Comics:Avengers Vol 1 177

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November, 1978

"The Hope...and the Slaughter!"
Writers James Shooter Pencilers David Wenzel Inkers Pablo Marcos, Ricardo Villamonte Colourists Nelson Yomtov Letterers Denise Wohl Editors Roger Stern

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You will recall naught of the terrible deed we have done! You, and the others will believe that the Avengers have again earned a great triumph -- but I will remember...FOREVER!

-- Moondragon

Appearing in "The Hope...and the Slaughter!"

Featured Characters:

Avengers

Supporting Characters:

Guardians of the Galaxy
- Starhawk (Stakar Ogord)
- Charlie-27
- Martinex
- Yondu
- Nikki Gold
- Vance Astro {{Green}|Behind the Scenes}}
Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers)

Villains:

Korvac (Death)
Carina (Death)

Other Characters:

Heimdall
Uatu
Odin
Zeus
Mephisto
Eternity
Murphy
Peter
Parkinson

Locations:

New York State
- Forest Hills
  - Guardians' Headquarters
- Saugerties
  - Home of Michael Korvac
Bifrost Bridge
Blue Area of the Moon

Items:

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "The Hope...and the Slaughter!"

When the Guardians arrive to join the battle, Michael retaliates by destroying their orbiting space station and its lone occupant, Vance Astro. Furious, Nikki attacks Michael, who swats her aside, killing her instantly. A second later, the same fate befalls the speeding Quicksilver. The other Avengers attack in unison, but Michael proves impervious to their powers. One by one, the heroes fall, dead or unconscious. Finally, Thor, Iron Man, Starhawk, and the Vision mount a concerted assault. At the moment of truth, Michael turns to Carina for support, but she hesitates, uncertain, and suddenly, inexplicably, Michael falls dead. A maddened Carina then unleashes her own powers, slaying all but Thor. Facing the Thunder God in battle, Carina withdraws her own defenses and wills his hammer to strike, then falls dead next to her mate. Moondragon, having probed Michael's mind and perceived his noble intentions, reveals that their foe had used the last of his power to restore the dead and wounded. As Thor becomes Dr. Don Blake and begins work on his patients, Moondragon alone retains her memory of the battle in which the Avengers were perhaps the true villains.

Notes

Deaths of all of the Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy, minus Thor and Moondragon, and their rebirths.

As seen on page one, This is Story# LG155.

This issue contians a letters page, Avengers Assemble. Letters are published from Mike Christiansen and Commander Quotey (And His Lost Marvel Madmen).

Trivia

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