The West Coast Avengers - Vol 2 - #16 - 1987 - The Dive - (FN)

Following the intense mystical trials in Hellstrom's realm and the High Valley, issue #16 brings the team back to reality for an important structural reset. Serving as a crucial epilogue to the legendary "Under Siege" storyline from the main Avengers title, this character-driven issue seamlessly balances aquatic superhero action with deep, melancholic examinations of trauma, romance, and mental health.

The issue opens on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, where Tigra (Greer Nelson) takes a dramatic, seemingly suicidal plunge into the strait below. She safely emerges onto a boat skippered by Daimon Hellstrom and Hellcat (Patsy Walker), revealing she did it to prove a point: with her human intellect and feral tiger-soul finally integrated, she has successfully conquered her feline phobia of water.