"Siege by Stealth and Storm! Part 2 of 2. Script by Jim Shooter. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Pablo Marcos (finishes). Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia.
The Avengers' assault on Graviton's airborne city has failed! And now the super-villain who can control gravity moves his floating city over the island of Manhattan! With eight avengers as prisoners, Graviton's plan to blackmail New York looks unstoppable! But dramatically two more avengers arrive on the scene! Can Thor and the Black Panther lift the Avengers to victory?
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The Korvac Saga: Part 5 of 10 - "Holocaust in New York Harbor!" Guest-starring Ms. Marvel. Script by Jim Shooter. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Klaus Janson (finishes). Cover by George Perez and Terry Austin.
There's good news and bad news for the Avengers! First, the good: Ultron has been defeated! But the bad: teammates continue to disappear left and right, and Korvac remains unaccounted for! When the Avengers return to their mansion, the situation just gets worse! A furious Peter Gyrich revokes the team's national priority status! And Tyrak is tearing up the New York harbor! What a mess! Shell-head dispatches Hawkeye, Ms. Marvel, the Vision, Scarlet Witch, and Wonder Man to stop Tyrak; while the other avengers work on the bizarre disappearances! It's 100% crisis management for Earth's Mightiest Heroes!
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"Battleground: Pittsburgh!" Part 2 of 2. Plot assist by the Pittsburgh Comix Club. Script by David Michelinie. Art by Sal Buscema (layouts), Dan Green (finishes), and Frank Miller (assists). Cover by Frank Miller and Bob McLeod.
Inferno is on the loose in the Steel City! Wonder Man and Shell-head couldn't stop him! And now Captain America leads the rest of the Avengers to the Liberty Bridge to battle the fiery villain! But Inferno stays one step ahead of Earth's Mightiest Heroes and tears up the Duquesne Incline on his way to Mount Washington! Will the Avengers ever catch up to the raging Inferno? (Notes: The letters page in Avengers 197 credits Frank Miller with assisting with the pencils. This issue includes a sideways full-page ad featuring Batroc the Leaper promoting Crazy Magazine.)
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"Night of the Crawlers" Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by Carmine Infantino. Inks by Dan Green. Cover by Carmine Infantino and Dan Green.
The Beast and Wonder Man were not around for the Avengers' titanic battle vs. Ultron last issue. Where were they? Somehow Hank McCoy and Simon Williams have become lost on the streets of Manhattan while walking back to Avengers Mansion! Since the two avengers can't make heads or tails of the streets, they descend into the sewer system to find their home on Fifth Avenue and East 70th Street! But there's something creepy and crawly down in the sewers! A very bizarre encounter awaits Wonder Man and the Beast!
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"Fire in the Streets!" Guest-starring the Human Torch. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Gene Colan. Inks by Dan Green. Cover by Gene Colan and Dan Green.
A massive chemical fire is burning in Jersey City! The local fire department can't contain it and neither can the Human Torch! So Earth's Mightiest Heroes are on the way to help! Iron Man and the Vision enter the rampaging blaze first, but are repulsed by the intense heat! Next the Beast, Captain America, Jocasta, Scarlet Witch, and Wonder Man don protective suits and walk into the fire! What will be waiting for them at the heart of the inferno?
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"You Don't Need the Weathermen To Know Which Way the Wind Blows!" Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Gene Colan. Inks by Dan Green. Cover by Gene Colan and Dan Green.
Bizarre weather events are threatening the Earth! Tidal Waves in London! Snow storms in Buenos Aires! Heat Waves in Antarctica! What in the world is going on? The Avengers split into five teams to investigate! While her teammates transverse the globe, Jocasta studies the subtle symbolism in the name, Samarobryn, for the Earth's weather-monitoring space station. Could there be a connection between the destructive weather and the orbiting outpost one hundred leagues above the hemisphere? A wise man from the 16th century would say yes. But what will Jocasta say after her fateful journey to the outer space weather station?
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"Men of Deadly Pride!" Script by Jim Shooter. Pencils by Alan Kupperberg. Inks by Dan Green. Cover by Alan Kupperberg and Dan Green.
The Avengers' new lineup goes into action for the first time in the nation's capital! A strange couple apparently lost in time appears in Washington D.C.! When the police accidently shoot her warrior husband, the powerful Elfqueen attacks the city! After a brief battle, Captain America convinces her to stop fighting. But in an attempt to reestablish his prominence on the team, Yellowjacket fires an after-the-fact disruptor blast at the Elfqueen! Beginning next issue Hank Pym is going to regret his foolish action.
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"Trial and Error!" Script by Roger Stern. Pencils by Al Milgrom. Inks by Brett Breeding. Cover by Al Milgrom.
Finally, Dr. Henry Pym has his day in court to clear his name! Will the former avenger be able to prove his innocence? It doesn't matter, because Egghead won't give his long-time adversary a chance! As Hank walks to the witness stand the Masters of Evil attack! Pandemonium erupts as the Beetle, Shocker, Radioactive Man, Moonstone, and Tiger Shark clash with the Avengers! There's no order in this court! Can Earth's Mightiest Heroes save Hank from the clutches of the Masters of Evil?
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This issue does not have a Lakeside Tattooz insert (or insert opened and the sample tattoo removed). "Final Curtain!" Script by Roger Stern. Pencils by Al Milgrom. Inks by Joe Sinnott. Cover by Al Milgrom.
Henry Pym just can't catch a break! During his testimony last issue, the Masters of Evil stormed the courtroom and kidnapped him! Now the brilliant biochemist is holed up in Egghead's secret headquarters reluctantly working on a new project for his long-time enemy. Meanwhile at Avengers Mansion, frustration is building in the ranks! Iron Man is missing, She-Hulk has been de-powered, and nobody knows where the Masters of Evil took Hank! But with some outside the box thinking, the Avengers' ace archer and the team's newest member reverse the momentum! Can Earth's Mightiest Heroes rescue Hank Pym in time? Or will the man formerly known as Ant-Man, formerly known as Giant-Man, formerly known as Goliath, and formerly known as Yellowjacket…find a way to beat Egghead and the Masters of Evil…all by himself?
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"Up From the Depths!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Nick Fury. Script by Roger Stern. Pencils by Al Milgrom. Inks by Joe Sinnott. Cover by Al Milgrom and Joe Sinnott.
Bizarre plant-like creatures have taken over a SHIELD base near Baltimore! And just in time for a visit from President Ronald Reagan and Colonel Nick Fury! Shockingly, the President of the United States is taken prisoner! However, Earth's Mightiest Heroes are on their way for a rescue mission of presidential proportions! After a quick site recon by Captain Marvel, the Avengers put their plan into action! Can the Avengers save the Great Communicator from the clutches of the Plantman? Or will the bellicose botanist plunge the U.S. into anarchy?
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