Avengers Vol 1 22

Avengers Vol 1 #22 November, 1965 Editor-in-Chief Stan Lee Cover Artists Jack Kirby Wally Wood Publisher Marvel Comics "The Road Back" Writers Stan Lee Pencilers Don Heck Inkers Wally Wood Colourists Stan Goldberg Letterers Artie Simek Editors Stan Lee Previous Issue Next Issue Avengers #21 Avengers #23

Appearing in "The Road Back"

Featured Characters:

• Avengers
  •  Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Leaves Team)
  •  Hawkeye (Clint Barton) 
  •  Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) 
  •  Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) 

Supporting Characters:

Adversaries:

•  Circus of Crime 
  •  Bruto the Strong Man 
  •  Cannonball 
  •  Clown 
  •  Ernesto & Luigi Gambonno 
  •  Princess Python 
  •  Ringmaster 

•  Enchantress 
•  Power Man (Erik Josten) 

Other Characters:

•  Awesome Android (Cameo)
• The City Council
  • Robert F. Wagner, Jr., the Mayor of New York City at that point
• Bucky (Mentioned)
• Mr. Sullivan
• New York policemen
  • Flaherty
• Fantastic Four (in a T-shirt)
  • Human Torch (in a T-shirt)
  • Invisible Girl (in a T-shirt)
  • Mr. Fantastic (in a T-shirt)
  • Thing (in a T-shirt)

•  Giant-Man (Cameo)
•  Iron Man (Cameo)
•  Thor (Cameo)

• The District Attorney (Mentioned)
• William Shakespeare
• Irving ForbushMentioned by the Narrator

Locations:

• New York City
  • Manhattan
    • Avengers Mansion
• Europe (Mentioned)
• Asgard
  • City of Asgard

Items:

• Captain America's Shield
• Hawkeye's Bow
  • Trick Arrows
• Iron Man Armor MK III

Vehicles:

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Synopsis for "The Road Back"

• Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

• The Avengers, Power Man, and Enchantress were all seen last issue. This story is a continuation of the story that started in Avengers #21.
• Although there is a Captain America story in Tales of Suspense #71, it is a flashback story from World War II.
• The Circus of Crime (AKA the Masters of Menace) were last seen in Amazing Spider-Man #22. In that issue, their art heist (led by the Clown) was foiled by Spider-Man and they were thrown in prison.
• The reference to Iron Man's whereabouts is to his battle against the Mad Thinker and his Awesome Android in Tales of Suspense #72.
• The reference to Thor's whereabouts is referring to his battle against the Absorbing Man in Journey into Mystery #122.
• The mention of Giant-Man and Wasp's whereabouts being a mystery is referring to the fact that Giant-Man and Wasp have not regularly appeared in Tales to Astonish because their half of the title has been replaced with stories featuring the Sub-Mariner beginning in Tales to Astonish #70.
• Following their defeat at the hands of Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, the Circus of Crime are next seen in Mighty Thor #145 where they attempt to recruit Thor into their circus.
• Power Man is next seen in Avengers #29 where he, the Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff) and Swordsman team up against the Avengers.
• Enchantress is next seen in Avengers #38 where she manipulates Hercules into battling the Avengers.
• All the Avengers appear next in Avengers #23 as the events in that issue directly follow the conclusion to this one.

• Credits:
  • Star-Studded Story by....Stan Lee!
  • Peerless Pencilling by....Don Heck!
  • Dazzling Delineation by....Wally Wood!
  • Lonesome Lettering by....Artie Simek!

• References: Avengers #21, Amazing Spider-Man #22, Tales of Suspense #72, and Journey into Mystery #122

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