Marvel Released October 1987

Avengers, The #284 (1987) First Print

Avengers, The #284 is an issue of the Avengers, The series from Marvel, released October 1, 1987. Written by Roger Stern with artwork by Tom Palmer. This page represents the regular first-print edition. Separate pages are available for the 2 incentive, retailer-exclusive and later-printing variant covers.

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Published October 1987
Cover Price $0.75

"Battleground: Olympus" After Zeus' initial attack, Thor leads the only standing Avengers, Namor, Captain Marvel, and She-Hulk against Zeus, Ares, Dionysus, and Artemis. Meanwhile, the mysterious stranger is revealed as Prometheus who with Hermes' aid has rescued the fallen Avengers and Hercules. Prometheus uses the Caduceus in an attempt to heal Hercules. Thor continues, one-on-one, to battle Zeus who is frustrated by his opponent's inability to die. Hercules awakens from his coma, but he's delirious and confused and ready to kill the fallen Avengers.