2nd Edition - 1st printing. Collects The Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #115-128, Giant Size Avengers (1974) #1, The Defenders (1972-1986 1st Series) #8-11, Captain Marvel (1968-1979 1st Series Marvel) #33 and Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #150.
Written by Steve Englehart, Jim Starlin, Roy Thomas, and Gerry Conway. Art by Bob Brown, Sal Buscema, Jim Starlin, John Buscema, Don Heck, Dave Cockrum, Mike Esposito, Frank Giacoia, Joe Staton, Frank McLaughlin, Frank Bolle, Dan Adkins, Klaus Janson, Joe Sinnott, and Rich Buckler. Cover by John Romita, Sr. Back Cover by Rich Buckler and John Romita, Sr.
The Avengers battle the Defenders in comics' first great crossover battle royale! It's hero against hero in the sensational summer hit of 1973: Cap vs. Namor! Thor vs. Hulk! It's the original, and there's never been another one like it. All this, plus the origin of Mantis; an all-hands-on-deck battle with the Zodiac; the Avengers vs. Thanos and the Cosmic Cube; a Giant-Size adventure alongside Golden Age heroes Miss America and the Whizzer; the wedding of Quicksilver and Crystal; the return of Ultron; and an increasingly tense love triangle between the Scarlet Witch, the Vision and Mantis! And as an added bonus feature, rare Avengers pinups, profiles and more from the pages of the '70s fanzine FOOM!
Softcover, 456 pages, full color.
NOTE: Book 7 of the Avengers Epic Collection - Years Covered: 1973-1974.
