Avengers #73 Feb 1970
"The Sting of the Serpent" First appearance of Monica Lynne
The Sons of the Serpent prowl New York City once again!
And the venomous hate group has a new target!

An up-and-coming singer named Monica Lynne!
But fortunately for the talented vocalist, she has a guardian angel

or perhaps better yet…a guardian panther!
The Black Panther successfully stops the serpents' abduction attempt of Monica!
However, the next day when T'Challa hunts the serpents on his own, he falls prey to the radical supremacist group!

The Sons of the Serpent have the panther! Will the Avengers be next?

Flashback cameos by Bill Foster and Captain America to recap the serpents' previous
encounter with Earth's Mightiest Heroes in Avengers 32 & 33.
Avengers Lineup: Black Panther, Goliath, Vision, Yellowjacket and the Wasp.
NOTE: This issue features a classic Marie Severin cover.
Her most well-known Avengers cover and one of the very few she penciled for the Avengers series.

Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Frank Giacoia. Inks by Sam Grainger.