Comics:Avengers Vol 1 21

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"The Bitter Taste of Defeat!"

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Avengers Vol 1 #21
October, 1965

Cover Artists

Jack Kirby, Wally Wood

Writers

Stan Lee

Pencilers

Don Heck

Inkers

Wally Wood

Letterers

Artie Simek

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Appearing in "The Bitter Taste of Defeat!"

Featured Characters:

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

Supporting Characters:

Villains:

• Enchantress
• Power Man/Erik Josten

Other Characters:

• Baron Zemo (Heinrich Zemo) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Executioner (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Wonder Man (Appears in flashback and main story)

Locations:

Items:

• Captain America's Shield

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "The Bitter Taste of Defeat!"

Erik Josten, an agent for Baron Zemo before he died, returns to the machinery used to create Wonder Man. There he finds the Enchantress, who tells him she will use the machine to make him strong too. He agrees and is given the name "Power Man". The Enchantress then creates a number of illusions around the city that make the Avengers seem dangerous when they accidentally destroy property and endanger lives. Captain America then tries to subdue Power Man as he attacks men with important documents, only to find out that the men were imposters trying to steal them. Hawkeye, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are also caught with similar traps. The Avengers believe themselves to be nuisances and are ordered by the authorities to disband.

Notes

• The Avengers last appeared in Fantastic Four Annual 3 where they defended the Richards wedding from an army of super-villains that were manipulated by Dr. Doom into crashing the reception.
• Hawkeye, Quicksilver, and Scarlet Witch made a brief cameo apperance in Journey Into Mystery 120, where Thor journeyed to Avengers Mansion seeking aid only to find the new members whom he wasn't familiar with.
• This is the first appearance of Erik Josten, who took on the mantel of Power Man at this time.
• Although there is a Captain America story in Tales of Suspense 70. It is a flashback tale from World War II.
• The Enchantress was last seen in Fantastic Four Annual 3 where she was manipulated by Dr. Doom into crashing the Richards wedding, she was defeated by a number of New York's heroes who were attending the wedding.
• Josten's recounting the end of his employment with Baron Zemo refers to Zemo's death (and the destruction of his base in South America) at the hand of Captain America back in Avengers 15.
• References to the Zemo's creation of Wonder Man are a reference to Avengers 9. The device the is used on Josten to turn him into Power Man was the same device that turn Simon Williams into Wonder Man.
• The Avengers, Power Man, and Enchantress are all seen again in Avengers 22.

Trivia

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See Also

• Discuss Avengers Vol 1 21 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Avengers series

Recommended Reading

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