Comics:Avengers Vol 1 2

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Appearing in "The Space Phantom"

Featured Characters:

• Avengers
  • Giant-Man
  • Hulk
  • Iron Man
  • Thor
  • Wasp

Supporting Characters:

• Teen Brigade
  • Rick Jones

Villains:

• Space Phantom (First appearance)

Items:

• Iron Man Armor MK II
• Mjolnir
  
  

Synopsis for "The Space Phantom"

The Space Phantom lands on Earth and assumes the figure of many people, making the avengers fight among each other before they realise what is wrong. Thor intervenes and the Space Phantom is cast into Limbo, as immortal beings cannot be assumed. Hulk then leaves the Avengers.

Notes

• Since the last issue of the Avengers, Ant Man and Wasp battled the Porcupine in Tales to Astonish 48, and the Living Eraser in Tales to Astonish 49, in which Ant Man takes on his guise as Giant Man.
• Since the last issue, Iron Man went on to battle the Crimson Dynamo in Tales of Suspense 46, and the Melter in Tales of Suspense 47.
• Thor went on to battle the Lava Man in Journey Into Mystery 97, and the Cobra in Journey Into Mystery 98.
• The Hulk did not have a title of his own, and did not appear in anything after Avengers 1, additionally this is his last issue as a member of the Avengers team.
• This marks the first appearance of the Space Phantom. He next appears in Avengers 106.
• The Limbo that Space Phantom shunts his victims into is later revealed as the same place that is home to Immortus. Space Phantom's entire race is revealed to be trapped in limbo, and Space Phantom himself an agent of Immortus.
• Hulk continues to appear in the following issue of the Avengers, and the other members continue to appear in solo adventures in their regular titles until they next team up in Avengers 3.
• The Space Phantom (Earth-616) is next seen in Avengers 106.
• This story is Job # X-435.
  

Trivia

• The Hulk has only three toes in this issue. He normally has five.

See Also

• Write your own review of this comic!
• Discuss Avengers Vol 1 2 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Avengers series

Recommended Reading

• None.

Links and References

• Avengers Essential Volume #1
• Marvel Masterworks Avengers Volume #1