Editing Greatest Avenger Villains 1888 (section)

==Executioner==
:  Skurge
:: Joined Masters of Evil: Avengers 7
:: Skurge the Executioner was one of the most formidable and feared warriors in all of Asgard, but he frequently fell out of favour due to his alliance with the opportunistic Amora, the Enchantress, whom he loved obsessively. His participation in her plot against Thor led to Skurge and Amora being exiled to Earth, where they became members of Baron Zemo's original Masters of Evil to menace Thor and his fellow Avengers. The Masters disbanded after Zemo's death, and the Executioner deserted the Enchantress for a time since he realized how disdainfully she used him, but he always returned to her side eventually, participating in all manner of sinister plots. Ironically, the Executioner died heroically when he sacrificed his life to help Thor free mortals who had been wrongfully imprisoned in Hel; to the surprise of many, Amora truly mourned Skurge's death. Asgard now remembers him as a hero, and Skurge's spirit resides contentedly in Valhalla, the realm of Asgard's honored dead.
::: '''Avengers Appearances''': Avengers 7 (joined MOE, defeated by Avengers); Avengers 9-10, 15-16 (as member of MOE, battled and defeated by Avengers); Avengers Annual 1 (battled Avengers as ally of the Mandarin); Avengers 83 (deserted Enchantress); Avengers 157, 249 (behind the scenes); Avengers Annual 16 (battled Thor as member of Grandmaster's Legion of the Unliving).