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    Avengers (1963 1st Series) 21 FN- 5.5

    Ended May 5 2017
    Winning Bid $22

    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Wally Wood. "The Bitter Taste of Defeat!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Wally Wood; Enchantress uses the machine that Zemo used to create Wonder Man (see The Avengers #9) to turn one of Zemo's minions into Power Man; The two use tricks--and the Avengers' own internal discord--to make the Avengers appear dysfunctional; The City Council orders them to disband! Avengers Roll Call: Captain America, Hawkeye, Quicksilver, and the Scarlet Witch. Villains: the first Power Man (Erik Josten) and the Enchantress. Guest appearance by Tony Stark (Iron Man). Flashback cameos by the first Baron Zemo, the Executioner, and Wonder Man. Letter to the editor from comics writer Mike Friedrich. Reprinted in Marvel Triple Action #15. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12.

    NOTE: 1st appearance of Erik Josten as Power Man I (a.k.a. the Smuggler, a.k.a. Goliath, a.k.a., Atlas of the Thunderbolts). Cover price $0.12. Grade: FN- 5.5 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)