- "So you know my secret identity, huh? Let's see how much that helps you, creep -- when the Whizzer goes wild!"
- ―The Whizzer
| "Home is the Hero!" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| The Avengers | |
| Title: | "Home is the Hero!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 153 |
| Cover price: | .30 |
| Cover date: | November, 1976 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Gerry Conway |
| Writers: | Gerry Conway |
| Pencilers: | John Buscema |
| Inkers: | Joe Sinnott |
| Cover artists: | Jack Kirby |
| Cover inker: | Al Milgrom |
| Colorists: | Petra Goldberg |
| Letterers: | John Costanza |
| Editors: | Gerry Conway |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Avengers #152 |
| Next: | Avengers #154 |
"Home is the Hero!" is the title to the 153rd issue of the superhero action series The Avengers published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Gerry Conway with artwork by John Buscema and inks by Joe Sinnott. The cover art was composed by Jack Kirby and Al Milgrom. The story was colored by Petra Goldberg and lettered by John Costanza. It was edited by Gerry Conway. This issue shipped with a November, 1976 cover date and carries a cover price of 30 cents per copy (US).
Synopsis[]
Appearances[]
Characters
- Beast, Hank McCoy
- Captain America, Steve Rogers
- Edwin Jarvis
- Iron Man, Tony Stark
- Living Laser, Arthur Parks
- Scarlet Witch, Wanda Maximoff
- Vision
- Wasp, Janet van Dyne
- Whizzer, Robert Frank
- Wonder Man, Simon Williams
- Yellowjacket, Hank Pym
Organizations
Races
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Notes & Trivia[]
- This issue is job number C-70.
- This issue is reprinted in the Avengers: The Private War of Dr. Doom trade paperback, published in 2012, and Avengers Epic Collection: The Final Threat trade paperback, published in 2013.
- The storyline from this issue is continued from Avengers #152 and continues in Avengers Annual #6.
- Artist John Buscema is co-credited as a "storyteller" in this issue, along with Joe Sinnott.
- Featured villains: The Living Laser and the Whizzer.
- The Avengers last went up against the Brand Corporation in Avengers #149.
- The Living Laser last dealt with the Avengers in Avengers #79.
- It was believed that the Living Laser had died while fighting Captain Marvel in the pages of Captain Marvel #35. This issue reveals that it was actually just an android make to look like the Laser that met its untimely end.
- One of the pedestrians crowded around Avengers Mansion makes a reference to Alice Cooper. Alice Cooper is an American rock and roll musician, most noted for his work in the late 1960s through the 1980s with songs such as "Welcome to My Nightmare", "Feed My Frankenstein" and "School's Out".
Appearances lists[]
Recommended Reading[]
See also[]
External Links[]
- Avengers, Volume 1 #153 at MDP
- Avengers, Volume 1 #153 at Comics.org
- Avengers, Volume 1 #153 at Comic Vine
- Avengers, Volume 1 #153 at Marvel.com