Story #2The Maddening Mystery of the Inconceivable Adaptoid!
Writer:
Stan Lee.Penciler:
Jack Kirby. Inker:
Frank Giacoia. Colorist:
Unknown.
Synopsis
Captain America spends a lonely tour of duty at
Avengers Mansion, leafing through his scrapbook and drinking coffee supplied by
Jarvis. Later, as he patrols the hallways, he sees first the figure of
Agent Axis, then
Fang the Warlord, followed by other long-dead wartime enemies. Trying to clear his head of the hallucinations, Cap suddenly finds himself battling
Nazis with
Bucky by his side, then wakes up in the mansion. After this he spies his old sergeant, and then the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, who are supposed to be in Europe, come to his rescue. When reality clears again, it is Jarvis holding Cap, and the butler easily lifts the hero and carries him to a bedroom. Meanwhile,
SHIELD agents are mopping up
A.I.M. headquarters and discover a piece of science equipment resembling a mummy case. The gravely injured
Count Royale mutters that the
Adaptoid is loose and will gain the final victory for A.I.M. Back at the mansion, "Jarvis" reveals that he is the Adaptoid, replacing the Avengers’ butler so he could drug Captain America and, using its abilities to make itself a perfect duplicate of any person, picking up Cap’s shield and taking his place.