The Defenders 1972 #48 30¢ - back issue - $5.00
Scorpio captures Jack Norriss and asks the Defenders for $500,000 in ransom. The ransom is delivered by Nighthawk, whom Scorpio captures.
Captain America defeats Sore Sir's Apprentices with the help of a Hostess Cupcake.
On-sale date from Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #141, March 1977.
- What Is the Secret of Scorpio? - Severin alterations on Scorpio and Valkyrie per Nick Caputo, September 2012, as observed from original art.
- Who Remembers Scorpio? Part One Sinister Savior! - Script credit confirmed by Don McGregor in The Comics Journal #39.
- - Letters from Billy Matheny, Jeff Hayward, Mitch Paul, Bob Rodi. Placed between pages 11 and 12 of the main sequence.
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