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Avengers (1963)
Avengers (1963-1996) #7
Their darkest hour, in which the mighty Avengers battle among themselves...with the Enchantress, the Executioner, and evil Zemo waiting to pick up the spoils! Magnificently written by Stan Lee and majestically illustrated by Jack Kirby.
23 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 12, 1964
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Stan Lee
7,564 books2,348 followersStan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.
With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
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May 3, 2019
Odin banishes the Enchantress and the Executioner from Asgard for their latest scheme, and they promptly team-up with Baron Zemo once on Earth. The results are more Avenger-on-Avenger violence once Enchantress puts Thor under a spell which means that once again the superheroes spend more time fighting each other than anyone else.
Random Observations:
• Captain America pays wrestlers to attack him as part of his daily workout. That seems like it’d get expensive.
• Iron Man gets suspended for a week for failing to answer an Avengers call. So essentially the others throw Tony Stark out of his own house for a while.
• Tony may have a bad heart, but since this is the ‘60s that doesn’t stop him from casually having a cigarette.
Previous Issue: Avengers #6
Random Observations:
• Captain America pays wrestlers to attack him as part of his daily workout. That seems like it’d get expensive.
• Iron Man gets suspended for a week for failing to answer an Avengers call. So essentially the others throw Tony Stark out of his own house for a while.
• Tony may have a bad heart, but since this is the ‘60s that doesn’t stop him from casually having a cigarette.
Previous Issue: Avengers #6
November 17, 2025
Baron Zemo finds willing allies when the Enchantress and the Executioner are exiled on Earth...Thor (under the enchantment of the Enchantress) takes on Giant-Man, Wasp and Iron Man...but all's well that ends well when a flash of light from Iron Man 'disenchants' Thor! A real blast from the past here!
August 13, 2017
Baron Zemo, the Enchantress and the Executioner are the new Masters of Evil.
August 6, 2019
AVENGERS #1-10, JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #103 (The Avengers' First Arc)
*Note: A nifty READING ORDER has been provided at the end of this review
Essentially, this series serves as a transition point between storylines; Here, Stan Lee
brings together EXISTING character arcs from 5 separate comic books and wraps them all up nicely...
while also setting up NEW character arcs for 5 separate comic books. Thus, effectively transitioning all the characters from one point to another, it works as a truly character driven narrative.
What's really interesting is what occurs around issue 4 of the storyline... which even non-readers almost universally know already, but I won't dare spoil it. It involves something of a huge achievement for comic book history, and a milestone moment in the careers of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee. It's a story that returns to the root of both their careers, providing a touching full-circle storyline for the character in question affected by what happens. Through this character, it also introduces the ongoing story-arc for these first 10 issues...
...Which is the introduction of "The Masters of Evil!" Essentially, they are the anti-Avengers; if the Avengers are the major heroes from the 5 separate comic books, the Masters of Evil are the major villains from each of the 5 separate comic books. Stan Lee actually took a major villain from each Superheroes storyline, and brought them together here. It provides an interesting philosophical contrast between the two teams, the battle between the heroes and villains providing a nice metaphor of the battle between good and evil.
In fact, that's essentially the thematic purpose of this comic book in general; a meta-commentary on superheroes and super-villains, using them to explore the deeper philosophical notions of good and evil, especially when the heroes are as morally grey as the villains are. Highly recommended.
READING ORDER:
-The Avengers #1
-The Avengers #2
-The Avengers #3
-The Avengers #4
-Journey Into Mystery #103
-The Avengers #5
-The Avengers #6
-The Avengers #7
-The Avengers #8
-The Avengers #9
-The Avengers #10
*Note: A nifty READING ORDER has been provided at the end of this review
Essentially, this series serves as a transition point between storylines; Here, Stan Lee
brings together EXISTING character arcs from 5 separate comic books and wraps them all up nicely...
while also setting up NEW character arcs for 5 separate comic books. Thus, effectively transitioning all the characters from one point to another, it works as a truly character driven narrative.
What's really interesting is what occurs around issue 4 of the storyline... which even non-readers almost universally know already, but I won't dare spoil it. It involves something of a huge achievement for comic book history, and a milestone moment in the careers of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee. It's a story that returns to the root of both their careers, providing a touching full-circle storyline for the character in question affected by what happens. Through this character, it also introduces the ongoing story-arc for these first 10 issues...
...Which is the introduction of "The Masters of Evil!" Essentially, they are the anti-Avengers; if the Avengers are the major heroes from the 5 separate comic books, the Masters of Evil are the major villains from each of the 5 separate comic books. Stan Lee actually took a major villain from each Superheroes storyline, and brought them together here. It provides an interesting philosophical contrast between the two teams, the battle between the heroes and villains providing a nice metaphor of the battle between good and evil.
In fact, that's essentially the thematic purpose of this comic book in general; a meta-commentary on superheroes and super-villains, using them to explore the deeper philosophical notions of good and evil, especially when the heroes are as morally grey as the villains are. Highly recommended.
READING ORDER:
-The Avengers #1
-The Avengers #2
-The Avengers #3
-The Avengers #4
-Journey Into Mystery #103
-The Avengers #5
-The Avengers #6
-The Avengers #7
-The Avengers #8
-The Avengers #9
-The Avengers #10
February 22, 2021
The Enchantress dan the Executioner, dua penjahat dari Asgard, dihukum oleh Odin dengan cara dibuang ke Planet Bumi. Di Bumi mereka bergabung dengan Zemo untuk mengalahkan Avengers. Pada saat itu, Avengers sedang dalam posisi terpisah-pisah. Masing-masing anggotanya sedang berhadapan dengan urusan mereka sendiri-sendiri dan keadaan itu dimanfaatkan oleh Enchantress untuk menguasai pikiran Thor. Sementara Zemo memancing Kapten Amerika untuk pergi ke Amerika Selatan.
December 12, 2022
Honestly, the "evil Avengers" page boosted it to 4 stars
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 24, 2019
The villains get better and the fights get better by the issue. Baron Von Zemo returns with help from two of Thor's enemies from Asgard. A must read for fans.
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