Descrizione
ALBO ORIGINALE DEL 1980
Nella storia principale de I VENDICATORI viene reclutato nel superteam anche CAPITAN MARVEL , inoltre c’è da segnalare una piccola supposta citazione al cult televisivo di quegli anni e ora anche di questi Dottor Who
contiene : GLI INVASORI
contiene inoltre : BULLDOZER e IL DISTRUTTORE NERO (due porzioni di modeste storielline libere di fantascienza da WORLDS UNKMOWN)
CONDIZIONI : OTTIME , L’ ALBO NON E’ DI RESA
GRANDISSIMA DISPONIBILITA’ DI TUTTI I SUPEREROI CORNO E NON
“Threshold of Oblivion!” / E POI NON RIMASE NESSUNO !
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Featured Characters:
- Avengers
- Iron Man
- Thor
- Black Panther
- Whizzer (Joins Team)
- Hercules (Joins Team)
- Black Widow (Joins Team)
- Hawkeye
- Scarlet Witch
- Captain Marvel (Joins Team)
- Wonder Man
- Yellowjacket
- Wasp
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
Other Characters:
- Nick Fury
- Carina Walters
- Django Maximoff (Unidentified)
- Uatu
- Odin
- Zeus
- Mephisto
- Eternity
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
- Orbiting Spacestation of the Guardians of the Galaxy
Synopsis
Iron Man recruits Captain Marvel, the Black Panther, the Whizzer,
Hercules, and the Black Widow, but his efforts to solve the mystery of
their vanished comrades are greatly hampered by the Avengers’ loss of
their special privileges. Elsewhere, the man called Michael uses his
godlike abilities to ascertain that none of the great powers of the
universe are as yet 3ware of his existence, yet discovers that his own
mate may be plotting to betray him. Back at the mansion, more Avengers
vanish, until only Iron Man, Hawkeye, the Wasp, and Thor remain. From
space, Major Astro is able to trace a radiation trail to a small
orbiting craft, and when he teleports the foursome there, they come
face-to-face with their old foe, the Collector.
Notes
- Inkers for this issue are credited as “D. Hands”. Klaus Janson also assisted.
- As seen on page one, this issue is Story # C-803.
Trivia
- There is a subtle reference to Doctor Who in this issue.
The Collector is identified in an orbiting object about the size of a
phone booth, with an impossibly large interior, much like the TARDIS
used by the Doctor.
“Calling the Kid Commandos” / I COMMANDOS MINORENNI
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Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Agent Axis
- Enrico
- Wilhelm
- Ishido
Other Characters:
- Sam Sabuki
- Captain Simms
Locations:
- Southern California
- Sandy Flat Relocation Camp
- West Coast
Items:
Vehicles:
- Atlantean Imperial Jet Craft
- Mechanical Mole (called “Iron Mole” in this issue)
Synopsis
As Bucky, Toro and their new friends battle Agent Axis and his soldiers,
the arrival of Captain America, Human Torch and Sub-Mariner turn the
tide in their favor. Anticipating the defeat of his henchmen, Agent Axis
makes his getaway, using Doctor Sabuki as a hostage. The adult Invaders
follow, rescuing Sabuki and taking Axis prisoner.
After
finisihing off Agent Axis’ men, Bucky and Toro, along with Gwenny Sabuki
and Davy Mitchell, announce that there’s something they need to do. The
young heroes borrow Namor’s flagship for a return trip to the
internment camp that recently held the Sabukis. On the short journey,
Davy and Gwenny, adopting the code-names Human Top and Golden Girl,
devise costumes from some of Namor’s cast-off clothing.
Soon
after their arrival at the camp, the young heroes are confronted by
Agent Axis, who has seemingly escaped from the Invaders. After the four
youths defeat Axis, Doctor Sabuki announces that his plans to remain at
the internment camp to help tend the sick. Captain Simms grudgingly
agrees to allow Gwenny Sabuki to leave the camp with Bucky, Toro and
Davy Mitchell.
Returning to Cap and the Torch, Bucky and his
friends discover that the Agent Axis they defeated was actually the
Sub-Mariner in disguise. Bucky and Toro announce that they intend to
remain in the States with Davy and Gwenny, at least for a while.
Notes
- In this issue Toro and Bucky leave the Invaders to join the newly formed Kid Commandos
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“Killdozer!” / BULLDOZER ! (2a parte)
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Synopsis
Continued from last issue…
Based on a 1944 short story by Theodore Sturgeon, the TV movie made
changes to the original plot, including swapping the World War
II backdrop for a then-modern milieu. Also, the how and why of the
bulldozer coming alive and developing a taste for human flesh was
altered. Instead of leftover anima from an ancient war between man and
machine that wiped out a prehistoric civilization, the instigator of
horror is a charged meteor uncovered during an island excavation. This
adaptation, penned by Gerry Conway with art from Dick Ayers and Ernie
“Chua” Chan, follows the short story impetus. Hence:
The out of control vehicle is stopped, but no one is yet onto its new
sinister motives. Things get really fishy when another worker is zapped
to death trying to jump its battery, and yet another is (off-panel)
gruesomely filleted. TIME TO PANIC. The men start to turn on one another
The Thing-style, thinking one of them is a murderer, until all doubt is finally removed:
Now we come to the best part of the story, as the Killdozer runs down
the men. KILLDOZER TRIUMPHANT. I’ll grant that bulldozers aren’t the
slowest of machines, and one chasing pot-bellied construction workers
isn’t the most preposterous of scenarios. It’s not the Austin Powers steamroller scene (well…)
— you couldn’t escape one by walking on your hands. But I’d imagine
that a Killdozer — even a possessed one — wouldn’t have the tightest
turning radius. A little bob here, a little weave there, and boom,
you’re out of danger. Just saying.
In no time we’re down to the last two functional workers (another is
flapping-his-finger-over-his-lips crazy). They’ve apparently read Watchmen, because they use a variant on the Rorschach/Big Figure toilet bowl gambit to kill the damn thing:
Many aspects of the comic, including characters, deaths and the final
Killdozer-kill, were different from those in the movie. Pile those on
top of the short story to movie evolution, and you have multiple degrees
of separation from the original tale. One might criticize this
dilution. Not me. IT’S A SERIAL KILLER BULLDOZER. As a viral video once
put it, “Honey Badger don’t give a shit.” Killdozer
don’t. Neither should we. I’d like to think that all involved took some
joy in turning this thing out. They have my eternal gratitude.
“Black Destroyer!” / IL DISTRUTTORE NERO (1a parte)
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Synopsis
Comic adaptation based on a A.E. Van Vogt
‘s 1939 first published SF short story.
Continued to next issue…
