Avengers Vol 1 122

Avengers Vol 1 #122
Previous Issue	Avengers #121
Next Issue	Avengers #123
Art by: Gil Kane, John Romita and Gaspar Saladino
Release Date	January 8, 1974
Cover Date	April, 1974
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Len Wein
Original Price	20c US
Pages	32

1. "Trapped in Outer Space!"
Writer(s)	Steve Englehart
Penciler(s)	Bob Brown
Inker(s)	Mike Esposito
Colorist(s)	George Roussos
Letterer(s)	John Costanza
Editor(s)	Roy Thomas

Libra	... For Libra would remain the balance between forces, and freeing you was a mistake!
Thor	Mistake?
Libra	You see, I thought Mantis had been trapped with you -- And I am her father!

Appearing in "Trapped in Outer Space!"

Featured Characters:

• Avengers (Main story and recap)
  •  Thor (Odinson)  / Don Blake
  • Scarlet Witch (Wanda)
  • Black Panther (T'Challa)
  •  Iron Man (Tony Stark) 
  • Vision (Main story and recap)
  • Swordsman
  • Mantis (Main story and recap)

Supporting Characters:

• Damian Link (Controlled by Gemini)

Antagonists:

• Zodiac Crime Cartel
  • Taurus (Cornelius van Lunt)
  • Aries
  • Scorpio
  • Aquarius
  • Libra
  • Cancer
  • Virgo
  • Pisces
  • Capricorn
  • Gemini (Joshua Link)
  • Sagittarius
  • Leo

Other Characters:

• God (Yahweh) (Invoked)
• Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (Referenced)
• Devil (Invoked)

Races and Species:

• Humans (Main story and recap)
• Synthezoids (Main story and recap)
• Asgardians
• Horses (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Earth (Main story and recap)
  • Earth Orbit
  • United States (Main story and recap)
    • New York (Main story and recap)
      • New York City (Main story and recap)
        • New York Criminal Detention Center (Mentioned)
        • Manhattan (Main story and recap)
          • Midtown (Main story and recap)
            • Fifth Avenue (Main story and recap)
              • Avengers Mansion (Main story and recap)
    • Zodiac's Headquarters
• Heaven (Referenced)
• Asgard (Mentioned)

Items:

• Panther Habit
• Mjolnir
• Iron Man Armor Model 3
• Heart-Shaped Herb (Referenced)

Vehicles:

• Zodiac's Warehouseship
• Zodiac's Starcruiser

Synopsis for "Trapped in Outer Space!"

Continued from the last issue, malcontents of the Zodiac Cartel and the Avengers were both shot into space in a booby-trapped warehouse by the Zodiac leader, Taurus. After a short battle, the Avengers and Zodiac decide to focus their energies on finding a way back to Earth in order to stop Taurus.

Meanwhile on Earth, Zodiac member Libra decides to stop remaining neutral on the current events and (with the aid of Gemini's twin brother) work to help the Avengers and Zodiac get back to Earth. Once on Earth, they confront Taurus one more time, and during the fight, he gets knocked into the water. The Vision freezes and is unable to bring himself to save Van Lunt, leaving Mantis to rescue him.

With the Zodiac defeated, Libra reveals the real reason why he helped save the Avengers: That he is the father of Mantis.

Notes

• In this issue, the Vision's inability to dive into a pool of water provides another clue to his prior identity as the original Human Torch (Jim Hammond). This is explained through Avengers #133–135.
• This issue contains a letters page, Avengers Assemble!. Letters are published from Calvin Bentley, Rick Hoberg, and Alan Rothman.
• This issue contains a Series "A" Marvel Value Stamp: #71 - The Vision

See Also

• 1 image(s) from Avengers Vol 1 122
• 3 reprint(s) of Avengers Vol 1 122

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