- Script
- J. M. DeMatteis (credited as DeMatteis)
- Pencils
- Don Perlin (credited as Perlin) (layouts); Joe Sinnott (credited as Sinnott) (finished art); ? (finished art)
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott (credited as Sinnott)
- Colors
- George Roussos (credited as Roussos)
- Letters
- Jim Novak (credited as Novak)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- October: Some swear that it is not a month but an entity...
- Feature Logo
- The Dynamic Defenders!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Defenders [Valkyrie; Hellcat; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]; Devil-Slayer; Clea]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Beast; Wong; Null the Living Darkness (introduction); Sydney Rosenblum; Matt Murdock [Daredevil]; Luann Bloom; Dr. August Masters; Avarrish (flashback, cameo); Fashima (flashback, cameo); Puishannt (flashback, cameo); Hyppokri (flashback, cameo); Unnthinnk (flashback, cameo); Maya (flashback, cameo); Satan (flashback, cameo); Ray; Simple Joe; Jeremiah Christians (ghost); Gargoyle's mother (ghost); Gargoyle's father (ghost)
- Synopsis
- Gargoyle and the Defenders return to Christiansboro to discover that everyone has fled and the town is haunted.
- Reprints
October 31: Isaac is 78 years old.
- Script
- J. M. DeMatteis (replies)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, remember Steve Englehart-- the fellow who...
- Genre
- superhero
Letters of comment from readers John Zuber Jr., Russ Wishman, Greg Wood, David C. Zimmerman, David Motyl, and Rosie Lim.
Second page also includes a list of entries for a contest and a Micronauts promotional advertisement.