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Hawkeye follows the Hulk to Doctor Strange's mansion. But the green giant gets upset and menaces to smash him. Valkyrie and Namor are nearby, and after a violent presentation, they explain Hawkeye that they are the Defenders. Hawkeye, who just departed from the Avengers, likes the idea of joining this team. Suddenly, an Atlantean shows up to inform Namor that Attuma is planning an attack to Atlantic City. Valkyrie, Hulk, and Hawkeye join the Sub-Mariner to try stopping Attuma. While the first three battle giant crabs, Sub-Mariner goes against Attuma's men. But he's attacked by surprise, and locked in shackles. At the same time, Attuma's men capture a man and a woman, who were swimming in the sea. Valkyrie and Hawkeye are pushed to surrender, while the Hulk decides to leap away. The heroes are taken to Attuma's new domain, where they are met by the Red Ghost, who was controlling the beasts of the sea. The kidnapped man is Dr.Jemmings, a top marine biologist. The villains plan using his knowledge to control more beasts, take Atlantis, and then the world. Val and Hawkeye are locked in prisons, but they are ingenious enough to break free. As they rescue Dr.Jemmings, they realize that the Sub-Mariner fell under the control of the Red Ghost, and now threatens the heroes.