| Issue | #71 |
| Published | Early November 2002 |
| Cover Price | $2.25; $3.75 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Tom Brevoort; Andrew Lis; Lynne Yoshii (assistant) |
| Characters | Skein [Gypsy Moth] |
| Genre | Super-hero |
| Pencils | Juan Bobillo (signed) |
| Inks | Marcelo Sosa (signed) |
| Colors | Chris Chuckry |
| Genre | Super-hero |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Recap and credits |
| Characters | Thunderbolts [Amazon [Man-Killer; Katrina Luisa Van Horn]; Blackheath [Plant-Man; Sam Smithers]; Cyclone; Harrier [Cardinal; Don Clendenon]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Skein [Gypsy Moth; Sybil Dvorak]; Songbird [Melissa Gold]]; The Elite Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. [Dum Dum Dugan; Brute Force; M-80; Silicon; Skul]; Citizen V [John Watkins III (cameo)]; Hydro-Man [Morris Bench] |
| Synopsis | The toxin and its activating agents are still of interest to the international espionage agency, S.H.I.E.L.D. - they want Blackheath's body. Will the Thunderbolts turn it over - or jeopardize their freedom by resisting? |
| Genre | Super-hero |
| Script | Fabian Nicieza |
| Pencils | Manuel Garcia |
| Inks | Al Vey |
| Colors | Hi-Fi Design |
| Letters | Comicraft |