DEFENDERS (1972) #25

As half the team battles the Sons of the Serpent to free Valkyrie, the others make a shocking discovery of who is actually behind their organization! Daimon Hellstrom and Luke Cage, with the magical aid of Clea, travel to the place where Dr. Strange and Nighthawk are being held captive. They free them, and run into Yellowjacket. Hellstrom uses his powers to find a tunnel that takes them back to the surface. In New York City, Valkyrie has been crucified to an upside-down cross, and the Sons of the Serpent, a group motivated by racist desires to purify the country of immigrants, prepare to burn her.…