Defenders, The (1972 series) #58

On a quiet night in Greenwich Village, Doctor Strange has dozed off though even Wong feels the night is too quiet. Suddenly the Eye of Agamotto awakens him, warning of an attack. A flashily-dressed, beaked figure, an Agent of Fortune, bursts in and starts a fight with Strange. The intruder seems immune to Strange’s magical attacks; he knocks out Strange, seizes the Eye of Agamotto, and vanishes with it….

Valkyrie and Bruce Banner visit her friend Ledge, who was beaten up by Lunatick in issue #56, in the hospital. Dollar Bill stops by and invites Val and Bruce to an evening at the Felix Club. At the club, Val has an odd feeling about a couple seated nearby; they are Eric (Devil-Slayer) Payne and Vera Gemini; he was trained by the Cult of the Harvesters of Eyes then turned against them and now she wants him back. He resents having been manipulated by the cult and vows he will not stop until the cult is destroyed. When Vera reveals that the Cult now has the Eye of Agamotto, Eric unwittingly drops his magical disguise and stands revealed as Devil-Slayer; Valkyrie draws her sword and, thinking him the villain, attacks him. DS, assuming Val is one of Vera’s agents, draws a poleax out of his cloak and fights back. It is only Vera’s parting words as she teleports away that lead Val to think she made a mistake. By then, the excitement has caused Bruce to transform into the Hulk. Hulk bashes Devil-Slayer around for a bit until DS uses his Shadow Cloak to send Hulk to another dimension. The police arrive and zero in on Devil-Slayer but he seizes Val and takes them both elsewhere….

Looking for Nick Fury about that job offer, Jack Norriss breaks into Avengers Mansion and is nabbed by one of the traps. Captain America, Iron Man, Beast, and Scarlet Witch investigate and the embarrassed Jack says he is looking for Nick Fury….

In the jungles of Mexico, two archaeologists, Sharon and Marc, come upon a huge temple; they are enveloped in a mysterious glow and vanish. It is the temple of the Cult and the Agent of Fortune has arrived announcing his success in obtaining the Eye for the coming Xenogenesis. Marc and Sharon are sacrificed to their gods in the Chamber of Rebirth. Dr. Strange is spying on them remotely and recognizes the Cult that worships the demons who long ago ruled the Earth, until the Ancient One banished them with the Eye of Agamotto. And now the Cult has stolen the Eye and will use it in Xenogenesis, the rebirth of the demon race….