The Power Principle Part II: A Study In SURVIVAL! With their ship blasted to bits because of a nearby nuclear explosion, the Defenders scramble to the waters surface. While back in the States, Valkyrie is bored to sleep watching Dollar Bill's film autobiography, and Jack Norriss leaves for the first day of his SHIELD training.
Back in Russia, the Defenders get to the surface and find that the Red Guardian and The Presence have succeeded in changing themselves into beings of pure nuclear energy.