The Avengers (1963)

Captain America, Thor, and Gilgamesh visit Ellis Island, which is being refurbished. There, one of the workers assisting with the refurb discusses the injustices done to his people long before any immigrants came to the United States. The worker acts strangely when he sees someone else in the tour group that arrived with the Avengers, causing him to run away. The man in the crowd gives chase and reveals himself to be Puma. The Avengers intervene and fight with Puma, who eventually reveals that the he and the young man he is chasing, Charles Littlesky, are from the same tribe. Charles’ uncle sent Puma to retrieve him, as Charles possesses a great power. Charles claims he doesn’t have any power, that he gets headaches sometimes, but he has no power. He pleads with the Avengers not to let Puma take him.

Puma creates some distraction when he knocks over a large scaffolding, causing it to fall towards the other visitors on the island. The Avengers are forced to protect the civilians, while Puma is free to go after Charles. Charles attempts to fight back, but this releases his power, and a strange portal opens. Voices can be heard through the portal, and from it, the villains known as the U-Foes emerge. The U-Foes knock back the Avengers, Puma, and Charles. The U-Foes recall their origin and how they came to be trapped in the interdimensional Crossroads. The U-Foes are surprisingly powerful against the Avengers, causing Puma to be torn as to whether he should be helping the Avengers deal with Charles. He decides his priority is Charles and heads to find him. The U-Foes go after Puma, preventing him from reaching the unconscious Charles. The battle is a long and tense one, with the Avengers and Puma working side by side against the U-Foes.

When the U-Foes are finally defeated, Charles starts to make his getaway. Puma chases him, but Captain America stops Puma. Thor confronts Charles, who panics and escapes through a portal. Puma argues with the Avengers before escaping and warning that if they want to catch him, it will not be that easy.

The U-Foes are then taken away to the Vault, while Captain America makes an interesting remark about Charles.

Notes
The first appearance of Charles Little Sky, a mutant who will become known as Portal. He returns in Darkhawk #5 and remains a supporting character in that book for a time.

The U-Foes debuted in Incredible Hulk (2nd series) #254 and appeared semi-regularly in that title thereafter before becoming trapped in the Crossroads in Incredible Hulk (2nd series) #305.

The U-Foes return in Avengers West Coast #53.

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