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Episode 11: Skrulled into a False Sense Today we’ll be covering Avengers 92-94, the confrontation of the Kree-Skrull War

Dramatis Personae: PROTAGONISTS

Anelle
Captain Marvel - Mar-Vell
Carol Danvers
Rick Jones Avengers
Captain America - Steve Rogers
Goliath - Clint Barton
Iron Man - Tony Stark
Jarvis
Quicksilver - Pietro Maximoff
Scarlet Witch - Wanda Maximoff
Thor - Thor Odinson
Vision
Wasp - Janet Van Dyne
Yellowjacket/Ant-Man - Hank Pym S.H.I.E.L.D.
Dum Dum Dugan
Nick Fury Rick’s Simpler Heroes
Captain America - Steve Rogers
Human Torch - Jim Hammond)
Namor the Sub-Mariner
Cat-Man (from Holyoke Comics)
The Heap (from Hillman Comics)
The Green Lama (from Prize Comics)
Fighting Yank (Bruce Carter III) (from Nedor Comics)
Fantoman (from Centaur Comics) Fantastic Four
Mr. Fantastic - Reed Richards
The Thing - Ben Grimm Inhumans
Triton

ANTAGONISTS

H. Warren Craddock
Mandroids Skrull Empire
Emperor Dorrek VII
Super-Skrull - Kl’rt
Skrull Posing as a Cow & Human Torch
Skrull Posing as a Cow & Mr. Fantastic
Skrull Posing as a Cow & The Thing Kree Empire
Ronan the Accuser
Sentry 459

Preface:

We’ve been covering this story in three parts, this is part two
If you’re new, we recommend starting with the prior episode
Empyre is coming up and all of that drama starts with the Kree-Skrull War

Avengers 92: “All Things Must End!”

Wanda flirts with Vision by dressing like him
Normal life at Avengers Mansion is interrupted when Jarvis bursts into the room. He announces that someone leaked the Kree plot to turn back Earth’s evolution (see last episode)
Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are definitely Mutants
Goliath and his fabulous outfit come in and they are a whole lot. He thought everyone had agreed to keep those events a secret.
The Avengers turn on the TV and see that H. Warren Craddock has been appointed head of the Alien Activities Commission, a comic counterpart to Joseph McCarthy’s House Committee on Internal Security. Also, with modern history for context it’s even more uncomfortable
Mar-Vell and Rick Jones walk in and Mar offers to give himself over to the authorities. No one agrees except CLINT FREAKING BARTON… freaking guy…
Vision, however, is having none of it and rightly points out how wrongly detaining anyone injured everyone
A helicopter flies in piloted by Carol Danvers, as she crashes first Captain Marvel then Vision breaks her fall.
Basically this scene is a mess. Captain Marvel’s powers are wildly inconsistent. A lot is happening and none of it really works
Carol is saved but Wanda is concerned about her boy-toy Vis. Vision, however, as after pausing for dramatic timing, he re-emerges unscathed.
SHIELD planes buzz Avengers Mansion searching for Mar-Vell. Carol and Mar slip out and head to Upstate NY to hide out.
Mar is concerned that running will only confirm his guilt but Vision points out that he’s already been found guilty in the court of public opinion
SHIELD tries to pursue but the Quinjet is too fast.
Craddock yells at Fury for letting them escape in a prescient call-out of President Bush Sr. after his appointment to UN Ambassador in 1971
Fury chastises Craddock in the most important exchange in this issue
Rick Jones has feelings about the complication of modern heroes. I find this really interesting having been through the 90’s emergence of Image comics and how the lack of this greyness was a large argument for the creation of Image.
Clint sees a fight break out outside the mansion and heads out to break it up but it was staged to be able to serve a court summons.
The Avengers head to court where Craddock is the worst…
The testimony of Craddock’s witnesses is… slanted… to say the least.
Reed Richards gives some good advise but BEN FREAKING GRIMM slags the Avengers hard
Vision tries to testify but Craddock dismisses him out of hand for just being a robot… what a jerk
Rick Jones gets a telepathic whammy from Mar-Vell, he’s under attack and Rick races off to help
When they arrive at Avengers Mansion they find Jarvis distraught and the mansion trashed
Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor show up and declare the current Avengers unfit, and disband them.

Avengers 93: “This Beachhead Earth”

Vision staggers into the Mansion and collapses, begging for help before shutting off
Ant-Man shows up and explains that Vision isn’t dead, just needing some help
There is a great bit where Ant-Man faces off against Vision’s immune system, Adams is an artistic LEGEND for a reason!
As Vision wakes up he chastises the founders for breaking up the team but they have no memory of doing that. A mystery is afoot
Team Drama because Vision/Wanda/Pietro each being too dramatic
Remember the cows from Episode 1? The Skrull Cows we swore would never show up again? THEY SHOW UP AGAIN! WE ARE LIARS YA’LL! Skrull-McDoubles pose as the F4 and attack
Captain Marvel and Carol Danvers have been captured by some Skrull
Mar tries to escape. He recognizes that even though he’s been banished he’s still got to report whats going on with the Skrull on Earth.
Our heros demolish the Cow-Skrull like some Double Doubles and then fail to stop the Skrull ship from escaping as it flees the farmhouse.

Avengers 94: “More than Inhuman!”

Super-Skrull nukes the Inhuman’s home but a forcefield protects it. He’s ticked
Kl’rt decides to trade Mar-Vell for an end to his banishment
Emperor Dorrek is afraid that Kl’rt is trying to usurp the throne…
Anelle continues to be our favorite
Emperor Dork tortures Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver to get Captain Marvel to fold which works, he’ll help build the Skrull a powerful weapon with Kree tech
H. Warren Craddock is also the worst
He unveils the Mandroids, basically people piloting armor suits to fight the Avengers. Iron Man uses his superior Roller-Derby tactics to demolish the Mandroids though, fear not.
As all of this is going on, Triton climbs out of a manhole seeking help!

Creators of these issues: Roy Thomas, Sal Buscema, John Buscema, John Romita Sr. Neal Adams, George Roussos, Tom Palmer, Sam Rosen, and Stan Lee

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