Comics:Avengers Vol 1 23

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"Once an Avenger..."

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Avengers Vol 1 #23
December, 1965

Cover Artists

Jack Kirby, John Romita

Writers

Stan Lee

Pencilers

Don Heck

Inkers

John Romita

Letterers

Sheri Gail

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Appearing in "Once an Avenger..."

Featured Characters:

• Avengers
  • Captain America (Steve Rogers)
  • Hawkeye
  • Quicksilver
  • Scarlet Witch

Supporting Characters:

• Ravonna

Villains:

• Kang

Other Characters:

Locations:

Items:

• Captain America's Shield
• Recreater

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Once an Avenger..."

Captain America (as Steve Rogers) gets a job as a boxer. Meanwhile, Kang the Conqueror plans to attack the Avengers yet again. Adding a fourth floor to the Avengers HQ, he lures the Avengers into an unescapable room and transports them to the future. Kang tries to show his power to the future Princess Ravonna but she doesn't care. Steve Rogers gets worried hearing about the Avengers disappearance. The Avengers then attempt to make an escape, but Scarlet Witch and Hawkeye are recaptured leaving Quicksilver on his own. Captain America then appears, sending himself to the future using the Recreater. There, he meets up with Quicksilver with help from Princess Ravonna. They confront Kang, and are joined by Hawkeye and Scarlet Witch, who re-escaped. Ravonna still denies Kang marriage, so his armies move in to destroy the city.

Notes

• All the Avengers appeared in last issue, Avengers 22, where they concluded their battle against Power Man and Enchantress. Cap had left the team, he would come to their rescue and rejoin at this issues end.
• While there is a Captain America story that features all the members of the Avengers in Tales of Suspense 72, chronologically it appears it occurs after Avengers 25.
• Kang was last seen in Fantastic Four Annual 3 where he was manipulated by Dr. Doom into crashing the Richards wedding, he was defeated by a number of New Yorks heroes who were attending the reception.
• This is Ravonna's first appearance.
• The recreator that Cap uses to locate the Avengers was last used by Iron Man back in Avengers #?
• Stan Lee's gives an annotated apology to Omar Khayyam, who was a Persian poet/mathematician/philosopher/astronomer, historically famous by his poetic Quatrains. The words spoken by Kang is possibly a variation, or liberally translated verse from one of Khayyam's quotes or poems, altered to fit Kang's insults being hurled at Quicksilver. This is alluded to in a footnote.
• The Avengers, Kang, and Ravonna are all seen next in Avengers 24.

Trivia

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See Also

• Discuss Avengers Vol 1 23 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Avengers series

Recommended Reading

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