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Issue Details

Issue #17
Published 1988
Frequency annually
Cover Price 1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages 68
Editing Tom DeFalco (Editor-in-Chief)

Cover Details - "End of the War!"

Characters High Evolutionary; Hulk [Joe Fixit]; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; Hercules; Jocasta; Falcon; Beast; The Captain [Steve Rogers]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Sal Buscema (signed)
Inks Sal Buscema (signed)
Letters Typeset

50 page Avengers story "Prometheus Mutans!"

Characters FEATURE: Avengers [The Captain [Steve Rogers]; Falcon; Hercules; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; Hulk [Joe Fixit]; Beast; Jocasta]; GUESTS: Attuma; Kro; VILLAINS: High Evolutionary; Gatherers; New Men
Synopsis A gathering of reserve Avengers discover that the High Evolutionary is up to no good and head deep under the ocean to confront him; They encounter Attuma attacking the Lemurians and convince both of the warring factions to help in their quest; The Beast tricks the human Gatherers into rebelling against the animilistic New Men; The Avengers confront the High Evolutionary and utilize his own equipment to empower Hercules so he can take the villain down; Jocasta sacrifices herself to stop the Evolutionary's bomb that would mutate every human on earth.
Genre superhero
Script Walt Simonson
Pencils Mark Bright
Inks Mike Gustovich; Valerie Gustovich
Colors Evelyn Stain
Letters Bill Oakley; Michael Heisler; Rick Parker
Editing Mark Gruenwald
Notes Part 11 of Evolutionary War

6 page High Evolutionary story "Beyond Life"

Characters FEATURE: High Evolutionary; GUESTS: Thing; Hulk; Moondragon; Her; Alicia Masters; Aleta Starhawk; Captain Sphinyor
Synopsis The history of the High Evolutionary concludes.
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald
Pencils Ron Lim
Inks Tony DeZuniga
Colors Gregory Wright
Letters Michael Yee; Joe Rosen
Editing Ralph Macchio
Notes Part 11 of High Evolutionary Saga