Hawkeye,
surrounded by Mad-Dog and Bobcat, gains a reprieve when the two villains start
fighting over him. Poisoned by Mad-Dog, Clint gets away, stopping the baddies
with a teargas arrow but he is unable to locate his Sky-Cycle and so must find
his own way out of the neighborhood. Dr. Steinmetz, working with the baddies,
is keeping him under surveillance from his office window. Getting away from the
bad guys, Hawkeye finds himself under attack by the Bullet Biker who has a
grudge against the hero. A grenade tossed by the baddie detonates, destroying
Hawkeye’s bow so he clobbers the Biker with a trash can lid. A few blocks away,
he is surrounded by the Death Throws: Ringleader, Knicknack, Tenpin, Oddball,
and Bombshell. He climbs a telephone pole and drops an explosive arrow,
scattering his foes. He tosses a cable arrow to reach a nearby rooftop only to
come face-to-face with Trick Shot….
“Second
Debut” 4/5
Writer:
John Byrne. Plot: John Byrne, Kieron Dwyer, Pencils: Kieron Dwyer. Inks: Karl
Kesel. Colors: Kieron Dwyer. Letters: Phil Felix.
Synopsis:
The new, colorless, emotionless Vision arrives in Los Angeles and immediately
witnesses a trio of crooks called Smog Alert robbing an armored car using their
weapons that fire a noxious gas. Vision intervenes, takes down the crooks,
rescues a sexy hostage, informs the police of his identity, and departs on his
mission, all following his programming for guidance on how to behave. Having
confused the police with his altered appearance he scans his memory banks on
the most efficient means of informing the public of his new visage. To address
the largest number of people at once, he invades the taping of the TONIGHT
SHOW, surprising host Johnny Carson and his guests, singer-dancer Charo and
comedian Pee-wee Herman. The celebrities’ jokes and banter confuse him but he
explains that he is the familiar Vision known from Avengers history….
That
night, fellow Avengers U.S. Agent, Scarlet Witch, Tigra, Wonder Man, Wasp, and
Hank Pym laugh hysterically at their teammate’s absurd appearance on national
television….