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9. “Life Lessons”
Writers: Kurt Busiek & Roger Stern
Artists: Mark Bagley & Ron Frenz
This issue is great.
After making a brief appearance in issue 3, Black Widow shows up again to confront Mach-1 and Songbird. But instead of just arresting them, she tells them a story about the second Avengers team, the Cap’s Kooky Quartet era, which included at the time former supervillains Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, and Hawkeye. Said story is written by Roger Stern and drawn by Ron Frenz, so that’s pretty cool! And I really like this scene as a Black Widow moment. She’s a former supervillain herself, so her giving the Thunderbolts a chance to turn it around is a wonderful character beat for her.
It’s especially interesting since, later on, it will be her ex-boyfriend and partner in crime Hawkeye who will help the Thunderbolts become real heroes after Zemo leaves. Also, this issue contains a Hostess Fruit Pies ad parody that is one of my favorite pages ever in comics. It is perfect.
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