Avengers (1963-1996) #6

Avengers (1963)

by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby (Artist), Chic Stone (Inker)

The Avengers face the Masters of Evil. Under the leadership of one of Captain Americas oldest foes Baron Zemo! We out-did ourselves in this issue! You're going to see more super-heroes, more super-villains, and more super-bonehead mistakes than ever, in this action-packed, feature-length thriller!

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Superheroes

24 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 8, 1964

About the author

Stan 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.

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you call your group Masters of Evil (ME) then you have a 'heavy' reputation - appearance by Baron Zemo (BZ) makes this book 'key' to the Captain America (CA) mythos. Would really like to see an updated version of ME; think that it would be interesting to see a team go up against the big 'A' at some point.

[Kemper · Rating 4 out of 5]

Baron Zemo and the Masters of Evil attack New York City, and their weapon of choice is….glue?

Lots of fun goofiness in this one. My favorite bit was Cap and Giant Man street surfing on a hunk pavement behind a tow truck driven by Iron Man after they get glued to the ground.

Random Observations :

• Thor refuses to keep the Black Knight’s winged horse after capturing him because even though BK is going to jail, it still technically belongs to him. That brings up a whole bunch of legal questions regarding supervillain property rights.

• If Baron Zemo got his mask accidentally glued to his face years ago, how is drinking or eating anything?

• This ‘Teen Brigade’ thing with Rick Jones and his buddies is annoying the hell out of me. We’ve already seen the US military and the UN cooperating with the Avengers. Why would they need a bunch of punk teenagers hanging around?

Previous Issue : Avengers #5

Next Issue : Avengers #7

[James Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Baron Zemo recruits the Black Knight, the Melter and the Radio-Active Man. The Masters of Evil is formed.

[Ellie Hope · Rating 4 out of 5]

"The melted lamp-post is about to entwine itself about me!!" -Tony Stark

[Marcin Rauf · Rating 3 out of 5]

Walki z Immortusem mnie zmeczyly :)

[Mars Fargo · Rating 5 out of 5]

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

[Δημήτρης Μπ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Πρώτη εμφάνιση των Masters of Evil με αρχηγό τον Baron Zemo που θέλει όσο τίποτα άλλο να εκδικηθεί τον Captain America. Το όπλο επιλογής του είναι μια ισχυρή κόλλα, μια αρκετά γελοία επιλογή θα μπορούσε να πει κανείς, αλλά είναι αρκετό για να μας δώσει αρκετές υπέροχες στιγμές γέλιου. Σε συνδυασμό με την μπόλικη δράση, το τεύχος αυτό αποτελεί μια πολύ διασκεδαστική επιλογή.

[Rangga Sukmawijaya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Zemo, musuh Kapten Amerika dari masa lalu yang berhasil membunuh Bucky Barnes, baru mengetahui bahwa Kapten Amerika masih hidup dan bergabung dengan tim Avengers. Ia lantas merekrut tiga penjahat yang masing-masing hampir bisa mengalahkan satu anggota Avengers. Zemo membuat strategi untuk menjebak Avengers.

[Nigel Lucas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Zemo is what Paste-Pot Pete aspired to be... and Paste-Pot Pete IS in this issue, but now helping the good guys.

[Fanboying J · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Paste-Pot Pete was the cameo I didn't know I needed