Avengers Vol 1 231

Avengers Vol 1 #231 Published May, 1983 Editor-in-Chief James Shooter Cover Artist Al Milgrom Joe Sinnott "Up From the Depths!" Writer Roger Stern Penciler Al Milgrom Inker Joe Sinnott Colorist Christie Scheele Letterer Jim Novak Editor Mark Gruenwald Previous Issue Next Issue Avengers #230 Avengers #232

Do not speak to the Plant Man of power! Mine was the genius that gave the semblance of life to unthinking plant tissue! There can be no greater power than that!

-- Plantman

Appearing in "Up From the Depths!"

Featured Characters:

• Avengers
  •  Thor (Odinson) 
  •  Captain America (Steve Rogers) 
  •  Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) 
  • She-Hulk (Jen Walters)
  • Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau)
  • Hawkeye (Clint Barton)

Supporting Characters:

•  Beast (Hank McCoy) 
• S.H.I.E.L.D.
  •  Nick Fury 
  • Agent Farber (Death)
  • Unnamed S.H.I.E.L.D. agents
•  Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) 
•  Wonder Man (Simon Williams) 
•  Vision (Victor Shade) 
• National Security Council
  • Henry Peter Gyrich
• Edwin Jarvis
• Eros

Antagonists:

• Plantman's plant imposters
•  Plantman 
• Jasper Sitwell imposter
• "Tree-Man"

Other Characters:

• Ultron (Mentioned)
• Ronald Reagan
• Stark International
  •  Iron Man (James Rhodes) 
  • Tony Stark (Mentioned)
• Thanos (Mentioned)
• Devil (Invoked)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Asgardians
• Synthezoids
• Mutants
• Titanians
• Horses (Mentioned)

Locations:

• United States of America
  • Maryland
    • Chesapeake Bay
      • S.H.I.E.L.D. Base
  • New Jersey
    • Meadowglen Memorial Gardens (First appearance)
  • New York State
    • New York City
      • Manhattan
        • Midtown
          • Fifth Avenue
            • Avengers Mansion
  • Washington, D.C.
    • White House
  • Delaware
    • Wilmington
• Titan, Saturn, Sol (Mentioned)
• London, England, Europe (Referenced)

Items:

• Captain America's Uniform and Shield
• Mjolnir
• Captain Marvel's Suit
• Hawkeye's Suit, Bow and Trick Arrows
• Wasp's Suit
• Scarlet Witch's Suit
• S.H.I.E.L.D. Uniforms
• Iron Man Armor Model 4
• Bio-Synthetic Wings

Vehicles:

• Avenger's Quinjet
• Plantman's submarine
  
  

Synopsis for "Up From the Depths!"

After attending a memorial service for Jocasta, recently destroyed battling Ultron, the Avengers are stunned when the long-absent Iron Man telephones and formally quits the group. They are unaware that the caller is actually Tony Stark's replacement as Iron Man, James Rhodes. Elsewhere, at a S.H.I.E.L.D. base on the Chesapeake Bay, Nick Fury and the President are taken prisoner by doubles who have replaced the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents assigned to the installation. The Avengers are called in and swiftly attack the base, where they discover that the ersatz agents are wooden facsimiles created by the Plantman. Having rescued the prisoners, they must then combat a towering plant-humanoid which has emerged from the bay. Thor, She-Hulk, and Captain Marvel are slowly wearing down their titanic foe when the Avengers' old ally, Eros of Titan, arrives to administer the final blow. Their mission concluded, the Avengers are taken by surprise when Eros boldly declares that he has come to Earth to join their ranks.

Notes

• A funeral is held for the recently "deceased" Jocasta.
• Starfox requests membership in the Avengers.

See Also

• 2 Image(s) from Avengers Vol 1 231
• 1 Reprints of Avengers Vol 1 231
  

Recommended Reading

• Marvel Two-In-One #93

Footnotes

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