AVENGERS #334 & #335

"FIRST ENCOUNTER"
Story: Bob Harras | Pencils: Andy Kubert | Inks: Tom Palmer
Letters: John Costanza | Colors: Christie Scheele
Editor: Howard Mackie | Editor-in-Chief: Tom DeFalco

The Plot: On the moon, Quicksilver and the Inhumans Karnak and Timberius, along with one of the Inhumans' Alpha Primitive servants, investigate a recently crashed spacecraft near the Watcher's citadel. Quicksilver decides the Avengers may be interested in the ship and attempts to signal them, but a force field seals him and his friends into a bubble with the ship just as he activates the call. Seconds later, the group is confronted by creatures called the Brethren, led by the sinister Thane Ector.

On Earth, the Avengers receive a brief snippet of Quicksilver's signal. Moments later, the Inhuman princess (and estranged wife of Quicksilver) Crystal appears with her teleporting dog, Lockjaw, to enlist the Avengers' aid. The team flies a Quinjet to the moon, where they are greeted by Black Bolt and Medusa outside the force field. The Inhumans attempt to break through, but fail. Quasar and Sersi then make an attempt of their own.

Meanwhile, inside the field, Thane Ector has beaten Quicksilver in an attempt to interrogate him. When Ector turns his attention to Timberius, the Inhuman tells him that Earth is nearby. Ector perpares to execute Quicksilver, but the Alpha Primitive jumps in and is killed instead. Just then, the field disappears and the Avengers and Inhumans arrive. After a brief skirmish, the Brethren teleport away. The Watcher appears leads the Avengers in exploring the crashed ship. Inside, the heroes find a collection of beings from various civilzations, and then they locate the ship's master: the Collector, in agony following a fight with Thane Ector.

SUPERMAN #19 & ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #442

“THE POWER THAT FAILED!”
Story & Pencils: John Byrne | Coloring: Petra Scotese | Lettering: John Costanza
Assistant Editing: Renee Witterstaetter | Editing: Michael Carlin
and welcome aboard to Odd-Inker: John Beatty

“POWER PLAY”
Scripting/Penciling/Co-Plotting: John Byrne & Jerry Ordway | Inking: Andy Kubert
Lettering: Albert de Guzman | Colorist: Anthony Tollin
Assistant Editing: Renee Witterstaetter | Editing: Michael Carlin

The Plot: (SUPERMAN 19) A spacecraft lands in the river near Metropolis, boiling the water. Superman arrives at the waterfront soon after and chats with Maggie Sawyer, then heads under the sea to check out the ship, which contains empty stasis pods and is otherwise unoccupied. While investigating, Superman suddenly loses his ability to hold his breath and survive underwater for an extended period.

Superman returns to the Daily Planet for a bit, then meets with Maggie again and goes out on patrol, stopping a Professor Kilgrave from escaping prison and losing his power of flight in the process. Then, unable to fly, he attempts to leave the prison by running across water, but his super-speed cuts out as well. Superman makes it to shore with the aid of a passing steamer, then deduces that his powers are failing every time he uses one. He tests this theory with X-ray vision, which shuts off as well. Then a semi truck rams Superman, costing him his power of invulnerability. Immediately after, he’s attacked by a creature called Dreadnaught.