Avengers Vol 1 168

Part of the "The Korvac Saga" storyline Avengers Vol 1 #168 Published February, 1978 Editor-in-Chief Archie Goodwin Cover Artist George Perez Terry Austin Annette Kawecki "First Blood" Writer James Shooter Penciler George Perez Inker Pablo Marcos Colourist Phil Rache Letterer Gaspar Saladino Denise Wohl Editor Archie Goodwin Previous Issue Next Issue Avengers #167 Avengers #169

Appearing in "First Blood"

Featured Characters:

• Avengers
  •  Vision 
  •  Scarlet Witch 
  •  Thor 
  •  Captain America 
  •  Iron Man 
  •  Wonderman 
  •  Beast 

Supporting Characters:

• Guardians of the Galaxy
  •  Vance Astro 
  •  Charlie 27 
  •  Nikki 
  •  Martinex 
  •  Yondu 
  •  Starhawk / Aleta 
•  Hawkeye 
• Two-Gun Kid

Antagonists:

•  Michael Korvac  (Main story and flashback)

Other Characters:

• Henry Peter Gyrich
• Carina Walters
•  Peter Parker 
• Mary Jane Watson
•  Doctor Strange 
• Captain Marvel
• Grott the Slayer (Only in flashback)
• Takkor (Only in flashback)
• Man-Lizard (Only in flashback)

Locations:

• New York City
  • Manhattan
    • Avengers Mansion
    • Sanctum Sanctorum
  • Forest Hills
    • Forest Hills Gardens
• Colorado Rockies
• Earth Orbit

Items:

• Captain America's Shield
• Captain America's Uniform
• Iron Man Armor MK V
• Mjolnir
• Hawkeye's Bow
• Cloak of Levitation
• Eye of Agamotto
• Nega-Bands

Vehicles:

• Avengers Quinjet
• Drydock
  
  

Synopsis for "First Blood"

The Avengers discover their headquarters have been invaded by Henry Peter Gyrich, the special agent of the National Security Council in charge of determining the status of their government-granted special privileges, and he is greatly displeased that he was able to breach the mansion's defenses so easily. Then, while the Avengers and the other Guardians confer, Starhawk, in his alternate female form as Aleta, discovers their quarry Korvac, living quietly in a residential neighborhood. Michael, as he now calls himself, and his wife Carina are the same couple who earlier vanished from Janet Pym's fashion show. Battling Starhawk on both the physical and psychic planes, Michael utterly destroys his foe, then recreates him with no memory of their encounter and no longer able to perceive his presence.

Notes

• Letters (story pages): Saladino (uncredited) page 1, Wohl pages 2-17.
• This issue contains a letters page, "Avengers Assemble". Letters are published from Scott Hermes, Dave Heeter and Bill Mills.
• This issue contains a Hostess Fruit Pies advert featuring Thor, Sif, Volstagg & 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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