- Script
- Steve Englehart
- Pencils
- Al Milgrom (layouts); Gerry Talaoc (finishes)
- Inks
- Gerry Talaoc
- Colors
- Marc Siry
- Letters
- Bill Oakley
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Avengers West Coast [Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Vision; Wonder Man [Simon Williams]]; Fantastic Four [Crystal [Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff] (flashback); Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (flashback); Ms. Marvel [Sharon Ventura] (flashback); The Thing [Ben Grimm] (flashback)]; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Bill Foster; High Evolutionary [Herbert Edgar Wyndham]; Mantis; Hank Pym (flashback); Spider-Woman [Jessica Drew] (flashback); Gatherers (villains); Sensors [Intuition; Sight; Smell; Sound; Taste; Touch] (villains, intro); Throb (robot); Atom Smasher (villain, flashback)
- Synopsis
- The High Evolutionary sends his Gatherers to Wakanda to steal vibranium for his genetic bomb. Bill Foster, working at the High Evolutionary's base, manages to hide a note on the uniform of one of the Gatherers. In Wakanda, T'Challa defeats the Gatherers and finds the note. He contacts the West Coast Avengers. Just after they arrive, the Sensors arrive to steal the vibranium. During the battle Stack, leader of the Gatherers, is able to secretly steal a sample of vibranium. The Avengers leave Wakanda to investigate what is going on in the Savage Land.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Evolutionary War
Evolutionary War crossover.
Notoriously, this story eliminated all of Mantis' dialogue as part of Marvel editorial blackballing Englehart's attempt to add her to the West Coast Avengers' cast. This resulted in panels in which Mantis was the centre figure and had her mouth open but no speech balloon.
- Script
- Steve Englehart
- Pencils
- Al Milgrom (layouts); Chris Ivy (finishes)
- Inks
- Chris Ivy
- Colors
- Marc Siry
- Letters
- Bill Oakley
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Avengers West Coast [Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Mockingbird [Bobbi Morse]; Moon Knight [Marc Spector]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Tigra [Greer Nelson]; Vision; Wonder Man [Simon Williams]]; X-Men [Colossus [Piotr Rasputin] (flashback) (cameo); Dazzler [Alison Blaire] (flashback) (cameo); Havok [Alex Summers] (flashback) (cameo); Longshot (flashback) (cameo); Psylocke [Betsy Braddock] (flashback) (cameo); Rogue [Anna Marie] (flashback) (cameo); Storm [Ororo Munroe] (flashback) (cameo); Wolverine [Logan] (flashback) (cameo)]; Giant-Man [Bill Foster]; High Evolutionary [Herbert Edgar Wyndham]; Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder]; Mantis; Matthew Plunder (as Adam Plunder); Shanna the She-Devil; Nereel (flashback)
- Synopsis
- Mockingbird, Moon Knight and Tigra arrive in the Savage Land. They learn about the restoration of the Savage Land by the High Evolutionary from Ka-Zar. They investigate and learn the High Evolutionary wants to detonate a bomb that will mutate all humans. During the battle Bill Foster takes a new serum which restores his growth powers and cures his cancer. Stack, leader of the High Evolutionary's Gatherers, returns with a sample of vibranium. With the final component in hand, the High Evolutionary flees to finish building his bomb elsewhere.
- Reprints
The Evolutionary War crossover.
The Evolutionary War continued from Web of Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1985 series) #4.
The Evolutionary War continues in The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1979 series) #8.