| Characters |
Defenders [Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie]; Blob; Whirlwind [David Cannon]; Sagittarius; Porcupine [Alexander Gentry]; Hercules; Black Goliath [William Foster]; Iron Fist [Daniel Rand]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Red Guardian [Dr. Tania Belinsky]; The Presence [Sergei]; Aragorn; Millie the Model; Professor Turk; Dollar Bill; Ledge; Sub-Mariner [Namor](Flashback; Cameo); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (Cameo; Flashback); Doctor Strange [Steven Strange] (Cameo; Flashback); Lt. Kris Keating; General Kharkov |
| Synopsis |
The Red Guardian and The Presence join forces to stop a giant radioctive amoeba. Valkyrie's madness deepens. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
David Kraft |
| Pencils |
Don Perlin (breakdowns); Bruce D. Patterson (finished art) |
| Inks |
Bruce D. Patterson |
| Colors |
Petra Goldberg |
| Letters |
Gaspar Saladino (page one); Jean Simek |
| Notes |
Valkyrie in old costume on next to last page in a memory. |
| Reprinted |
In Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 |