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Avengers #40

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Cover Date

May, 1967

Issue Details

Editor-in-Chief

Stan Lee

Sheesh! This lab looks like somebody really pearled our harbor! If that's what happens when we win a fight, I sure hope we never lose one!

—Hawkeye

Appearing in "Suddenly...the Sub-Mariner!"

Featured Characters:

Avengers
- ⏴ Goliath ⏵
- ⏴ Hawkeye ⏵
- ⏴ Scarlet Witch ⏵
- ⏴ Quicksilver ⏵
- ⏴ Wasp ⏵
⏴ Captain America (Steve Rogers) ⏵

Supporting Characters:

⏴ Hercules ⏵

Antagonists:

⏴ Sub-Mariner ⏵
⏴ Mole Man ⏵
Moloids
Amalga-Beast (First appearance)
Red Skull (Mentioned)

Other Characters:

Locations:

New York City
- Manhattan
  - Avengers Mansion
Atlantis
Caribbean Sea (First appearance)
- Puerto Nuevo (First appearance)
Mount Olympus

Items:

Vehicles:

X-76 Verti-Jet
Nuclear Sub
Levitation Ray

Synopsis for "Suddenly...the Sub-Mariner!"

The Scarlet Witch collapses from stress sustained in their most recent battle (last issue). Elsewhere, the Black Widow steals an experimental jet from General "Thunderbolt" Ross.

The Sub-Mariner attacks a submarine which has been destroying underwater wildlife. He then decides to attack the base it came from. The Avengers receive a call from Captain America warning that a dangerous item called the Cosmic Cube has been seen near the base and the Avengers should secure it.

While Quicksilver stays with his recovering sister, the other Avengers accompanied by Hercules journey to the base and battle the Sub-Mariner. Just as the Avengers are on the verge of defeating Namor, Hercules unwittingly mentions the Cosmic Cube to him. The Sub-Mariner (who had located the Cube earlier but was unaware of its abilities) flies away but returns with the Cube and the battle begins again. Namor is beaten, however, when he loses contact with the Cube, and it is lost down a crack in the ground which seals itself after.

Sometime later, the Mole Man finds the Cosmic Cube but throws it away, dismissing it for a useless bauble.

Notes

Hawkeye, Goliath, Wasp, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Hercules and the Black Widow were all seen last issue in Avengers #39.
The Sub-Mariner was last seen in Tales to Astonish #91, where Namor battled Attuma and Byrrah.
Page 1: The damage caused to the Avengers Mansion occurred during their battle with the Triumvirate of Terror in Avengers #39.
- A reference is made to Tony Stark picking up the tab for the damage. Stark (secretly Iron Man) funds the Avengers and has been doing so since Avengers #2.
Page 2: The reverse Whammy that Hawkeye mentions is a recounting of how Piledriver of the Triumvirate of Terror managed to redirect Scarlet Witch's hex powers to her in Avengers #39.
Page 3: Quicksilver relates to Hercules how he and his sister were chased out of their hometown for being mutants (In (Uncanny) X-Men #4) and how they came to join the Avengers (in Avengers #16).
Although she is shown stealing a jet, the Black Widow is taking part in a secret S.H.I.E.L.D. mission (since Avengers #38) of which she has been branded a traitor for stealing submarine plans (Avengers #39).
Page 4: General "Thunderbolt" Ross makes an appearance. He was last seen in Tales to Astonish #91 witnessing the Hulk's battle against the Abomination and exclaims that it's bad enough he has to worry about the Hulk, whom Ross has been hunting since Hulk #1. We see Ross again in Tales to Astonish #92.
Page 8: Cap radios in to the Avengers, who remark about media reports that he has joined forces with the Red Skull (which is all part of an elaborate plot in Tales of Suspense #90).
Page 9: Cap warns the Avenger of the potential danger of the Cosmic Cube and tells the Avengers to retrieve it. The Cosmic Cube was created by AIM and used by Red Skull who tried to use its powers to conquer the world in Tales of Suspense #80. The Cube was lost at sea in Tales of Suspense #81.
Goliath mentions that Hawkeye used to be Captain America's biggest critic. Cap and Hawkeye's rivalry for team leadership took place between Avengers #18-29.
Page 11: Goliath's last encounter with Namor was back in Avengers #3-4, in which the team battled Namor and the Hulk (In Avengers #3) and were saved from being turned into stone by Captain America because of one of Namor's revenge plots (in Avengers #4)
Page 13: Namor mentions Triton, the son of Poseidon and Greek god of the sea.
The Cosmic Cube is not seen again until Captain America #114.
Hawkeye, Goliath, Scarlet Witch and the Wasp all appear next in Strange Tales #156.
Quicksilver and Hercules appear next in Avengers #41.
Namor appears next in Tales to Astonish #92.
Roy Thomas claims that this single story more than any other led to him becoming Marvel's editor-in-chief and Don Heck to becoming the regular artist for the Sub-Mariner in a few years.
Don Heck takes a break from regular penciler so he can work on the first annual for the Avengers.

Trivia

The credits read:
- Stan Lee pontifically presents and presides over...a Roy Thomas-Don Heck majestic maritime masterwork!
- Inked in Sub-Oceanic Splendor by: George Bell
- Lettered in a Brimful Bubble-Bath by: Sam Rosen
references: Avengers #39, Avengers #38, Tales of Suspense #90, Tales of Suspense #80, Tales of Suspense #81, Avengers #3, and Avengers #4.

Links and References

References

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 | StoryTitle1         = Suddenly...the Sub-Mariner!
+| Synopsis1           = The Scarlet Witch collapses from stress sustained in their most recent battle (last issue). Elsewhere, the Black Widow steals an experimental jet from General "Thunderbolt" Ross.
-| Synopsis1           = The Scarlet Witch collapses after the battle in the previous issue. Black Widow steals an experimental jet from General Ross. Meanwhile, the Sub-Mariner attacks a submarine destroying underwater wildlife, then decides to attack the base it came from. The Avengers receive a call from Captain America, warning that a dangerous item called the "Cosmic Cube" has been spotted near the base and the Avengers should secure it. Quicksilver stays with the weak Scarlet Witch and the Avengers arrive at the base and battle with Sub-Mariner, where Hercules unwittingly mentions the cube to him. The Sub-Mariner flees, returns with the cube and the battle starts again. He is beaten again however, when he loses contact with the cube, and it is lost down a crack in the ground which seals itself after. The Mole Man finds the cube, but throws it away, dismissing it for a useless bauble.
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+The Sub-Mariner attacks a submarine which has been destroying underwater wildlife. He then decides to attack the base it came from. The Avengers receive a call from Captain America warning that a dangerous item called the Cosmic Cube has been seen near the base and the Avengers should secure it.
+While Quicksilver stays with his recovering sister, the other Avengers accompanied by Hercules journey to the base and battle the Sub-Mariner. Just as the Avengers are on the verge of defeating Namor, Hercules unwittingly mentions the Cosmic Cube to him. The Sub-Mariner (who had located the Cube earlier but was unaware of its abilities) flies away but returns with the Cube and the battle begins again. Namor is beaten, however, when he loses contact with the Cube, and it is lost down a crack in the ground which seals itself after.
+Sometime later, the Mole Man finds the Cosmic Cube but throws it away, dismissing it for a useless bauble.
 | Writer1_1           = Roy Thomas
 | Penciler1_1         = Don Heck
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 '''Featured Characters:'''
 * {{a|[[Avengers (Earth-616)|Avengers]]}}
-**{{apn|[[Henry Pym (Earth-616)|Goliath]]||Strange Tales #156}}
+** {{apn|[[Henry Pym (Earth-616)|Goliath]]||Strange Tales #156}}
-**{{apn|[[Clinton Barton (Earth-616)|Hawkeye]]||Strange Tales #156}}
+** {{apn|[[Clinton Barton (Earth-616)|Hawkeye]]||Strange Tales #156}}
-**{{apn|[[Wanda Maximoff (Earth-616)|Scarlet Witch]]||Strange Tales #156}}
+** {{apn|[[Wanda Maximoff (Earth-616)|Scarlet Witch]]||Strange Tales #156}}
-**{{a|[[Pietro Maximoff (Earth-616)|Quicksilver]]}}
+** {{apn|[[Pietro Maximoff (Earth-616)|Quicksilver]]}}
-** {{a|[[Janet van Dyne (Earth-616)|Wasp]]}}
+** {{apn|[[Janet Van Dyne (Earth-616)|Wasp]]||Strange Tales #156}}
 * {{apn|[[Steven Rogers (Earth-616)|Captain America (Steve Rogers)]]|Tales of Suspense #90|Tales of Suspense #91}}
 '''Supporting Characters:'''
-* {{a|[[Hercules (Earth-616)|Hercules]]}}
+* {{apn|[[Hercules (Earth-616)|Hercules]]}}
-'''Villains:'''
+'''Antagonists:'''
 * {{apn|[[Namor McKenzie (Earth-616)|Sub-Mariner]]|Tales to Astonish #91|Tales to Astonish #92}}
-* {{apn|[[Harvey Elder (Earth-616)|Mole Man]]|Tales to Astonish #81|Tales of Suspense #87}}
+* {{apn|[[Harvey Elder (Earth-616)|Mole Man]]|Marvel Monsters: Monsters on the Prowl #1|Tales of Suspense #87}}
 * {{a|[[Moloids]]}}
-* {{1st|[[Amalga-Beast (Earth-616)|Amalga-Beast]]}}
+* {{only|[[Amalga-Beast (Earth-616)|Amalga-Beast]]}}
+* {{Mentioned|[[Johann Shmidt (Earth-616)|Red Skull]]}}
 '''Other Characters:'''
-* {{a|[[Natalia Romanova (Earth-616)|Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff)]]}}
-* {{a|[[Thaddeus Ross (Earth-616)|General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross]]}}
+* {{apn|[[Natalia Romanova (Earth-616)|Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff)]]}}
-* {{a|[[Glenn Talbot (Earth-616)|Glenn Talbot]]}}
+* {{a|[[Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division (Earth-616)|S.H.I.E.L.D.]]}}
+* {{apn|[[Thaddeus Ross (Earth-616)|General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross]]|Incredible Hulk #392|Tales to Astonish #92}}
-* {{a|[[Atlanteans]]}}
+* {{a|[[Homo mermanus|Atlanteans]]}}
-**{{apn|[[Vashti Cleito-Son (Earth-616)|Lord Vashti]]|Tales to Astonish #91|Tales to Astonish #94}}
+** {{apn|[[Vashti Cleito-Son (Earth-616)|Lord Vashti]]|Tales to Astonish #91|Tales to Astonish #94}}
 * {{a|[[United States Navy (Earth-616)|United States Naval Officers]]}}
+* Good King Wenceslaus {{Referenced}}
+* Rare seaweed
 '''Locations:'''
-* {{a|[[Avengers Mansion]]}}
+* {{a|[[New York City]]}}
-* {{a|[[Atlantis]]}}
+** {{a|[[Manhattan]]}}
+*** {{a|[[Avengers Mansion]]}}
+* {{a|[[Atlantis (Byrrah)|Atlantis]]}}
 * {{1st|[[Caribbean Sea]]}}
 ** {{1st|[[Puerto Nuevo]]}}
+* {{a|[[Mount Olympus]]}}
 '''Items:'''
 * {{a|[[Cosmic Cube]]}}
 * {{a|[[Captain America's Shield]]}}
+* {{a|[[Captain America's Uniform]]}}
+* {{a|[[Hawkeye's Bow]]}}
+** {{a|[[Trick Arrows]]}}
 '''Vehicles:'''
 * X-76 Verti-Jet
+* Nuclear Sub
-| Notes               =
+* Levitation Ray
-* Hawkeye, Goliath, Wasp, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Hercules, and Black Widow were all seen last issue in [[Avengers Vol 1 39|''Avengers'' #39]].
-* The Sub-Mariner was last seen in [[Tales to Astonish Vol 1 91|''Tales to Astonish'' #91]], where Namor battled Attuma and Byrrah.
-* Page 1: The Damage caused to the Avengers headquarters happened during their battle with the Triumvirate of Terror last issue in [[Avengers Vol 1 39|''Avengers'' #39]].
+| Notes               = * Hawkeye, Goliath, Wasp, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Hercules and the Black Widow were all seen last issue in {{c|Avengers #39}}.
+* The Sub-Mariner was last seen in {{c|Tales to Astonish #91}}, where Namor battled Attuma and Byrrah.
-** Reference to [[Anthony Stark (Earth-616)|Tony Stark]] picking up the tab for the damage, Stark (secretly Iron Man) funds the Avengers, and has been doing so since [[Avengers Vol 1 2|''Avengers'' #2]].
-* Page 2: The "Reverse Whammy" that Hawkeye mentions is a recounting of how Pile Driver of the Triumvirate of Terror manages to redirect Scarlet Witche's Hex powers to her in [[Avengers Vol 1 39|''Avengers'' #39]].
+* Page 1: The damage caused to the Avengers Mansion occurred during their battle with the Triumvirate of Terror in {{c|Avengers #39}}.
-* Page 3: Quicksilver reiterates he and his sisters story to Hercules, about their being chased out of their home town for being mutants (In [[X-Men Vol 1 4|''(Uncanny) X-Men'' #4]]) and joining the Avengers (in [[Avengers Vol 1 16|''Avengers'' #16]])
+** A reference is made to [[Anthony Stark (Earth-616)|Tony Stark]] picking up the tab for the damage. Stark (secretly Iron Man) funds the Avengers and has been doing so since {{c|Avengers #2}}.
+* Page 2: The reverse Whammy that Hawkeye mentions is a recounting of how Piledriver of the Triumvirate of Terror managed to redirect Scarlet Witch's hex powers to her in {{c|Avengers #39}}.
-* Although she is stealing a jet, Black Widow is taking part in a secret SHIELD mission (since ''Avengers'' #38) of which she has been branded a traitor for stealing submarine plans ([[Avengers Vol 1 39|''Avengers'' #39]])
+* Page 3: Quicksilver relates to Hercules how he and his sister were chased out of their hometown for being mutants (In [[X-Men Vol 1 4|''(Uncanny) X-Men'' #4]]) and how they came to join the Avengers (in {{c|Avengers #16}}).
-* Page 4: General "Thunderbolt" Ross makes an appearance, he was last seen in ''Tales to Astonish'' #91 (witnessing the Hulks battle against the [[Emil Blonsky (Earth-616)|Abomination]]) he exclaims it's bad enough he has to worry about the Hulk, whom Ross has been hunting since [[Hulk Vol 1 1|Hulk 1]]. We see Ross again in [[Tales to Astonish Vol 1 92|''Tales to Astonish'' #92]].
+* Although she is shown stealing a jet, the Black Widow is taking part in a secret S.H.I.E.L.D. mission (since ''Avengers'' #38) of which she has been branded a traitor for stealing submarine plans ({{c|Avengers #39}}).
-* Page 8: Cap radios into the Avengers, who are aware of media reports that he has "joined forces" with the Red Skull (All part of an elaborate plot in [[Tales of Suspense Vol 1 90|''Tales of Suspense'' #90]])
-* Page 9: Cap warns the Avenger of the potential danger of the [[Cosmic Cube]] and tells the Avengers to collect it. The Cosmic Cube was created by [[Advanced Idea Mechanics (Earth-616)|AIM]] and used by Red Skull who tried to use it's powers to rule the world in [[Tales of Suspense Vol 1 80|''Tales of Suspense'' #80]], it was lost at sea in [[Tales of Suspense Vol 1 81|''Tales of Suspense'' #81]].
+* Page 4: General "Thunderbolt" Ross makes an appearance. He was last seen in {{c|Tales to Astonish #91}} witnessing the Hulk's battle against the [[Emil Blonsky (Earth-616)|Abomination]] and exclaims that it's bad enough he has to worry about the Hulk, whom Ross has been hunting since {{c|Hulk #1}}. We see Ross again in {{c|Tales to Astonish #92}}.
+* Page 8: Cap radios in to the Avengers, who remark about media reports that he has joined forces with the Red Skull (which is all part of an elaborate plot in {{c|Tales of Suspense #90}}).
-* Goliath mentions that Hawkeye used to be Captain America's biggest critic, Cap and Hawkeye had a rivalry from ''Avengers'' #18-29.
+* Page 9: Cap warns the Avenger of the potential danger of the [[Cosmic Cube]] and tells the Avengers to retrieve it. The Cosmic Cube was created by [[Advanced Idea Mechanics (Earth-616)|AIM]] and used by Red Skull who tried to use its powers to conquer the world in {{c|Tales of Suspense #80}}. The Cube was lost at sea in {{c|Tales of Suspense #81}}.
-* Page 11: Goliath's last clash with Namor was back in ''Avengers'' #3-4, where they battled Namor and the Hulk (In [[Avengers Vol 1 3|''Avengers'' #3]]) and were saved from being turned into stone by Captain America due to one of Namors revenge plots (in [[Avengers Vol 1 4|''Avengers'' #4]])
+* Goliath mentions that Hawkeye used to be Captain America's biggest critic. Cap and Hawkeye's rivalry for team leadership took place between ''Avengers #18-29''.
-* Page 13: Namor mentions Triton, Triton is a Greek god who is on of Poseidon, Greek god of the sea.
+* Page 11: Goliath's last encounter with Namor was back in ''Avengers #3-4'', in which the team battled Namor and the Hulk (In {{c|Avengers #3}}) and were saved from being turned into stone by Captain America because of one of Namor's revenge plots (in {{c|Avengers #4}})
-* Page 20: [[Harvey Elder (Earth-616)|Mole Man]] appears in this issue after his last appearance in [[Tales to Astonish Vol 1 80|''Tales to Astonish'' #80]] and [[Tales to Astonish Vol 1 81|''Tales to Astonish'' #81]] where he and [[Romulus Augustulus (Earth-616)|Tyrannus]] warred against each other, a battle which drew in the Hulk. He will next appear in [[Tales of Suspense Vol 1 87|''Tales of Suspense'' #87]] where he battles Iron Man.
+* Page 13: Namor mentions Triton, the son of Poseidon and Greek god of the sea.
-* The Cosmic Cube is not seen again until [[Captain America Vol 1 113|''Captain America'' #113]].
+* The Cosmic Cube is not seen again until {{c|Captain America #114}}.
-* Hawkeye, Goliath, Scarlet Witch and the Wasp all appear next in [[Strange Tales Vol 1 156|''Strange Tales'' #156]].
-* Quicksilver, and Hercules appear next in [[Avengers Vol 1 41|''Avengers'' #41]].
+* Hawkeye, Goliath, Scarlet Witch and the Wasp all appear next in {{c|Strange Tales #156}}.
+* Quicksilver and Hercules appear next in {{c|Avengers #41}}.
-* Namor appears next in [[Tales to Astonish Vol 1 92|''Tales to Astonish'' #92]].
+* Namor appears next in {{c|Tales to Astonish #92}}.
-* Roy Thomas claims that this single story, more than any other, led him to being editor-in-chief and Don Heck to being the regular artist for the Sub-Mariner in a few years.
+* Roy Thomas claims that this single story more than any other led to him becoming Marvel's editor-in-chief and Don Heck to becoming the regular artist for ''the Sub-Mariner'' in a few years.
 * Don Heck takes a break from regular penciler so he can work on [[Avengers Annual Vol 1 1|the first annual for the Avengers]].
 | Trivia              = * The credits read:
+** Stan Lee pontifically presents and presides over...a Roy Thomas-Don Heck majestic maritime masterwork!
+** Inked in Sub-Oceanic Splendor by: George Bell
-* Stan Lee pontifically presents and presides over...a Roy Thomas-Don Heck majestic maritime masterwork!
+** Lettered in a Brimful Bubble-Bath by: Sam Rosen
+* references: {{c|Avengers #39}}, {{c|Avengers #38}}, {{c|Tales of Suspense #90}}, {{c|Tales of Suspense #80}}, {{c|Tales of Suspense #81}}, {{c|Avengers #3}}, and {{c|Avengers #4}}.
-* Inked in Sub-Oceanic Splendor by: George Bell
-* Lettered in a Brimful Bubble-Bath by: Sam Rosen
-* references: {{c|Avengers Vol 1 39}}, {{c|Avengers Vol 1 38}}, {{c|Tales of Suspense Vol 1 90}}, {{c|Tales of Suspense Vol 1 80}}, {{c|Tales of Suspense Vol 1 81}}, {{c|Avengers Vol 1 3}}, and {{c|Avengers Vol 1 4}}.
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