| Characters |
Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Aragorn; Eelar; Guardians of the Galaxy [Charlie-27; Vance Astro; Yondu; Martinex]; Squadron Sinister [Hyperion; Dr. Spectrum] (in flashback); Trish Starr (in flashback); Vance Astrovik; Milton Childs |
| Synopsis |
The Guardians of the Galaxy are stranded in the present and help the Defenders against Eelar. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Steve Gerber (script, plot); Gerry Conway(plot); Roger Slifer (plot); Len Wein (plot); Chris Claremont (plot); Scott Edelman (plot) |
| Pencils |
Don Heck |
| Inks |
Jim Mooney (pages 2-7); Mike Esposito (figures; Pages 1,8-32); Dave Hunt (backgrounds; pages 1, 8-32) |
| Colors |
George Roussos |
| Letters |
Artie Simek (pp.2, 8-10); Dave Hunt (pp.1, 3-7, 11-32) |
| Notes |
The few pages from the beginning of this issue were Artie Simek's last work before he died, according to the letters page. |
| Reprinted |
In Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #2 |