Essential Avengers #1
"The Coming of the Avengers!" kicks off with a shocking reveal: Captain America, frozen since World War II, is freed when Namor's attack shatters an ice-bound idol. With Stan Lee's storytelling and Jack Kirby's legendary art—inked by George Roussos and lettered by Art Simek—the team’s long-awaited return is both epic and mysterious. When an alien threat petrifies the Avengers, Cap and Rick Jones must track down the source, leading to a high-stakes mission that brings the heroes face-to-face with Namor once more. The cover by Stuart Immonen and Wade von Grawbadger captures the moment of cosmic tension, setting the stage for a classic team-up.
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Namor attacks a group of eskimos and throws their idol into the sea. When the ice melts, the figure trapped within turns out to be Captain America, in suspended animation since the end of World War II. The Avengers rescue Cap and return to New York. An alien figure turns our heroes to stone. When Cap and Rick Jones track him down, the alien agrees to restore the Avengers if they agree to help him recover his broken space ship in return. When doing so, the Avengers are attacked by Namor and his people. The restored spaceship ultimately drives off Namor and his men.
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