In
an alley near the university, Valkyrie is defending her pal Ledge from the mad
Lunatik. The villain takes her on with his staff while spouting pop song lyrics
and TV commercial references. Ledge jumps between them to break it up and
receives a beating from Lunatik who leaps away over the gathering crowd….
In
Russia, government troops have come upon the Defenders dying of radiation poisoning,
demanding they surrender. Bruce Banner tells the soldiers that his friends must
be taken to a decontamination center and, recognizing him as the expert in
radiation that he is, do what he asks. Red Guardian is sent to a separate place
as a Soviet citizen while Hellcat, Nighthawk, and Namor are taken to the main
research center. The three are placed in immersion tanks and Bruce gets to
work, trying not to let his anxiety for his friends get the best of him lest he
turn into the Hulk. Namor and then Hellcat hit a crisis point but Bruce is able
to work through the problems….
Valkyrie
pursues Lunatik, leaping through the crowded streets like a madman, hurling a
baby at Val to slow her down. They spar in the street and end up with each
other’s weapons which puts Val at a disadvantage; she distracts him by mocking
his abilities and then leaps out of the way into the path of an oncoming cab.
The enraged cabbie yells at her for wrecking his cab, which only makes her
madder at Lunatik and, with their weapons restored, she chases him to the
United Nations Pavilion where he vanishes into the crowd. Nearby, the Soviet
Ambassador and an American counterpart are working out a compromise over the
American heroes and Russia’s unauthorized nuclear test…..
Back
in the USSR, Bruce Banner tries an experimental treatment of his friends and it
turns out successfully. Bruce then collapses from sheer exhaustion. At
midnight, Bruce, Patsy, and Kyle are sent home via plane….
As
Val searches for Lunatik, he suddenly appears behind her disguised as a blind
beggar and hits her in the head. She chases him into the subway where she gains
the upper hand but has to stop herself from killing him. So he gives her a
goodbye kiss and leaps in front of an oncoming train…only to appear unharmed at
the rear, calling “Sayonara….”