This is "From a Different Point of View," a feature where I discuss a comic book series with another writer. In this case, it is Eileen Gonzalez who will be going over the history of the Avengers with me, story by story!

When last we checked in with our heroes in in Avengers #85, "The World is Not For Burning!" by Roy Thomas, John Buscema and Frank Giacoia, the Black Knight was trying to destroy his Ebony Blade when he was attacked by the forces of Arkon (who was being manipulated by the Enchantress) Black Knight was captured and his cries somehow rang out to the Scarlet Witch, who rallied the other Avengers to try to help their comrade. Before they could even do so, the Enchantress teleported Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Goliath and Vision to Arkon's world and the Avengers were captured. Then Thor and Black Panther showed up, with Thor teleporting them there and they freed the Avengers and defeated Enchantress and Arkon realized he was a sucker and let them all go.

However, Vision, Quicksilver, Goliath and Scarlet Witch got detoured to...a whole other dimension?!?

Brian Cronin: Buscema and Giacoia do a good job with how disturbing it is to see the people, like, melting into the street, right?

Brian Cronin: That was some good horror work there.

Eileen Gonzalez: Yeah, it's so creepy.

Eileen Gonzalez: And I like the little semi-fake out, where Wanda seems to bring them back home but something is still clearly wrong

Brian Cronin: I like how, once again, no one knows how Scarlet Witch's powers work.

Brian Cronin: "Uh, yeah, her hex sphere, like, does SOMEthing."

Eileen Gonzalez: It does whatever the plot needs it to do. Today it reverses time. Neat!

Brian Cronin: And makes them solid in another dimension!

Eileen Gonzalez: So now they can go to Avengers Mansion and once again be attacked by their own security. At least they have a real excuse this time.

Brian Cronin: It's weird how even in other worlds

Brian Cronin: The citizens are oddly credulous

Brian Cronin: We KNOW that there are superheroes on this world

Brian Cronin: And yet the news guy sees Clint and he's, like, "What, is the circus in town?"

Eileen Gonzalez: Some things are just a constant.

Eileen Gonzalez: So polite of Nighthawk to introduce himself for no reason like that.

Brian Cronin: Ha! Right?

Brian Cronin: Also, Avengers Mansion is just apparently inherently a home for superheroes no matter what?

Brian Cronin: What's up with THAT?

Brian Cronin: Also, how oddly subtle was the President Humphrey hint?

Brian Cronin: You can barely read it!

Eileen Gonzalez: Oh wow, I never even saw that. I never got past BANK.

Eileen Gonzalez: But it makes sense that they'd have a close-up of the newspaper for a reason.

Brian Cronin: Yeah, but they definitely didn't put it front and center for some reason.

Brian Cronin: It sort of defeated its own purpose

Eileen Gonzalez: As for the mansion, it makes me wonder who owns it in this universe. I suppose one of the Squadron must be a millionaire who had the same idea as Tony.

Eileen Gonzalez: About leasing the mansion out to the team.

Brian Cronin: I thiiiiiiiiiink Kyle Richmond is a millionaire in this universe

Brian Cronin: So I guess it's his home

Brian Cronin: Which makes sense that he would be the one to meet them.

Brian Cronin: How silly is Clint's obsession with Nighthawk saying he never met him before?

Brian Cronin: "I need to prove he's lying!"

Brian Cronin: Who cares, Clint? Who cares?

Eileen Gonzalez: I think you mentioned a couple issues ago about how the newer members have been getting the spotlight lately, and stuff like this proves it. We are in desperate need of an All About Clint arc to clear up his many, many issues.

Brian Cronin: I guess it's time to note that this issue, of course, was another one of those weird mini-crossovers DC and Marvel kept having at the time.

Brian Cronin: Because all of the writers hung out with each other.

Brian Cronin: So here, Thomas has the Avengers go to an alternate reality and basically meet the Justice League

Brian Cronin: While meanwhile, Mike Friedrich was having the Justice League got to an alternate reality where they basically meet the Avengers.

Brian Cronin: And so here, the Squadron Sinister is no longer Sinister.

Brian Cronin: And they have more members, matching Justice League members, with us now meeting Hawkeye (Green Arrow), American Eagle (Hawkman), Tom Thumb (Atom) and the un-named at the moment Lady Lark (Black Canary).

Brian Cronin: I totally forgot that Golden Archer was originally called Hawkeye

Eileen Gonzalez: I gotta say, these new Squadron members have some truly heinous costumes.

Eileen Gonzalez: American Eagle looks like he tried two different looks at the same time and they are both bad.

Brian Cronin: Yeah, it's STUNNINGLY bad

Brian Cronin: Buscema presumably designed Vision's costume, which ruled

Brian Cronin: And Yellowjacket's costume, which is good

Brian Cronin: But then these ones are awful.

Eileen Gonzalez: And that's before they start talking. American Eagle won't shut up about the commies and Hawkeye's accent is hilarious.

Brian Cronin: Yeah, it's kind of weird how poorly they come off

Brian Cronin: I would think for a secret crossover

Brian Cronin: They'd be portrayed a little bit nicer.

Brian Cronin: I love how long it takes for the Avengers to figure out that they're on another Earth.

Brian Cronin: "Ohhhhhh...Cosmopolis, I get it now!"

Brian Cronin: You should gotten it hours ago, dude!

Eileen Gonzalez: They're not real insightful, are they?

Eileen Gonzalez: Like when Clint is suddenly blinded and then causes all that destruction as he panics? Just stand still a moment, would you!?

Brian Cronin: "I NEED LIGHT!"

Brian Cronin: "IF I SMASH ENOUGH BUILDINGS, I'LL GET LIGHT!"

Eileen Gonzalez:

I was just reading a future Thor issue where a non-hero character was blinded and he reacted way better than this. For shame, Clint.

Brian Cronin: None of the fights here make any sense

Brian Cronin: Hawkeye takes Vision down with an arrow just...cuz

Brian Cronin: Lady Lark takes out Scarlet WItch

Brian Cronin: But then Scarlet Witch just gets right back up (?!) and attacks back

Brian Cronin: And somehow sound can't escape a hex sphere (?!)

Brian Cronin: The whole thing is so out of there.

Eileen Gonzalez: It's laughably obvious they'll only let the women attack other women, which doesn't help at all.

Brian Cronin: The one upside here is that when they explain themselves to Nighthawk, he believes them.

Brian Cronin: That was cool.

Eileen Gonzalez: Truly refreshing

Brian Cronin: But now they have to take on Doctor Spectrum, Hyperion and Whizzer, soo...

Brian Cronin: Well...

Brian Cronin: It's times like these that you just wished you stayed in your home dimension

Brian Cronin: And gave out some toys to some tots.

Eileen Gonzalez: Or that you had teammates that came to your rescue instead of shrugging off your disappearance.

Brian Cronin: "Where? Where? Where?"

Brian Cronin: As he just keeps on handing out toys

Eileen Gonzalez: Those kids think they've got problems. Wait'll they meet the kid in the next issue!

Brian Cronin: Haha

Next time, we meet the rest of the Squadron Supreme! Feel free to write us at brianc@cbr.com if you have thoughts about this issue or the Avengers of this era, in general!