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Marvel Comics   ·   Released Aug 1st, 1970

The Avengers #79

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"Lo! The Lethal Legion!"

The Avengers, including Thor and Iron Man, are searching for Black Panther, who was abducted by Man-Ape last issue. The Vision dons a human disguise and inquires with the Panther's various civilian contacts. The rest of the team try to learn what other villains are aiding the Man-Ape.

The Lethal Legion (the Grim Reaper's new supervillain team comprised of past Avengers foes) plot the next phase of their scheme: the Reaper sends Swordsman and Power Man to strike at the water main beneath Avengers Mansion, and the Man-Ape and the Living Laser to attack a nearby power station. After the villains all scatter, the Panther breaks free and alerts the Avengers to the villains' plots before battling the Grim Reaper on his own.

Goliath and Scarlet Witch enter the sewers to tackle Swordsman and Power Man. At the power station, Captain America and Quicksilver battle Man-Ape and the Living Laser. The heroes are all defeated and placed in a giant hourglass that will bury them in the sand forever. Soon afterward, Power Man arrives with a defeated Vision who is tossed into the mix as well. He also hands the Grim Reaper a file containing detailed information on the Avengers.

Upon reading the file on the Vision, the Grim Reaper freaks out and smashes the glass open, freeing all inside. He realizes too late that this was all was a trick and that the Vision had switched costumes with Power Man.

Once free, the Avengers make short work of the villains. The Vision then reveals that the file related the connection between the Vision and since Grim Reaper's (presumably) deceased brother Simon Williams, the one-time Avenger villain Wonder Man. The Reaper wanted to save the Vision as he was, in a way, a version of his brother.

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Creators

Roy Thomas
Writer
Roy Thomas
John Buscema
Penciller
John Buscema
Tom Palmer
Inker
Tom Palmer
Artie Simek
Letterer
Artie Simek
Stan Lee
Editor
Stan Lee

Characters

Black Panther
T'Challa
Black Panther
Earth-616
Captain America
Steve Rogers
Captain America
Earth-616
Goliath
Clint Barton
Goliath
Earth-616
Grim Reaper
Eric Williams
Grim Reaper
Earth-616
Iron Man
Tony Stark
Iron Man
Earth-616
Living Laser
Arthur Parks
Living Laser
Earth-616
Man-Ape
M'Baku
Man-Ape
Earth-616
Monica Lynne
Monica Lynne
Earth-616
Power Man
Erik Josten
Power Man
Earth-616
Quicksilver
Pietro Maximoff
Quicksilver
Earth-616
Scarlet Witch
Wanda Maximoff
Scarlet Witch
Earth-616
Swordsman
Jacques Duquesne
Swordsman
Earth-616
Thor Odinson
Thor Odinson
Earth-616
Vision
Vision
Earth-616

Collected In

  • Black Panther: The Early Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 1 HC
    Black Panther: The Early Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 1 HC
    Black Panther: The Early Marvel Years Omnibus (2022)
  • Essential Avengers Vol. 4 TP New Ed
    Essential Avengers Vol. 4 TP New Ed
    Essential Avengers
  • Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers Vol. 8 HC
    Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers Vol. 8 HC
    Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (2002)
  • The Avengers Omnibus Vol. 3 HC
    The Avengers Omnibus Vol. 3 HC
    The Avengers Vol. 1 (1963 - 1996)
  • The Avengers Epic Collection: This Beachhead Earth TP
    The Avengers Epic Collection: This Beachhead Earth TP
    The Avengers Epic Collection (2013)

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