Comic Book: Avengers West Coast
What This Book is About:
The WCA comic changes its name as part of a general move to get all Avengers titles displayed together in comic book stores. John Byrne continues writing until Roy Thomas takes over.
Data Sheet:
Aug 1989 to Jan 1994
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Characters most frequently found in this comic book:
In order of appearances.
Plus: Doctor Pym (
Henry Pym), Living Lightning (
Miguel Santos).
Comics Index
Page: 2 of 3
Total Indexed Comics:
56
Comics sorted by date. Oldest shown first. Up to 25 comics per page. Page navigator at the bottom of the page.
July 1991"Chaos and chrysanthemums"
Script: Roy ThomasIron Man, Tigra and Wasp have come to Tokyo to Hasanuma Electronics to ask what equipment they sold to Dr. Demonicus, probably under his real name Dr Douglas Birely. [...]
August 1991"Demonica rising"
Script: Roy ThomasTigra is trying to fly a quinjet from Kyoto to Sydney. Iron Man and Wasp are still back in Japan prisoners of Dr. Demonicus's men. She's patched up the knife wound she got last issue but the quinjet was hit by presumably hi-tech bullets during her escape and it sustained various damage. [...]
September 1991"Operation Overlords"
Script: Roy ThomasCybertooth, Irezumi, Jawbreaker and Kuroko raise the flag of the new state of Demonica on the island to the north of Hawaii that has just been created by Dr. Demonicus. The Avengers West Coast (Dr. Pym, Iron Man, Wasp and Wonder Man) watch from stasis tubes that deny them their powers. [...]
October 1991"Hostages to fortune"
Script: Roy ThomasA new theme park will soon be opening in Los Angeles - Sword & Sorcery World. And the Avengers West Coast have arranged to have the place to themselves and their guests the Fantastic Four tonight. [...]
November 1991"Make way for the Night Shift"
Script: Roy ThomasA circus artist high-dives into a small tank of water. But is then thrown out of the tank, followed by a monster. But it turns out they're both stuntmen working for a film 'The Demon That Devoured Hollywood'. [...]
December 1991"Hurray for Hollyweird"
Script: Roy ThomasDigger spots his weapon-of-choice a spade propped up in a pile of dirt. He uses it to escape from prison - whacking some guards and them pole-vaulting over the wall. [...]
January 1992"There's no business like ..."
Script: Roy ThomasWonder Man is hanging by the neck from the Hollywood sign with the Night Shift watching. But then he swings forward and uses his legs to bash the Brothers Grimm's heads together. He pulls the noose from round his neck and drops to the ground to hit Misfit. [...]
February 1992"Fade out"
Script: Roy ThomasThe Tower of Shadows atop its tall hill materialises near the Griffith Park Observatory courtesy of Dansen Macabre. The Night Shift exit ready to film the upcoming fight with the Avengers West Coast for their movie 'The Night Shift Takes Hollywood'. Others carry U.S. [...]
March 1992"Turn of the Sentry"
Script: Dann Thomas
Follows CAPTAIN AMERICA #398Rick Jones is the prisoner of the Shi’ar; their leader Oracle reads his mind to review his history with Captain Mar-Vell and learn the location of Yon-Rogg’s secret lair on Earth…. [...]
April 1992"They Also Serve…"
Script: Dann Thomas
Follows CAPTAIN AMERICA #399At Project Pegasus, USAgent, bitter at being assigned to the Avengers team on Earth, picks a fight with She-Hulk (she declines) before being sent off to guard duty with Mockingbird. [...]
May 1992"Shi’ar Hatred!"
Script: Dann Thomas
Follows CAPTAIN AMERICA #400Shi’ar Majestrix Lilandra orders the death of the Kree Starforce assassins but the Avengers beg to differ. Lilandra places the Earth heroes under house arrest but the hotheaded Thor fights back and a battle between the Avengers and the Imperial Guard ensues. [...]
June 1992"The Hyena's last laugh"
Script: Roy ThomasThe WWII villain Hyena sits in a wheelchair in an old Victorian mansion in the Downtown area of modern Los Angeles surrounded by Freeways. He takes delivery of a mysterious box and he laughs, something he hasn't done since 1947. [...]
July 1992"Along came a spider"
Script: Roy ThomasIn a skyscraper in Century City, Los Angeles lawyer Henry Drummond is working late when the lights go out. He sees a collection of glowing eyes in the dark. Something destroys his deskphone with a corrosive substance. Something hurls him across the room. And something pierces his neck. [...]
August 1992"Death has eight legs"
Script: Roy ThomasThe Avengers West Coast are attending a Liberty Party Convention in LA because of recent deaths connected with the Presidential election race. Spider-Man's there too. During a power blackout they have run into a spider-themed villain group Deathweb. [...]
September 1992"Webs of fear and sorrow"
Script: Roy ThomasSpider-Woman's daughter Rachel Carpenter has been captured by the villains. Boss villain Manipulator shows Julia Carpenter Rachel on live video being menaced by his minion Arachne. He wants SpW to work for him, and to prove her 'loyalty' she can start by killing Spider-Man who followed her here. [...]
October 1992"Peace dividend"
Script: Roy ThomasThe location is a Distant Early Warning post at Bathurst Inlet on the Arctic coast of Canada which is under attack by Russians from a hovering stealth plane. [...]
November 1992"The 2nd Cold War"
Script: Roy ThomasThe Commission sent U.S. Agent on a secret mission to Canada, and other West Coast Avengers Scarlet Witch and Wonder Man followed him to find out what he was up to. [...]
December 1992"Ultron unbound"
Script: Roy ThomasSince he was captured in #68 Ultron-13 has been held in the Vault supervillain prison in a shell of adamantium. Nothing electronic or mechanical is allowed near him so his guard doesn't wear the usual Guardsmen armour. [...]
January 1993"Death Valley Daze"
Script: ?Last issue Ultron escaped from the Vault in his new Ultimate Ultron body and came after the West Coast Avengers. He lured Mockingbird, Spider-Woman, U.S. [...]
February 1993"War Toy"
Script: ?The West Coast Avengers (plus Vision) have come to Dr Pym's house in Death Valley to rescue him, Mockingbird and Myron MacLain from the clutches of Ultron. Hawkeye had some of Henry Pym's size-change serum left over from when he used it in Operation Galactic Storm. [...]
March 1993"When Goliaths clash"
Script: ?The West Coast Avengers have just returned from the funeral of Carlos their groundsman killed by Ultron in #89. They are still dealing with the damage to their Compound done then. [...]
April 1993"Demonica calling"
Script: Roy ThomasLast issue ended with Kuroko of the Pacific Overlords coming to the West Coast Avengers for help. This issue starts with some flashbacks as she relates what happened on the island of Demonica after #74. [...]
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