Synopsis
Avengers, The (1963 series) #302 synopsis by
T Vernon
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The enraged Super-Nova comes to Earth, bent on vengeance against Nebula who had destroyed his world Xandar and whom he wrongly believes is hiding on Earth. His arrival is detected by instruments all over the world, including Wendell Vaughn’s Quantum Bands. He responds to the call by transforming into Quasar and follows the bands to Chicago, where Super-Nova has just blasted a message demanding the surrender of Nebula on the surface of Sears Tower. After a brief exchange of words, the gigantic Super-Nova blasts Quasar; the hero comes back but every attempt he makes to constrain the villain results in a greater blast of energy in return. Quasar does manage to rescue a news helicopter that was rocked by an attack but he is getting low on power….
At the HQ of the West Coast Avengers, the heroes (Hawkeye, Tigra, Wonder Man, Hank Pym) receive a call from staffer Juan Mercado, informing them of the Chicago incident. To ensure that the NYC-based Avengers are not heading to the scene, Hawkeye calls them and Peggy Carter informs him that the Avengers are on a mission in space and overdue. So, the WC Avengers assemble….
In space, Super-Nova’s ship has been destroyed by his sudden departure but the Avengers (Invisible Woman, Thor, Captain America, Mr. Fantastic, Gilgamesh, plus Firelord) have survived by means of a force bubble thrown around them by Invisible Woman; she then creates an airlock so that Thor can exit the sphere and steer the bubble by hurling Mjolnir and catching it….
The WCA arrives and Wonder Man takes on the invader who merely slams him into the ground. The force bubble carrying the Avengers enters the Earth’s atmosphere and the air around it catches fire, threatening the inhabitants if the bubble should break. Firelord is let out of the sphere and absorbs the flame. Sue releases the force field and Reed makes a parachute of his body to ease her fall; Thor catches Cap, and Gilgamesh can fly on his own….
Hearing that the Avengers are on the way, Hawkeye wants his team to get all the glory so, without a plan in mind, he approaches Super-Nova for a talk. Learning the invader is after Nebula, whom he knows nothing about, Hawkeye responds with a nonsensical explanation and realizes he is in a situation way out of his league….
CharactersGood (or All)Plus: Eon, Super-Nova (
Garthan Saal).