MARVEL TRUE BELIEVERS Lot (Marvel Comics)
*(Grades Range:NEAR MINT)
True Believers Annihilation Mantis
*Reprinting Avengers (1963 1st Series) #112. The Lion God Lives! – Written by Steve Englehart. Art by Don Heck and Frank Bolle. A mob of African protesters gathers outside Avengers Mansion and demands that the Black Panther return to his native Wakanda! When T’Challa goes outside to talk, he’s kidnapped by their leader, the Lion God! Then the mob disperses and the Avengers are left wondering what just happened! However several hours later, the Lion God returns to the mansion and the no-holds-barred battle begins! Unfortunately, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes fall one-by-one until only the Avengers’ resident god remains! Can the Mighty Thor bring down the thunder and lightning and silence the Lion God’s roar? Meanwhile on the other side of the globe, a mysterious couple makes plans to travel to the United States and join the Avengers. Cameo appearances by Mantis and the Swordsman. Avengers Lineup: Black Panther, Black Widow, Captain America, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Vision. (NOTE: First appearance of Mantis.)
True Believers Annihilation Super-Adaptoid
*Reprinting material from Tales of Suspense (1959) #82 and #84. Written by Stan Lee. Art and Cover by Jack Kirby and Frank Giacoia. The Adaptoid escapes from his AIM creators and invades Avengers Mansion to attack Captain America. Then, the Adaptoid turns into the Super-Adaptoid, an even more menacing adversary. Appearances by Bucky Barnes, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Giant-Man, Wasp and Hawkeye. (NOTE: First appearance of the Adaptoid/Super-Adaptoid.)
True Believers Empyre Mar-Vell
*Reprinting Avengers (1963 1st Series) #89. The Only Good Alien… – Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Sal Buscema and Sam Grainger. Cover by Sal Buscema. The classic Kree/Skrull War storyline starts with a bang as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and Rick Jones pursue Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) on the streets of Miami! Wow, why are the Avengers chasing the Kree Warrior? Especially after Wanda, Pietro, and the Vision just fought alongside him several hours ago in the Baxter Building vs. Annihilus! Dangerously though, the cosmic superhero’s body is teeming with deadly radiation after spending too much time in the Negative Zone! Once the Avengers capture Captain Marvel, they take him to Cape Canaveral in hopes of saving his life! Meanwhile on Hala, the Kree homeworld, Ronan the Accuser leads a rebellion against the Supreme Intelligence! Ronan’s actions will have immediate and far-reaching effects on the Milky Way Galaxy and of course Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! Cameo appearance by Sentry 459. Flashback cameo by Mr. Fantastic. Avengers Lineup: Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, and the Vision.
True Believers Black Widow And The Thing
*Reprinting Marvel Two-in-One (1974 1st Series) #10. Is This the Day the World Ends? – Written by Chris Claremont. Art by Bob Brown and Klaus Janson. Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. The Sword of Judgment, a secret criminal organization, plans to destroy life on Earth as we know it and only the Thing and the super spy known as the Black Widow can stop them.
True Believers Criminally Insane Purple Man
*Reprinting Daredevil (1964) #4!
