The Avengers #49
In "Mine Is the Power!", the gods of Olympus have disappeared, leaving Hercules to face the monstrous Typhon alone—while back on Earth, Magneto takes Wanda and Pietro to the U.N., demanding a homeland for mutants. Hawkeye, Goliath, and the Wasp intervene, but not before Wanda is injured. As Typhon claims Zeus’s throne and banishes Hercules to an unknown realm, the fate of both realms hangs in the balance. Written by Roy Thomas and illustrated by John Buscema, with cover art by John Buscema, this 1968 Marvel classic blends mythic scale with the emerging mutant crisis.
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In Olympus the gods have vanished, but Hercules is confronted by Typhon. Meanwhile, back in Midgard, Magneto hauls Wanda and Pietro to his secret lair, then to the U.N. where he demands a separate nation for mutants. Hawkeye, Goliath, and Wasp run them off but Wanda is wounded. Typhon banishes Hercules to a world unknown and sits on the throne of Zeus.
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