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Cover: John Buscema & Tom Palmer

The Avengers #288

Feb 1988 · Marvel · 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP

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“Heavy Metal!”

In "Heavy Metal!", the Super-Adaptoid teams up with Machine Man, promising to revive Jocasta in exchange for his aid. Together, they reactivate Sentry 459 and Tess-One, forming a dangerous new force dubbed Heavy Metal and launching an assault on Hydrobase. Written by Ralph Macchio and illustrated by John Buscema with inks by Tom Palmer, this 1988 Marvel classic features a cover by Buscema and Palmer, capturing the escalating threat as the Avengers race to respond.

writer Ralph Macchio · artist John Buscema · inker Tom Palmer · colorist Max Scheele · letterer Bill Oakley · cover John Buscema, Tom Palmer

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writer Ralph Macchio

artist John Buscema

inker Tom Palmer

colorist Max Scheele

letterer Bill Oakley

cover pencils John Buscema

cover inks Tom Palmer

Reprints

Reprinted in Strange #248 (1990), Marvel Gold: Los Poderosos Vengadores #10 (2012), Avengers: Heavy Metal #[nn] (2013), Avengers Epic Collection #18 (2020), Die Rächer #23

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