COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Avengers 86 Universal
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Pedigree:
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Suscha News
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Certification #:
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1003485001
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Owner:
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Mississippi Mudcats
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Issue #86 features the first appearance of Brain Child, Arnold Sutton. In the book, the Avengers and Nighthawk from the Squadron Supreme are rushing to Atomic City to stop members of the Squadron from launching the satellite Brain-Child One into space because it may well destroy the entire Earth. The Avengers rush onto the scene, the Scarlet Witch using her powers to halt the launch, which provokes a brief battle with Hyperion, Dr. Spectrum, and the Whizzer before Nighthawk arrives to break up the fight.
When inquiring about who built the shuttle, Dr. Spectrum explains that it was created by a being named Brain-Child, whose parents were exposed to excessive amounts of radiation, which caused their child to have a great capacity for knowledge. He soon became the smartest being on the planet and was the mastermind behind the satellite that was supposed to defend the United States. Deciding that Brain-Child is a threat, the combined forces of the Avengers and the Squadron Supreme decide to stop the boy before he can attempt to destroy the Earth again.
Meanwhile, on the Avengers home reality, Thor and Black Panther seek the aid of Iron Man to help them locate their missing comrades, using the combined effort of Thor's hammer, and one of Tony Stark's machines. While on the Squadron's Earth, the heroes attack the Brain-Child's citadel and find their attack countered by a bunch of creatures created by the Brain-Child's own mind. During the fight, Hyperion is knocked out, but Goliath uses him as an "arrow" to knock Brain-Child out of his control chair, causing his constructs to disappear. With the Brain-Child defeated, Dr. Spectrum uses his power spectrum to change the Brain-Child back into a normal boy.
Just as the Squadron and the Avengers claim victory, the Avengers are transported back to their own world thanks to Thor. There they explain their story to Thor and Black Panther and leave to celebrate. Vision stays behind to contemplate the idea of parallel worlds.
Our 9.8 comes from the Suscha News Collection. The Suscha News pedigree offers a detailed insight into the mind of a collector during the '60s and '70s, chronicled by the original owner himself when his collection was sold to Metropolis in 2010. Born in 1949, he grew up in Wisconsin with a casual interest in comics until a friend introduced him to superheroes in 1963. His meticulous nature ultimately led him to strike a deal with his local distributor in the early '70s, named Suscha News, who allowed him to cherry pick his comics at half price. The deal ended in 1976, and his collecting soon after. The collection's most famous attribute are multiple copies of late '60s and '70s issues in pristine condition; the books are void of any identifying marks.
Our 9.8 is one of ten highest graded and was part of the Second City Collection. We acquired the book from the 6/11/2018 ComicConnect auction.
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