Avengers Classic Vol 1 12

Alternate Covers: Textless Avengers Classic Vol 1 #12 Published July, 2008 Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada Cover Artist Arthur Adams Laura Martin "This Hostage Earth!" Writer Stan Lee Penciler Don Heck Inker Dick Ayers Colourist Stan Goldberg Letterer Sam Rosen Editor Stan Lee "Into the Great Wide Open" Writer Bob Burden Penciler Juan Doe Inker Juan Doe Colourist Juan Doe Letterer Dave Lanphear Editor Mark D. Beazley Alejandro Arbona "The Mole Man of the Ants!" Writer Brian Patchett Penciler Sergio Aragones Inker Sergio Aragones Colourist Javier Rodriguez Previous Issue Next Issue Avengers Classic #11 —

Appearing in "This Hostage Earth!"

Featured Characters:

• Avengers
  • Captain America (Steve Rogers)
  • Thor
  • Iron Man (Tony Stark)
  • Giant-Man (Henry Pym)
  • Wasp (Janet van Dyne)

Supporting Characters:

• Rick Jones

Antagonists:

• Mole Man (Harvey Elder)
• Moloids
• Red Ghost (Ivan Kragoff)
• Monk (Gordon Keefer) (First appearance)
• Super-Apes (Mentioned)

Other Characters:

• Ant-Man's Ants
• Fantastic Four (Recap)
  • Invisible Girl (Susan Storm) (Recap)
  • Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) (Recap)
  • The Thing (Ben Grimm) (Recap)
  • Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (Recap)
• Miss Mayhew (First appearance)
• Hulk (Bruce Banner) (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Asgardians
• Apes (Mentioned)
• Ants

Locations:

• Italy
  • Pisa
    • The Leaning Tower of Pisa
• The Mole Man's Subterrain lair
• United States of America
  • New York
    • New York City
      • Manhattan
        • Avengers Mansion

Items:

• Iron Man Armor MK II
• Mjolnir
• Captain America's Shield
• Captain America's Uniform
• Mole Man's Atomic Gyroscope
• Moloids' portable battering devices
• Moloid tank
• Mole Man's stun gun
• Image projector
• Transistorized fox-hole diggers
• Hyper-ionic rockets
  
  

Synopsis for "This Hostage Earth!"

Giant-Man believes something dangerous is happening beneath the earth, but none of the other Avengers believe him, so he heads underground himself to investigate. Shortly after, he is captured by Mole Man. More damage occurs and the Avengers discover Giant-Man was correct, so they invade Mole Man's underground base.

Meanwhile, the Red Ghost approaches the Mole Man and they make an alliance. The Wasp frees Giant-Man, and the team stops the Mole Man and Red Ghost's plans.

Appearing in "Into the Great Wide Open"

Featured Characters:

• Umbu
• Yonkashi
• Dennis
• Ootie (Death)

Supporting Characters:

• Moloids
• Annie

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

• Avengers
  •  Iron Man (Tony Stark) 
  •  Captain America (Steve Rogers) 
  •  Thor 
  •  Wasp (Janet van Dyne) 
  •  Henry Pym (Earth-616) 
•  Rick Jones 

Locations:

Items:

• Mjolnir
• Captain America's Shield
• Captain America's Uniform
• Iron Man Armor MK III

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Into the Great Wide Open"

Seven Moloids escape onto the surface world. Four are quickly killed by the hazards of the urban landscape. The survivors disguise themselves as a tall man in a trenchcoat and go dancing with rednecks.

Appearing in "The Mole Man of the Ants!"

Featured Characters:

• unnamed Moloid

Supporting Characters:

• Moloids
• ants

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

Locations:

Items:

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "The Mole Man of the Ants!"

A Moloid accidentally shrinks himself and becomes the tyrannical king of an ant colony.

Notes

• "This Hostage Earth!" was originally printed in Avengers #12.
• "Into the Great Wide Open" takes place immediately after the events in "This Hostage Earth!"

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