Avengers Vol 1 275

Part of the "Avengers Under Siege" storyline Avengers Vol 1 #275 Published January, 1987 Editor-in-Chief James Shooter Cover Artist John Buscema Tom Palmer "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 Previous Issue Next Issue Avengers #274 Avengers #276

Appearing in "Even a God Can Die!"

Featured Characters:

• Avengers
  •  Captain America (Steve Rogers) 
  • Black Knight (Dane Whitman)
  • Hercules
  •  Wasp 
  • Captain Marvel

Supporting Characters:

• Edwin Jarvis
•  Ant-Man (Scott Lang) 

Antagonists:

• Masters of Evil
  • Blackout (Marcus Daniels)
  • Moonstone (Karla Sofen)
  • Goliath
  • Wrecking Crew
    • Thunderball
    • Piledriver (Brian Calusky)
    • Bulldozer (Henry Camp)
  • 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:

• Absorbing Man's Ball and Chain
• Ant-Man's Helmet
• Captain America's Shield
• Captain America's Uniform
• Ebony Blade
• Thunderball's Ball and Chain

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.

• This issue is reprinted in comics and books, see references for info.^[1]

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Links and References

• The Grand Comics Database: Avengers Vol 1 [1]

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