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 "Thor in "The Ding-a-Ling Family"" Previous Issue Next Issue Avengers #167 Avengers #169

Gee, Chunkie.. Maybe we came at a bad time!

-- Nikki Gold

Appearing in "First Blood"

Featured Characters:

• Avengers
  •  Captain America (Steve Rogers) 
  •  Vision 
  •  Iron Man (Tony Stark) 
  •  Beast (Hank McCoy) 
  •  Scarlet Witch (Wanda Frank) 
  •  Thor (Odinson) 

Supporting Characters:

• Guardians of the Galaxy
  •  Starhawk (Stakar Ogord) 
  •  Charlie-27 
  •  Martinex 
  •  Nikki Gold 
  •  Yondu Udonta 
  •  Vance Astro 
  •  Aleta Ogord 
•  Wonder Man (Simon Williams) 
• Two-Gun Kid (Matthew Hawk)
•  Hawkeye (Clint Barton) 

Antagonists:

•  Michael Korvac 

Other Characters:

• F.A.A. (Mentioned)
• Piet Hein (Named only) (Topical reference)
• Odin (Invoked)
• Isaac Harkov (Invoked)
• National Security Council
  • Henry Peter Gyrich
• Jarvis
• Count Nefaria (Luchino Nefaria) (Mentioned)
• Ultron (Mentioned)
• Collector (Taneleer Tivan) (Behind the scenes)
• Carina Walters
•  Peter Parker 
• Mary Jane Watson
•  Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange) 
• Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)
•  Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd)  (Cameo)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Mutants
• Jovians
• Asgardians
• Mercurians
• Pluvians
• Centaurians
• Arcturans
• Kree
• Zenn-Lavians (Cameo)

Locations:

• Prime Marvel Universe
  • Earth
    • Earth Orbit
    • United States
      • New York
        • New York City
          • Manhattan
            • Midtown
              • Fifth Avenue
                • Avengers Mansion
            • Greenwich Village
              • Bleecker Street
                • Sanctum Sanctorum
            • Upper West Side
          • Queens
            • Forest Hills
              • Forest Hills Gardens
      • Colorado
        • Rockies
  • Hell (Invoked)
• Timestream (Mentioned)
• Astral Plane

Items:

• Captain America's Uniform and Shield
• Iron Man Armor Model 4
• Scarlet Witch's Suit
• Yonda's Bow
• Mjolnir
• Hawkeye's Suit and Bow and Trick Arrows
• Spider-Man's Suit (Cameo)
• Cloak of Levitation
• Eye of Agamotto
• Captain Marvel's Suit and Nega-Bands
• Silver Surfer's Surfboard (Cameo)

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.

Appearing in "Thor in "The Ding-a-Ling Family""

Featured Characters:

• Thor

Supporting Characters:

• Volstagg
• Sif

Antagonists:

• Ding-A-Ling Family
  
  

Synopsis for "Thor in "The Ding-a-Ling Family""

• Synopsis not yet written.
  

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.

See Also

• 7 Reprints of Avengers Vol 1 168

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