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

Overconfidence is thy trademark, it doth seem--and though my trademark be mine enchanted mallet, I much prefer to prove my contention with said finger--or fist!

-- The Mighty Thor

Appearing in "Death-Stars of the Zodiac!"

Featured Characters:

• Avengers
  •  Vision 
  •  Iron Man (Tony Stark) 
  •  Mantis (Brandt) 
  •  Swordsman (Jacques Duquesne) 
  •  Thor (Odinson) 
  •  Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) 

Supporting Characters:

• Jarvis

Antagonists:

• Zodiac Cartel
  • Taurus (Cornelius van Lunt
  • Gemini (Joshua Link)
  • Libra (Gustav Brandt)
  • Aries (Grover Raymond) (First appearance)
  • Aquarius (Darren Bentley)
  • Scorpio (Jacques LaPoint) (First appearance)
  • Virgo (Elaine McLaughlin)
  • Cancer (Jack Kleveno)
  • Leo (Daniel Radford)
  • Capricorn (Willard Weir)
  • Pisces (Noah Perricone)
  • Sagittarius (Harlan Vargas)

Other Characters:

• NYPD (Main story and recap)
• Devil (Invoked)
• Damian Link (Main story and recap; controlled by Joshua Link in main story)
• Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Mentioned)
• S.H.I.E.L.D. (Mentioned)
• Lord (Yahweh) (Invoked)
• Defenders (Mentioned)
• Black Panther (T'Challa) (Mentioned)
• Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) (Mentioned)
• Odin (Invoked)
• Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (Mentioned)
• Aries (Marcus Lassiter) (Mentioned)
• Collector (Taneleer Tivan) (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Humans (Main story and recap)
• Synthezoids
• Asgardians
• Monkeys (Mentioned)
• Goats (Referenced)
• Lions (Mentioned)
• Ants (Mentioned)
• Pigeons (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Earth (Main story and recap)
  • United States (Main story and recap)
    • New York (Main story and recap)
      • New York City
        • New York Criminal Detention Center
        • Manhattan
          • Midtown
            • Fifth Avenue
              • Avengers Mansion
            • Baxter Building (Referenced)
            • Empire State Building (Referenced)
          • Financial District
            • World Trade Center
  • Bolivia, South America (Mentioned)
  • Wakanda, Africa (Mentioned)

Items:

• Mjolnir
• Iron Man Armor Model 3
• Scarlet Witch's Suit
• Swordsman's Sword
• Star-Blazer (First appearance)
  
  

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 original 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.

See Also

• 3 Image(s) from Avengers Vol 1 120
• 2 Reprints of Avengers Vol 1 120

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