Comics:Avengers Vol 1 263

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Avengers Vol 1 #263

January, 1986

Editor-in-Chief

James Shooter

Cover Artists

John Buscema, Tom Palmer

"What Lurks Below?"
Writers Roger Stern Pencilers John Buscema Inkers Tom Palmer Colourists Christie Scheele Letterers Jim Novak Editors Mark Gruenwald

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Appearing in "What Lurks Below?"

Featured Characters:

• Black Knight
• Captain America
• Captain Marvel
• Hercules
• The Sub-Mariner
• Wasp

Supporting Characters:

• Raymond Sikorsky

Villains:

• Enclave
  • Morlak
  • Shinski
  • Zota
• Melter (death)

Other Characters:

• Marvel Girl
  
  
• Derek Freeman, Nelson and other FBI agents, policemen and firemen
• Keegan, Melter's assistant
• Scourge (in the guise of Keegan)

Locations:

• John F. Kennedy International Airport, Queens, New York City, New York
• Avengers Mansion, Manhattan

Items:

• Captain America's Shield
• Ebony Blade

Vehicles:

• Atomic Steed
• Avenger's Quinjet
  
  

Synopsis for "What Lurks Below?"

The plane of several enclave members crashes into Jamaica Bay near JFK airport and, moments later, an energy geyser erupts from the water. The Avengers come in to help and learn that there is a mysterious cocoon down there, which forcefully keeps people away from it. While the rest of the team dives down to investigate, Captain Marvel learns from the Enclave members that they are not to blame for the cocoon, as the Avengers had originally believed. Under the waters, the Avengers find themselves attacked by the cocoon’s energies, while a voice emerging from it warns them to stay away. Wasp finally realizes that it is afraid of them and offers help. The voice accepts before fading. The Avengers take the cocoon to their laboratory but don’t find out much before being asked away again. After they leave, the cocoon shortly turns transparent revealing the person within – a slumbering Jean Grey. Elsewhere, the mysterious Scourge kills another two-bit-villain.

Notes

• The story is continued in Fantastic Four #286 and X-Factor (1st Series) #1.
• The Avengers battled the Enclave in Avengers Annual #12.
• Adam Warlock was created in Fantastic Four #66-67 and Her in Marvel Two-in-One #61.
• Captain America is on the right track when he refers to the space shuttle crash, which took place in X-Men (1st series) #101.
  

Trivia

• At this time, Scourge appeared in several Marvel books killing off villains.

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Recommended Reading

• Fantastic Four #286

Links and References

• None.