Tag: John Buscema

In The Clutches Of…The Collector

Avengers #51

Writer: Roy Thomas
Penciller: John Buscema
Inker: George Tuska
Letterer: Sam Rosen

Featured Issue: Avengers #51

Plot Summary

In preparation for their upcoming mission, the Avengers work on an experiment to restore Goliath’s powers to their full extent. Unfortunately the experiment goes awry and Wasp is forced to disable the equipment from inside in order to save Goliath. Afterward, the Avengers decide to take a break by the pool, only for Wasp to be pulled into the sky by a trap laid by the Collector. Trying to save Wasp, the remaining Avengers grab a hold of her and are pulled along with her. To their horror, when their captor reveals himself the Avengers also discover that their former teammate Thor is working for the Collector. All is not as it seems though, as it is revealed that Thor is an unwilling participant, having drunk the Collector’s obedience potion. Not wanting a damaged set of Avengers, the Collector attempts to fix Goliath’s powers, with no noticeable change. Impatient as he is, the Collector sends Thor off to collect other Avengers, starting with Iron Man. While Thor and Iron Man battle it out in a New York gym, Goliath and the rest of the Avengers fight for their freedom from a metal automaton. When the creature destroys its own controls, Goliath is forced to push himself and he finally regains the full use of his powers, saving his teammates. The Collector defeated, the Avengers return home to find a message from Captain America, telling the Avengers to expect his replacement, the Black Panther.

Avengers

Goliath
Hawkeye
Iron Man
Thor
Wasp

Villains

Collector

To Tame A Titan

Avengers #50

Writer: Roy Thomas
Artist: John Buscema
Letterer: Sam Rosen

Featured Issue: Avengers #50

Plot Summary

The Avengers are in disarray after the events in New York last issue and are on the verge of breaking up. Only Wasp’s intervention prevents this catastrophe, instead driving the remaining Avengers to search out Hercules in an attempt to save the team. Unbeknownst to the Avengers, Hercules has been banished to another dimension where is finds himself fighting off a monster as soon as he arrives. Upon destroying the monster, Hercules finds his fellow immortals where Zeus uses his powers to send Hercules back in an attempt to save the gods by defeating Typhon. Back on Earth, Typhon attacks a nearby naval vessel but is prevented from finishing off the ship by the timely arrival of the Avengers. The team is able to keep Typhon busy until the arrival of a furious Hercules. Despite the size difference between the two combatants, Hercules manages to triumph and after restoring the Promethean Flame, the gods are returned to their rightful place and Zeus once again banishes the treacherous Typhon. Afterward, Hercules is invited to join the gods as a reward for his heroics. Although he is torn between his commitment to the Avengers and his desire to return home, Hercules eventually chooses to stay on Olympus among is fellow immortals.

Avengers

Goliath
Hawkeye
Hercules
Wasp

Villains

Typhon