| Issue | #3 |
| Published | May 2001 |
| Cover Price | 2.25 USD; 3.50 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Tom Brevoort (editor), Marc Sumerak (assistant editor) |
| Characters | Defenders [Sub-Mariner; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Doctor Strange; Nighthawk; Hellcat; Silver Surfer]; Valkyrie |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Erik Larsen (signed) |
| Inks | Klaus Janson (signed) |
| Colors | Liquid! Graphics (signed) |
| Characters | Defenders [Dr. Strange; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner; Nighthawk; Hellcat; Silver Surfer]; Valkyrie; Pluto (Villain); Lorelei (Villain) |
| Synopsis | Some of the Defenders are captured by Pluto but are freed when the rest of the Defenders appear. Another Valkyrie appears with Nighthawk and Hellcat but she is not who she seems. Her appearance helps the true Valkyrie to break free of Pluto's spell but before she and the Defenders can beat Pluto he opens a gateway to Hades on earth. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Kurt Busiek; Erik Larsen; Eric Stephenson |
| Pencils | Erik Larsen |
| Inks | Klaus Janson |
| Colors | Gregory Wright with Color Arts |
| Letters | Chris Eliopoulos |
| Script | Mark Sumerak |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | 5 letters of comment by Kelly J. Powers, Joseph Cornelius, David E. Barnes, Charles R. Rutledge and Augie De Blieck Jr. Also includes expanded references to various characters and their past appearances for this story. Appears between pages 17 and 18 of the story. |
| Characters | Wolverine; Ultimate Hulk; Ultimate Spider-Man |
| Script | Bill Rosemann; Brian Michael Bendis |
| Pencils | Sean Chen; Phil Hester |
| Inks | Norm Rapmund; Ande Parks |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | "On sale next week" (11 Marvel titles), "Marvel Spotlight" (Wolverine #162 and Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #2), "Your Man@Marvel" by Bill Rosemann (Interview with Brian Michael Bendis). Appears between pages 16 and 17 of the story. |
| Characters | Spider-Man |
| Script | ? (promo copy) |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | House Advertisement (One-Pager) for current Marvel Comics series (subscription page with Spider-Man illustration). |
| Script | ? (ad copy) |
| Pencils | Various |
| Inks | Various |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Total of 10 one-page advertisements for: The Pump (shoes, Kids Footlocker), Tobacco is Whacko (anti-drugs, Lorillard), Juicy Fruit (chewing gum, Wrigley's), Joe Kubert's World of Cartooning (art school, Kubert School), Paper Mario (game, Nintendo), Self-Respect (anti-drugs, NDC), Marvel Mutant X Action Figures (toys, Toy Biz), Charles Atlas (fitness, Charles Atlas), Islands of Adventure (theme park, Universal), Cheese Nips (snack, Nabisco). |