The Avengers # 1 - "The Coming of the Avengers"
is a comic book published by Marvel Publishing & released on 9 / / 1963Plot Summary
Loki is angered by his imprisonment to the Isle of Silence and seeks revenge on the being responsible, his brother (half) Thor. He uses his mental abilities to trick the incredible Hulk into destroying a train trestle with the illusion that dynamite has been placed on the tracks. As a train approaches Hulk realizes that with the track down the train will surely crash, so standing on a massive boulder he holds the track on his shoulders allowing the train to pass over the crevasse. The conductor sees no dynamite and only notices the mangled track and Hulk standing below it, his conclusion is that Hulk is rampaging again, and attempting to destroy the train. As the manhunt for Hulk begins, Loki uses his powers to prevent the Fantastic Four from hearing the call to assist in locating the Hulk and instead tries to force the signal to reach only Dr. Don Blake (The human persona of Thor.) While initially the signal does not reach the Fantastic Four, it does reach Thor, Iron Man, and Ant-Man (and Wasp.) Reed Richard of the Fantastic Four eventually receives the signal on another band but is unable to assist.
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Earth's Mightiest Heroes
Reviewed by LJ-Prime on Sept. 22, 2009. LJ-Prime has written 6 reviews. His/her last review was for :The Avengers Meet Sub-Mariner". 2 out of 2 users recommend his reviews. |
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Well, it's fun stuff. Some of it is goofy fun, but it's still fun. Any Marvel fan knows the plot already: the evil Loki manipulates the Hulk to get revenge on his brother Thor, causing a chain of events that forces Ironman, Ant-man, The Wasp and the aforementioned Thor to join forces against the God of Evil. After the battle, they join up with Hulk and eventually agree to form a permanent team called The Avengers.
All the characters are defined as quickly as possible, which is always good. Thor is a noble warrior, the God of Thunder, disguised on Earth as Donald Blake, a middle-mannered doctor. He jumps into the action when he hears of the Hulk rampage. Ironman, aka. millionaire industrialist Tony Stark, gets caught up in the whole Loki scheme for more selfish reasons, as he wants to measure up the power of his armor against the strenght of the Hulkster. Ant-man and the Wasp are already a bickering couple. Stan Lee writes Jan as the most superficial super-powered bimbo you can imagine and Hank seems constantly annoyed by her shallow behavior. Finally, the Hulk is portrayed as a good-hearted dude stuck in the body of a universally-despised green monster, which is classic Hulk.
There's a lot of action here and most of it is vintage Jack Kirby goodness, especially the Hulk/Ironman and Thor/Loki (which features Loki sicking a RIDICULOUSLY CREEPY giant troll on his brother) showdowns. The goofiness I was referring to mostly comes down to:
1- Rick Jones and the Teen Brigade! What the hell.
2- The Hulk trying to escape all of this madness by becoming "Mechano", a circus performer robot (Yes). Nice try, Banner.
3- The all-powerful Loki, son of Odin and master of illusion, is defeated when Pym's telepathic ants get him to fall into trap door. D'OH!
This is still an enjoyable read and the concept of "a bunch of Marvel heroes getting accidently thrown together to fight a common threat" is a real winner. In the end, it's still freaking Avengers #1, from Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Everyone should at least read it once.
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Innovative Key Issue
Reviewed by History Buff on Jan. 21, 2008. History Buff has written 2 reviews. His/her last review was for "The Coming of the Avengers". 2 out of 2 users recommend his reviews. |
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Back in the early 60s, Marvel had a great cast of characters that it wanted to bring together in a supergroup to compete against teams like the justice league. Avengers #1 does exactly that by bringing Thor, Iron Man, Ant Man, Wasp and the Hulk together to fight the menace of Loki, god of mischief. I really like the way these characters interact with each other but they seem a little immature and vain at first glance. In reading this issue you would think that these characters are way too different to come together and work as a team. The hulk just wants to be alone and I have never figured out why he wanted to be a part of the avengers in the first place other than the chance to strike a blow at Loki. Thor really seemed out of place on this team being from Asgard and all, I would think he would rather hang out with his powerful godhood friends rather than with mere mortals with everyday problems. Ant Man and Wasp seem a little over their heads on such a superpowered team and the Wasp comes off looking a little empty headed making flirtatious comments throughout the whole story. Iron Man was the one member who truly seemed at home with such a superpowered team. His aromor and gadgets look primitive but his character even back then had alot of potential. The characters pictured on the front cover eventually succeded in forming a super team and I have enjoyed the Avengers ever since. Reading this issue gives you a sense of history and it makes you realize how far these characters have come in the marvel universe. Long live the Avengers!!
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