Puck takes part in a multi-national rescue mission.
I have this issue.
The terrorists are allowed to dock for repairs as Alpha
Flight, the Avengers and the People’s Protectorate plan their next move. Judd
is among those chosen by Cap to infiltrate the submarine and subdue the
terrorists. The team finds the captured British sailors and Cap has Judd take
them topside.
Notes of Interest:
1) We learn that Judd speaks Russian, and in a finer dialect
than Red Guardian.
2) Cap picked Judd for this mission “because of his size and
his expertise in such matters”.
3) The other members Cap chose for the mission are Box,
Vostok and Vision.
4) Judd takes out two of the three terrorists they meet
before finding the British crew.
WTF? Moment: I like the fact that artist Rik Levins
has Judd standing on a crate in order to look at the vessel blueprints with the
other heroes. That was a nice touch.
WTF? Moment #2: I was surprised when I read Cap’s
reasoning for choosing Judd because of his expertise. Here’s why:
1) Exactly what “expertise” does Judd have? Up to this
issue, there has been no mention of him ever facing terrorists threatening
nuclear destruction or any terrorist activity whatsoever. I’m not saying it
isn’t outside the realm of possibility that he has faced such an ordeal,
but if so, it hasn't been mentioned yet.
And more importantly…
2) Presuming Judd has faced terrorists before, how would
Cap know about it? It’s established that Judd is roughly seventy years old
at the time of this story, putting his birth around 1920, which is about when
Steve Rogers was born. It is possible that Steve, as Captain America, met a
“pre-cursed” Judd at some point during WWII. If that’s the case, then Cap may
have remembered him. It’s also possible that Cap could have read Judd’s
Avengers file beforehand, in which case they, or maybe S.H.I.E.L.D., has more
info on him than we do.
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