| Issue | #3 |
| Published | December 1972 |
| Cover Price | 0.20 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Roy Thomas |
| Characters | Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Nameless One; Barbara Norris |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Gil Kane; John Buscema (Silver Surfer) |
| Inks | Gil Kane; Sal Buscema (Silver Surfer figure) |
| Reprinted | In Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #1; in Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 |
| Characters | Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]]; Warrior Wizards; Barbara Norris; Clea (Mental Image); Lady Dorma (Mental Image); Jarella (Mental Image); Shalla Bal (Mental Image); Nameless One |
| Synopsis | The Defenders try to help Silver Surfer leave the Earth by taking him to another dimension. They encounter the Nameless One and free Barbara Norris. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Steve Englehart |
| Pencils | Sal Buscema |
| Inks | Jim Mooney |
| Letters | Artie Simek |
| Reprinted | In Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #1; in Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 |