarda]; Nuke [Albert Gaines]; Cap'N Hawk [James Dore]; Amphibian [Kingsley Rice]; The Golden Archer [Wyatt McDonald]; Tom Thumb [Thomas Thompson]; Doctor Spectrum [Joe Ledger]; The Whizzer [Stanley Stewart]; Arcanna [Arcanna Jones]]; Over-Mind; Null the Living Darkness
- Reprints
Parallel Earth's undergound Defender's base is in New England.
reprinted black and white
- Pencils
- Don Perlin (signed)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Al Milgrom (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders: Beast [Hank McCoy]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Gargoyle; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Son of Satan [Daimon Hellstrom]; Valkyrie [Brunnhilde]
Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Vision; Squadron Supreme (Earth-712) [Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hyperion; Lady Lark [Linda Lewis]; Power Princess [Zarda]; Nuke [Albert Gaines]; Cap'n Hawk [James Dore]; Amphibian [Kingsley Rice]; Golden Archer [Wyatt McDonald]; Tom Thumb [Thomas Thompson]; Doctor Spectrum [Joe Ledger]; Whizzer [Stanley Stewart]; Arcanna [Arcanna Jones]]; Null the Living Darkness; Mindy-Psi
- Reprints
reprinted black and white
- Script
- J. M. DeMatteis (script, plot); Don Perlin (plot)
- Pencils
- Don Perlin
- Inks
- Mike Gustovich; Sam de la Rosa (p.10, uncredited)
- Letters
- Shelly Leferman
- Editing
- Al Milgrom (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders: Beast [Hank McCoy]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Gargoyle; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Son of Satan [Daimon Hellstrom]; Valkyrie [Brunnhilde]
Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze] (flashback); Over-Mind; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; The Stranger (flashback); Vision; Squadron Supreme (Earth-712) [Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hyperion; Lady Lark [Linda Lewis]; Power Princess [Zarda]; Nuke [Albert Gaines]; Cap'n Hawk [James Dore]; Amphibian [Kingsley Rice]; Golden Archer [Wyatt McDonald]; Tom Thumb [Thomas Thompson]; Doctor Spectrum [Joe Ledger]; Whizzer [Stanley Stewart]; Arcanna [Arcanna Jones]]; Null the Living Darkness; Mindy-Psi
- Synopsis
- President Richmond was a construct. Mindy-Psi takes over mindless body of Over-Mind.
- Reprints
Story continues in Squadron Supreme (Marvel, 1985 series) #1.
Uncredited inks provided by Mr. de la Rosa (February 2011).
reprinted black and white
- Pencils
- Don Perlin (signed)
- Inks
- Steve Mitchell (signed)
- Editing
- Al Milgrom (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders: Beast [Hank McCoy]; Gargoyle; The Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Brunnhilde]
- Reprints
reprinted black and white
- Script
- J. M. DeMatteis
- Pencils
- Don Perlin
- Inks
- Hilary Barta
- Letters
- Shelly Leferman
- Editing
- Al Milgrom (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Silver Surfer; Gargoyle; Hulk; Hellstrom]; Avengers [Vision; Scarlet Witch; Beast]; Squadron Supreme (Earth-712) [Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hyperion]; Over-Mind; Mindy-Psi
- Reprints
Mindy-Psi sent August Masters instead of Kyle Richmond; Valkyrie, Sub-Mariner, Beast, & Gargoyle in Dr. Seuss dimension; Greeneggs has a book called Stan Lee presents Myths Legends Predictions and Funny Things
reprinted black and white
- Script
- J. M. DeMatteis
- Pencils
- Don Perlin
- Inks
- Mike Mignola ((uncredited) [as Diverse Hands]); ? [as Diverse Hands]
- Letters
- Janice Chiang
- Editing
- Al Milgrom (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]; Hellstrom; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Hellcat]; Avengers [Vision; Scarlet Witch; Beast]; Over-Mind; Dolly; Vera; Aragorn (flying horse); Lady Dorma (Cameo Flashback)
- Reprints
Mike Mignola's ink credit provided from Backissue! magazine #21.
reprinted black and white
- Script
- J. M. DeMatteis
- Pencils
- Don Perlin
- Inks
- Jack Abel
- Letters
- Shelly Leferman
- Editing
- Al Milgrom (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Gargoyle; Hellcat]; Over-Mind
- Reprints
Starship Enterprise on poster
reprinted black and white
- Pencils
- Don Perlin (signed)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (signed)
- Editing
- Al Milgrom (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Son of Satan [Daimon Hellstrom]
- Reprints
reprinted black and white
- Script
- J. M. DeMatteis
- Pencils
- Don Perlin
- Inks
- Al Milgrom; Andy Mushynsky
- Letters
- Shelly Leferman
- Editing
- Al Milgrom (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hellstrom; Seripha; Patsy Walker [Hellcat]; Gargoyle; Demon (unnamed)
- Reprints
Daimon Hellstrom's classroom is 1313.
reprinted black and white
- Script
- Steven Grant; J. M. DeMatteis (assist)
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema
- Inks
- Jack Abel
- Letters
- ? [as diverse hands]
- Editing
- Al Milgrom (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Gargoyle; Hellstrom; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Hellcat; Beast; Hulk; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner]; Clea; Yandroth; Tribunal
- Reprints
Valkyrie in white suit; Defenders headquarters was in Nassau, Long Island; Story takes place between Defenders #68 and #69.
reprinted black and white
- Pencils
- Don Perlin (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Abel (signed)
- Editing
- Al Milgrom (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Miracle Man [Joshua Ayers]; Son of Satan [Daimon Hellstrom]
- Reprints
reprinted black and white
- Script
- J. M. DeMatteis
- Pencils
- Don Perlin
- Inks
- Jack Abel; Kim DeMulder; Andy Mushynsky
- Letters
- Shelly Leferman
- Editing
- Al Milgrom (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Valkyrie; Gargoyle; Hellstrom; Hellcat]; Over-Mind; Miracle Man
- Reprints
reprinted black and white
- Script
- J. M. DeMatteis (script, plot); Don Perlin (plot)
- Pencils
- Don Perlin
- Inks
- Jack Abel; Alan Kupperberg; Andy Mushynsky
- Letters
- Shelly Leferman
- Editing
- Al Milgrom (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Valkyrie; Gargoyle; Hellstrom; Hellcat; Beast]; Over-Mind; Miracle Man
- Reprints
reprinted black and white
- Pencils
- Sandy Plunkett (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Sienkiewicz (signed as BS)
- Editing
- Carl Potts (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders: Beast [Hank McCoy]; Gargoyle; Valkyrie [Brunnhilde]
Cloud; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Vision; Seraph; Harridan
- Reprints
reprinted black and white
- Script
- J. M. DeMatteis
- Pencils
- Don Perlin
- Inks
- Kim DeMulder
- Letters
- Janice Chiang
- Editing
- Carl Potts (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Gargoyle; Beast; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Hulk; Silver Surfer]; Iceman; Over-Mind; Vision; Scarlet Witch; Elf; Cloud; Harridan; Seraph; Moondragon; Odin
- Reprints
Elf calls Sub-Mariner "the guy with the swimsuit and the Spock ears".
reprinted black and white
- Script
- J. M. DeMatteis
- Pencils
- Don Perlin
- Inks
- Kim DeMulder
- Letters
- Janice Chiang
- Editing
- Carl Potts (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Gargoyle; Beast; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Hulk; Silver Surfer]; Iceman; Over-Mind; Vision; Scarlet Witch; Elf; Cloud; Harridan; Seraph; The Tribunal
- Reprints
Earth 2350 (desolate because of the Defenders); Earth October 1983 (future)
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