The Avengers #1
In "Captain America Joins...the Avengers!", Stan Lee and Jack Kirby launch a thrilling adventure as the frozen hero awakens after decades in suspended animation, only to be thrust into a new battle when the Avengers face an alien threat that turns them to stone. With Rick Jones and a revived Captain America tracking down the mysterious alien, the team must recover a broken spaceship—leading to a clash with Namor and his forces. The cover by Jack Kirby and Dan Adkins captures the epic scale, while George Roussos’s inks bring the action to life in this landmark 1973 UK release.
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Namor attacks a group of eskimos and throws their idol into the sea. When the ice melts, the figure trapped within turns out to be Captain America, in suspended animation since the end of World War II. The Avengers rescue Cap and return to New York. An alien figure turns our heroes to stone. When Cap and Rick Jones track him down, the alien agrees to restore the Avengers if they agree to help him recover his broken space ship in return. When doing so, the Avengers are attacked by Namor and his people. The restored spaceship ultimately drives off Namor and his men.
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