The Coming Of Colossus! Only Appearance "COLOSSUS" OF (Vegan)
While Janet Van Dyne is getting exasperated with being unable to convince Henry Pym to go on another trip, Henry is busy at work trying to devise a way to allow himself to grow without the use of size changing capsules. Discovering a way via cybernetic implants in his mask, Giant-Man succeeds in size changing by mental command.
Suddenly the two heroes are visited by their fellow Avenger, Captain America. Cap explains that there is an important mission that needs work that the other Avengers are too busy to attend to. Cap then tells of reports coming from the Bura-Buru region of Africa where a small village is being terrorized by a 30 foot being called the Colossus. Although trapped on a peak, the Colossus still manages to force the people below into committing sacrifices for him. The two heroes decide to take on the mission for Captain America and soon leave in a jet for Africa.
Upon arriving in Bura-Buru, their jet is grabbed in mid-aid by the Colossus who throws it to the ground, the heroes escape via ejector seat. They then climb the peak at ant-size with the aid of a new suction-grappling hook device of Giant-Man's design. Soon reaching the top, a combination of Giant-Man's quick size changing and Wasp's stings catch the Colossus off guard. However, the constant size changing (and Giant-Man's inability to match Colossus' 30 foot height) tire out Giant-Man enough for Colossus to gain the advantage.
During the battle, Giant-Man notices a strange object that looks like a space ship on the peak, and devises a plan. However, his plan backfires, as he grows too much in too quick of a span, causing him to get dizzy and lose his power. The Colossus gets ready to throw Hank off the peak, and the Wasp finally reveals her true feelings to Hank, afraid that it may be his end. Hank however, knows that the battle really isn't over, and has the Wasp blast Colossus with a full Wasp's sting as he's throwing a punch. Then, while the bewildered (and already confused Colossus) watches, Giant-Man shrinks down so fast that Colossus thinks the hero disappeared.
Fearing that the planet he's been ordered to watch might be bewitched, Colossus flees into space. With the alien defeated the heroes return home, and the people of Bura-Buru construct a statue on the peak in honor of the heroes. Janet confronts Hank about what she told him before he was about to get thrown off the peak. Hank quickly and nervously tells her to forget it, that people say things in times of peril. Meanwhile, as the two of them go back home, Janet angrily muses to herself that she was trying to tell him that she MEANT it, and wonders if she'll ever be able to tell him how she feels.
The Magician And The Maiden! A 7-page solo Wasp adventure.
The master criminal The Magician escapes from prison and seeks revenge on the Wasp. His plan? To attack the Wasp while she visits a Wasp-inspired fashion show. Can she survive?
Story by Stan Lee & Larry Lieber
Art & Inks by Larry Lieber
Lettering by Sam Rosen
