Avengers #256

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Marvel ⋅ 1985
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Issue Details

Publisher

Marvel

Writer

Roger Stern

Penciler

John Buscema

Cover Artist

John Buscema

Inker

Tom Palmer

Colorist

Christie Scheele

Letterer

Jim Novak

Published

June 1985

Synopsis

"This Power Unleashed!" An innocent shipwreck near Antarctica plunges the Avengers into a crisis that could destroy the Savage Land! A shocker from start to finish!SummaryThis issue starts with the Greek God of the Sun Apollo flying over traffic in New York in his golden carriage and then landing down on the Avengers's Mansion yard, where his brother Hercules is waiting for him. Then Hercules said he had though Zeus would send Hermes instead of him to what Apollo replies that Hermes was busy. Apollo is here to give Hercules his new clothes made in Olympus by the hands of Hephaestus himself. Hercules says to Apollo that he had already destroyed the three suits the American Army had loaned to him since his old Greek suit was destroyed by the Blood Brothers in Avengers #252. Then Hercules presents Apollo to Jarvis, who scared about the God ask if he should give water to the horses. Apollo says it is better not because they are carnivorous.Meanwhile downstairs the Black Knight is practicing his sword skills with a robot in the training room. He is almost defeated but manages to dodge the robot's blows and then turn it off by pressing a button in its chin with his sword's tip. Wasp was watching him and now congrats her colleague saying he is a valuable members to the Avengers both as a swordsman and a scientist. Dane hasn't known yet about Janet's disengagement with Hank Pym and when she told him he thinks that's happen a lot of changes in the Avengers during his absence. Wasp leaves and meets Starfox in the elevator and reacts strange to him. Starfox asks her what he had done, because since their battle against Maelstrom ( Avengers #250) she is avoiding him. Janet says to him that because of his powers of manipulate people around she never knows when he is using it or not on her or in their friends.Starfox promises to her not to use his powers on his friends unless they ask to. Then they meet Apollo and Hercules and Janet praises Hercules's new suite, especially because of his chest. After that...

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