Defenders of Light and Dark

The Queen in Black storyline prompted Iron Man to organize two strike teams to do battle against Hela. Led by Iron Man, Team Dark included Agent Anti-Venom, Cable, Darkstar and Cloak. Team Light, on the other hand, included Beta Ray Bill, Photon, Sunfire and Dagger. Each issue of the limited series displays the classic Defenders nameplate on the cover, but Iron Man's passing reference to the teams as Earth's Defenders seemed incidental (#1).

I purchased this edition of Defenders of Light and Dark #1 (September 2026) with a variant cover featuring Cable and Cloak.

Dr. Strange's Mystic Maze

This creative maze appeared in Fun and Games Magazine #1 (Sept. 1979).

Quadruple Word Find

This puzzle from Fun and Games Magazine #1 (Sept. 1979) asked readers to find the names of each of these heroes four times:

Power Man Valkyrie Hawkeye Ghost Rider Nick Fury Moondragon Nova

Most of these characters were Defenders or would become Defenders at some point.

Pat Walker

Although they occasionally dated other people, Buzz Baxter and Patsy Walker were high school sweethearts. As a sign of their deepening connection, Buzz eventually started calling her Pat from time to time, while everyone else still knew her as Patsy. Rival classmate Hedy Wolfe, meanwhile, often referred to her as Red.

The covers of Patsy Walker #112 (Dec. 1963) and #114 (April 1964) show Buzz Baxter calling her Pat.

The Search for the Sub-Mariner

Sub-Mariner's preoccupation with Susan Storm reached an all-time low when he kidnapped her and held her captive in Atlantis. The prince of Atlantis intended to make the Invisible Girl his bride! With the help of Dr. Strange, the rest of the Fantastic Four located and rescued their imprisoned teammate. Sub-Mariner finally accepted that she was in love with Reed Richards (Fantastic Four #27). Reed and Sue would marry the following year (Fantastic Four Annual #3).

Fantastic Four. Vol. 1. No. 27. June 1964. "The Search for the Sub-Mariner. Stan Lee (author), Jack Kirby (illustrator), Geo. Bell (inker), S. Rosen (letterer).