- Script
- J. M. DeMatteis
- Pencils
- Don Perlin (breakdowns); Joe Sinnott (finished art); Sal Trapani (finished art); Jack Abel (finished art); Al Milgrom (finished art); Frank Giacoia (finished art)
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott (pages 1-16, 22, 24-33, 35-37); Sal Trapani (pages 17, 19, 38); Jack Abel (pages 18, 23); Al Milgrom (page 20); Frank Giacoia (pages 21, 34)
- Colors
- George Roussos
- Letters
- Janice Chiang (credited as Chiang); Shelly Leferman (credited as Leferman)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look, Defenders-- and see how the puzzle pieces interlock so perfectly...
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Hellcat; Son of Satan; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Devil-Slayer; Clea]; Mephisto; Satan; Thog; Satannish; Xemnu (fake); Yandroth (fake); Six Fingered Hand; Avarrish (flashback, cameo); Fashima (flashback, cameo); Puishannt (flashback, cameo); Hyppokri (flashback, cameo); Unnthinnk (flashback, cameo); Maya (flashback, cameo); Eternity (flashback, cameo); Dracula (flashback, cameo); Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze] (flashback, cameo); Asmodeus Jones (flashback, cameo); Dorothy Walker (flashback, cameo); Mr. Walker (flashback, cameo); Captain America (flashback, cameo); Iron Man (flashback, cameo)
- Synopsis
- The Defenders battle Satan in his various forms to prevent him from bringing Hell to the Earthly plane.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Rutland Vermont
Story is separated into Chapters. Chapter One: Defenders. Chapter Two: Hulk, Dr. Strange, Namor the Sub-Mariner. Chapter Three: Nighthawk, Gargoyle, Devil-Slayer. Chapter Four: Silver Surfer, Valkyrie, Clea. Chapter Five: Defenders.
Inker information added 2005 by Steven Tice. Some Sinnott pages have backgrounds inked by assistants. All inkers except for Sinnott are uncredited. Page numbers are actual story pages.
- Script
- J. M. DeMatteis
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
Letters of comment from readers Jacob Lasky and Chris Green.