Issue Description

Shady businessman Cornelius Van Lunt hires the Avengers as a demolition team for the new property he bought. The Scarlet Witch reveals her past with Van Lunt, and confesses that she has doubts about his motives with the team. Plus, Black Panther takes a civilian job as a teacher!

1st appearance of Cornelius Van Lunt. One morning the people are shocked to see the Avengers smashing apart a building, when the police arrive to stop them they are informed by millionaire Cornelius Van Lunt that he has purchased the property out from under the city (which planned to use the property for a park) and hired the Avengers to demolish the building.

After the episode, Scarlet Witch reflects back on the events that led to their dealings with the shady businessman: One night Tony Stark visited Avengers Mansion to inform them that he is in a power struggle with Cornelius Van Lunt, and that Van Lunt was getting Stark back on back rent that is owed for Avengers Mansion. When trying to figure out a way to help out Stark with his money problems, T'Challa reveals that he cannot help as he has taken up a teaching job in the city under a civilian guise.

Elsewhere, a criminal named Kronus has gathered a group of thieves to study methods to rob more efficiently. Their gathering is busted up by the Avengers, but the crooks manage to make their getaway. The next day, the Avengers begin hiring themselves out to earn money to help Stark out with his money troubles, this is what gets them under the hire of Van Lunt, to square their accounts.

Back to the present time, Kronus and his men begin a bombing plot all over the city, the Avengers end tracking the criminals back to their base and apprehending. When they unmask Kronus, they find out that he is really one of Van Lunt's lacky's. They soon find out that this lackey used to be the owner of a business bought out by Van Lunt, and that he took up the job as a his lackey and the guise of a costumed criminal as a form of revenge

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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