Avengers #275 (1987)
By Roger Stern, John Buscema, Tom Palmer
Background: The Masters of Evil (Baron Zemo, Moonstone, Blackout, the Wrecking Crew, Tiger Shark, Yellowjacket, the Fixer, Mister Hyde, Absorbing Man, Titania) have conquered Avengers Mansion, capturing Jarvis, the Black Knight and Captain America. With Namor away for personal reasons, Captain Marvel imprisoned in the dark dimension and Hercules seemingly killed, the Wasp is the last Avenger standing.
So, What Happens? The Masters of Evil keep ransacking Avengers Mansion, but all Zemo is interested in is breaking Captain America's spirit. Seeing that his enemy is still confident that the Wasp will turn things around, Zemo orders the Absorbing Man and Titania to go to the hospital where she's keeping vigil on Hercules to finish her off. Meanwhile, a distraught Jan receives the visit of Scott Lang, who has succeeded Hank Pym as Ant-Man, and tearfully confesses to him that she feels responsible for what has happened. For a moment it looks like Hercules has died because from his injuries, but later the doctors find a weak pulse. Suddenly the Absorbing Man and Titania attack the hospital, a seemingly unstoppable force for Wasp and Ant-Man, but a determined Janet fights like never before, making the most of any advantage, situation and enemy weakness, so incredibly eventually the heroes triumph. Meanwhile, Zemo destroys some old photos and properties of Cap, but when that's not enough to break him, he orders Hyde to kill the prisoners starting from Jarvis, who suffers a brutal beating at the hands of Mister Hyde. What Zemo doesn't know is that the Wasp is ready for a counter-attack, and that Captain Marvel is still alive in the darkforce dimension.
