- Script
- Roger Stern (scripter, co-plotter); John Byrne (co-plotter)
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Al Milgrom
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Jim Novak; Jack Morelli
- Editing
- Ralph Macchio
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- First Line [Pixie; Knight Templar [Ian Fitzwilliam Dare]; Reflex; Vulcan; Katyusha; Mister Justice; Oxbow]; Nocturne; Red Skull (revealed to be a vampire imitator in this story); Invaders [Sub-Mariner; Captain America; Bucky; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]] (revealed to be vampire imitators in this story); Dr. Cassandra Locke; Yeti; Fantastic Four [Thing; Mister Fantastic; Invisible Woman; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Black Fox; President Nixon; Effigy; Gene [Omega-20]; Flatiron; Bob Woodward; Namor; Yellow Claw
- Synopsis
- The First Line invades Nocturne's headquarters, only to fight Nocturne and what appears to be the Invaders and the Red Skull. Meanwhile, Nixon's corrupt administration wants to use the First Line to work on his Domestic Subversion policies, much against the advice of his advisors -- including Senator Scott, who is really Effigy in disguise -- and the Black Fox. In order to stop Nixon, Effigy contacts Bob Woodward. Meanwhile, The Claw controls the real Sub-Mariner.
- Reprints
Effigy is revealed to be "Deep Throat" in this story, the unnamed source that helped Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein publically reveal the secrets of the Nixon Administration.