Only recently having faced not only the threat of Arkon and, soon after, the brutish Man-Ape, which then led to a battle with the Lethal Legion, the mighty Avengers were overdue for some down time--though for our stalwart heroes, that could mean anything from catching up on internal Avengers business or conferring in their Fifth Avenue mansion on a new potential threat. Yet for the Avengers reader, it also means spending quality time observing the Avengers interacting with each other and supplementing their adventures with the character development which the swing of that famous gavel paves the way for.
Only this time, the Avengers are down a man, or, in this case, an android--and therein lies the heart of the situation. The Vision has abruptly departed their ranks, having become disillusioned by a reminder that he is not nor can he hope to be human. Meanwhile, a new character prepares to make his debut--but, as was the question when the Vision made hisfirst appearance, is he friend... or foe? As we can see from the remarkably similar layouts of their respective splash pages, artist John Buscema may be hoping that lightning strikes twice with his 1970 creation, Red Wolf!
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