The West Coast Avengers Annual
#3
[Direct]
([October] 1988)
Marvel,
1986 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- annually
- On-sale Date
- 1988-10 ?
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics
- Brand
-
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
- Editing
- Mark Gruenwald; Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
The Evolutionary War [Part Nine]
The West Coast Avengers / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- the Black Panther; Giant-Man [William Foster]; the High Evolutionary; the West Coast Avengers [Hawkeye; Mantis; Mockingbird; Moon Knight; the Scarlet Witch; Tigra; the Vision; Wonder Man]
- Reprints
-
in West Coast Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2013 series) #2 ([November] 2013)
-
- Keywords
- Evolutionary War
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Heads You Lose -- !
The West Coast Avengers / comic story / 18 pages
- Script
- Steve Englehart
- Pencils
- Al Milgrom (layouts); Gerry Talaoc (finishes)
- Inks
- Gerry Talaoc
- Colors
- Marc Siry
- Letters
- Bill Oakley
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- West Coast Avengers [Hawkeye; Mantis; Scarlet Witch; Vision; Wonder Man]; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Dr. William Foster [as Black Goliath (flashback)]; Fantastic Four [Crystal; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Ms. Marvel [Sharon Ventura]; Thing] (flashback); Gatherers (villains); Henry Pym (flashback); High Evolutionary (villain); Sensors [Intuition; Sight; Smell; Sound; Taste; Touch] (villains, intro); Spider-Woman [Jessica Drew] (flashback); 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
-
in Die Rächer (Condor, 1979 series) #30 -
in Speciale Evolutionary War (Edizioni Star Comics, 1992 series) #2 (Ottobre/Novembre 1992) [Italy] - in Evolutionary War Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) (2011)
- in West Coast Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2013 series) #2 ([November] 2013)
-
- Keywords
- Evolutionary War
Indexer Notes
Evolutionary War crossover.
Tails You Win!
The West Coast Avengers / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Steve Englehart
- Pencils
- Al Milgrom (layouts); Chris Ivy (finishes)
- Inks
- Chris Ivy
- Colors
- Marc Siry
- Letters
- Bill Oakley
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- West Coast Avengers [Mockingbird; Moon Knight; Tigra]; Dr. William Foster (becomes Giant-Man); Adam Plunder (Ka-Zar's son); High Evolutionary (villain); Ka-Zar; Nereel (flashback); Shanna; West Coast Avengers [Hawkeye; Mantis; the Scarlet Witch; the Vision; Wonder Man]; X-Men [Colossus; Dazzler; Havok; Longshot; Psylocke; Rogue; Storm; Wolverine] (cameo 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
- in Die Rächer (Condor, 1979 series) #30
- in Speciale Evolutionary War (Edizioni Star Comics, 1992 series) #2 (Ottobre/Novembre 1992) [Italy]
- in Evolutionary War Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) (2011)
- in West Coast Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2013 series) #2 ([November] 2013)
-
Indexer Notes
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.
Hawkeye
The West Coast Avengers / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain America [Steve Rogers] (in photograph); Hawkeye; Iron Man [Tony Stark] (in photograph); Mockingbird (in photograph); Moon Knight (in photograph); the Swordsman (in photograph); Tigra (in photograph)
- Reprints
- in Die Rächer (Condor, 1979 series) #30
- in West Coast Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2013 series) #2 ([November] 2013)
-
Wonder Man
The West Coast Avengers / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Man (as Arkon in poster)
- Reprints
- in Die Rächer (Condor, 1979 series) #30
- in West Coast Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2013 series) #2 ([November] 2013)
-
Vision and the Scarlet Witch
The West Coast Avengers / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- the Scarlet Witch; the Scarlet Witch's children [Thomas; William]; the Vision; Wonder Man (in photograph)
- Reprints
- in Die Rächer (Condor, 1979 series) #30
- in West Coast Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2013 series) #2 ([November] 2013)
-
Tigra
The West Coast Avengers / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Tigra
- Reprints
- in Die Rächer (Condor, 1979 series) #30
- in West Coast Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2013 series) #2 ([November] 2013)
-
Mockingbird
The West Coast Avengers / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- the West Coast Avengers [Hawkeye; Mantis; Mockingbird; the Scarlet Witch; the Vision; Wonder Man]
- Reprints
- in Die Rächer (Condor, 1979 series) #30
- in West Coast Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2013 series) #2 ([November] 2013)
-
Mantis!
The West Coast Avengers / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mantis
- Reprints
- in West Coast Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2013 series) #2 ([November] 2013)
-
Doctor Pym
The West Coast Avengers / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Dr. Pym [also as Ant-Man; Giant-Man; Goliath; Yellowjacket (in photographs)]
- Reprints
- in Die Rächer (Condor, 1979 series) #30
- in West Coast Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2013 series) #2 ([November] 2013)
-
Moon Knight
The West Coast Avengers / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Khonshu; Moon Knight
- Reprints
- in Die Rächer (Condor, 1979 series) #30
- in West Coast Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2013 series) #2 ([November] 2013)
-
Master Pandemonium
The West Coast Avengers / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Master Pandemonium; the West Coast Avengers [Hawkeye; Mantis; the Scarlet Witch; the Vision; Wonder Man]
- Reprints
- in West Coast Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2013 series) #2 ([November] 2013)
-
[no title indexed]
The West Coast Avengers / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Daimon Hellstorm; Hellcat; the West Coast Avengers [Hawkeye; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mockingbird; Wonder Man]
- Reprints
- in West Coast Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2013 series) #2 ([November] 2013)
-
Indexer Notes
Unpublished cover of West Coast Avengers #14 (November 1986).
The Final Frontier (Chapter 9)
The High Evolutionary / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald
- Pencils
- Ron Lim
- Inks
- Tony DeZuñiga
- Colors
- Gregory Wright
- Letters
- Ken Lopez
- Editing
- Ralph Macchio
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Bova; the High Evolutionary; the Hulk; Jane Foster; Jessica Drew; Porga; Thor
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
The story is told in full in Thor #134 and 135 (1966) and Tales to Astonish #94-96 (1967).
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Evolutionary War [Part Nine]
The West Coast Avengers -
1.
Heads You Lose -- !
The West Coast Avengers -
2.
Tails You Win!
The West Coast Avengers -
3.
Hawkeye
The West Coast Avengers -
4.
Wonder Man
The West Coast Avengers -
5.
Vision and the Scarlet Witch
The West Coast Avengers -
6.
Tigra
The West Coast Avengers -
7.
Mockingbird
The West Coast Avengers -
8.
Mantis!
The West Coast Avengers -
9.
Doctor Pym
The West Coast Avengers -
10.
Moon Knight
The West Coast Avengers -
11.
Master Pandemonium
The West Coast Avengers -
12.
[no title indexed]
The West Coast Avengers -
13.
The Final Frontier (Chapter 9)
The High Evolutionary
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