Comics:Avengers Vol 1 177

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"The Hope...and the Slaughter!"

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Avengers Vol 1 #177
November, 1978

Editor-in-Chief

James Shooter

Cover Artists

Dave Cockrum, Terry Austin

Writers

James Shooter

Pencilers

David Wenzel

Inkers

Pablo Marcos, Ricardo Villamonte

Colourists

Nelson Yomtov

Letterers

Denise Wohl

Editors

Roger Stern

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You will recall naught of the terrible deed we have done! You, and the others will believe that the Avengers have again earned a great triumph -- but I will remember...FOREVER!

-- Moondragon

Appearing in "The Hope...and the Slaughter!"

Featured Characters:

• Avengers
  • Iron Man (Tony Stark)
  • Vision
  • Captain America (Steve Rogers)
  • Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff)
  • Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)
  • Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff)
  • Thor
  • Wasp (Janet van Dyne)
  • Yellowjacket (Henry Pym)
  • Wonder Man (Simon Williams)
  • Moondragon
  • Hawkeye (Clint Barton)
  • Black Panther (T'Challa)
  • Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)
  • Jocasta
  • Hercules (Heracles)

Supporting Characters:

• Guardians of the Galaxy
  • Starhawk (Stakar Ogord)
  • Charlie-27
  • Martinex
  • Yondu
  • Nikki Gold
  • Vance Astro (off panel)
• Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers)

Villains:

• Korvac (death)
• Carina (death)

Other Characters:

• Heimdall
• Uatu
• Eternity

Locations:

• New York State
  • Forest Hills
    • Guardians' Headquarters
  • Saugerties
    • Home of Michael Korvac
• Bifrost Bridge
• Blue Area of the Moon

Items:

• Mjolnir
• Iron Man Armor MK IV
• Hawkeye's Bow
• Black Widow's Gauntlets
• Captain America's Shield

Vehicles:

• Avenger's Quinjet
• Drydock
  
  

Synopsis for "The Hope...and the Slaughter!"

When the Guardians arrive to join the battle, Michael retaliates by destroying their orbiting space station and its lone occupant, Vance Astro. Furious, Nikki attacks Michael, who swats her aside, killing her instantly. A second later, the same fate befalls the speeding Quicksilver. The other Avengers attack in unison, but Michael proves impervious to their powers. One by one, the heroes fall, dead or unconscious. Finally, Thor, Iron Man, Starhawk, and the Vision mount a concerted assault. At the moment of truth, Michael turns to Carina for support, but she hesitates, uncertain, and suddenly, inexplicably, Michael falls dead. A maddened Carina then unleashes her own powers, slaying all but Thor. Facing the Thunder God in battle, Carina withdraws her own defenses and wills his hammer to strike, then falls dead next to her mate. Moondragon, having probed Michael's mind and perceived his noble intentions, reveals that their foe had used the last of his power to restore the dead and wounded. As Thor becomes Dr. Don Blake and begins work on his patients, Moondragon alone retains her memory of the battle in which the Avengers were perhaps the true villains.

Notes

• Deaths of all of the Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy, minus Thor and Moondragon, and their rebirths.

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• Discuss Avengers Vol 1 177 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Avengers series

Recommended Reading

• None.

Links and References

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