publication date: July 1983

pencil: Mike Zeck

story: Jean Marc DeMatteis

inks: John Beatty

colors: Robert Sharen

Viper's attempt to brainwash Captain America continues.
Dum Dum recovers from his heart attack just in time to be captured, while the Constrictor decides to betray Viper.
When Viper prepares to carry out her evil plan, the Constrictor attacks her, while Captain America passes the psychological check immediately.
Eventually Nomad also breaks free and destroys the balloons with poison gas, along with Viper.

publication date: April 1984

pencil: Allen Milgrom

story: Roger Stern

inks: Joseph Rubinstein & Brett Breeding

colors: Christie Scheele

Vision recovers from stasis, Captain America and Thor return.
At the end of the story, when the Beyonder machine appears for the start of "Secret Wars", the Avengers formation that intervenes is made up of Captain Marvel, Wasp, Thor, She-Hulk and Hawkeye.
Vision, Scarlet, Starfox and Mimo remain on Earth.

publication date: May 1985

pencil & story: John Byrne

inks: Bob Wiacek

colors: Andy Yanchus

Aurora shows up at the door of her brother Northstar in a bikini, looking for help.
She says she was in the boat with Walter Langkowski, but when he tried to kiss her she panicked and flew away.
While walking with Talisman, Heather sees her husband Mac in the crowd, but she can't reach him.
Northstar and Aurora ask for help from an old friend of Jean-Paul's circus, Clementine D'Arbanville.
But the woman already has her problems with a colleague, Pink Pearl, the cannon woman.
Pink Pearl took control of the circus, hiring some accomplices.
Aurora is knocked out by Pink Pearl's fat, while Northstar is immobilized by contortionist Bones.
Bochs and Jeffries test Box's new suit, which Bochs can now slip into.
Pink Pearl works for an organization that wants to cause a nuclear accident, but they have not considered the powers of the twins, who manage to free themselves.
Pink Pearl is accidentally killed by a dagger thrown by Bones.