About this Collection
This 2012 Marvel collection reprints the classic 1970s storyline that saw Earth's Mightiest Heroes—including Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, and the Vision—battling the villainous Serpent Crown, a mystical artifact with the power to control minds and reshape reality. The saga spans multiple dimensions and time periods, pitting the Avengers against threats like Kang the Conqueror, the Red Skull, and the Squadron Supreme's dark counterparts, while also featuring guest appearances by the likes of Hawkeye, the Scarlet Witch, and the Wasp. A sprawling, cosmic-tinged adventure that showcases the team's resilience against a conspiracy rooted in ancient evil.
Contains 7 stories
The Phantom Empire!
18 pp · Superhero
In "The Phantom Empire!", the Avengers are thrown into chaos when Beast is ambushed and barely escapes with Captain America’s help—leading them to suspect Roxxon and the Brand Corporation. As tensions rise, Patsy Walker’s hidden ties to Beast surface, while Iron Man and Moondragon report Hawkeye’s capture by Kang, setting off a desperate race across time and space that ends in a brutal ambush at Brand’s base.
Go West, Young Gods!
18 pp · Superhero
Chavo JuarezAce (train robber)Sara Jane (horse)
Right Between the Eons!
18 pp · Superhero
Ace (train robber)
Claws!
17 pp · Superhero
The Avengers [Beast [Hank McCoy] (featured)Captain America [Steve Rogers] (featured)Hawkeye [Clint Barton] (featured)Hellcat [Patsy Walker] (introduction as Hellcat, joins Avengers as associate)Iron Man [Tony Stark] (featured)Moondragon [Heather Douglas] (featured)Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff] (featured)Thor (featured)Two-Gun Kid [Matt Hawk]Vision (featured)]Fantastic Four [Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards] (flashback) (cameo)Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (flashback) (cameo)The Thing [Ben Grimm] (flashback) (cameo)]Squadron Supreme [Doctor Spectrum [Joseph Ledger]Golden Archer [Wyatt McDonald]Hyperion [Mark Milton]Lady Lark [Linda Lewis]Whizzer [Stanley Stewart]]Buzz BaxterThe Cat [Greer Nelson] (flashback) (cameo)Mal Donalbain (flashback) (cameo)Hugh JonesMan-Killer [Katrina Luisa van Horn] (flashback) (cameo)Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (flashback) (cameo)Tigra [Greer Nelson] (flashback) (cameo)Hedy Wolfe (flashback) (cameo)Ben GreenPhyliss Green
Crisis on Other-Earth
17 pp · Superhero
The Avengers [Beast [Hank McCoy] (featured)Captain America [Steve Rogers] (featured)Hawkeye [Clint Barton] (featured)Hellcat [Patsy Walker]Iron Man [Tony Stark] (featured)Moondragon [Heather Douglas] (featured)Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff] (featured)Two-Gun Kid [Matt Hawk]Vision (featured)]Serpent Squad [Cobra [Klaus Voorhees] (flashback)Eel [Leopold Stryke] (flashback)Princess Python [Zelda DuBois] (flashback)Viper [Ophelia Sarkissian] (flashback)]Squadron Supreme [Doctor Spectrum [Joseph Ledger]Golden Archer [Wyatt McDonald]Hyperion [Mark Milton]Lady Lark [Linda Lewis]Whizzer [Stanley Stewart]]Buzz BaxterHugh JonesNomad [Steve Rogers] (flashback)President Nelson RockefellerWarlord Krang (flashback)Lois (blackheaded reporter)Lonni (redheaded reporter)
20,000 Leagues Under Justice!
17 pp · Superhero
The Avengers [Beast [Hank McCoy] (featured)Captain America [Steve Rogers] (featured)Hellcat [Patsy Walker] (featured)Iron Man [Tony Stark] (featured)Moondragon [Heather Douglas] (featured)Henry PymScarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff] (featured)Thor (featured)Vision (featured)Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]Squadron Supreme [Amphibion [Kingsley Rice]Cap'n Hawk [James Dore Jr.]Doctor Spectrum [Joseph Ledger]Golden Archer [Wyatt McDonald]Hyperion [Mark Milton]Lady Lark [Linda Lewis]Tom Thumb [Thomas Thompson]Whizzer [Stanley Stewart]]President Nelson Rockefeller
The Gods and the Gang!
17 pp · Superhero
The Avengers [Beast [Hank McCoy] (featured)Captain America [Steve Rogers] (featured)Hellcat [Patsy Walker] (featured)Iron Man [Tony Stark] (featured)Moondragon [Heather Douglas] (featured)Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff] (featured)Thor (featured)Vision (featured)]Squadron Supreme [Amphibion [Kingsley Rice]Doctor Spectrum [Joseph Ledger]Golden Archer [Wyatt McDonald]Hyperion [Mark Milton]Lady Lark [Linda Lewis]Tom Thumb [Thomas Thompson]Whizzer [Stanley Stewart]]Buzz BaxterEdwin JarvisHugh JonesOrkaPresident Nelson Rockefeller
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