Avengers #139
Title: Prescription: Violence!
Writer: Steve Englehart
Artist: George Tuska
Avengers: Thor, Iron Man, Yellowjacket, Wasp, Moondragon, Beast
Inactive Avengers: Vision, Scarlet Witch
Villain: Whirlwind, Toad
The Avengers are gathered around Janet Pym's hospital bed. Yellowjacket is
carrying the Toad and demands that he do something to heal her. The Toad says
he can't. He only stole weapons from the Stranger's planet, not medicines, so
the police carry him away.
The Whirlwind, one of Giant Man's oldest enemies, bursts into the hospital
room, intending to inflict further harm on the Wasp. None of the Avengers are
fast enough to grab hold of him, but Moondragon hits him with a mind blast
that makes him flee.
Yellowjacket is suffering from chest pains as a result of changing size too
often.
Iron Man is worried about Hawkeye not having returned from the 12th Century,
so he travels to Latveria with Moondragon. This is something I don't
understand. Latveria is a sovereign country, even though its leader, Doctor
Doom, is one of the most evil men on Earth. Can American citizens, even if
they're superheroes, just fly into the country and enter the ruler's palace to
use his time machine?
As it is, Iron Man and Moondragon don't find the time machine in the room
where it normally stands. But why should it be there? Doctor Doom is free to
move it into any room he pleases.
Yellowjacket goes home, leaving Thor and the Beast to guard his wife. He needs
to rest because of his chest pains. Whirlwind attacks him. Yellowjacket
defeats him, and he flees again.
Yellowjacket returns to the hospital, because he's realised that his chauffeur
Charles is really the Whirlwind. He has to change size repeatedly in his
battle with Whirlwind. The continual pain makes him collapse while he's ant-sized. Only
the Beast's intervention saves him.
The Vision suggests to Wanda that they should return to New York. Is their
honeymoon over already? Or is the Vision just too embarrassed to carry on
wearing swimming trunks?
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