Avengers Vol 1 275

	Published
	January, 1987
"Even a God Can Die!"
	Writer Roger Stern; Penciler John Buscema; Inker Tom Palmer; Colourist Julianna Ferriter; Christie Scheele; Letterer Jim Novak; Editor Mark Gruenwald; Howard Mackie;

The Masters of Evil have control of the Mansion... They still have hostages. But I swear they have won their last round. Now, it's our turn!

-- Wasp

Appearing in "Even a God Can Die!"

Featured Characters:

Avengers

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Masters of Evil
- Blackout (Marcus Daniels)
- Moonstone (Karla Sofen)
- Goliath
- Wrecking Crew
- Mister Hyde (Calvin Zabo)
- Baron Zemo (Helmut Zemo) (Main story and flashback)
- Yellowjacket (Rita DeMara)
- Fixer (Norbert Ebersol)
- Absorbing Man (Carl Creel)
- Titania (Mary MacPherran)

Other Characters:

U.S. Army
Zeus (Mentioned)
Alcmena (Mentioned) (Deceased)
Hank Pym (Mentioned)
Red Skull (Mentioned)
Mother Superior (Only in flashback)
Count Nefaria (Mentioned)
Fantastic Four (Mentioned)
NYPD
Steven Spielberg (Mentioned) (Topical reference)
Bucky (Photo)
Ant-Man's Ants

Races and Species:

Locations:

Earth
- United States of America
  - New York
    - New York City
      - Manhattan
        Midtown
        Fifth Avenue
        Avengers Mansion
        
        Newhope Memorial Hospital
- Skull-House
Darkforce Dimension (First appearance historically)

Items:

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Even a God Can Die!"

Ant Man and Wasp defend a comatose Hercules from the Absorbing Man and Titania. Zemo gloats over a captured Cap who is forced to watch Mr. Hyde beat up Jarvis.

Notes

Hercules is briefly declared deceased by the doctors operating on him.

Captain America's original triangular shield is crushed by Mister Hyde.

Edwin Jarvis is severely beaten by Mister Hyde, leaving him hospitalized for weeks and blind in one eye for months.

Links and References

The Grand Comics Database: Avengers Vol 1 [1]

Footnotes

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