Issue: #63
With villains on the loose committing crimes in the Defenders' names, the team must split into groups to defeat the imposters once and for all. But when the police can't decide who's a hero and who's a villain, all bets of victory are off!The various heroes who want to be Defenders continue to slug it out with the actual Defenders. Iron Man shows up with a letter someone mailed to Avengers Mansion...
Creators: John Costanza, Jim Shooter, Sal Buscema, Joe Sinnott, Roger Slifer, Jim Mooney, David Anthony Kraft
Characters: Iron Man, Carol Danvers, Iron Fist, Havok, Hulk, Polaris, White Tiger, Falcon, Electro, Captain Marvel, Hercules, Quasar, Blob, Nighthawk, Looter, Paladin, Torpedo, Presence, Porcupine, Hellcat
Story arcs: Defenders for a Day