File:Defenders Vol 1 43 001.JPG

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The Emissaries of Evil watch from safety as the Defenders must deal with the meltdown of Cobalt Man. Hulk wants to smash him, but the rest of the Defenders know that will only lead to disaster. Nighthawk comes up with a plan just in time and convinces Hulk to grab Cobalt Man and toss him deep in the river in the hopes of stopping the nuclear reaction. The plan works and the Defenders return to Dr. Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum in the hopes of saving Cobalt Man’s life. Meanwhile, Egghead sends Rhino and Solarr to the hotel where Dr. Strange was last seen in the hopes of learning the Star of Capistan’s whereabouts. The two goons are met with overwhelming resistance when they run into the Red Rajah who soundly defeats them and claims to have done the same to Dr. Strange. Speaking of Strange, back at his place the Red Guardian is hooked up to a machine with Cobalt Man at the other end. Through Clea’s mystic powers their minds are joined. Red Guardian sifts through his memories and slowly senses the Cobalt Man regaining his. While all this is going on, Egghead teleports into the townhouse and takes down Defender after Defender with his sophisticated bag of eggs. After defeating Hulk, Valkyrie and Nighthawk he meets his match in the form of Luke Cage. His egg is ineffective and Cage teaches him some very rough lessons, one of which sends Egghead into the room where Cobalt Man has recovered. No longer brainwashed, the blue-armored villain grabs a hold of Egghead and sets of a mini-nuclear explosion, seemingly killing them both.