Avengers Vol 1 174

Avengers #174
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Cover Date	August, 1978
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Jim Shooter

1. "Captives of the Collector!"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Jim Shooter Bill Mantlo
Penciler(s)	David Wenzel
Inker(s)	Pablo Marcos
Letterer(s)	Shelly Leferman
Editor(s)	Roger Stern Jim Salicrup

 Now Archer -- You are the last Avenger and the least. 

—Collector

Appearing in "Captives of the Collector!"

Featured Characters:

• Avengers
  • Iron Man (Tony Stark)
  • ⏴ Captain America (Steve Rogers) ⏵
  • Thor
  • Vision
  • Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)
  • Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)
  • Wasp (Janet van Dyne)
  • Hercules
  • Black Panther (T'Challa)
  • ⏴ Moondragon (Heather Douglas) ⏵
  • ⏴ Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) ⏵
  • Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff)
  • Yellowjacket (Hank Pym)
  • Hawkeye (Clint Barton)
  • Two-Gun Kid (Matt Liebowicz)

Supporting Characters:

• ⏴ Jocasta ⏵

Villains:

• Korvac
• ⏴ Collector ⏵
• Energy Creatures of Erdile (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Carina
• Matani (Only in flashback) (First appearance)
• Thanos (Only in flashback)

Locations:

• Forest Hills Gardens
  • Korvac's home

Items:

• Mjolnir
• Iron Man Armor MK IV
• Hawkeye's Bow
• Vandarian Power Wand
• Black Widow's Gauntlets
• Captain America's Shield
• Captain America's Uniform

Vehicles:

• Collector's Ship

Synopsis for "Captives of the Collector!"

With his vast collection of alien weapons to draw upon, the Collector downs first Iron Man, then Thor, and then the Wasp. Hawkeye courageously fights on alone, but when his devices fail, the Collector unleashes his own long-unused cosmic power against the archer. When Hawkeye nevertheless manages to strike his opponent with an electro-arrow, however, the aged immortal admits defeat. The Avengers are freed, and the Collector relates how he began his acquisition of specimens eons ago, in order to preserve them against the coming threat of Thanos, then foresaw an even greater menace, whom he sent his daughter to spy upon. At that very moment, Carina, the Collector's daughter, having fallen in love with Michael, betrays her father. Suddenly, a bolt of power strikes in the Avengers' midst, and the Collector is disintegrated.

Notes

• Plot by Shooter, script by Mantlo.

• Wenzel is credited as Dave Wenzel.

• This is the first indication that the Collector has the "Power Cosmic" and is the brother of the Grandmaster.

• This issue contains a letters page, Avengers Assemble. Letters are published from Joseph Innacone, Bruce Cansell, and Tim Kretzer.

• As seen on page one, This Story# is C867.

• This issue contains an advert for Hostess Fruit Pies featuring Spider-Man Vs. Home Wrecker.

• This issue is reprinted in comics and books, see references for more info.

See Also

• 6 image(s) from Avengers Vol 1 174
• 12 reprint(s) of Avengers Vol 1 174