Avengers Vol 1 258

Avengers Vol 1 #258 Published August, 1985 Editor-in-Chief James Shooter Cover Artist John Buscema Tom Palmer "Pyrrhic Victory!" Writer Roger Stern Penciler John Buscema Inker Tom Palmer Colourist Christie Scheele Letterer Jim Novak Editor Mark Gruenwald Howard Mackie Previous Issue Next Issue Avengers #257 Avengers #259

Appearing in "Pyrrhic Victory!"

Featured Characters:

• Avengers
  •  Hercules 
  •  Starfox (Eros) 
  •  Captain America (Steve Rogers) 
  •  Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) 
  •  Black Knight (Dane Whitman) 
  • Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau)

Supporting Characters:

•  Ka-Zar (Kevin Plunder) 
• National Security Council
  • Raymond Sikorski
  • Agent Ward
  •  Agent Colby
  • Henry Gyrich (Mentioned)
• Edwin Jarvis
•  Spider-Man (Peter Parker) 
•  Firelord (Pyreus Kril) 

Antagonists:

• Nebula
• Gunthar
• Levan
• Terminus (Jorro) (Corpse)

Other Characters:

• Zeus (Mentioned)
• Fletcher (First appearance)
• Arnie (First appearance)
• NYPD (Mentioned)
• Galactus (Galan) (Mentioned)
• Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) (Mentioned)
• Thor (Odinson) (Mentioned)
• Thanos (Referenced)
• Skrull Empire
  • Skrull Imperial Starfleet
    • Several unnamed Skrulls

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Human-Olympian Hybrids
• Titanians
• Termini (Corpse)
• Xandarians
• Luphomoids
• Rigellians
• Kree
• Skrulls
• Kree (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Milky Way Galaxy
  • Earth
    • Antarctica
      • Savage Land
        • Pangea
      • Science research base (Mentioned)
    • Atlantic Ocean
    • North America
      • United States of America
        • New York
          • New York City
            • Manhattan
              • Midtown
                • Fifth Avenue
                  • Avengers Mansion
            • Bronx
              • South Bronx
            • Queens (Mentioned)
            • Brooklyn (Mentioned)
              • Brooklyn Heights (Mentioned)
                • 569 Leaman Place (Mentioned)
• Heaven (Invoked)
• Andromeda Galaxy
  • Base Planetoid (First appearance)

Items:

• Captain America's Uniform and Shield
• Wasp's Suit and Wings
• Ebony Blade
• Spider-Man's Black Suit
• Firelord's Staff
• Captain Marvel's Suit
• Sub-Space Transmitter (First appearance)
• Orbital Generator (First appearance)

Vehicles:

• Avenger's Quinjet
• Sanctuary
• Skrull Saucers

Events:

• Kree-Skrull War (Mentioned)
  
  

Synopsis for "Pyrrhic Victory!"

Greatly chagrined at the destruction of the Savage Land, the Avengers return home to find that National Security Council agents have invaded their headquarters. According to Raymond Sikorsky, in light of information from the Vision's debriefing, the Avengers' priority clearance has been suspended. Before the heroes can protest, they are called into action against a rampaging Firelord, only to find the former herald of Galactus already defeated by Spider-Man. Fortunately, when Firelord regains his senses, his past ally Hercules is able to restrain him from further destruction. Meanwhile, Nebula plots to use Captain Marvel in her quest to conquer the remains of the Skrull Empire. When she has her reluctant ally scout a Skrull base, however, Captain Marvel manages to beam a message to Earth, but seconds later, the base is seemingly obliterated by Nebula's anti-matter torpedo.

Notes

• This story takes place directly after Amazing Spider-Man 270

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