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Quote1 I'm not sure I believe in Thunder Gods! Quote2
—Hawkeye (Clint Barton)

Appearing in "The Monstrous Master Plan of the Mandarin!"

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  • Aero-Car
  • Mandarin Rocket Car (First appearance)

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Synopsis for "The Monstrous Master Plan of the Mandarin!"

PART ONE: THE MONSTROUS PLAN OF THE MANDARIN
The Living Laser attempts to escape from prison but Iron Man (who, in his civilian identity as Tony Stark has been inspecting security tech that Stark supplied to the prison) stops him. But then, the Living Laser vanishes suddenly. Concerned that other past Avengers foes may be "escaping" in such a manner, Iron Man calls a meeting of all Avengers -- much to the surprise of his team mates since he is not an active member of the team at the time.

It is revealed that the Living Laser had been teleported away by the Mandarin. He has gathered together the Swordsman, Power Man, the Executioner and the Enchantress. They are instructed to aid his master plan by attacking a variety of locations all over the world. To ensure his lackeys stay in line, the Mandarin pretends to teleport the Sub-Mariner to his base as well. When Namor refuses to obey orders, the Mandarin summarily destroys him. It's all an illusion meant to frighten the villains into behaving, but it works; they all fall in line.

When Iron Man arrives at Avengers Mansion, he's attacked by Hercules who doesn't know him and mistakes him for a villain. Their brief skirmish is halted by Thor's arrival, who introduces the two heroes and assures them both that they are all on the same side. Nick Fury contacts the Avengers and relates how several of their past opponents are staging attacks around the world in what appears to be a concerted effort. The Avengers break up into teams to confront the villains.

PART TWO: TO PERISH BY THE SWORD
Iron Man, Goliath, and the Wasp deal with Power Man and the Swordsman. Iron Man prevents the Swordsman from crushing a city with a colossal sword.

PART THREE: STRUGGLE IN A STRANGE LAND
Hercules and the Scarlet Witch stop the Executioner and Enchantress.

PART FOUR: AND A MONSTER SHALL STALK THE LAND Thor and Hawkeye deal with Living Laser who is aided by Mandarin's giant robot Ultimo. But they defeat him as well.

PART FIVE: SHOWDOWN IN SPACE
Captain America and Quicksilver confront the Mandarin in his space station. Soon enough, they are joined by the rest of the Avengers. The Mandarin uses a hate ray on them, causing them to fight whoever they are closest to. The Wasp, however, is closer to the Mandarin. She attacks him and the hate ray is deactivated. The Mandarin tries again to defeat them with another ray, but it blows a hole in the wall and sucks him out into space. The Avengers plant a bomb and destroy the base after leaving.

As the team returns to Earth in a shuttle, Iron Man remarks on how the entire team of Avengers ought to assemble more often. The Scarlet Witch chimes in that she hopes it doesn't have to take a villain such as the Mandarin to unite them all in the future.

Appearing in "Preeeesenting: The Unconquerable Hercules!"

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  • Zeus (Mentioned in narration)
  • Avengers (Mentioned in narration)

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Synopsis for "Preeeesenting: The Unconquerable Hercules!"

A one page Pin-Up featuring Hercules.

Appearing in "More Than Meets the Eye!"

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Synopsis for "More Than Meets the Eye!"

A two page diagram featuring the inner workings of the Avengers Mansion.

Appearing in "Pulsatin', Panoramic Pulchtrudinous Pin-Up Dept."

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Synopsis for "Pulsatin', Panoramic Pulchtrudinous Pin-Up Dept."

A one-page pin-up featuring the female Avengers: Black Widow, Scarlet Witch, and the Wasp.

Appearing in "The Original Avengers and the New Avengers"

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Synopsis for "The Original Avengers and the New Avengers"

A one-page pin-up featuring the Avengers, both the original line-up and the new line-up.

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  • The main story depicts Thor and Iron Man's first return engagement with the Avengers since their initial departure in Avengers Vol 1 16. For the next several years, both heroes will make frequent guest star appearances (often just minor cameos) before rejoining the team on a full-time basis.
  • With the exception of the Hulk, all officially inducted members of the Avengers up until this point appear in this story, even the traitorous Swordsman whose tenure on the team up until this point has lasted less than one whole issue.
  • Conveniently, the mini-team of Avengers who confront Power Man and Swordsman consists of Iron Man, Goliath and Wasp-- none of whom were active team members when the Swordsman was an Avenger. The villain's past Avengers membership therefore goes completely unmentioned.

Trivia

  • The title for Part Three, "Struggle in a Strange Land", is an homage to the popular 1960s science-fiction novel "Stranger in a Strange Land" by Robert Heinlein.
  • On Page 48, Panel 3, has art reused that was originally presented on the cover of Avengers #25 with some minor alterations in color.

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