Defenders: Strange Heroes #1

The OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE helps usher in the Defenders' return to prominence with new profiles featuring Marvel's premier non-team! Past members (Manslaughter, Andromeda, Interloper, Cloud), foes (the Asgardian Lorelei, Mad-Dog/Baxter, Jake Fury, Sea Urchin), the unusual (Tapping Tommy, Sunshine Gross, Foolkiller/Salinger), objects of great power (Star of Capistan, Rose of Purity, Evil Eye), and one of the strangest moments in Marvel history and the man responsible for it: Defenders for a Day and Dollar Bill! Plus: updates on the team itself and its current members (Dr. Strange, Iron Fist, Namor, Red She-Hulk, Silver Surfer). Featuring new art for dozens of profiles by Gus Vazquez!

Characters: Aleta Ogord, Alice Nugent, Andromeda, Belathauzer, Betty Ross, Cloud, Cyrus Black, Doctor Spectrum (Obatu), Doctor Spectrum (Roberts), Doctor Strange, Dollar Bill (Marvel), Eel (Stryke), Foolkiller (Salinger), Interloper, Iron Fist, Jack Norriss, Jake Fury, Jerry Morgan, Lorelei, Mad-Dog (Baxter), Manslaughter, Namor, Nebulon, Nighthawk, Richard Rory, Silver Surfer, Solarr, Torpedo, Trish Starr