"The Assassin Never Fails!"
Chapter 2 "The Better to Kill Them with!"
Chapter Three "Nothing Our Own But Death"
Various members, both new and old of the Avengers maintain a vigil for Captain America at the hospital. Despite their vaunted powers, each one of them is held in the range of a would-be sniper's scope.
The attack is recalled by the Assassin, who is literally calling the shots on this operation. The hooded hired killer plays a longer game.
Donald Blake, the mortal guise of Thor, God of Thunder, performs a crucial operation on Captain America to save the Star-Spangled shield-slinger's life. Iron Man, trying to cover all the bases, has an LMD (Life Model Decoy) of Thor in attendance to pre-empt anyone concluding that Blake is actually Thor.
The wily Assassin still makes the connection, and attempts to take out Blake in the O.R.
The revived Avengers manage to stop the murder, and the Assassin's identity is revealed.
Fill-In story over two issues, originally intended for a Giant-Size Special.
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