| Issue | #18 |
| Published | December 1974 |
| Cover Price | 0.25 |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Roy Thomas |
| Characters | Defenders [Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Wrecking Crew [Wrecker; Bulldozer; Piledriver; Thunderball] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Gil Kane |
| Inks | Dave Cockrum |
| Letters | Gaspar Saladino |
| Reprinted | In Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #2 |
| Characters | Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Wrecking Crew [Wrecker; Piledriver; Bulldozer; Thunderball]; Thor (Flashback; Cameo); Nameless One (Flashback; Cameo) |
| Synopsis | The Defenders battle the Wrecking Crew for possession of the Gamma Bomb. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Len Wein |
| Pencils | Sal Buscema |
| Inks | Dan Green |
| Colors | Glynis Wein |
| Letters | Dave Hunt |
| Reprinted | In Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #2 |