Dates
- Cover date
- July 1987
- Pages
- 36
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #281 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07148602458307
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Creators
pencils: John Buscemainks: Tom Palmerscript: Roger Stern, Mark Gruenwaldcolors: John Wellingtonletters: Gaspar Saladino
Stories
- By Gods Betrayed! · 22 pages
The Avengers learn that it was Hermes who kidnapped Hercules. They battle the Greek gods who blame the Avengers for Hercules' wounds.
Publisher’s description
Following Hercules’ disappearance, the team investigates. Fearing the worst, Thor goes up to Olympus to alert Hercules’ family. There, Thor does battle with the Greco-Roman gods, who blame the Mighty Thunderer and the Avengers for Hercules’ interest in Earth.
Characters
Steve RogersCaptain AmericaThorThor OdinsonJennifer WaltersShe-HulkHerculesMonica RambeauDane WhitmanThe Black KnightCaptain MarvelAresAnthony DruidDoctor DruidZeusDionysusHermesArtemisHephaestus
Reprinted in
Avengers: Assault on Olympus (2011), Avengers Epic Collection (2013)