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| Image1                  = Avengers Vol 1 21.jpg
| Month                   = October
| Year                    = 1965
| ReleaseDate             = August 10, 1965

| Editor-in-Chief         = Stan Lee
| Image1_Artist1          = Jack Kirby
| Image1_Artist2          = Wally Wood

| BlockQuote              = {{Conversation
| Now, we need an impressive name for you--!|[[Amora (Earth-616)|Enchantress]]|Image1=Totally Awesome Hulk Vol 1 5 Textless.jpg
| I've got a name! It's Erik Josten!|[[Erik Josten (Earth-616)|Power Man]]| Image2                  =Erik Josten (Earth-616) from Thunderbolts Vol 3 2 001.png
| Surely you jest! That is hardly calculated to strike terror to the hearts of the [[Avengers (Earth-616)|Avengers]]! We must call you something worthy of your new-found power!|[[Amora (Earth-616)|Enchantress]]|Image3=Totally Awesome Hulk Vol 1 5 Textless.jpg
| Just as long as it isn't anything as childish as [[Simon Williams (Earth-616)|Wonder Man]]!|[[Erik Josten (Earth-616)|Power Man]]| Image4                  =Erik Josten (Earth-616) from Thunderbolts Vol 3 2 001.png
| Of course! That's it! It will be the ideal name! It will make you a worthy successor to Wonder Man! Your name shall be Power Man!|[[Amora (Earth-616)|Enchantress]]|Image5=Totally Awesome Hulk Vol 1 5 Textless.jpg
| Aww, so what! It's corny as all get-out, but who cares? All that matters is that I need fear nothing now!|[[Erik Josten (Earth-616)|Power Man]]| Image6                  =Erik Josten (Earth-616) from Thunderbolts Vol 3 2 001.png}}

| StoryTitle1             = The Bitter Taste of Defeat!
| Writer1_1               = Stan Lee
| Penciler1_1             = Don Heck
| Inker1_1                = Wally Wood
| Colorist1_1             = Stan Goldberg
| Letterer1_1             = Artie Simek
| Editor1_1               = Stan Lee

| Appearing1              = 
'''Featured Characters:'''
* {{a|[[Avengers (Earth-616)|Avengers]]}}
** {{apn|[[Clinton Barton (Earth-616)|Hawkeye]]}}
** {{apn|[[Steven Rogers (Earth-616)|Captain America (Steve Rogers)]]}}
** {{apn|[[Pietro Maximoff (Earth-616)|Quicksilver (Pietro)]]}}
** {{apn|[[Wanda Maximoff (Earth-616)|Scarlet Witch (Wanda)]]}}
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'''Antagonists:'''
* {{apn|[[Erik Josten (Earth-616)|Power Man (Erik Josten)]]|-|}} {{1st}}
* {{apn|[[Amora (Earth-616)|Enchantress]]|Fantastic Four Annual Vol 1 3}} {{Recap}}
* Monster {{Illusion}}
'''Other Characters:'''
* {{Mentioned|[[Anthony Stark (Earth-616)|Tony Stark]]}}
* {{Mentioned|[[Robert Locksley (Earth-616)|Robin Hood]]}}
* {{WP|Methuselah}} {{Mentioned}} {{Topical Reference}}
* {{Mentioned|[[International Criminal Police Organization (Earth-616)|Interpol]]}}
* {{RecapOnly|[[Masters of Evil (Earth-616)|Masters of Evil]]}}
** {{RecapOnly|[[Simon Williams (Earth-616)|Wonder Man (Simon Williams)]]}}
** {{RecapOnly|[[Heinrich Zemo (Earth-616)|Baron Zemo]]}}
** {{RecapOnly|[[Skurge (Earth-616)|Executioner]]}}
* {{Mentioned|[[Santa Claus (Earth-616)|Santa Claus]]}}
* {{BTS|[[Teen Brigade (Earth-616)|Teen Brigade]]}}
* {{a|[[New York City Police Department (Earth-616)|NYPD]]}}
* {{WP|Snow White}} {{Mentioned}} {{Topical Reference}}
* {{a|[[New York City Council (Earth-616)|New York City Council]]}}
** {{a|[[Robert F. Wagner, Jr. (Earth-616)|Mayor of New York City]]}} {{Topical Reference}}
* {{WP|Carol Channing}} {{Mentioned}} {{Topical Reference}}
'''Races and Species:'''
* {{Recap|[[Humans (Homo sapiens)|Humans]]}}
* {{Recap|[[Asgardians]]}}
* {{Invoked|[[Cows]]}}
* {{Mentioned|[[Ghosts]]}}
* {{Mentioned|[[Elephants]]}}
* {{Mentioned|[[Fleas]]}}
'''Locations:'''
* {{Recap|[[Earth]]}}
** {{a|[[North America]]}}
*** {{a|[[United States of America|United States]]}}
**** {{a|[[New York (State)|New York]]}}
***** {{a|[[New York City]]}}
****** {{a|[[Manhattan]]}}
******* [[Manhattan#Midtown Manhattan|Midtown]] 
******** {{a|[[Fifth Avenue]]}}
********* {{a|[[Avengers Mansion]]}}
******* {{1st|[[Sutton Place]]}}
***** {{a|[[Westchester County]]}}
** {{Recap|[[South America]]}}
*** {{Recap|[[Amazon Jungle]]}}
**** {{Recap|[[Zemo Fortress|Baron Zemo's Headquarters]]}} {{g|Ruins}}
** {{Mentioned|[[Europe]]}}
* {{Referenced|[[Asgard (Realm)|Asgard]]}}
'''Items:'''
* {{a|[[Hawkeye's Suit]]}}, {{a|[[Hawkeye's Bow|Bow]]}} and {{a|[[Trick Arrows]]}}
* {{a|[[Captain America's Uniform]]}} and {{a|[[Captain America's Shield|Shield]]}}
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| Synopsis1               = [[Erik Josten (Earth-616)|Erik Josten]], who worked as an agent for [[Heinrich Zemo (Earth-616)|Baron Zemo]] before his death, returns to the machinery Zemo used to create [[Simon Williams (Earth-616)|Wonder Man]]. There he finds the [[Amora (Earth-616)|Enchantress]], who tells him she will use the machine to grant him super-strength as well. He agrees and is given the name Power Man.

The Enchantress then creates a number of illusions around the city that make the [[Avengers (Earth-616)|Avengers]] seem dangerous when they accidentally destroy property and endanger lives. [[Steven Rogers (Earth-616)|Captain America]] tries to subdue Power Man as he attacks men with important documents, only to find out that the men were impostors trying to steal them.

[[Clinton Barton (Earth-616)|Hawkeye]], [[Pietro Maximoff (Earth-616)|Quicksilver]] and [[Wanda Maximoff (Earth-616)|Scarlet Witch]] are also caught with similar traps. The Avengers believe themselves to be nuisances and are ordered by the authorities to disband.

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| Notes                   = 
* The [[Avengers (Earth-616)|Avengers]] last appeared in {{cl|Fantastic Four Annual Vol 1 3}} where they defended the [[Reed Richards (Earth-616)|Reed Richards]] and [[Susan Storm (Earth-616)|Sue Storm]] wedding from an army of super-villains that were manipulated by [[Victor von Doom (Earth-616)|Dr. Doom]] into crashing the reception.
* [[Clinton Barton (Earth-616)|Hawkeye]], [[Wanda Maximoff (Earth-616)|Scarlet Witch]] and [[Pietro Maximoff (Earth-616)|Quicksilver]] made a brief cameo appearance in {{cl|Journey Into Mystery Vol 1 120}}, where [[Thor Odinson (Earth-616)|Thor]] journeyed to [[Avengers Mansion]] seeking aid only to find the new members whom he wasn't familiar with.
* This is the first appearance of [[Erik Josten (Earth-616)|Erik Josten]], who takes on the mantel of [[Power Man]] during this time.
* Although there is a [[Steven Rogers (Earth-616)|Captain America]] story in {{cl|Tales of Suspense Vol 1 70}}, It is a flashback tale from [[World War II]].
* The [[Amora (Earth-616)|Enchantress]] was last seen in {{cl|Fantastic Four Annual Vol 1 3}} where she was manipulated by Dr. Doom into crashing the Richards' wedding, she was defeated by a number of New York's heroes who were attending the wedding.
* Josten's recounts the end of his employment and death of [[Heinrich Zemo (Earth-616)|Baron Zemo]] as well as the destruction of his base in South America at the hands of Captain America, this is from {{cl|Avengers Vol 1 15}}.
* References to Zemo's creation of [[Simon Williams (Earth-616)|Wonder Man]] are from {{cl|Avengers Vol 1 9}}. The device used on Josten to turn him into Power Man is the same device that turned Simon Williams into Wonder Man. There is no mention, however, of how the device made Wonder Man reliant on being administered an antidote every 24 hours. The lack of this antidote was what ultimately led to his "death" in that same issue.
* The Avengers, Power Man and Enchantress are all seen again in {{cl|Avengers Vol 1 22}}.
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