Giant Size Avengers#2
A Mighty Tale Told in the Mighty Marvel Manner!
"The Monstrous Master Plan of the Mandarin!"
Gregor Shapanka hated puns. Ever since his imprisonment, he had heard more jokes about his name 'Jack Frost' than he had thought possible. Putting around the recreation yard, as it was made clear he was never to be allowed near anything mechanical, he was startled when two larger inmates snuck up behind him. "Jack Frost?" the voice was neutral.
He turned, snarling. The snarl died when he found himself starting up at two fellows he hadn't seen before. "Just got off the bus?"
"You are Jack Frost?"
"On the street, yes. What do you want, an autograph?"
"Here." The closest one clasped his hand and he felt something being slipped into his palm. "Use it in one minute."
"What?" a guard noticed them by now and approached them carefully.
Much to his shock, the two inmates silently turned around and walked towards the guard. They both exploded in a blinding flash.
Gregor opened his palm as the yard descended into chaos. In his palm was a small ring set with a blue stone. Almost without thinking he slipped it on his finger. He was then blasted high into the air. Screaming, he thrashed around before thick arms wrapped around him and yanked him to solid ground. "Be quiet!" the voice was harsh, and he felt the ring being slipped off his finger.
"Who are you?"
"We serve the Mandarin, as you do now."
Iron Man had flown out to the prison at once. He knew Jack Frost and the man's obsession with immortality. He also knew who had the kind of power to break him out. After checking with prison officials, Iron Man tuned to a special radio frequency.
"Avengers-Assemble!"
The flight lasted some time. Gregor, now attired in his old costume, stepped out of the airship atop of a high rise in some major city.
"Well, guess they'll hire just about anyone." A man in a green and yellow costume adorned with lightning bolts was standing on the landing pad.
"Wait, I know you!" Frost remembered. "You fought that Spider-Man, didn't you?"
"Yeah" Electro snapped his fingers, electricity dancing between them. "You tangled with Iron Man once, right?"
"Follow me please" a young man in a military uniform approached them. The uniform had no other insignia save for a strange character that neither men recognized on his right arm.
They went into an elevator. They went down for some time before it finally opened. Stepping out into a lavish room, both men were struck silent at the sight before them.
A man in black armor was seated at a low table. Another man was next to him, massive enough to make him seem a small child; across from the giant was a blonde woman in a green outfit that looked like poured metal.
At the head of the table was a man reclining on a raise dais. Ten large rings adorned his fingers. His face was in shadow. "Ah, Jack Frost and Electro, please have a seat." He pointed to two spots.
Once they sat, the man leaned forward. His face was unknown to them. "You are a privileged lot. I allow no outsiders to gaze upon me or my temple."
"We are indeed grateful." The woman purred. "But tell me, who art thee?"
The man smirked. "I have many names, but for now I prefer the Mandarin. My ten fingers stretch across the globe but lately I have discovered something that requires a more direct approach." He pressed a button under the table. A large map of the world rose out of the lacquered surface. "Your skills are needed. Work with me and you shall be rewarded."
"Interesting." The smaller man in armor remarked. "What exactly are we to do? Battle the Avengers?"
"I've no doubt you will, but I didn't summon you to battle your old foes. There is a device that requires a few key elements. You will be transported to the parts of the globe" he gestured to the map which had a few red pins in it, "find said items and bring them back here. Succeed and you will be rich beyond measure."
The Black Knight frowned. "I've been in a similar team. The last man to promise that left us high and dry."
The Mandarin's face darkened for an instant. "You refer to that fool Zemo. Yes, your so-called Masters were hardly worthy of the name." he glanced at the Enchantress and the Executioner, "but rest assured you will not be fighting your old foes, thus giving you an element of surprise."
"Fair enough," the Black Knight conceded. He had seen the man's fingers twitch and had no desire to be made an example for the rest. "Merely bringing up a point, which you answered," he added hastily.
"Very well. My men will be brief you individually on where you must go. Memorize your instructions then leave to the helipad."
Nick Fury missed the fieldwork. He could have sent an agent or called on a secure line but some jobs you needed a personal touch. He stepped out of his car and walked into the mansion of Tony Stark.
He nodded at the butler and took the offered whiskey. "Glad you could make it." Before him were the Avengers. "We got trouble."
"I assumed." Ant-Man readied a giant map. Fury nodded and stepped in front of it.
"A slew of super powered crooks have been busted out of prison and most have been spotted across the globe." He took some pins and stuck them across the board. "We have Electro and the Black Knight being spotted in Brazil, Enchantress and the Executioner in a Cairo suburb, and Jack Frost in Beijing."
"Odd grouping." Captain America leaned forward in his chair. "Why there?"
"That we don't know. We've been in contact with INTERPOL. Honestly, they could be after anything."
"Regardless, we have to stop them." The Wasp pounded the table.
"Nobody said you couldn't, but look, this is international. There are mask folks running around the world, just as much as New York. Last thing we need is Captain America getting into a slugfest with Union Jack."
"So what does thou suggest?" Thor rumbled.
"You folks may be the best equipped to handle these yahoos, but we're going to do it quiet. You'll be taken in disguise, with a SHIELD agent of my choosing. There may be local capes getting involved, hopefully my guys can redirect them."
Giant Girl picked up a radio. "I'll send the signal to the rest of the team, and we can met at the airfield."
Iron Man stepped away from the table. "Good idea, but I can travel faster on my own."
Fury agreed, but he glared at the armored avenger. "How much does Stark tell that guy?"
Tony Stark relaxed as much as he could. Sitting in the back of his private jet, he closed his eyes as his chest plate recharged. "Hated to lie to the team like that, but I needed to charge my battery, but I couldn't do it with a crowd."
He had been given the assignment of Rio de Janeiro alongside Giant Girl and Ant-Man. "The Black Knight is more their speed, but Electro? I think Spider-Man tangled with him once."
He went over the files Fury provided. "Electro-controls electricity. Sounds like a charmer."
After the jet landed, it was fairly simple to change from millionaire Tony Stark to his own bodyguard Iron Man. He landed close to the private airfield and approached the disembarking jet. Giant Girl, Ant-Man, and Dum-Dum Dugan exited the plane.
Landing in Brazil, the trio met with Iron Man. "Any update on Electro?"
Dum-Dum held up a printout. "Local cops lost him after he hit a museum. Seems he snagged a bunch of jewels, different types."
Giant Girl stepped in. "Based on reports, he might need to recharge his powers, and there's a Stark Lab nearby."
"Glad I'll be of use." Iron Man took to the air. "You can take Mr. Stark's private car, he always keeps one at the ready. I'll fly ahead."
Iron Man landed at the lab. Giant Girl had been right. As Stark he ordered the lab evacuated, which was a good idea, as electricity arced through the air. The doors of the lab's dynamo exploded as a green and yellowed clad figure strolled out.
-five minutes earlier
Electro tossed the gems to the ground. He had been tempted to keep a few for himself, but one look at the Mandarin's man told him that idea might be the last thought he'd have. "So, you have what you want. What about me?"
"Payment has been wired to a numbered Swiss account. You also have a Swiss account now too. Stall the Avenger for ten minutes and you'll be paid double. After that, you are free to decide." The tall masked man slipped away in the shadows.
Electro smiled as he heard Iron's Man's jet boots. "Easy money."
"Ok, Electro. I don't suppose you'd want to surrender and save us all some trouble?"
"Hmm…no, I do not." Electro's fist clenched. A bolt of pure electricity shot out of his fist. Iron Man easily dodged.
"Ok, worse case I can charge myself, but if I'm not careful he might fry my suit." Iron Man took to the sky and readied his repulsor rays. He bombarded the ground, but Electro zipped away.
"That the best you got?" Electro smirked. He gestured towards Iron Man. The Armored Avenger moved, but at the last second he realized his mistake. Behind him was the lab's transformers. Electricity poured out of the machines and enveloped Iron Man.
Inside the suit, Stark shook his head in agony as warning sirens filled the suit. Crashing to the ground, he hastily rerouted a few systems to keep his heart going. Electro landed on his feet and smirked. He spread his fingers open and lightning danced between them. "Always wanted to fry one of you super types."
A giant foot crashed down on Electro. Giant Girl loomed overhead. "Iron Man, you ok?"
"Fine. Any idea where the Black Knight would be?"
Giant Girl cursed. "No, but he's never worked with Electro before. Maybe it's just a coincidence?" Electro groaned under her heel. He wouldn't be talking, not a for a while anyway.
Iron Man hosed the crook down in a foam that quickly hardened. "Damping foam, I used it mostly for electrical fires. Let's get him loaded on the plane."
"What about the Black Knight?"
"If he was here, he's gone by now. We'll forward our info to the locals, see what Fury says."
The Black Knight, meanwhile, was having a far better day. While Electro was ordered to steal various gems, he was ordered to pick up a large industrial diamond. While he could have forced his way into the lab in his armor, he simply slipped into the complex dressed in a lab coat.
While everyone was huddled around a radio, listening to the fight Iron Man was having, he entered the lab, popped open the case and slipped the gem into his pocket. From there he made his way to the roof where his winged horse waited. He hopped onto his steed and flew off into the sky towards the private airfield.
The two Asgardian rogues stood out in the crowd. The Executioner stepped out of the portal and started attacking the crowd at once. The Enchantress, by comparison, used her magic to summon imaginary monsters to bedevil the people.
Thor and Thunderstrike appeared via Mjolnir and at once attacked their prey. As the heavens rocked with thunder and lighting, an older man glared out the window of his university office.
"Blast!" Dr. Abdul Faoul slammed his fist into his palm. Once, he would have taken the ruby scarab that had lain hidden in his office and transformed into the Scarlet Scarab, but those days were past. The gem had vanished some years ago. He had been searching, but he was growing desperate. "Egypt must have heroes!"
As the Executioner tossed cars aside and shrugged off the police's efforts, another figure watched him. "Hmm, this could complicate things." Zawadi glared down from the rooftop café as a tire embedded itself in the wall next to her.
She had been on vacation, officially. She served Wakanda as faithfully as ever, but lately she had been finding her skills as a monster hunter to be in less demand. Granted the massive fellow causing havoc below might be considered a monster, but with the American heroes running to fight, she saw no reason to…
Her attention was taken by another figure. Judging from the costume, the tall blond woman was with the giant man, but she was fleeing from the fight. "What could she be after?" As axe clanged against hammer, she leaped from the roof and went after the blonde.
The temple was largely ignored by the tourists and especially by the locals. No one seemed to know why. It was close to Cairo, yet far enough away to deter anyone who asked. The Enchantress flew through the sky and landed with an impact.
"The magic is strong, older than even myself. What could a mere mortal want with this?" The Enchantress walked carefully into the ruin. She could sense the wards and spells placed. Was it to deter trespassers and theives, or was it to keep something in?
She stopped as she sensed footsteps. "A guardian?" She summoned a mirror to glance behind her. "A woman? Not a local, nor is she garbed like a costumed hero. Curious."
Zawadi moved carefully. She had borrowed a policeman's motorcycle but had ditched it as they went further into the desert. She was invisible to a mortal eye, but magic was something else.
A lightning bolt blinded her. When her vision retuned, the American hero called Thunderstrike stood before her and the blonde she was tracking. The woman clutched her hands and wailed. "Oh, help me! This strange woman brought me here!"
Zawadi glared. "Magic, no doubt a glamour spell." She drew a small peg from her belt. With a shake it turned into a spear. "No sense in talking, Thunderstrike would see me as the other woman."
Thunderstrike, much to her surprise, eyed them both carefully. "Magic is afoot. I would ask that both of ye stand down, so that we may determine the truth."
The Enchantress flung herself to the ground. "I agree, I agree!"
Zawadi had to restrain herself from smacking her forehead. "Wonderful, now I'll look like the imposter!"
As Thunderstrike eyed both women, the Enchantress wove a small spell. The real Zawadi's spear suddenly flew from her and struck the Asgardian's helmet. While words were exchanged, she teleported away and into the temple.
Sensing the evil energy, she moved as quick as she could. Punching the crumbling walls aside, she grabbed the cask the Mandarin described. "Wonderful, as those two fight I'll return to the Mandarin. Skurge can find his own way home."
She vanished with a blink as the temple collapsed around her. Outside, Thunderstrike and Zawadi faced off. They both noticed the temple falling apart. "You're the real one, aren't you?"
Zawadi lowered her spear. "I am pleased you discovered the truth. Now what?"
"Now I return to my friends. You carry yourself well. Are you a warrior?"
Zawadi smiled. "You could say that. Since there is no reason for us to fight, I will bid you good day."
Jack Frost was sweating under his costume. He had been sent, alone, to a remote mountain range. His instructions were apparently to free a section of the mountain, then use a bomb the Mandarin gave him. He didn't understand, but if the money was good he wasn't going to question it.
He found the mountain and hiked. It had taken him most of the day. He didn't understand why he had to be in costume either, but he got the feeling he wasn't going to like any answer given.
"There he is!" A voice rang out, and his heart sank.
"Oh no!"
Captain America, the Wasp, and the Hulk landed in China and had spent most of the time arguing with one bureaucrat after another. Cap, much to the Wasp's surprise, belted out a few lines in Mandarin that somehow got the line to move and even got them a jeep.
"What did you say and how did you manage this?" Betty Ross stretched out in the back as best she could.
"Picked up a few phrases from the Blazing Skull back in '43, plus I remember a few of those old fellows from the war."
The rest of the trip was short. A man dressed all in white tended to stand out. A few villagers pointed out his path to them. Soon they spotted him as he was scaling a small mountain. "Betty, can you go first?"
"Sure," Betty's voice rumbled as she transformed, her uniform stretching to hold back the now massive muscles. With a grunt she leapt towards the retreating figure.
Jack Frost was now in a full panic. He found the area the Mandarin had ordered him to and blasted it with one hand while he used his other to blast away at the approaching Hulk. She took a blast and dropped, but the ice clearly wasn't going to hold.
He poured more and more cold into the ground, cracking open the dirt and mud. A shiny white dome greeted him. As Captain America and the Wasp raced up the path towards him, he slipped the bomb from his belt and tossed it at the dome.
The bomb fizzled and vanished in a flash of light. The dome started to vibrate as the earth under the everyone's feet. The three Avengers darted back to the jeep as Jack quickly joined them. "What did you do?" the Wasp shouted as the earthquake increased.
"I…I don't know!" Jack Frost paled. A massive arm broke free of the earth, followed by another. Soon a vaguely humanoid robot tore free from the mountain and stomped off.
"Hulk, can you stop it?"
The Hulk grunted in response and jumped. She hit the twenty-five foot tall giant square in its pale blue chest. The robot staggered slightly before it turned its gaze down at the Hulk. To the horror of the heroes and Jack Frost, twin beams blasted the Hulk from its eyes, sending the gamma fueled giant hurtling to the Earth.
"We need to go." The Wasp jerked on Captain America's arm. The robot stood silent for a second before it brought its massive foot down on the Hulk, driving her into the ground.
"We can't leave her!" Cap argued. Jack Frost, having no feelings of attachment to the heroes, turned around and left. He didn't get far as he soon came face to face with a glowing green man and a small group of armed troops.
"You are ordered to stand down." The Radioactive Man clenched his fist. The unmistakable green glow made Jack Frost instantly put his hands up.
"Alright, alright, I give! But I think you have bigger problems than me." He jerked his thumb to the now visible giant that had left the valley.
The Radioactive Man cursed. "Ultimo!"
Captain America and the Wasp approached carefully. "You know that thing?"
"Some time ago your comrade Iron Man battled it. We thought it had been destroyed."
"So did everyone else. How did Iron Man stop it?" The Wasp glanced back. The Hulk wasn't moving.
"From what I recall, Iron Man tricked it into blasting at him in a volcano. When he fell into the lava, we assumed that was the end."
"A reasonable thing to assume, but" Cap's words were drowned out as the Hulk burst out of the ground, roaring. Incensed, she brought her full fury into Ultimo's heels. The robot jerked and turned back around.
"Might I suggest a compromise?" the Radioactive Man pointed to the mountain range. "That whole range is full of volcanos. I think we might be able to lure it back there and trap it."
"Good idea, any suggestions?"
"I could work with your Hulk. Combined we might be enough to move that beast."
"And the Wasp and I can act as bait." Cap turned to Jack Frost. "What about you Frost. You in?"
Frost looked at the heroes, plus the armed troops. One of them none too casually pointed his rifle in Frost's direction. "I can help too! I think…"
The Radioactive Man moved fast for a man his size. He approached the Hulk, who had been punching endlessly against Ultimo's legs. The blue skin was badly cracked but aside from that there was no damage, at least not enough to slow the mechanical monster down.
The Hulk snarled at his approach, but he thought back on the intelligence briefings. "My radiation should make you stronger, in theory at least." He held up his hands and directed his energy at her.
The Hulk staggered backwards. Her muscles, already large, swelled even more so, becoming almost comically oversized. Her poor uniform, however, could contain her no longer and evaporated into tatters. With a near deafening roar, the Hull leaped and slammed into Ultimo's gut. The robot doubled over.
"Wasp, can you shrink other things?" Captain America eyed the fight carefully.
"I've never tried it on anything that big, but it's worth a shot!" the Wasp shrunk down and landed in Cap's outstretched hand. He took careful aim and threw her like a dart. She sailed through the air and landed on the robot's back.
Using all her Pym particles, she blasted the robot. The bluish robot started to shrink. The Wasp glided away as the robot was reduced to a size slightly smaller than her. The Hulk then swiftly and quickly slammed her foot on the robot.
Once things had calmed down, Captain America looked at the robot. "I'm impressed. All that and it isn't even broken."
The Hulk quickly snatched it from him and reburied it at the top of the volcano. Radioactive Man started to protest, but he stopped himself. After all, as long as the Americans didn't have it, well, that was close enough for a victory for him.
"Now what about you?" several eyes all turned to Jack Frost.
"I…surrender?"
"Smart guy." The Hulk rumbled.
The Mandarin leaned back on his throne. The loss of Ultimo was annoying, but he had wanted to see how it would perform in the field. Still, the venture was not a total loss. His agents had succeeded though, and that was the main thing.
Pressing a button by his side, he spoke carefully. "Ready my rocket and inform the base crew of my arrival. I want the laser completed by the time I arrive."
Some time later
The Avengers were still in the dark. "Ok, we stopped the bad guys. Why does this feel like we didn't?" Ant-Man glanced around the room. The Avengers had been brought back to the States, where Nicky Fury had been keeping them in a meeting room.
Every so often, one agent or another would enter and tell them almost nothing. When Fury himself entered, they expected more of the same. "Bad news, looks like your little rumbles today were little more than a diversion."
Everyone groaned. "Great, so what did Jack Frost reveal?" Iron Man groused.
"Not much, but he confirmed what we suspected. Your old tango buddy the Mandarin brought the group together, and while we were looking at his right, his left made off with a list of things." He tossed a list of stolen items onto the table. Ant-Man skimmed over it.
"A lot of high-tech stuff, but the scope is limited."
"Oh?" Fury raised an eyebrow. "How so?"
"Well, the gemstones are valuable, but they're mostly an industrial cut and grade." Giant Girl took over. "They'd be great at focusing energy though."
Fury frowned. "A giant laser, possibly?"
"I suppose so?" Ant-Man grew pale under his helmet.
"This gets better all the time." He gnawed on his unlit cigar. "We need a team. Any certified for space isn't here. I need you Avengers."
"Wait, what does he mean space?" Giant Girl asked as they were hustled out of the room.
"The night sky isn't as clear as you'd think." Special agent Sitwell droned on as he pointed to various maps and charts. "The night sky has dozens of satellites, some public knowledge others not. We think the Mandarin is operating out of this one." He pointed to a small pinpoint on the map. "This was a private communications satellite, built little over a month ago. The company is a sham, with several dummy fronts behind it. A small group of you will be rocketed to it via one of our rockets, from there you're on your own."
The team would consist of Iron Man, the Wasp, and the Hulk, with the rest acting as standby. "Wouldn't it be easier to simply blow it out of the sky?" Captain America took Fury aside.
"Yeah, and risk spreading whatever that nut has up there across the Southern Hemisphere? No, we get the intel first, then smash it."
The blast off was easier than the three thought. Iron Man only needed a little working on his suit to make it space worthy. The Hulk was tough enough not to care, although she did seem a bit nervous about the flight. Something about not caring for rockets.
As for the Wasp, she was outfitted with a standard issue space suit, with her wasp stings hooked up to the suit's gloves.
The ship escaped the Earth's hold and was floating freely in space. The satellite was stationed in over the planet, looking like any other structure. "Alright, we're getting close. Everyone suit up and be ready in the bay." The pilot, a Shield agent who had said nothing until then, gestured towards the back.
The trio stepped into the bay as the doors open. A lifeline hooked to Iron Man towed the other two as they flew towards the satellite. There was no sound save for their respective breathing. They hit the outer doors. One laser from Iron Man's gauntlets and the three entered the airlock.
They approached the inner door, which opened on its own, sending a flood of oxygen as they struggled to enter. "Look out!" the Wasp shouted as some random debris sliced her suit open. She quickly shrunk down, with the Hulk palming her. The now empty suit folded in half and flapped against the door. The Hulk popped the line, sending the now useless garment floating out into the void.
Stepping through the inner door, Iron Man managed to close it thanks to a nearby control panel. The Wasp stayed shrunk. "Ah, the Avengers. I am pleased that some of you managed to make it this far. Please, follow the marked path. I wish to speak with you before I destroy you."
The trio walked down the path. The Mandarin was seated on a throne, an elaborate control panel next to his hand. The Wasp left the Hulk's hand. Thanks to the lack of gravity, she floated gently behind her.
The Mandarin cooly glared at the interlopers. "Iron Man, my old foe. Again you interfere with my plans, but I fear this will be the last time. I regret your master Stark will not know of your demise here today."
"Don't be so sure." Iron Man studied the room carefully. He was secured thanks to the magnets in his boots. "So, what is your master plan this time? Blackmail the world?"
The Mandarin chuckled. "Nothing so trite. No, I have here a weapon that will utterly destroy all my enemies in one fell swoop. After that, the world's riches will be mine for the taking."
"A nuke?" The Hulk grumbled.
The Mandarin shook his head. "Again, you westeners think only in cliches. You think I would go to all this trouble to use a simple missile or bomb?"
He leaned back in his throne. "My agents have assembled the pieces while you were busy with the decoys. Now, I think a full demonstration would be the most effective."
The Wasp pushed herself off from the Hulk's backside and streaked towards a vent. She was small enough to slip inside. Using the various wires and circuit boards, she propelled herself closer to the Mandarin.
"I could blast you before you could reach the panel." Iron Man's gauntlets glowed.
"True, if I were using my hands." The Mandarin's smile grew. "You really think I would rely on human reflexes? Even myself? No, I set it to an automatic timer." He started to laugh as a thin beam of energy shot out from the top of his chair and struck the Hulk.
Iron Man barely had time to react before the Hulk turned and gripped him in two massive green/greyish hands. Before he could fire off a repulsor blast, the Hulk slammed him into the bulkheads. As the Hulk swung Iron Man around like a doll, the Wasp landed carefully on the Mandarin's chair.
As the mastermind gloated, the Wasp looked at a few options. She opted for the most efficient one. Taking two vials, she aimed carefully and launched them. The first one hit the ray, shrinking it to almost toy size. With the beam lessened, the Hulk's eyes cleared and she stopped swinging Iron Man.
The second vial hit the Mandarin's chair. It enlarged to a comically oversized proportions and tore itself free from its moorings, punching a hole in the station. Whatever the Mandarin's next words were, they were known only to him as he was sucked out into the infinite void of space. Alarm klaxons sounded as red lights flashed.
Iron Man unspooled two tow lines and tossed them to his teammates. Blasting off, they headed towards the shuttle, which was drifting towards them on low power.
Back on Earth, after a briefing that was no way brief, the Avengers sat around their meeting table as Nicky Fury helped himself to Stark's whiskey. "All told, not a bad day."
"With respect, we lost the Mandarin." Iron Man glanced over the files on other heroes.
"Yeah, to outer space. I think he's out of our jurisdiction." Fury snarked.
"The Mandarin is the most dangerous man alive. Unless I see the autopsy performed personally, I'll consider him alive."
"Suit yourself" Fury swallowed the last liquor of in his glass. "Of course, I've have plenty of guys pop up alive when they should have been six feet under. We'll keep his file open just the same."
"Still, I think we handled ourselves fine in the field. Multiple times, I'd say." Captain America picked his shield up from the table. "Good work everyone."
"Still, other heroes from other nations are something to consider. Perhaps we could have, I don't know, some kind of study program? Exchange student maybe?" Ant-Man mused. "There are other nations, and they face the same weird threats we do. Maybe we could pool our resources?"
Fury looked carefully at the scientist hero. "A thought, but I'll tell you right now that would be difficult if not impossible. I'll keep it under my hat though, maybe bring it up at some point." With that Fury left.
As the director of SHIELD made his way to his car, he dwelled on Ant-Man's words. "Not bad, not bad. Might need to polish it a bit, but if we can keep a closer eye on some of those other masks…"
The end, for now
Next time, "…and Time, the Rushing River…"
Based on "the Monstrous Master Plan of the Mandarin!" which was first published in Avengers Annual I#1 (September 1967) with credits to Roy Thomas (script), Don Heck (pencils), George Bell (inks), Artie Simek (letters)
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