Avengers Vol 1 120

Avengers Vol 1 #120 Published February, 1974 Issue Details Pages 32 Original Price 20c US Editor-in-Chief Len Wein Cover Artist Jim Starlin Frank Giacoia Gaspar Saladino "Death-Stars of the Zodiac!" Writer Steve Englehart Penciler Bob Brown Inker Don Heck Colourist George Roussos Letterer Artie Simek Editor Len Wein Previous Issue Next Issue Avengers #119 Avengers #121

Appearing in "Death-Stars of the Zodiac!"

Featured Characters:

• Avengers
  •  Vision 
  •  Iron Man (Tony Stark) 
  •  Mantis 
  •  Swordsman 
  •  Thor 
  •  Scarlet Witch 
  • Captain America (Mentioned)
  • Black Panther (Mentioned)

Supporting Characters:

• Jarvis

Antagonists:

• Zodiac Cartel
  • Taurus
  • Gemini
  • Libra
  • Aries (Grover Raymond) (First appearance)
  • Aquarius
  • Scorpio (Jacques LaPoint) (First appearance)
  • Virgo
  • Cancer
  • Leo
  • Capricorn
  • Pisces
  • Saggitarius

Other Characters:

• Joshua Link

Locations:

• New York City
  • Manhattan
    • Central Borough
    • Avengers Mansion
    • World Trade Center

Items:

• Mjolnir
• Iron Man Armor MK IV
• Swordsman's Sword
• Star-Blazer (First appearance)
  

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Death-Stars of the Zodiac!"

Using the imprisoned Gemini's link to his twin brother, the Zodiac crime cartel stages an attack on the Avengers in preparation of their latest attempt at taking over the world: Using a death-star blaster a device that is able to kill every person in New York City that was born under a specific zodiac sign. The Avengers manage to fight off the Zodiac's initial attack on Avengers Mansion, however when they follow the crime cartel to the World Trade Center, where the criminals plan on using their giant death-star blaster, the Avengers are forced to stop fighting when the Zodiac threaten to send Mantis plummeting to her doom... This story is continued next issue.

Notes

• The orignial Aries and Scorpio have been replaced in this current group of Zodiac. The previous Aries died in Avengers #82. The original Scorpio disappeared in Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #5 and was secretly replaced by Nick Fury until Fury revealed himself in Avengers #72.

• This issue contains a letters page, Avengers Assemble!. Letters are published from Dave Braunstein, Andrew Sigel, and Bryon Williams.
  

Trivia

• Captain America is depicted on the cover of this issue; but he does not appear in this story.

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