—Wonder Man (Simon Williams)I've never felt so alive -- so charged with sheer power!!
Appearing in "The Coming Of The...Wonder Man!"
Featured Characters:
- Avengers
- Iron Man (Tony Stark)
- Thor (Odinson) / Dr. Don Blake (Main story and recap)
- Giant-Man (Hank Pym)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers)
- Wasp (Janet Van Dyne)
Supporting Characters:
- Wonder Man (Simon Williams) (First appearance) (Apparent death)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Pepper Potts
- Happy Hogan
- Fred Astaire (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Bucky Barnes (Vision or hallucination)
- Adolf Hitler (Mentioned)
- NYPD
- Teen Brigade
- Rick Jones (Referenced)
- Jane Foster
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Asgardians
- Asgardian-Storm Giant Hybrids
- Cats (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Prime Marvel Universe
- Milky Way
- Sol System
- Earth
- North America
- South America
- Amazon Jungle
- Baron Zemo's Headquarters (First appearance)
- Amazon Jungle
- Earth
- Sol System
- Asgard (Mentioned)
- Warp between sixth dimension and seventh dimension
- Milky Way
Items:
- Captain America's Uniform and Shield
- Giant-Man's Suit
- Iron Man Armor Model 2
- Mjolnir
- Wasp's Suit and Wings
- Uru (Mentioned)
Vehicles:
- Advanced-designed Jet
- Wonder Man's rocket belt
Events:
- World War II (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "The Coming Of The...Wonder Man!"
Baron Zemo, the Executioner and the Enchantress scheme on how to defeat the Avengers. They notice in the news that Simon Williams, arrested for embezzling money, blames Tony Stark. They agree to help him get revenge on Stark as Iron Man is his bodyguard (they are unaware they are one and the same). They take Williams to the Amazon Jungle and use a machine on him which makes him all-powerful, but to keep him under control, Zemo poisons him and only he knows the antidote.
They stage a battle against the Avengers where Wonder Man aids the Avengers, to earn their trust. He explains the illness he has and the Avengers work to find a cure. The Wasp is taken captive and the Avengers go to save her, only to be betrayed by Wonder Man. The Masters of Evil come very close to defeating the Avengers, until Wonder Man turns on Zemo. His change of heart is due to the Avengers doing all they could to save him, even though they didn't know him. Wonder Man saves the Avengers, but subsequently dies from Zemo's poison.
Appearing in "He Made Her the Bait!"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
Locations:
Synopsis for "He Made Her the Bait!"
Despite his conflicting feelings, Wonder Man lures the Wasp into a trap and captures her for Zemo's purposes.
Solicit Synopsis
Marvel proudly introduces... Wonder Man! The newest, most dynamic surprise character from the world-famous House of Ideas! Destined to become one of the most provocative, exciting, talked-about new characters of the year! Wait till you see him in this legendary yarn by Stan Lee and Don Heck from Avengers #9! Plus, an all-new Wonder Man adventure, with art by up-and-coming sensation Juan Doe!
Notes
- "He Made Her the Bait!" takes place during Avengers #9. The capture of the Wasp originally happened off-panel. This story fills in that gap.
