Dates
- Cover date
- 2008
- On sale
- July 2, 2008
- Pages
- 572
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Lunatik! · 17 pages
Defenders try to lure Lunatik into a trap by using a Spider-Man statue.
- Membership Madness! · 17 pages
After Dollar Bill reveals the existence of the Defenders to the world, many superheroes arrive to try to join the Defenders.
- Deadlier by the Dozen! · 17 pages
Groups of villains, claiming to be Defenders, have started looting New York City. The Defenders and the prospective Defenders team up to stop them.
- D-Day! · 17 pages
The Defenders, with the help of several prospective Defenders, stop the rampaging villains who are posing as Defenders and looting New York City.
- Of Ambitions and Giant Amoebas · 17 pages
The Red Guardian and The Presence join forces to stop a giant radioactive amoeba. Valkyrie's madness deepens.
- Val in Valhalla Part One War of the Dead! · 17 pages
Valkyrie travels to Asgard to join the battle against Ollerus the Unmerciful.
- Val in Valhalla Part Two We, the Unliving... · 1 pages
Valkyrie escapes from Ollerus the Unmerciful, but the other Defenders are captured by Ollerus.
- Val in Valhalla Part Three Valhalla Can Wait! · 17 pages
The battle between the forces of Hela and Ollerus the Unmerciful for the fate of Valhalla concludes.
- The Anything Man! · 17 pages
The Omegatron gives Jeff Colt the power to defeat anybody he is fighting. The Defenders must convince Jeff Colt that he must give up his powers.
- Catch a Falling Lunatik! · 18 pages
Valkyrie and Hellcat attend a campus party when Lunatik attacks.
- Stranger & Stranger in a Strange Land · 17 pages
Professor Turk explains the mystery of Lunatik. The Defenders take Professor Turk and the various Lunatiks to their home dimension with the help of Clea. To their surprise, they find Dr. Strange and the Hulk are already there.
- Up from the Sky! · 17 pages
The Defenders battle the Nameless One in their quest to restore the various Lunatiks to the form of Arisen Tyrk.
- Of Wizards, Shadows & Kings · 17 pages
With the help of the wizard Xhoohx, the Defenders return the various Lunatiks and Professor Turk into Arisen Tyrk. Arisen Tyrk then challenges the Unnamed, but the Defenders trap him in another dimension.
- Fools Rush In! · 17 pages
Nighthawk resigns from the Defenders to deal with his legal troubles. Dollar Bill and Ledge lead Foolkiller to the Defenders headquarters in hopes that they can stop Foolkiller.
- Poetic Justice · 18 pages
The Defenders stop the Foolkiller, but their headquarters is burned to the ground during the battle.
- Little Triggers! · 17 pages
Valkyrie and Hellcat, with the help of Wasp, try to track down James-Michael Starling. Ruby Thursday and Dibbuk steal the body of Omega from the morgue.
- Waiting for the End of the World! · 18 pages
The Defenders find James-Michael Starling and with the help of Moondragon discover the secret of his link with Omega the Unknown. Moondragon takes back the part of her powers that she gave Hellcat, leaving Hellcat without mental powers.
- The Return of the Original Defenders! · 17 pages
While traveling from Las Vegas to New York, the Defenders, along with Wasp and Yellowjacket, intercept a distress call from a military base. When they land they thwart the attack but are later captured. At the same time, Dr. Strange, Namor and the Hulk travel to Tunnel-World to tackle the menace of the Unameable One.
- Chains of Love! · 17 pages
Dr. Strange, Hulk and Namor continue their trek thru Tunnel-World. Valkyrie and Hellcat are captured by Mandrill and his henchmen. Wasp and Dian escape and contact Nighthawk asking for his help.
- Once a Defender · 17 pages
Dr. Strange, Hulk, Sub-Mariner and Aeroika are attacked by the forces of Ytitnedion. Nighthawk comes to the rescue of Wasp and the military from the forces of the Mandrill, and also rescues the captured Valkyrie, Hellcat and Yellowjacket.
- War in Ogeon! · 17 pages
Kyle Richmond arrested for Contempt of Court and Interstate flight to avoid Prosecution. In Tunnel-World, the Hulk is captured by Ytitnedion.
- Wizard Death! · 17 pages
Dr. Strange infiltrates Ytitnedion's castle in an attempt to free Xhoohx and the Hulk.
- End of the Tunnel · 17 pages
Dr. Strange, Namor and Aeroika travel into the subconscious of the Hulk to confront the Un-Nameable Enemy.
- Battle Royal! · 17 pages
A mis-understanding leads to war between Wakanda and Atlantis.
- "Like a Proud Black Panther..." · 17 pages
Hellcat goes to the Black Panther's New York consulate to give him the news that the Defenders have been tracking the Mandrill and that the trail leads back to Wakanda. Black Panther and the Defenders narrowly escape a trap set by the Mandrill.
- The Left Hand of Silence! · 18 pages
Black Panther and the Defenders search New York for a device stolen from Wakanda that will create complete silence. When the device is accidentally turned on it creates a riot.
- Inquest · 17 pages
A mysterious inquest is held into the actions of the Defenders during one of the Hulk's rampages that almost destroyed Giants stadium in New York.
- Lord of the Whales · 17 pages
The Hulk stops a Russian whaling vessel.
- A Death in the Family! · 22 pages
Hellcat learns of the death of her mother, Dorthy Walker. Nighthawk's assets, including his penthouse apartment, are seized by the IRS. The Defenders attend the funeral of Dorthy Walker and then move into her old house in the suburbs until they can find a better place to live.
- Mind over Mandrill! · 22 pages
The trial of Kyle Richmond begins, but is interrupted by the Mandrill. Nighthawk helps Daredevil escape from the trap set by Mandrill and they, along with the Hulk, manage to stop Mandrill and free Hellcat from his influence. Valkyrie, still under the Mandrill's influence escapes.
- Defiance · 22 pages
The Defenders and Daredevil have their final confrontation against the Mandrill. During the battle, the Mandrill is shot by his mother.