178. Avengers vol 1 #250 ... Marvel ...

Now this is how you do an anniversary or important issue number. You see, back in the oooold days, when there is a new issue 1 or 12 or 24 or 25 or 50 or 100 and every 25 issues, Marvel and even DC would come up with a special double sized issue chockful of goodness and this issue is a great example!

We have a villain who finally came to prominence here and we have double sized issue because ... guess what? Huge fight, huge development and it all ends in ONE ISSUE ... talk about chockful, eh?

The villain: Maelstrom ... his powers? More than just growing big obviously and then there are other supporting him although he is the big honcho with the powers himself and he definitely gave the entire team of Avengers a run for their money

Again, we won't tell you what happened because we want you to READ THE COMIC

Hahaha!

So roll call time - who is in this issue of the Avengers?

Vision - the robotic dude with intangibility and solar powers and his mutant wife, the Witch

Hawkeye - the archer who is back for another run at Avenging

Captain Marvel - the female version who is an African American (trying to be politically correct I guess) and one of the most powerful ever as she can transform her entire body into any form of energy she envisions and even shoots these energy from her hands etc

Wonder Man - ionic strong man who cannot "die" in the conventional sense anymore

Hercules - he of legend and super strong

Starfox - eternal long live strong chap from Titan - alien - and his other powers include affecting people's happiness emotions!

Iron Man - do we need to elaborate?

Mockingbird - wife of Hawkeye and only an ex secret agent from SHIELD

Tigra - failed Avenger each time she appeared so I am not sure why she keeps on coming back and why they keep on giving her chances!

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Ratings: 8/10