Lucky. We were indeed lucky, this night. And Ramona Fischer -- wherever you are, whoever you are -- I have felt the depth of your young man's regard for you. I do not know whether you will reciprocate, once you know of it. But I hope that you will treasure it. For tonight...it was enough to save a world.
Appearing in "Mind Slam"
Featured Characters:
- Defenders
- Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) (Main story and flashback)
- Dr. Strange (Stephen Strange)
- Hulk (Bruce Banner)
- Sub-Mariner (Namor McKenzie) (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Jerry (in the body of Silver Surfer)
- Morgan Nicholls (in the body of Dr. Strange)
- Tyler (in the body of Sub-Mariner)
- Ramona Fischer (in the body of Hulk)
Antagonists:
- unidentified alien race (Main story and flashback) (First appearance)
- Yandroth (Only in flashback)
Other Characters:
- Sharon Kemp (Mentioned)
- Thakorr (Only in flashback)
- Galactus (Only in flashback)
- Dorma (Only in flashback)
- Poseidon (Invoked)
- Earth-11913
- Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Shalla-Bal (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Empress Lilandra (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Earth-91122
- Hulk (Bruce Banner) (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Abomination (Emil Blonsky) (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Bi-Beast (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Zzzax (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Juggernaut (Cain Marko) (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Absorbing Man (Carl Creel) (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Leader (Samuel Sterns) (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Cobalt Man (Ralph Roberts) (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Rhino (Aleksei Sytsevich) (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Earth-19135
- Doctor Strange (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Eternity (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Earth-53191
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Zenn-Lavians (Main story and flashback)
- Atlantean-Human Hybrids (Main story and flashback)
- Yannians (Only in flashback)
- Minks
- Shi'ar (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Abstract Entities (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Atlanteans (Only in flashback)
- Taa-ans (Only in flashback)
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- Earth Orbit (Mentioned)
- Atlantis (Mentioned)
- United States of America
- New York
- Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City (Mentioned)
- Syracuse (Mentioned)
- Southwest deserts
- Hell (Invoked)
- Earth
- Earth-11913 (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Chandilar (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Earth-91122 (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Earth-19135 (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Earth-53191 (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Statue of Liberty (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- World Trade Center (Illusion or holographic simulation)
Items:
Synopsis for "Mind Slam"
- Synopsis not yet written
Solicit Synopsis
A Marvel Masterpiece from deep inside the treasure vaults can now be told! The original team of Doctor Strange, The Hulk, Silver Surfer and Namor are together again for a hidden adventure! But why was this tale lost? What happens in other dimensions stays in other dimensions, so what unspeakable secrets of the The Defenders are to be revealed? Find out at last in these pages with the illustrious words of Kurt Busiek (THE DEFENDERS, MARVELS) and the incomparable artwork
of artist Mark Bagley (ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN)!Notes
- Morgan Nicholls, Jerry, Tyler, and Ramona are never seen, and only speak through the voices of the Defenders for part of the issue.
- Includes a letter from Kurt Busiek detailing how the issue was originally plotted by Fabian Nicieza then given to Mark Bagley to draw as a potential fill-in issue for Defenders (Vol. 2), but was never needed. Due to Nicieza's exclusive contract with DC at the time of this publishing, he was unable to return and script it, and since both he and Bagley had lost their original plots, Busiek was forced to create a completely new script for it using the completed artwork.
See Also
- 26 image(s) from Defenders: From the Marvel Vault Vol 1 1
- 1 reprint(s) of Defenders: From the Marvel Vault Vol 1 1