Avengers Vol 1 104

Avengers Vol 1 #104October, 1972

 Editor-in-Chief
Roy Thomas

 Cover Artists
Rich Buckler Joe Sinnott

 Writers
Roy Thomas

 Pencilers
Rich Buckler

 Inkers
Joe Sinnott

 Letterers
John Costanza

 Editors
Roy Thomas

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  *No need to feel unnecessarily humble, Iron Man. For, while perhaps a Semi-Human Computer is needed to fell less Human Ones, it was stealth for the most Part, which won the Day.*
-- **Vision** [[Category: Vision (Earth-616)/Quotes
## Appearing in "With a Bang -- And a Whimper!"Edit

**Featured Characters:**

* Avengers
	+ Iron Man (Tony Stark)
	+ Thor
	+ Captain America (Steve Rogers)
	+ Hawkeye (Clint Barton)
	+ Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)
	+ Vision
	+ Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) Template:Leaves

**Supporting Characters:**

* Larry Trask ***(Death)***

**Antagonists:**

* Sentinels Mk II
* Sentinel Number 2

**Other Characters:**

* Peter Corbeau ***(Only in flashback)***

**Locations:**

* Earth
	+ Australia
	+ United States of America ***(Only in flashback)***
		- New York State ***(Only in flashback)***
			* New York City ***(Only in flashback)***
				+ Manhattan ***(Only in flashback)***
					- Central Park ***(Only in flashback)***
* Starcore One

**Items:**

* Captain America's Shield
* Captain America's Uniform
* Mjolnir
* Iron Man Armor MK IV
* Hawkeye's Bow

**Vehicles:**

## Synopsis for "With a Bang -- And a Whimper!"Edit

Continuing from last issue... With the Sentinel's plotting to cause a solar flare that will destroy the Earth, Quicksilver and Larry Trask speed from an airport in Australia to the outback base of the Sentinels, where the other Avengers are fighting off Sentinels at its entrance. The Avengers defeat the Sentinel's with the help of Visions intangibility powers. As the Avengers battle their way to the area where the solar flare device, deep inside the complex, the lead Sentinel, Number Two explains his plan to Scarlet Witch who is shackled to the device.

It explains that it is using her as a power source to the device which is causing a solar flare, which the Sentinel's believe will make everyone sterilize the human race so that the Sentinel's have control over creating pure humans without the risk of mutation, unaware that the device will actually destroy the entire planet. Elsewhere in the complex, Quicksilver and Larry Trask are unable to join up with the other Avengers, and Larry beings seeing new visions of the Avengers being killed by Number Two, when a Sentinel attacks the two. Quicksilver injures himself in order for Larry to get away and warn the Avengers of the impending doom. While Quicksilver waits, he's startled by the appearance of a bright light.

Meanwhile, the Avengers reach the main control room and battle the remaining Sentinels before they are confronted by Number Two, who explains his scheme to the Avengers. Suddenly he is attacked by the Scarlet Witch who is freed by the Vision and the Avengers fight off a number of the Sentinels until Larry Trask arrives. Larry activates a mutant detecting device that makes all mutants glow, revealing that Number Two is a mutated sentinel. Realizing that their leader is a mutation, the remaining Sentinel's terminate him. This causes the others to deactivate, and as the deactivated Sentinel's tumble Larry Trask is crushed by one of the falling units. The Avengers, unaware that Quicksilver was even present during their battle, leave the "ant hill" behind believing Trask to be a hero for saving mankind.

## Notes

* This issue contains a letters page, **Avengers Assemble**. Letters are published from *James T. Peterson, W.P. Mills, Scott Morris, Michael W. Barr, Hank Bishop,* and *Randy Benitez*.

* This issue is reprinted in other comics and books, see references for more info.

## Trivia

* The Avengers quinjet was destroyed last issue, so one might wonder what vessel they are using on the last page to travel home.

## See AlsoEdit

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### Footnotes

1. ↑ This story is reprinted in the following comics/TPB's:

	* ***Marvel Masterworks: Avengers HC*  #11**

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