Appearing in "Power Play!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Wrecking Crew (First appearance) (Cameo)
- Wrecker (Dirk Garthwaite)
- Thunderball (First appearance)
- Bulldozer (First appearance)
- Piledriver (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Aragorn
- Barbara (Possessed by Valkyrie)
- J.C. Pennysworth (Shadow only)
- Walter (First appearance)
- Black Knight (Dane Whitman) (Mentioned in narration)
- King Richard Lionheart (Mentioned in narration)
- Agamotto (Mentioned)
- Sub-Mariner (Namor McKenzie) (Mentioned)
- Squadron Sinister (Mentioned)
- Vishanti (Invoked)
- Raggadorr (Mentioned)
- Seraphim (Mentioned)
- Oshtur (Invoked)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- New York
- Long Island
- Nassau/Suffolk Border
- Richmond Riding Academy (First appearance)
- Nassau/Suffolk Border
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Irving Building (First appearance) (Destroyed)
- Manhattan
- Long Island
- New York
- United States of America
- North America
- Valhalla (Invoked)
Items:
- Cloak of Levitation and Eye of Agamotto
- Dragonfang
- Adamantium (Chair)
- Spells:
- Wrecker's Crowbar
- Thunderball's Ball and Chain (First appearance)
Synopsis for "Power Play!"
Setting up Aragorn in a new home at Kyle Richmond's riding academy, Valkyrie is also gifted with a mystical disguise that allows her to switch from street clothes to her warrior armor by drawing her sword, afterwards she bids farewell to the Defenders, as does the Hulk who is upset by Val's departure.
When buildings owned by Kyle Richmond are targeted by the Wrecking Crew, Dr. Strange and Nighthawk decide to get involved. Their involvement runs awry when they butt heads with Power Man who is hired by Richmond's aide, Pennyworth, to guard the Richmond buildings.
The three sort out their differences, however not before they are confronted by the Wrecking Crew.
Notes
- Letters (story pages): Saladino (uncredited) page 1, Kawecki pages 2-18.
- This issue introduces the Richmond Riding Academy. It is noted to be located on the Nassau/Suffok border. It will become an unofficial headquarters for the Defenders.
- This issue contains a letters page, Defenders Dialogue. Letters are published from Bob Warber, Chad B. Goyette, Tom Long, Robert Hewko, and Steve Humphreys.
