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Marvel Comics   ·   Released Mar 1st, 1971

The Avengers #86

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"Brain-Child to the Dark Tower Came...!"

The Avengers and Nighthawk from the Squadron Supreme are rushing to Atomic City to stop members of the Squadron from launching the satellite Brain-Child One into space because it may well destroy the entire Earth.[1] The Avengers rush onto the scene, the Scarlet Witch using her powers to halt the launch which causes a brief battle with Hyperion, Dr. Spectrum, and the Whizzer before Nighthawk arrives to break up the fight.  When inquiring about who built the shuttle, Dr. Spectrum explains that it was created by a being named Brain-Child. The Brain-Child's parents were exposed to excessive amounts of radiation, that caused their child to have a great capacity for knowledge, and soon became the smartest being on the planet and was the mastermind behind the satellite that was supposed to defend the United States. Deciding that Brain-Child is a threat, the combined forces of the Avengers and the Squadron Supreme decide to stop the boy before he can attempt to destroy the Earth again.

Meanwhile, on the Avengers home reality, Thor and Black Panther seek the aid of Iron Man to help them locate their missing comrades, using the combined effort of Thor's hammer, and one of Tony Stark's machines.

While on the Squadron's Earth, the heroes attack the Brain-Child's citadel and find their attack countered by a bunch of creatures created by the Brain-Child's own mind. During the fight, Hyperion is knocked out, but Goliath uses him as an "arrow" to knock Brain-Child out of his control chair, causing his constructs to disappear. With the Brain-Child defeated, Dr. Spectrum uses his power spectrum to change the Brain-Child back into a normal boy.

Just as the Squadron and the Avengers claim victory, the Avengers have transported back to their own world thanks to Thor. There they explain their story to Thor and the Black Panther and leave to celebrate. The Vision stays behind to contemplate the idea of parallel worlds.

Format
Comic
Page Count
32 pages
Cover Price
$0.15
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Creators

Len Wein
Story
Len Wein
Roy Thomas
Writer
Roy Thomas
Sal Buscema
Penciller
Sal Buscema
Jim Mooney
Inker
Jim Mooney
Letterer
Shelly Leferman
John Buscema
Cover Artist
John Buscema
Stan Lee
Editor
Stan Lee

Characters

American Eagle
James Dore Jr.
American Eagle
Earth-712
Black Panther
T'Challa
Black Panther
Earth-616
Brain-Child
Arnold Sutton
Brain-Child
Earth-712
Doctor Spectrum
Joseph Ledger
Doctor Spectrum
Earth-712
Goliath
Clint Barton
Goliath
Earth-616
Hawkeye
Wyatt McDonald
Hawkeye
Earth-712
Hyperion
Mark Milton
Hyperion
Earth-712
Iron Man
Tony Stark
Iron Man
Earth-616
Lady Lark
Linda Lewis
Lady Lark
Earth-712
Nighthawk
Kyle Richmond
Nighthawk
Earth-712
Quicksilver
Pietro Maximoff
Quicksilver
Earth-616
Scarlet Witch
Wanda Maximoff
Scarlet Witch
Earth-616
Thor Odinson
Thor Odinson
Earth-616
Tom Thumb
Thomas Thompson
Tom Thumb
Earth-712
Vision
Vision
Earth-616
Whizzer
Stanley Stewart
Whizzer
Earth-712

Key Events

First Appearance
Arnold Sutton Earth-712

Collected In

  • Essential Avengers Vol. 4 TP New Ed
    Essential Avengers Vol. 4 TP New Ed
    Essential Avengers
  • Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers Vol. 9 HC
    Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers Vol. 9 HC
    Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (2002)
  • Squadron Supreme Classic Omnibus HC
    Squadron Supreme Classic Omnibus HC
    Squadron Supreme Classic
  • Squadron Supreme vs. Avengers TP
    Squadron Supreme vs. Avengers TP
    Squadron Supreme vs. Avengers (2021)
  • Squadron Supreme: Marvel Tales #1
    Squadron Supreme: Marvel Tales #1
    Squadron Supreme: Marvel Tales (2021)
  • 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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