The Invaders #2

Name: The Invaders #2
Brand: Marvel
Availability: InStock

Oct 1975 · Marvel · 0.25 USD

📊 ~32,574 copies sold its debut month

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“Twilight of the Star-Gods!”

★ 1st appearance — Brain Drain

In "Twilight of the Star-Gods!", the Invaders confront a shocking revelation as Donar, Loga, Froh, and Brunnhilde—once believed to be ancient German deities—are exposed as alien beings manipulated by Nazi forces. Written by Roy Thomas and illustrated by Frank Robbins, with inks by Vince Colletta and colors by Petra Goldberg, this 1975 issue delivers a bold twist on myth and wartime deception. The cover, by Rich Buckler and John Romita, captures the moment of revelation with dramatic intensity.

writer Roy Thomas · artist Frank Robbins · inker Vince Colletta · colorist Petra Goldberg · letterer John Costanza · cover Rich Buckler, John Romita

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Raw (Fine) $12

CGC 9.8 · 21 in census $227

CGC 9.6 · 47 in census $87

CGC 9.4 · 26 in census $44

CGC 9.2 · 22 in census $43

CGC 9.0 · 6 in census $34*

CGC 8.5 · 9 in census $28

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CGC 8.0 · 9 in census $25*

CGC 7.5 · 4 in census $22*

CGC 7.0 · 6 in census $20*

CGC 6.5 · 3 in census $20*

CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $20*

CGC 5.5 · 5 in census $20

CGC 5.0 · 3 in census $20*

CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $20*

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Trivia · 8 facts

First full appearance and origin of Brain Drain (Werner Schmidt) — a German scientist whose brain and eyes were saved by aliens and installed in a robot body, who then mentally enslaved his alien hosts and renamed them after Teutonic gods (Donar, Loga, Froh, Brunnhilde).
Brain Drain had previously been referenced by name only in Giant-Size Invaders #1 and in Invaders #1 (both 1975), making this issue his first on-panel, in-costume debut with a full origin story.
Story titled 'The Twilight of the Star-Gods!' — Part 2 of 2 of 'The Ring of the Nebulas,' concluding the arc begun in Invaders #1.
Creative team: Writer/Editor Roy Thomas; Penciller Frank Robbins; Inker Vince Colletta; Colorist Petra Goldberg; Letterer John Costanza; Cover pencils attributed to Rich Buckler (possibly), inked and heavily altered by John Romita Sr.
The issue's cover announced 'Now on Sale Monthly!' — though the indicia still listed the title as bi-monthly, reflecting the abrupt format transition from the cancelled Giant-Size line.
Brain Drain subsequently appeared as a villain in Alpha Flight, then was reintroduced and ultimately reformed in The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (vol. 2), demonstrating unusual longevity for a character introduced in a second issue of an ongoing series.
Bucky Barnes does not appear in the interior story despite being a core team member — he remains in England and is absent from the action.
The issue has been reprinted multiple times: in the Italian Capitan America (Editoriale Corno) #108 (1977), the French Titans (Editions Lug) #24 (1980), Giant-Size Invaders #2 (Marvel, December 2005), Invaders Classic #1 (2007), and Invaders Classic: The Complete Collection Vol. 1 (July 2014).