Flash's wife's life force is drained in Ming's evil Inquisitor, but not before her essence is saved for Rick's nearly completed new super computer, Dynak X. In the first real battle with Ming on Earth our heroes are nearly electrocuted in an abandoned penitentiary.

A huge cavern located in a dormant volcano is chosen as the new home for the Defenders of the Earth and their super computer, Dynak X.

Some boys try to pick a fight with Kshin so, rather than break the Defenders' Code of Honour, he reads up on summoning spells - against Mandrake's orders - and calls forth a demon named Shogoff (sp?). But Shogoff isn't content with just beating up a few pre-teenaged bullies and starts causing havoc in Central City; at one point, Mandrake collapses on stage when he senses the demon's presence. Kshin, meanwhile, is faced with a dilemma - should he let Shogoff continue his rampage or confess to his part in the trouble and risk expulsion from the Defenders?

The Phantom's evil older brother joins forces with Ming the Merciless and becomes N'Dama, The Weather Demon.

Ultracomputer Dynak X is invaded by Ming's Electronic Maggot. The miniaturized Defenders must fight her war within!

A famous scientist's experiment backfires when his formula starts turning people into plants.