Issue Description

On the way back to New York, the Avengers refuel their helicopter in Chicago where Captain America demonstrates the devices Tony Stark recently installed in his shield. Captain America is depressed over Bucky's death and the Avengers console him with fan mail. Rick Jones offers to take Bucky's place, but Captain America declines and declares that he will devote his life to finding Bucky's killer.

Meanwhile an aircraft lands in a remote South American jungle enclave and the pilot delivers supplies and a newspaper to the robed and hooded figure know as Baron Zemo. When Zemo reads that Captain America is still alive, he becomes enraged and tells the pilot how, years ago, his hood was glued permanently to his face by Captain America. He has since searched endlessly for a solvent for the super strong Adhesive X, but he has found none. He shouts that he has been robbed of his revenge against Captain America as well. He then orders his pilot to locate three people to help him obtain revenge.

In New York, the Teen Brigade watches fearfully as the Black Knight, on his winged horse, sprays the city with a powerful adhesive, paralyzing traffic. Melter and Radioactive Man then wreak more havoc. The Avengers, just returned from their mission , attack the three evildoers but are forced to retreat when Giant Man and Captain America become glued to the street. Iron Man cuts out the section of pavement they are stuck to and tows it with a truck to Avengers headquarters. When Zemo arrives on the scene in his Heli-Hovercraft, his three allies apologize for letting the Avengers escape and advise him to strike before the Avengers discover a solvent for the glue. Secretly pleased with the prospect of finally getting rid of his hood, Zemo tells his allies their next move.

After several fruitless attempts by the Avengers to free Captain America and Giant Man, the Wasp telephones the penitentiary where Paste-Pot Pete, the world's greatest authority on adhesives, is incarcerated. In exchange for a shortened prison term he reveals where his Super-Dissolver is stored, and Iron Man transports it to the Avengers Mansion. Minutes later, Captain America and Giant Man are free and Captain America outlines his plan to defeat the Masters of Evil.

At the evildoers hideout, Zemo orders his pilot to refill their Adhesive X containers but Rick Jones and the Teen Bridage sneak inside, tie up the pilot, and fill the canister with Super – Dissolver instead. The Black Knight is the first to notice something wrong when he spray frees the people who were stuck before but can act, Thor attacks. Elsewhere, the Radioactive Man also discovers the defective adhesive as Giant Man and Iron Man challenge him. Iron Man wraps the criminal in lead foil with a special device and sends him aloft on a balloon, helpless. Then the Melter appears, whom Iron Man defeats with a high pressure stream of water that wrecks his melting beam.

Zemo soon discovers Rick and the Teen Brigade and hypnotizes them, but before he can learn what they have done, Captain America attacks. Just as Captain America overpowers Zemo, the pilot stuns him with a bullet. Zemo flees in his aircraft as Giant Man captures the pilot. Thor arrives carrying the Black Knight on the evil doer's horse, and the criminals are turned over to the police. As Iron Man brings the teenagers out of their trance with his palm signaler, Zemo's aircraft suddenly falls from the sky. Captain America explains that Zemo must have opened the canister of tear gas that the Teen Brigade substituted for the container of Super Dissolver.

The Avengers (1963)

Publisher

Marvel

Volume Description

The First Avengers ongoing series, the one that started the Earths Mightiest Heroes campaign for justice and freedom. They will save the world, and if they can't, they will avenge it.

And there came a day, a day unlike any other when Earth's mightiest heroes joined forces to face the threats no single superhero could withstand! The Avengers where born! The first volume of the Avengers lasted from 1963 right up until 1996 and ran for 402 issues. This ended during the Onslaught storyline and was continued in Avengers Volume 2.

Collected Editions

Marvel Masterworks: Avengers

Vol. 1 (#1-10)Vol. 2 (#11-20)Vol. 3 (#21-30)Vol. 4 (#31-40)Vol. 5 (#41-50, King-Size Special #1)Vol. 6 (#51-58, King-Size Special #2)Vol. 7 (#59-68)Vol. 8 (#69-79)Vol. 9 (#80-88)Vol. 10 (#89-100)Vol. 11 (#101-111)Vol. 12 (#112-119)Vol. 13 (#120-128, Giant-Size #1)Vol. 14 (#129-135, Giant-Size #2-4)Avengers: The Vibranium Collection (#1, 4, 16, 57-58, 164-166, 273-277)Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (#1-20)Avengers Omnibus Volume 2 (#31-58)Avengers Epic Collection: Behold... The Vision (#57-76)Squadron Sinister: Warzones! (#69-70)S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Complete Collection (#72)Marvel 1872: Warzones! (#80)Kree/Skrull War (#89-97)The Sentinels Strike (#102-112)Avengers/Defenders War (#115-118)Avengers vs. Thanos (#125)Celestial Madonna (#129-135)The Coming of the Beast (#137-140, #145-146)The Serpent Crown (#141-144, #147-149)The Private War of Doom (#151-156)Super Villains Unite: The Complete Super-Villain Team-Up (#154-156)The Bride Of Ultron (#157-166)Marvel Masterworks: The Champions Volume 1 (#163)Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus (#164-166 & 181-191)The Korvac Saga (#167-168, #170-177)Nights of Wundagore (#181-187)Hawkeye (#189)Ant-Man: Scott Lang (#195-196 & 223)The Trial Of Yellowjacket (#212-230)Guardians of the Galaxy Solo Classic Omnibus (#219-220)Avengers: Absolute Vision (#231-241)Assemble (#239, #243-244, #250)Avengers: The Legacy of Thanos (#255-261)Secret Wars II Omnibus (#260-261, #265-266)Phoenix Rising (#263)Time and Time Again (#267-269)Under Siege (#270-277)Assault on Olympus (#278-285)The Avengers Epic Collection: Judgment Day (#278-285)Heavy Metal (#286-293)Inferno (#298-300)Acts of Vengeance (#311-313)Am I An Avenger? (#314-318, #329)New Warriors Classic Vol. 3 (#340-341)Galactic Storm Vol. 1 (#345-346)Galactic Storm Vol. 2 (#347)Bloodties (#368-369)Captain America Epic Collection: Man Without A Country (#396)Onslaught Vol. 1 (#400-401)Onslaught Vol. 3 (#402)

Marvel Pocketbook

The Bride Of Ultron (#158-167)The Korvac Saga (#168-177)Nights Of Wundagore (#178-187)

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