Appearing in "The Sting of the Serpent"
Featured Characters:
- Avengers (Main story and recap)
Black Panther (T'Challa) 
- Goliath II (Clint Barton) (Goliath in main story and Hawkeye in recap)
- Yellowjacket (Hank Pym) (Yellowjacket in main story and Goliath in recap)
- Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) (Main story and recap)
- Vision
Supporting Characters:
- Monica Lynne (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Sons of the Serpent (Main story and recap)
- Montague Hale (First appearance)
- Dan Dunn (First appearance)
- Simmons (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Numerous unnamed Wakandans
- T'Chaka (Mentioned)
- U.S. Air Force
- FDNY
- NYPD
- Equal Employment Bureau (Mentioned)
- WNNT-TV (First appearance)
- Adolf Hitler (Referenced)
- Satan (Referenced)
- Bill Foster (Recap)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Recap)
- General Chen (Recap)
- God (Invoked)
- Adam (Mentioned)
- Eve (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and recap)
- Birds
- Synthezoids
- Leopards (Referenced)
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and recap)
- Africa
- United States of America (Main story and recap)
- New York (Main story and recap)
- New York City (Main story and recap)
- Manhattan
- WNNT-TV Studio (First appearance)
- Midtown (Main story and recap)
- Fifth Avenue (Main story and recap)
- Avengers Mansion (Main story and recap)
- Turtle Bay (Recap)
- United Nations Headquarters (Recap)
- Fifth Avenue (Main story and recap)
- Sons of the Serpent's Flying Headquarters (Recap)
- Central Park
- Upper New York Bay
- Statue of Liberty
- Sons of the Serpent's Underwater Base
- Hank Pym's cottage (Recap)
- Scarsdale (Mentioned)
- Manhattan
- Seattle, Washington (Mentioned)
- New York City (Main story and recap)
- New York (Main story and recap)
- Sun (Referenced)
Items:
- Panther Habit
- Serpent Staff
- Goliath's Suit (Main story and recap)
- Wasp's Suit (Main story and recap)
- Yellowjacket's Suit
- Hawkeye's Suit, Bow and Trick Arrows (Recap)
- Captain America's Uniform and Shield (Recap)
Vehicles:
- Sons of the Serpent submarines
Synopsis for "The Sting of the Serpent"
As T'Challa is flying back to New York City from Wakanda, the Sons of the Serpent have come back and started targeting prominent black people in the city. After outspoken singer Monica Lynne expresses her opinion about the Sons on the Dan Dunn show, she becomes their next target. The Serpents activities attract the attention of the Avengers, who recount their previous encounter with the group to the Vision.
When Monica Lynne is attacked by the Serpents, she is saved by Black Panther. She later appears on the Dan Dunn show once more to continue voicing her opinion about the Serpents, which makes her more of a target. When the Avengers plan to protect her, the Panther stops them, deciding that he will protect the musician by himself. Approaching Lynne, the Black Panther asks her not to appear on television again the following night, a request she refuses. The Panther spends the rest of the night stalking the city, searching for members of the Sons of the Serpent. When he finds one member, he knocks him out, steals his uniform and sneaks aboard their shuttle craft. He is soon taken to their base, which is a giant mechanical serpent hidden beneath the sea. However, there Black Panther's cover is blown and he is unmasked by the Serpents who hold him at gunpoint.
Solicit Synopsis
The Black Panther battles alone—against the sinister Sons of the Serpent! An instant classic!
Notes
- Page 4 is pencilled by Herb Trimpe.
- This issue briefly recounts the Avengers first encounter with the Sons of the Serpent in Avengers #32 and 33.
