Data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license.

Issue Details

Issue	#4
Published	June 2001
Cover Price	2.25 USD; 3.50 CAD
Pages	36
Editing	Tom Brevoort (editor), Marc Sumerak (assistant editor)

Cover Details - "I, Pluto have defeated the Defenders!"

Characters	Defenders [Sub-Mariner; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Doctor Strange; Nighthawk; Hellcat; Silver Surfer]; Valkyrie; Pluto
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Erik Larsen (signed)
Inks	Klaus Janson (signed)
Colors	Liquid! Graphics

22 page Defenders story "Ride of the Valkyrie"

Characters	Defenders [Dr. Strange; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner; Nighthawk; Hellcat; Silver Surfer; Valkyrie]; Brunnhilde; Zeus; Aragorn; Enchantress; Pluto (Villain); Lorelei (Villain)
Synopsis	The Defenders, with the help of Brunnhilde (the original Valkyrie) and Zeus defeat Pluto and Lorelei. Sub-Mariner, Hulk and Silver Surfer go their separate ways at the end of the story.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Kurt Busiek; Erik Larsen;
Pencils	Ron Frenz
Inks	Scott Hanna
Colors	Gregory Wright with Color Arts
Letters	Chris Eliopoulos

1 page letters page "Defenders Dialogue"

Script	Mark Sumerak
Letters	Typeset
Notes	6 letters of comment by Russ & Nathan Dalton, Jack Crumley, Wayne Gucker, Chris Karukas, Dorian Holley and Jason Hopkins. Also includes expanded references to various characters and their past appearances for this story.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "House Advertisement"

Characters	Ultimate Wolverine
Script	? (promo copy)
Pencils	Adam Kubert
Inks	Richard Isanove
Letters	Typeset
Notes	House Advertisement (One-Pager) for current Marvel Comics series (subscription page with Wolverine illustration).

11 page advertisement "Ads"

Script	? (ad copy)
Pencils	Various
Inks	Various
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Total of 11 one-page advertisements for: milk (milk, whymilk.com), www.milehighcomics.com (website, MHC), 100 grand prize cruise winners (contest, Nickelodeon), www.mycomicshop.com (website, Lone Star Comics), Lego Island 2 (game, Playstation), Eet and Ern (cereal, Kellogg's), Cheese Nips (snack, Nabisco), Juicy Fruit (chewing gum, Wrigley's), Pokemon Stadium (game, Nintendo), Islands of Adventure (theme park, Universal), Post cereals (cereal, Post).