Avengers Vol 1 28

Avengers Vol 1 #28

May, 1966

Editor-in-Chief

Stan Lee

Cover Artists

Jack Kirby
Frank Giacoia

Publisher

Marvel Comics

"Among Us Walks a Goliath!"
Writers Stan Lee Pencilers Don Heck Inkers Frankie Ray Letterers Artie Simek

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Appearing in "Among Us Walks a Goliath!"Edit

Featured Characters:

• Avengers
  • Captain America (Steve Rogers)
  •  Goliath (Joins Team)
  • Hawkeye
  • Quicksilver
  • Scarlet Witch
  •  Wasp (Joins Team)

Supporting Characters:

Adversaries:

•  Beetle 
• The Collector (First appearance)
• Two giants

Locations:

• United States of America
  • New York City
    • Manhattan
      • Avengers Mansion
• Collector's Medieval Castle
• Persia (Mentioned)
• Tibet (Mentioned)

Items:

• Beetle Armor MK I
• Captain America's Shield
• Hawkeye's Bow
  • Trick Arrows
• Collector's cloak
• A catapult
• Obedience potion
• A gong
• Crystal ball
• Temporal assimilator

Vehicles:

• Exploratory ship
• Avenger's rocket-jet
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Synopsis for "Among Us Walks a Goliath!"Edit

• Synopsis not yet written.

NotesEdit

• Captain America, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch and Hawkeye were all last seen in Avengers #27.

• Giant-Man was last seen in Avengers #27.

• Beetle was last seen in Avengers E27.

• The Wasp was last seen in Avengers 26.

• This issue features the first appearance of the Collector.

• Captain America recounts the Wasp's escape from Attuma, this occurred in Avengers #26.

• Giant-Man reveals his secret identity as Henry Pym to the Avengers this issue, he also rejoins the group under a new name: Goliath.

• Hawkeye recounts his first encounter with the Beetle in this issue. This fight happened at the beginning of Avengers #27.

• At the end of this issue Goliath is stuck at a hight of 10 Feet due to the constant strain on his body, he doesn't regain his ability to change size again until Avengers #35.

• Goliath and Wasp rejoin the Avengers in this issue.

• Captain America, Hawkeye, Goliath, Wasp, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver are next seen in Avengers #29

• The Collector is next seen in Avengers #51 where he comes back to collect the Avengers once again.

• The Beetle is next seen in Daredevil #33 where he attempts to steal a necklace from Expo '67. They never really explain how he managed to get free of the Collector though...

• Inker Frank Giacoia again is credited under the pseudeonym "Frankie Ray" this issue.

• Credits:
  • Brilliantly Conceived by: Stan Lee, Writer
  • Cleverly Perpetrated by: Don Heck, Penciller
  • Daringly Executed by: Frankie Ray, Inker
  • Stoically Buried by: Artie Simek, Letterer
• references: Avengers #26 and Avengers #27
  

TriviaEdit

• In this issue, the Scarlet Witch presents a new costume she designed for Henry Pym. She later gives a new costume to Wonder Man in Avengers #161. She also provides Captain Marvel with a replica costume in Captain Marvel #28.

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