Avengers Vol 1 52

	Published
	May, 1968
"Death Calls for the Arch-Heroes!"
	Writer Roy Thomas; Penciler John Buscema; Inker Vince Colletta; Colorist Uncredited; Letterer Sam Rosen; Editor Stan Lee;

That which has been duly sown, shall now be harvested, by the man who killed the trio of Avengers... I... the Grim Reaper!!

-- Grim Reaper

Appearing in "Death Calls for the Arch-Heroes!"

Featured Characters:

Avengers (Main story and flashback)
- Black Panther (T'Challa) (Joins team)
- Goliath (Hank Pym) (Main story and flashback)
- Hawkeye (Main story and flashback)
- Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) (Main story and flashback)

Antagonists:

Grim Reaper (Williams) (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)

Other Characters:

Baron Zemo (Franz Gruber) (Mentioned)
Fantastic Four (Referenced)
S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Jasper Sitwell
NYPD
- Charlie (First appearance)
- Sam (First appearance)
- Various unnamed agents
Sleeper (Referenced)
Natasha
Inactive Avengers
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Main story and recap)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark)
- Thor (Odinson)
- Hercules (Vision)
- Quicksilver (Pietro) (Vision)
- Scarlet Witch (Wanda) (Vision)
Wonder Man (Simon Williams) (Recap)
Baron Zemo (Mentioned) (Main story and flashback)
United Nations (Mentioned)
Numerous unnamed New Yorkers
T'Chaka (Mentioned)
Zeus (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

Humans (Main story and flashback)
Cheetahs (Referenced)
Asgardians
Panthers (Mentioned)
Human-Olympian Hybrids (Vision)

Locations:

Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States (Main story and flashback)
  - New York (Main story and flashback)
    - New York City (Main story and flashback)
      - Manhattan (Main story and flashback)
        Midtown (Main story and flashback)
        Fifth Avenue (Main story and flashback)
        Avengers Mansion (Main story and flashback)
        
        NYPD Station
        
        Unnamed Hospital
      - Long Island
        Queens
        Flushing
        Stark Enterprises Main Plant
- Wakanda (Mentioned)
- South America (Recap)
  - Amazon Jungle (Recap)
    - Baron Zemo's Headquarters (Recap)
Olympus (Mentioned)

Items:

Panther Habit
Goliath's Suit (Main story and flashback)
Hawkeye's Suit (Main story and flashback)
Wasp's Suit (Main story and flashback)
Captain America's Uniform and Shield
Grim Reaper's Scythe (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
Hawkeye's Bow and Trick Arrows (Main story and flashback)
Bio-Synthetic Wings (Only in flashback)
Iron Man Armor Model 2 (Recap)
Quicksilver's Suit (Vision)
Scarlet Witch's Suit (Vision)

Vehicles:

Grim Reaper's Jet-Equipped Platform (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)

Synopsis for "Death Calls for the Arch-Heroes!"

The Black Panther travels to the Avengers HQ, passes through the security systems and finds the Avengers dead. He is then caught by the bodies by S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Jasper Sitwell and arrested. It is shown that the Avengers were attacked by the Grim Reaper, and put in a special type of coma, that only he can undo. He wishes revenge for the death of his brother: Wonder Man. The Panther breaks free of the police and returns to the Avengers HQ to find the Reaper. They fight and the Black Panther steals the Reaper's coma weapon. He rushes to the hospital, battling policemen, and revives the Avengers. He is then cleared of any charges and joins the team.

Notes

The Black Panther was last seen in Captain America #100 where Captain America had proposed him for membership in the Avengers.
The Black Panther wore a complete mask in his adventure with Captain America Tales of Suspense #99/Captain America #100, but he now has a cut mask which shows the lower portion of his face.
The Grim Reaper appears next in Avengers #78.
The flashback scene of Wonder Man's death shows Iron Man in his MK IV armor; however, back then, Iron Man was using MK III.
References: Captain America #100 and Avengers #9

Avengers Vol 1 52

Appearing in "Death Calls for the Arch-Heroes!"

Synopsis for "Death Calls for the Arch-Heroes!"

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