Appearing in "Enigma of Fear!"
Featured Characters:
- ⏴ Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers) ⏵ (Main story and flashback; leaves N.A.S.A. in flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Michael Barnett (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Scorpion (MacDonald Gargan) (Main story and recap)
- Destructor (Kerwin Korman) (First appearance as Destructor)
Other Characters:
- A.I.M.
- Unnamed members
- Chuck
- J. Jonah Jameson (Only in recap)
- Hydra (Mentioned)
- Woman Magazine
- Mary Jane Watson
- Daily Bugle (Mentioned)
- Peter Parker (Mentioned)
- Numerous unnamed New Yorkers
- Sentry 459 (Only in recap)
- Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) (Only in recap)
- Yon-Rogg (Only in recap) (Apparent death)
- Lord (Yahweh) (Invoked)
- Mr. Fisbein
- N.A.S.A. (Only in flashback)
- Unnnamed employees
- U.S. Army (Only in flashback)
Races and Species:
- Human-Kree Hybrids (Main story and flashback)
- Humans (Main story and recap)
- Kree Sentries (Only in recap)
- Kree (Only in recap)
- Dogs (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- New York State (Main story and recap)
- New York City (Main story and recap)
- Bronx
- Grand Concourse (First appearance)
- Alden's Department Store (First appearance)
- A.I.M New York Headquarters
- Alden's Department Store (First appearance)
- Grand Concourse (First appearance)
- Brooklyn (Only in recap)
- Scorpion's Base (Only in recap)
- Manhattan
- Midtown
- Murray Hill
- 39th Street and Second Avenue
- Daily Bugle Building
- Woman Magazine Offices
- Daily Bugle Building
- 39th Street and Second Avenue
- Columbus Circle
- Murray Hill
- Lenox Hill
- Park Avenue and 61st Street
- Carol Danvers' Penthouse
- Park Avenue and 61st Street
- Bellevue (Mentioned)
- Midtown
- Bronx
- New York City (Main story and recap)
- Florida (Main story and flashback)
- The Cape (Only in flashback)
- Kennedy Space Center (Only in flashback)
- Subterranean Kree Outpost (Main story and recap)
- Unnamed hospital (Only in flashback)
- The Cape (Only in flashback)
- New York State (Main story and recap)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Heaven (Invoked)
Items:
- Ms. Marvel's Suit (Main story and recap)
- Scorpion's Suit (Main story and recap)
- * Kree Militia Uniforms (Only in recap)
- Captain Marvel's Suit (Only in recap)
- Psyche-Magnitron (Only in recap)
Vehicles:
- Saturn V (Referenced) (Topical Reference)
Synopsis for "Enigma of Fear!"
Continued from last issue... AIM is furious over the Scorpion's defeat at the hands of Ms. Marvel, and as they try to heal the Scorpion, they send their agent Kerwin Korman (now wearing a mind-blast helmet and calling himself the Destructor) decides to investigate Ms. Marvel's apparent Kree origins. Which takes him to the cavern where Captain Marvel had his last battle with Yon-Rogg.
Meanwhile, the Scorpion breaks loose and escapes AIM, and Carol Danvers has another lunch date with Mary Jane where she talks of her experiences and adventures with Captain Marvel. After another fainting spell, Carol goes to see her doctor Michael Barnett, who hypnotizes her and learns of her being a hostage of Yon-Rogg and being pulled out of a cavern after the psychemagnatron explodes, and how she subconsciously knows that she is Ms. Marvel.
Dr. Benette doesn't believe it at first, when suddenly Carol faints and transforms into Ms. Marvel right in front of him and takes off. She is drawn to the Scorpion, who is on a rampage and easily subdues him. However, the Destructor arrives and attacks her with his mind-blasts. The fight ends with the two knocking each other out.
This story is continued next issue...
