The Sons of the Serpent frame Black Panther for a series of crimes in order to fuel racial tension in the city. The Avengers help their teammate out by creating an elaborate ruse against the secret society.
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(Cover Date: March, 1970)
Summary: While the Black Panther is being held in chains by the Sons of the Serpent, an imposter has been attacking businesses that support the Sons of the Serpent. The Avengers feel compelled to go find their missing "teammate". The Wasp spots the "Panther" robbing a jewelry store & summons the others. When the Avengers are closing in, the "Panther" is rescued by a craft using gas grenades. The Avengers zero in on the TV studio that the Supreme Serpent is broadcasting from to the nation. The imposter Panther is unmasked & revealed to be a anti-white black man. The real Panther is freed by the Vision & takes a mask off the imposter to reveal he is actually white. It is then revealed that the there are tw more