Avengers #133
Title: Yesterday and Beyond
Writer: Steve Englehart
Artist: Sal Buscema
Avengers: Iron Man, Thor, Vision, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch
Regulars: Mantis, Moondragon, Agatha Harkness
Guests: Immortus, Libra, Swordsman (ghost), Human Torch
This issue is jam-packed with various unrelated and only partially related
stories, arguably too much for a mere 18 pages. Steve Englehart's brain is
overflowing with ideas that he wants to share.
In the Avengers Mansion the Scarlet Witch is beginning to master witchcraft,
building upon her mutant hex powers.
In Saigon the hooded figure reveals himself to be Libra, the escaped member of
the Zodiac gang. He claims to be the father of Mantis.
Moondragon is flying through space, heading towards the Avengers Mansion.
Immortus is still with the Avengers in Limbo. He offers to show Vision and
Mantis the secrets of their past. He sends Vision back in time to 1939 to
witness the creation of the Human Torch.
Immortus sends Mantis, Thor, Iron Man and Hawkeye back thousands of years to
see the Kree homeworld, Hala. Half of the planet is occupied by the
Kree, still a primitive race. The other half is occupied by the Cotati,
intelligent plants. They witness the first visit of the Skrulls, who were a
peaceful race. Dorrek, the Skrull emperor, offers to share Skrull technology
with the inhabitants of Hala, but only with one of the two races. They are to be
tested to see which race is worthy.
17 Kree and 17 Cotati are each sent to an uninhabited planet for one year. The
race that achieves the most will receive Skrull technology. The Kree are sent
to the Earth's Moon. The Skrulls create an artificial atmosphere, and the Kree
spend the year building a magnificent city. This is the Blue Area of the Moon,
the habitat of the Watcher, as first seen in
Fantastic Four #13. The Cotati are sent to another small planet, where they build a beautiful
garden. The Skrulls are more impressed with the Cotati's achievements, so the
Kree wage war on the Cotati and kill them all.
What does all this have to do with Mantis? Wait till next issue to find out.
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