Comics:Avengers Vol 1 233

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"The Annihilation Gambit!"

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Avengers Vol 1 #233
July, 1983

Editor-in-Chief

James Shooter

Cover Artists

John Byrne, Joe Sinnott

Writers

Roger Stern, John Byrne

Pencilers

John Byrne

Inkers

Joe Sinnott

Colourists

Christie Scheele

Letterers

Jim Novak

Editors

Mark Gruenwald

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Appearing in "The Annihilation Gambit!"

Featured Characters:

• Avengers
  • Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau)
  • Wasp (Janet van Dyne)
  • Captain America (Steve Rogers)
  • She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters)
  • Thor
  • Starfox
  • Hawkeye (Clint Barton)

Supporting Characters:

• Alicia Masters
• Vision
• Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)
• Fantastic Four
  • Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards)
  • Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
  • Invisible Woman (Susan Richards)
• Franklin Richards

Villains:

• Annihilus

Other Characters:

• Bernie Rosenthal
• Jorge

Locations:

• New York City, New York
• Avengers Mansion, Manhattan
• Baxter Building
• Cross Technological Enterprises Headquarters, Long Island City, Long Island
• Starcore-One

Items:

• Captain America's Shield
• Mjolnir

Vehicles:

• Avenger's Quinjet
  
  

Synopsis for "The Annihilation Gambit!"

The invisible barrier which surrounds the Baxter Building is the work of the Fantastic Four's nemesis, Annihilus, who has escaped from the Negative Zone and trapped the foursome therein. Having lost the Cosmic Control Rod which sustained his immortality, the mad villain has decided that if he must die, so must all living things. He has therefore generated a "null-field," within which a positive-energy field grows; when the two meet, Earth's universe and the Negative Zone will merge and be destroyed. The Avengers assemble, but fail to breach the field or slow its inexorable growth. The Vision and the Scarlet Witch arrive to help, but when the android steps through the barrier, he is instantly deactivated. Fortunately, Starfox recognizes what Annihilus is attempting, and a plan is conceived. Captain Marvel flashes into space in light form and merges with a beam from the sun-orbiting Starcore satellite, becoming a gamma-ray laser which succeeds in neutralizing the null-field. Entering the Baxter Building, the Avengers find the Fantastic Four, who have returned from the Negative Zone.

Notes

• Vision sustains injury due to Annihilus' null-field, becoming incapacitated.

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• Discuss Avengers Vol 1 233 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Avengers series

Recommended Reading

• None.

Links and References

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