| Notes | Membership drive: Hercules, Captain Marvel, Nova, Falcon, Ms. Marvel, Marvel Man, Captain Ultra, Palladin, Torpedo, Black Goliath, Havoc, Tagak, Stingray, Son of Satin, Jack of Hearts. Luke Cage & Angle on cover but not in the issue.
While this story features many heroes showing up for membership in the Defenders, a number of heroes shown on the cover did not even appear in this issue, these characters are: Iron Man (who does appear briefly in the next issue, but not to join the group), Human Torch, Power Man (who has already previously been a member of the Defenders), Angel (who would eventually join up with the Defenders at a later date), and Spider-Woman. |
