"Hostages to Fortunes" Guest-starring the Fantastic Four. Double-Sized
issue. Script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas. Pencils by Herb Trimpe. Inks
by Herb Trimpe and Charles Barnett III (assists). Cover by Herb Trimpe.
The Avengers and the Fantastic Four spend the day at a new amusement park in
Los Angeles! The superhero teams have come to the park for the benefit of
Franklin Richards and Rachel Carpenter! And everybody is having a great
time until they're drawn into a war between the powerful femizon from the
future, Thundra, and the warlord Arkon! The FF and Earth's Mightiest Heroes
can't stop the conflict, so they must take sides! The end of the battle
royal will shock everyone! Avengers Lineup: Hawkeye, Iron Man, Living
Lightning, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Woman, Wonder Man, and the U.S. Agent.
(Notes: Arkon and Thundra appear next in Avengers 358 & 359. They meet
their ultimate fate in JLA Avengers (2003) #1. This issue was reprinted in
2012 in the trade paperback: Avengers West Coast Along Came A
Spider-Woman.) 48 pages
Cover price $1.50.