Avengers Spotlight #26 [Direct]

(December 1989)

Tales from the Vault; (Acts of Vengeance Prologue) (Table of Contents: 1)

Acts of Vengeance / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Dwayne McDuffie (credited)

Pencils

Dwayne Turner (credited)

Inks

Chris Ivy (credited)

Colors

Paul Becton (credited)

Letters

Richard Starkings (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Compound?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Angar; Armadillo; Damage Control; Electro; Griffin; Guardsmen; Hydro-Man; Klaw; Mr. Hyde; Peggy Carter; Scarecrow; Titania; the Wizard

Synopsis

The Wizard is brought to the Vault to be jailed for his crimes. A strange figure in his cell offers to help him out and gives him his costume back. Wizard starts a breakout and the Guardsmen call for help.

Reprints

• in El Asombroso Hombre Araña Presenta (Novedades, 1988 series) #118 (Julio 19 de 1990)
• in O Incrível Hulk (Editora Abril, 1983 series) #121 (Julho 1993)
• in Acts of Vengeance Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) ([March 2011])
• in Acts of Vengeance: Avengers (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
• in Die Rächer (Condor, 1979 series) #37

Keywords

Acts of Vengeance

Indexer Notes

Continues in the next story.

The Power to Move! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Kid Remote; Acclaim Remote Controller / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Single File / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of Comment from reader Paul Mosko and the Winners of the 1989 Favorite Avengers Poll.

Tales from the Vault Part 2 (Table of Contents: 4)

Hawkeye; Iron Man / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Dwayne McDuffie (credited)

Pencils

Dwayne Turner (credited)

Inks

Chris Ivy (credited)

Colors

Paul Becton (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Vault is open...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Guardsmen; Orka; Scarecrow; Whirlwind; Yetrigar

Synopsis

Iron Man arrives to help control the breakout at the Vault. His reception is less than welcome as Tony in the Iron Man armor was responsible for the last prison break during the Armor Wars. Hawkeye shows up as well and, once he's convinced that Iron Man wasn't responsible, helps him rescue the fallen Guardsmen.

Reprints

• in El Asombroso Hombre Araña Presenta (Novedades, 1988 series) #118 (Julio 19 de 1990)
• in O Incrível Hulk (Editora Abril, 1983 series) #121 (Julho 1993)
• in Acts of Vengeance Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) ([March 2011])
• in Acts of Vengeance: Avengers (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
• in Die Rächer (Condor, 1979 series) #37

Keywords

Acts of Vengeance

Indexer Notes

It appears as though Tony Stark is in the Iron Man suit, but that he pretends to be James Rhodes in this story. Originally indexed as having James Rhodes in the Iron Man suit, but evidence from issue 29 (that continues this story) shows Captain America talking to Iron Man in such a way that he appears to know that Stark is in the suit. Iron Man appears to confirm it when he thinks "I must work on my cover story." (Thanks to Charlie Major and Dave Reeder)