Comics:Avengers Vol 1 215

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January, 1982

"All the Ways of Power!"
Writers Jim Shooter Pencilers Alan Weiss Inkers Dan Green Colourists Christie Scheele Letterers Joe Rosen Editors Jim Salicrup

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It is made of solidified air molecules... Hardened to an unbelievable degree!: Silver Surfer

My uru hammer barely chips the surface!: Thor

Magnetic repulsor rays have no effect!: Iron Man

The edge of my super-hard shield doesn't even dent it!: Captain America

If you guys think I'm going to break my pretty claws trying to scratch my way in... go fish!: Tigra (trying to get through a shield made by the Molecule Man)

Appearing in "All the Ways of Power!"

Featured Characters:

Avengers

Supporting Characters:

Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) (Appears in flashback and main story)

Villains:

Molecule Man (Owen Reece) (Appears in flashback and main story)

Other Characters:

Galactus (Appearance in flashback only)
Shalla-Bal (Appearance in flashback only)
Fantastic Four (Appearance in flashback only)
- Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (Appearance in flashback only)
- Thing (Ben Grimm) (Appearance in flashback only)
- Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (Appearance in flashback only)
- Invisible Girl (Sue Storm) (Appearance in flashback only)
Ann Nocenti (secretary)

Locations:

Manhattan
- Irving Trust Company
- unnamed bar
- unnamed clothing store
- unidentified subway platform
- Baxter Building
- Avengers Mansion
New Jersey
- Molecule Man's citadel (First appearance)

Items:

Vehicles:

Silver Surfer's Surfboard

Synopsis for "All the Ways of Power!"

The Silver Surfer chances upon the Molecule Man's discarded wand, but proves invulnerable to its power of possessing the bodies of those who touch it, so the wand instead recreates the body of the Molecule Man. At his request, the Surfer relates his origin, which gives the insane evildoer the idea of emulating Galactus and destroying the entire planet. When the Surfer tries to stop him, the Molecule Man imprisons him easily. Soon the Surfer's board is sighted hovering near the Baxter Building and, since the Fantastic Four are away, the Avengers investigate. The board takes them to the Silver Surfer, who joins them in confronting the Molecule Man. The villain has erected a huge dome over the New Jersey countryside containing his newly constructed palatial headquarters. The heroes prove no match for the madman whose power now resides in himself, not in his ornamental wand. With a single gesture, he destroys Thor's hammer, Iron Man's armor, Captain America's shield, and the Silver Surfer's board. He then imprisons all but Tigra in a gigantic crushing machine and activates it.

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