Avengers 168 (Feb 1978) VF/NM (9.0)

To Fall by Treachery!

First Blood

Script: Jim Shooter (credited as James Shooter)

Pencils: George Pérez (credited)

Inks: Pablo Marcos (credited)

Colors: Phil Rachelson (credited as Phil Rache)

Letters: Gaspar Saladino (page one); Denise Wohl (credited)

Characters: The Avengers: Beast [Hank McCoy] (featured); Captain America [Steve Rogers] (featured); Hawkeye [Clint Barton] (featured); Iron Man [Tony Stark] (featured); Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff] (featured); Thor [Doctor Donald Blake] (featured); Two-Gun Kid [Matt Hawk]; Vision (featured); Wonder Man [Simon Williams] (featured)

Guardians of the Galaxy (Earth-691): Vance Astro (Earth-691) (guest); Charlie-27 (Earth-691) (guest); Martinex [Martinex T'Naga] (Earth-691) (guest); Nikki (Earth-691) (guest); Aleta Ogord (Earth-691) (guest); Starhawk [Stakar Ogord] (Earth-691) (guest) (death, resurrection); Yondu [Yondu Udonta] (Earth-691) (guest)

Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell] (cameo); Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange] (cameo); Henry Peter Gyrich; Edwin Jarvis; Michael Korvac (Earth-691); Peter Parker (cameo); Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd] (cameo); Carina Walters; Mary Jane Watson (cameo)