In the 1980s, every series touched by Roger Stern turned to gold. His tenure on The Avengers proves that-and it begins here! First, Monica Rambeau takes her place alongside Earth's Mightiest, just in time to witness the trial of Hank Pym. Then, Egghead rears his evil head, pushing Pym to the edge. The Avengers also welcome another new member, Thanos' fun-loving brother Starfox! Stern strengthens the Avengers position as the lynchpin Marvel heroes with an Annual adventure to the Inhumans' refuge on the moon and a Fantastic Four crossover drawn by John Byrne. The startling aftermath will change the Vision forever. Plus: Doctor Strange and the Scarlet Witch seek the dark power of the Book of the Darkhold! Collecting THE AVENGERS (1963) #227-235, ANNUAL (1967) #12, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL (1964) #16, DOCTOR STRANGE (1974) #60 and THE FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #256 and material from #257. "Roger Stern follows up on Jim Shooter's fall of Yellowjacket by giving us the rise of Hank Pym ..." -- Brian Cronin "Roger Stern took over two-thirds of the way through. I thought he did a great job. He's an excellent writer who doesn't get enough credit." -- Jim Shooter "The groundwork had been laid by some great writing from Jim Shooter, but Stern is the one who handled the actual [trial]. This arc also served as the platform to bring Monica Rambeau on board, who Stern had introduced in a great Amazing Spider-Man Annual . Stern is one of the few writers of his time who wrote women well: She-Hulk was just a licensing placeholder before Stern wrote her in Avengers . His work with The Wasp is probably the best that character has ever been written. He handled the relationship between Wanda and Vision with a deftness rarely seen in other books." -- Ethan Kalett "The brilliance of Stern is that you can pick up any single issue at random and find yourself engaged, fulfilled, and ready for more." -- Michel Fiffe "With great power comes great responsibility, and hopefully an even greater support system. Monica Rambeau is a superhero with all three. Becoming Captain Marvel the same week she was overlooked for a promotion to captain at her 9-to-5 job, Monica may have become a superhero overnight but she's always had the mindset with her -- something that could be the result of her support system which includes her parents and some good friends." -- Stephanie Williams "The greatest thing about Rambeau was that we got to see her evolve from a good-intentioned amateur to full-fledged superhero, and that made her one of the most relatable characters in comics as well as one of the most interesting leaders the Avengers ever had." -- Sara Century "Roger had the Midas touch with just about everything he wrote for Marvel. Spider-Man, Avengers, Hulk, Doctor Strange , you name it." -- J.M. DeMatteis