- Frank Giacoia/Cover Artist
- George Klein/Cover Artist
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- T'Challa (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Clinton Barton (Earth-616)/Appearances
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- James Barnes (Earth-616)/Appearances
- National Socialist German Workers Party (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Heinrich Zemo (Earth-616)/Appearances
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- Adolf Hitler (Earth-616)/Mentions
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- Bill Smith (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Samuel W. Hill (Earth-616)/Invocations
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- Captain America's Shield/Appearances
- Time Platform/Appearances
- Roy Thomas/Writer
- John Buscema/Penciler
- George Klein/Inker
- Sam Rosen/Letterer
- Stan Lee/Editor
Avengers Vol 1 56
Avengers #56
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(Story)
Avengers #57
(Title)
Marvel Unlimited
Release Date
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief
1. "Death Be Not Proud!"
Writer(s)
Penciler(s)
Inker(s)
Colorist(s)
Letterer(s)
Editor(s)
Appearing in "Death Be Not Proud!"
Featured Characters:
- Avengers
- ⏴ Captain America (Steve Rogers) ⏵(Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Bucky Barnes(Only in flashback)
Antagonists:
- Nazis(Only in flashback)
- Baron Zemo (Dr. Zemo)(Only in flashback)(First appearance as Baron Zemo)
- Zemo's Androids(Only in flashback)
Other Characters:
- Fantastic Four(Mentioned)
- Reed Richards(Mentioned)
- Red Skull(Mentioned)(Only in flashback)
- Adolf Hitler(Mentioned)(Only in flashback)
- Devil(Invoked)(Only in flashback)
- U.S. Army(Only in flashback)
- Bill Smith(First appearance)(Only in flashback)
- Sam(First appearance)(Only in flashback)
- Numerous unnamed members(Only in flashback)
- Sam Hill(Invoked)(Only in flashback)
- Betty Grable(Mentioned)(Only in flashback)
- Samson(Mentioned)(Only in flashback)
- Little Red Riding Hood(Mentioned)(Only in flashback)
Races and Species:
- Humans(Main story and flashback)
- Mice(Mentioned)
- Androids(Only in flashback)
- Robots(Mentioned)(Only in flashback)
- Cows(Invoked)(Only in flashback)
- Cats(Invoked)
- Gods(Mentioned)
Realities:
Locations:
- Earth(Main story and flashback)
- Heaven(Invoked)
Items:
- Goliath's Suit
- Wasp's Suit
- Panther Habit
- Hawkeye's Suit,Bow andTrick Arrows
- Captain America's Uniform andShield(Main story and flashback)
- Doctor Doom's Time Platform
Vehicles:
- Drone plane
- Zemo's V-2 buggy
Synopsis for "Death Be Not Proud!"
TheAvengers meet Captain America in an old castle. Inside they find Doctor Doom's Time Machine. The Wasp stays behind to operate it and the rest of the Avengers go back in time to Bucky's death in order to see if he actually survives. They appear in the past in spirit forms, unable to do anything but watch.
They see Baron Zemo with a humanoid he created. Captain America and Bucky smash through the window and attack. They are beaten and strapped to a bomb.
Meanwhile the Wasp falls asleep in the future, causing the Avengers to appear in a solid form in the past. They battle Zemo and the Humanoids for a while, and Captain America severs the bonds holding the past Captain America and Bucky. The Wasp then awakes and the Avengers turn into spirit form again.
The old Captain America and Bucky try and stop the V2 from launching, but just as Captain America remembers, he slips and Bucky dies destroying it. They then return to the future.
Notes
Continuity Notes[]
- In this issue the Avengers meet atDoctor Doom's castle to use hisTime Platform, which previously appeared inFantastic Four #23. However in that issue the Time Platform had been relocated to the Baxter Building. This continuity issue was later clarified inFantastic Four Annual #11: theTime Platform fromFantastic Four Vol 1 23 was a duplicate built byMr Fantastic, whereas the original Time Platform remained in Doom's castle.
- Though Captain America did not learn it at this time, Bucky did indeed survive, as revealed inCaptain America (Vol. 5) #8.
- The ending of the issue, whereCaptain America andBucky Barnes boardedBaron Zemo's rocket, was first partially shown inAvengers #4.
Publication Notes[]
- Cover art: pencils by Buscema, inks by Giacoia and Klein, modifications by Romita.[1]
- This story continues inAvengers Annual #2.
- References:Fantastic Four #5 andAvengers Annual #2
