About the The Avengers Annual #20 [Direct] - Vf 8.0

"Of Moles and Mutates" Part 1 of the Subterranean Wars storyline. Plot by Paul Ryan and Peter Sanderson. Script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas. Pencils by Kevin West. Inks by Fred Fredericks. Cover by Tom Morgan. Hercules and Sersi's afternoon stroll down Broadway is interrupted by an explosion from down below! Suddenly a large hole has opened up in the pavement and hordes of Lava Men, Tyrannoids, and Moloids are pouring out! Where are these strange creatures running to? Or perhaps the better question…what are they running from?! In a matter of minutes, Earth's Mightiest Heroes arrive on Broadway and send the subterraneans scurrying back down their hole! Is this adventure over for the Avengers? Not quite. Quasar guides the team underground where in the shadows…the Mole Man, Tyrannus, and Grotesk lurk! Oh my, that's all-star collection of subsurface super-villains! Avengers Assemble! But not against that subterranean trio! Rather against Brutus and his hard-charging Deviants! Story continues in Incredible Hulk Annual 17. Cameo appearance by Kala. Avengers Lineup: Black Widow, Captain America, Hercules, Quasar, Rage, Sandman, Sersi, She-Hulk, and the Vision. Second story: "The History of Subterranea" Script by Peter Sanderson. Pencils by Jeff Moore. Inks by Bud LaRosa. The Watcher narrates the long history of Subterranea. Flashback cameos by the Celestials, Tyrannus, Black Knight (aka Sir Percy), Mole Man, Grotesk, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Ms. Marvel, the original X-Men, and the Hulk. Third story: "Burning Vision" Script by Eric Fein. Art by Michael Bair. The Vision rescues a young boy from a burning building. Fourth story: "A Wing and a Prayer" Script by Michael Higgins. Pencils by Ed Murr. Inks by Mike Bair. A terminal cancer patient intervenes in a battle between Thor and the Absorbing Man…and is miraculously cured! Cameo appearance by Odin. Fifth feature: One-page retelling of the Avengers' origin. Sixth feature: One-page pin-up of the original Avengers by Mike Mignola.