Avengers Vol 1 31

Alternate Covers: Vintage Avengers Vol 1 #31 Published August, 1966 Issue Details Original Price $0.12 Editor-in-Chief Stan Lee Cover Artist Don Heck "Never Bug a Giant!" Writer Stan Lee Penciler Don Heck Inker Frank Giacoia Letterer Artie Simek Editor Stan Lee Previous Issue Next Issue Avengers #30 Avengers #32

A joker with a tongue like mine can't afford to get mad at what anyone else says!

-- Hawkeye

Appearing in "Never Bug a Giant!"

Featured Characters:

• Avengers
  • Captain America (Steve Rogers)
  •  Hawkeye (Clint Barton) 
  •  Goliath (Hank Pym) 
  •  Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) 
  •  Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff)  (Leaves team)
  •  Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)  (Leaves team)

Antagonists:

•  Prince Rey  (Main story and flashback)
•  Keeper of the Flame (Lann)  (Main story and flashback)

Other Characters:

• Numerous unnamed Forbidden Land Citizens (Main story and flashback)
• The Incas (Mentioned)
• Police from unidentified South American location
  • Manuel (First appearance)
• Sam Hill (Invoked)
• Dr. Franz Anton

Races and Species:

• Humans (Main story and flashback)
• Fire Gods (Mentioned)
• Insects (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Earth (Main story and flashback)
  • North America
    • United States of America
      • New York
        • New York City
          • Manhattan
            • Midtown
              • Fifth Avenue
                • Avengers Mansion
  • South America (Main story and flashback)
    • Andes Mountains (Main story and flashback)
      • Forbidden Land (Main story and flashback)
  • Europe
    • Balkan Mountains
      • Transia (First appearance) (Unnamed)

Items:

• Wasp's Suit
• Captain America's Uniform and Shield
• Hawkeye's Suit, Bow and Trick Arrows
• Cobalt Fire Pit (Destruction)
• Destructo-bombs
• Bio-Synthetic Wings

Vehicles:

• Jet-Stream Cruiser
• Rocket Plane (First appearance)
  
  

Synopsis for "Never Bug a Giant!"

The story is continued from the last issue.

Captain America, The Wasp and Hawkeye leave for South America to help Goliath. Meanwhile, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch realize how badly they liked being Avengers and hope their powers return soon.

Goliath and Prince Rey escape to Prince Rey's rebel hideout. He explains how the Keeper controls a powerful cobalt flame capable of destroying the world. Goliath realizes Prince Rey only wants the flame for his own desires and leaves him.

Goliath attacks the Keeper and gets captured. The other Avengers attack and also get captured with the exception of the Wasp. Prince Rey's forces attack the Keeper's, while at the same time, the Wasp frees all the Avengers. Hawkeye smothers the flame with explosive arrows, destroying it.

The Avengers free Dr. Anton and leave. Unfortunately, Dr. Anton can do nothing to help Goliath's condition.

Notes

• Captain America was last seen in Tales of Suspense #78.
• Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver take a leave of absence from the Avengers, believing that their powers were tied to their home land. They are next seen in Thor #134.

See Also

• 8 Image(s) from Avengers Vol 1 31
• 2 Reprints of Avengers Vol 1 31

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