Avengers Vol 1 167

Part of the "The Korvac Saga" storyline Avengers Vol 1 #167 Published January, 1978 Editor-in-Chief Archie Goodwin Cover Artist George Perez Terry Austin "Tomorrow Dies Today!" Writer Jim Shooter Roger Stern Penciler George Perez Inker Pablo Marcos Colourist Phil Rache Letterer Joe Rosen Editor Archie Goodwin Previous Issue Next Issue Thor Annual #6 (Story) Avengers #166 (Series) Avengers #168

Appearing in "Tomorrow Dies Today!"

Featured Characters:

• Avengers
  •  Iron Man (Tony Stark) 
  •  Captain America (Steve Rogers) 
  •  Yellowjacket (Hank Pym) 
  •  Wasp (Janet van Dyne) 
  •  Thor  (Main story and flashback)
  •  Wonder Man (Simon Williams) 
  •  Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) 
  •  Vision 
  •  Beast (Hank McCoy) 

Supporting Characters:

• S.H.I.E.L.D.
  •  Nick Fury 
  • Unnamed SHIELD agents
•  Guardians of the Galaxy  (Main story and flashback)
  • Charlie-27 (Main story and flashback)
  • Nikki Gold (Main story and flashback)
  • Vance Astro (Main story and flashback)
  • Starhawk (Main story and flashback)
  • Yondu (Main story and flashback)
  • Martinex (Main story and flashback)
•  Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond) 

Antagonists:

•  Porcupine (Alexander Gentry) 
• unnamed thieves
• Minions of Menace (Recap)
  • Brahl (Recap)
  • Dumog (Recap)
  • Grott (Recap)
  • Teju (Recap)
  • Tork (Recap)

Other Characters:

• Graviton (Franklin Hall) (Mentioned)
• Ultron (Mentioned)
• Nefaria (Mentioned)
• Black Panther (T'Challa (Referenced)
• Annie Oakley (Referenced)
• Mrs. Lichter-Dale (host) (First appearance)
• Korvac (Main story and recap)
• Kathy Schilling (model) (First appearance)
• Denise Vladimir (model) (First appearance)
• Carina Walters (First appearance)

Races and Species:

• Mutants (Main story and flashback)
• Humans
• Synthezoids
• Asgardians (Main story and flashback)
• Jovians (Main story and flashback)
• Mercurians (Main story and flashback)
• Pluvians (Main story and flashback)
• Centaurians (Main story and flashback)
• Achernonians (Recap)
• Fomalhauti (Recap)
• Grunds (Recap)
• Reptoids (Recap)
• Procyonites (Recap)
• Unrevealed alien race

Locations:

• Earth (Main story and recap)
  • New York City
    • Manhattan
      • Avengers Mansion
      • Park Avenue
      • unnamed hotel
  • Earth Orbit
  • SHIELD Spacestation
• Japan (Mentioned)

Items:

• Captain America's Shield
• Captain America's Uniform
• Mjolnir
• Iron Man Armor MK V
• Yellowjacket's Suit
• Bio-Synthetic Wings

Vehicles:

• Drydock
• Avenger's Quinjet IV
  
  

Synopsis for "Tomorrow Dies Today!"

The Avengers are alerted by S.H.I.E.L.D. when a gigantic space station materializes in Earth-orbit, but soon discover that its occupants are the heroic Guardians of the Galaxy, whom both Thor and Captain America have already met. The Guardians have time-traveled from the 31st century in pursuit of the cyborg Korvac, who plans to alter history by killing Vance Astro during his 20th-century boyhood. Back on Earth, meanwhile, Janet Pym is hosting the first show of her fashion designs when the Porcupine and his men attempt a robbery, only to be defeated by the Wasp, Yellowjacket, and Nighthawk, who had been in attendance as Kyle Richmond. In the confusion, however, Carina Walters, one of the fashion models, is approached by a mysterious man from the audience, and both instantaneously vanish.

Notes

• Plot by Shooter and Stern (credited as Sterno), script by Shooter.
• This issues contains a letters page, "Avengers Assemble". Letters are published from Jeff Nelson, Ken Mann and Bill Mills.
• This issue also contains an advert for Hostess Fruit Pies featuring Thor (alongside Sif, Volstagg and other Asgardians ) Vs. The Ding-A-Ling Family.
• This issue is reprinted in comics and books, see references for more info.^[1]

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