(W) Mark Gruenwald & Various (A) John Romita & Various (CA) John Romita, Bob Layton. Written by BILL MANTLO* MARK GRUENWALD* STEVEN GRANT* STEVE ENGLEHART & TOM DEFALCO Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR* AL MILGROM & BOB HALL Covers by JOHN ROMITA JR. & AL MILGROM To return his fellow Elder of the Universe* the Collector* to life* the Grandmaster enters a cosmic wager with Death herself* using Earth heroes as their chess pieces! Heroes from around the world* including several never-before-seen* battle it out for nothing less than the fate of Earth itself in the Contest of Champions! Featuring every Earth hero* circa 1982! Then* Grandmaster causes more problems for the Avengers when he plans to wipe out all life in the universe* and he pits the Avengers of both coasts against each other to claim his prize! Starring 15 Avengers and special guest star* the Silver Surfer! Collecting CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS #1-3* WEST COAST AVENGERS ANNUAL #2 and AVENGERS ANNUAL #16. 168 PGS./Rated A ...$24.99