Avengers Vol 1 #71
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Though the Black Knight was not one of us when he struck, we now would make him so!
- -- Thor
Appearing in "Endgame!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Kang the Conqueror (Last appearance of this Kang's divergence)
Grandmaster (En Dwi Gast)
(Main story and flashback)
- Squadron Sinister (Vision)
- Doctor Spectrum (Kinji Obatu) (Vision)
- Hyperion (Vision)
- Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond) (Vision)
- Whizzer (Jim Sanders) (Vision)
- Nazis
Other Characters:
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- United Kingdom
- England
- Garrett Castle
- London (Vision)
- Big Ben (Vision)
- England
- Egypt (Vision)
- Giza (Vision)
- Great Sphinx (Vision)
- Giza (Vision)
- United States of America (Vision)
- New York (Vision)
- New York City (Vision)
- Upper New York Bay (Vision)
- Statue of Liberty (Vision)
- New York (Vision)
- India (Vision)
- Taj Mahal (Vision)
- France
- Paris
- Louvre Museum (First appearance)
- Seine (First appearance)
- Paris
- United Kingdom
Items:
- Brazier of Truth
- Dr. Spectrum's Power Prism (Vision)
- Captain America's Shield (both the current, circular one and the original, triangular one)
- Captain America's Uniform
- Mjolnir
- Brazier of Truth
- Iron Man Armor Model 3
- Kang's Time Scanner
- Ebony Blade
- Grandmasters Tri-Sphere (Only in flashback)
- Kang Armor
- Ray-spear
Synopsis for "Endgame!"
Continuing from the last issue, we begin with Black Knight rushing through his home castle to the Brazier of Truth. There he summons the spirit of his ancestor, the original Black Knight. Knight's ancestor informs him of the events that led to the Avengers being caught up in a game between the Grandmaster and Kang the Conqueror.
Then through the Brazier, Black Knight is allowed to continue viewing the contest as it's currently going on. In the future year of 4000 A.D., Kang spends a private moment alone of Ravonna before returning to the main throne room to prepare for the second part of the competition. He sends the Vision, Black Panther, and Yellowjacket to France in the year 1941, after fighting off a small army of Nazi's, they are soon confronted by their challengers, the three Invaders from 1941: Captain America, Human Torch, and the Sub-Mariner.
In the present, the Black Knight, wishing to help out the Avengers realizes that when his interference forced the Grandmaster to transport all the combatants to the present, Goliath was holding Black Knight's ebony blade. As he and the sword are mystically bonded, Black Knight focuses on it and soon finds himself transported to the future year of 4000 A.D. There he finds that Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, and Goliath are held prisoner by Kang. He recovers his sword and fights off an army of Kang's troops before meeting up with the Wasp.
Meanwhile, in France of 1941, the three Avengers square off one by one against the Invaders of that era. Black Panther fighting Captain America, Yellowjacket fighting Namor, and the Vision fighting the Human Torch. The Invaders are eventually defeated with the help of Visions intangibility.
With their victory, the Avengers are returned to the future. There Kang demands to be granted his power over life and death, and instead of using that power to revive Ravonna, he uses the power to attempt to destroy the Avengers. However, the powers granted to him by the Grandmaster have no effect against Black Knight, who isn't a member of the Avengers. The Knight quickly defeats Kang, and the Grandmaster considers the contest complete and returns the Avengers and Black Knight to their own era. There the Avengers officially invite the Knight into their ranks.
Solicit Synopsis
The battle that time forgot! The Avengers take on Cap, the Torch, and Namor in wartime Paris! Don't miss "Endgame!"
Notes
- The story the of three Invaders' adventure prior to this issue (and how it fits in with this one) is detailed in Invaders Annual #1. Because this issue was written before the first Invaders series, the name "Invaders" is not used here.
- The Black Knight officially joins the Avengers in this issue.
- According to Avengers: Forever #9, this divergence of Kang previously appeared last issue and this is his final appearance; another divergence will appear next in Incredible Hulk #135 where Kang goes back in time to try to make sure the Avengers never existed.
- Grandmaster previously appeared last issue and will appear next in Giant-Size Defenders #3 where he tries his luck with the Defenders and Daredevil.
See Also
Footnotes
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- Comics
- 1969
- 1969, December
- Silver-Age
- Avengers Vol 1
- Stan Lee/Editor-in-Chief
- Sal Buscema/Cover Artist
- Roy Thomas/Writer
- Sal Buscema/Penciler
- Sam Grainger/Inker
- Sam Rosen/Letterer
- Stan Lee/Editor
- Thor Odinson (Earth-616)/Quotes
- Avengers (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Dane Whitman (Earth-616)/Appearances
- T'Challa (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Steven Rogers (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Clinton Barton (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Anthony Stark (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Thor Odinson (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Vision (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Janet Van Dyne (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Henry Pym (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Percival of Scandia (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Nathaniel Richards (Kang) (Earth-6311)/Appearances
- En Dwi Gast (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Squadron Sinister (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Kinji Obatu (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Hyperion (Squadron Sinister) (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Kyle Richmond (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- James Sanders (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- National Socialist German Workers Party (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Ravonna Renslayer (Earth-6311)/Appearances
- Invaders (WWII) (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Namor McKenzie (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Human Torch (Android) (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Aragorn (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Merlyn (Otherworld)/Mentions
- Conan (Earth-616)/Mentions
- John Carter (Astronomer) (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Homo sapiens/Appearances
- Asgardians/Appearances
- Synthezoids/Appearances
- Atlantean-Human Hybrids/Appearances
- Pegasi/Minor Appearances
- Earth/Appearances
- United Kingdom/Appearances
- England/Appearances
- Garrett Castle (England)/Appearances
- London (England)/Minor Appearances
- Big Ben (Clock)/Minor Appearances
- Egypt/Minor Appearances
- Giza/Minor Appearances
- Great Sphinx/Minor Appearances
- United States of America/Minor Appearances
- New York (State)/Minor Appearances
- New York City/Minor Appearances
- Upper New York Bay/Minor Appearances
- Statue of Liberty/Minor Appearances
- India/Minor Appearances
- Taj Mahal/Minor Appearances
- France/Appearances
- Paris (France)/Appearances
- Louvre Museum/Appearances
- Seine/Appearances
- Brazier of Truth/Appearances
- Krimonn (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Captain America's Shield/Appearances
- Captain America's Uniform/Appearances
- Mjolnir/Appearances
- Iron Man Armor Model 3/Appearances
- Kang's Time Scanner/Appearances
- Ebony Blade/Appearances
- Grandmasters Tri-Sphere/Appearances
- Kang Armor/Appearances