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While The Avengers are having a meeting in Stark's library the Space Phantom lands on Earth!

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The Avengers; Still in Rough Draft 0

Sooner or later every superhero team fights an enemy like Space Phantom; a shapeshifting character that impersonates team members and sows seeds of discord. The Avengers were unlucky enough to encounter him in the second issue.  It's pretty obvious that The Hulk never really belonged in The Avengers, and I guess Stan Lee knew it too, because this issue begins with Thor and Hulk arguing, and before long the Hulk goes off solo to intercept an intruder. It's obvious he's not a team player, and it l...

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No one likes the Hulk. 0

It's only issue #2 and the Avengers are already fighting amongst themselves. In the opening team meeting, Thor and Hulk are at each other's throats, the Thunder God deeming the Hulk's purple under-wear "repulsive". You tell him Thor. This inner fighting between the team and general dislike for the Hulk sets-up the tone for the entire issue. We're introduced to a body-switching alien called the Space Phantom, who actually kind of looks more like bizarro Count Chocula than your average alien. His ...

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The Avengers Battle the Space Phantom 0

You know, it's a comic book cliché, but I'm a sucker for these doppelgänger stories that pit the heroes of our books against each other. I guess it forces the true dynamics of a team and their relationships with each other into play—much like it did when Dr. Doom managed to take the form of Mr. Fantastic a while back now. This latest example is something of a guilty pleasure of mines in that it's ridiculous and just as surreal as Doom's exploits, but does so with a whole cast of characters and u...

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