Synopsis / Summary / Plot
In a Manhattan research lab, scientist Todd Martin is examining the gear of the criminal known as the Fixer. He is hypnotized by the helmet, uses the gun to shoot his co-workers, then dons the full outfit to fly out through the skylight….
In the Avengers Communication Center, Doctor Druid sends out his astral form to spy on his fellow Avengers unawares….
At Hydrobase, Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner is angry over the lawsuits being brought against him. His rage lashes out, frightening his lawyer, Michael Costello. He stalks off into the ocean; his wife Marrina follows him and manages to calm him down….
At Avengers Mansion, Black Knight is examining the equipment salvaged from the bad guys’ invasion and finding much of it in excellent condition—but his is upset that he keeps failing to tell Wasp how he feels about her….
In the construction area of Hydrobase, Captain Marvel is looking over plans with the foreman Russ. Russ is surprised when She-Hulk comes up carrying a heavy girder. CM has to go so she leaves Shulkie in charge; Jen wonders what it’s like being able to turn into energy….
Captain Marvel arrives in the office of FBI Agent Derek Freeman, scaring the bejabbers out of him. She wants to locate Captain America who told her he was taking an indefinite leave of absence. Freeman does some checking but learns he does not have the security clearance to find the answers. While she’s there, he tells her about the disappearance of the Fixer’s equipment….
At the prison, Norbert (the Fixer) Ebersol is brought into the Warden’s office and questioned about the disappearance of his gear. Todd Martin crashes in, shoots the guards, and flies off with Ebersol in tow. Martin awakens an hour later at the Fixer’s hideout. Knowing he was used in a criminal scheme, Martin demands answers. The Fixer shoots him and moves on to the next phase of his plan….
On Hydrobase, the alarm goes off. She-Hulk, Black Knight, and Namor (with Marrina) gather around Dr. Druid who has arrived in a Quinjet. They pile in (Marrina over Namor’s objections) and take off. Captain Marvel joins them in flight and Druid cites the need for urgency—while CM wonders why he chose to alert her, the team chairwoman, last….
They arrive in Ohio, where a boy named Bobby Hutchinson has called Captain America’s hotline. He tells CM about the Android in the barn, adding the Cap said to call if anything strange happened there and someone showed up that day. Then the barn explodes and the Fixer stands revealed as taking over the Awesome Android. CM clouts him, knocking him out. She avoids touching the Android, knowing it can then mimic her powers but a gas bomb on Fixer’s vest fires, putting her to sleep. The Android picks her up, puzzled. The other Avengers arrive and the Android fires a particle blast, knocking him out of the air. She-Hulk fights the monster and is clobbered. Dr. Druid distracts the Android, giving Black Knight the opportunity to slash its arm with the Ebony Blade, causing it to drop CM. The Android blows up a giant wind, hurling the Avengers about. The Avengers surround it; Druid informs She-Hulk mentally that he has located a strange nerve ganglion under one armpit; she strikes it and the monster shuts down. CM resents Druid’s taking charge of the team. They unmask the Fixer and find a confused stranger….
Meanwhile, Marrina has seen a truck fleeing the scene so she takes a shortcut and leaps atop the vehicle; a panel opens, dropping her inside. She is captured and bound by the real Fixer; she bursts her bonds so he shoots her with a ray gun and goes about his new master plan….