Avengers Vol 3 28

Avengers Vol 3 #28 Published Released May, 2000 March 29, 2000 Editor-in-Chief Bob Harras Cover Artist George Pérez Tom Smith "Long Shadows of Forgotten Spires" Writer Kurt Busiek Penciler George Pérez Inker Al Vey Colourist Tom Smith Letterer Richard Starkings Comicraft Editor Tom Brevoort Previous Issue Next Issue Avengers Vol 3 #27 Avengers Vol 3 #29

Appearing in "Long Shadows of Forgotten Spires"

Featured Characters:

• Avengers
  •  Warbird (Carol Danvers) 
  •  Wasp (Jan van Dyne) 
  • Goliath (Hank Pym)
  •  Iron Man (Tony Stark)  (Main story and flashback)
  •  She-Hulk 
  •  Triathlon  (Main story and flashback)
  •  Scarlet Witch 

Supporting Characters:

• Stark Solutions
  • Happy Hogan
• Edwin Jarvis
• Silverclaw (Main story and flashback)

Villains:

• Kulan Gath
• Kulan Gath's Falconers

Other Characters:

• Elvis (Named only)
• Maria Stark Foundation (Mentioned)
• Triune Understanding (Mentioned)
  • Duane Freeman (Mentioned)
• Gods of the Kamekeri (Mentioned)
  • Inti (Mentioned)
  • Kuat (Mentioned)
  • Viracocha (Mentioned)
  • Manco Capac (Mentioned)
  • Aiomum Kondi (Mentioned)
  • Coniraya (Mentioned)
  • Guecufu (Mentioned)
  • Kanassa (Mentioned)
  • Okonorote (Mentioned)
  • Kulimina (Mentioned)
  • Peliali, the Volcano God (Mentioned)
• Jesus Christ (Mentioned)
• Terrorists (Only in flashback)
• Deke
• Bobbie
• Jaime Santiago (Silverclaw's father) (Only in flashback)
• Firestar (Only in flashback)
• Costa Verdan Ministry Pública de la Información (Voice)
• Yellowjacket (First appearance) (Shadow only)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Mutants (Mentioned)
• Gods (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Costa Verde
  • Mountains and hills (Only in flashback)
  • Kamekeri Village (Only in flashback) (Only in flashback)
  • The city (Mentioned)
  • Costa Verde National Airport (Only in flashback)
• United States of America
  • Tennessee
    • Memphis
    • Mississippi River
  • New York State
    • Manhattan, New York City
      • Avengers Mansion
      • Central Park (Mentioned)

Items:

• Iron Man Armor Model 16
• Iron Man Armor Model 1 (Only in flashback)
• Energy shield (Only in flashback)

Vehicles:

• Avenger's Quinjet
  
  

Synopsis for "Long Shadows of Forgotten Spires"

The Avengers do a bit of charity work for the Maria Stark Foundation and earn some much needed good PR. Silverclaw must return to her homeland to face a mysterious threat and the Avengers aren't about to let her go alone. Her home village has been radically transformed in a magical city under the control of the wizard Kulan Gath. He has erected a mystical barrier around the city that transforms any who enter into sword and sorcery versions of themselves with allegiance to Gath. They regroup outside the city and Iron Man attempts to bury the hatchet with Triathlon, but he doesn't listen.

Solicit Synopsis

• Responding to a distress call, the Avengers (sporting their new line-up), rocket off to Costa Verde - and run afoul of the sorcerer known as Kulan Gath! The last time he was in our time he transformed Manhattan into a Hyborean-age city full of barbarians... what designs does he have now - and how do they relate to the Volcano God and the origin of Silverclaw?
  
  

Notes

• Part 1 of "The Death-Song of Kulan Gath" storyline.
  

Trivia

• The cover is an homage to Conan the Barbarian #75.

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