Descrizione
THOR E I VENDICATORI EDITORIALE CORNO
ALBO ORIGINALE DEL 1976
Contiene inoltre : I VENDICATORI (con l’ episodio che rivela gli altarini della recentissima new entry Mantis ) e VENERE (biondona maggiorata di ceppo divino scesa in prestito dall’ olimpo per mostrare ai comuni mortali del pianeta terra servizi giornalistici di bellezza e moda oltre a gambe e scollacciature varie, oggi naturalmente ridicole ma molto osé per l’epoca dei fatti, nella primissima classica versione Timely anni 50 poi ripetutamente snaturata e stravolta nelle rivisitazioni a seguire)
CONDIZIONI BUONISSIME, UN PO’ DI USURA IN COSTOLA E GRAFFETTE LIEVEMENTE OSSIDATE, L’ ALBO NON E’ DI BUSTA
GRANDISSIMA DISPONIBILITA’ DI TUTTI I SUPEREROI CORNO E NON
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“Behold! The Land of Doom!” / LA TERRA DELLA DISTRUZIONE !
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Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Kragonn (First appearance)
- Dracus (First appearance)
- Protector
- Exterminators (First appearance)
Other Characters:
Locations:
Items:
Synopsis
Thor goes to attack Kragonn, but is swatted away easily. Kragonn then
orders Dracus to determine what is wrong, and he sends Exterminators.
The Exterminators are defeated, while the Rigellian outcasts eavesdrop
on the giant masters of the Black Stars. They learn that Rhun is the
only living planet of the Black Stars, the other four have died off
without Rhun’s knowledge. When the truth is revealed, the Caretakers are
free to go.
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“Vengence in Viet Nam! – or – An Origin for Mantis!” / VENDETTA IN VIET NAM ! o LE ORIGINI DI MANTIS !
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Featured Characters:
Villains:
- Zodiac Crime Cartel
- Monsieur Khruul
- Star Stalker
Other Characters:
- Libra (Gustav Brandt)
- Priests of Pama (Appears in flashback and main story)
- Lua aka Lau Brandt (Mantis’ mother, called “Lua”)
Locations:
- Zodiac’s Headquarters
- New York City
- Vietnam
- Outskirts of Saigon
Items:
- Mjolnir
- Iron Man Armor MK IV
- Swordsman’s Sword
Vehicles:
- Avengers Quinjet
- Zodiac’s Star Cruiser
Synopsis
The Avengers had just defeated the Zodiac
Cartel when Zodaic member Libra revealed that he is really the father of
Mantis. He explains that he was a US soldier that fought in Viet Nam
who ended up falling in love with a Vietnamese woman who was the sister
of Monsieur Khruul and that they had a child togeather. When Khruul
learned of this he had them burned alive, Libra’s wife died however, he
managed to escape with his child and found the ancient city of the
Priests of Pama who took them in and trained his daughter in their ways,
eventually he left.
The Avengers end up having to rush to Viet Nam when they learn that the
Swordman, in an effort to prove himself worthy of Mantis’ affections
flew there to take down Monsieur Khruul. Upon their arrival, they find
that Swordsman was captured and tortured until he revealed the location
of the temple of the Priests of Pama.
Arriving there too late, the Avengers find that Khruul and his
men slaughtered the priests, however Khruul himself ended his own life
by freeing a creature known as the Star Stalker, which was the Priests
captive.
Notes
- Zodiac appears only as a cameo in this issue.
- Lau “Lua” Brandt is also Gustav Brandt’s wife and Monsieur Khrull’s sister as well as Mantis’ mother.
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“Where Gargoyles Dwell!” / DOVE CAMMINANO LE STATUE !
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Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Gara, King of the Gargoyles
- Sylvia Corpo (Only appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Pete (a police officer)
Locations:
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- Graycar Building
Synopsis
Venus takes a taxicab to the Graycar building on West Fifty-First St.
She asks the elevator operator to bring her to the Corpo Construction
Company on the thirteenth floor, but the operator tells her that there
is no thirteenth floor to the Graycar building. She gets off on the
fourteenth floor and finds a small stairwell that takes her down to an
area between the two floors. She opens the door to room 1319. Inside,
the room is in shambles and there are several dead bodies on the floor. A
gargoyle bust calling itself Gara, King of Gargoyles springs to life
and tries to kill Venus. She manages to avoid the flying stone bust and
leaves the building.
Venus contacts her friend Whit Hammond and explains what
happened. Whit in turn, telephones the police who show up at the Graycar
building to investigate the matter. However, they cannot locate the
thirteenth floor. The stairwell that Venus used earlier has disappeared.
The police lieutenant chides Venus for sending him on a wild goose
chase, and warns her to leave him alone.
Venus returns later that evening and scales the cables of the
elevator shaft until she finds another entranceway to the elusive
thirteenth floor. The room is still in shambles, but the gargoyles
appear to be inert. Inside the room is Sylvia Corpo, the daughter of
Henry Corpo, the founder of the Corpo Construction Company. Sylvia
professes that she is the Queen of the Gargoyles and is responsible for
bringing the statues to life. However, the gargoyles have since turned
against her and they now wish to kill her. Venus and Sylvia fight one
another, during which time Gara and the other gargoyles return to life.
They begin chasing Sylvia until she stumbles and falls into the empty
elevator shaft. The elevator car snaps and plummets down crushing Sylvia
and the gargoyles.
