"Unchain My Heart" Script by Glenn Herdling. Pencils by M.C. Wyman. Inks by Sandu Florea. Cover by M.C. Wyman and Al Milgrom.
Earth's Mightiest Heroes escort the powerful Nefarius back to his cell at the Vault! The psychotic super-villain should be upset to go back into confinement, but he's actually overjoyed! Why? Because now he can continue his quest to destroy his hated foe (and fellow Vault prisoner): Moonstone! When Nefarius and Dr. Karla Sofen (aka Moonstone) make eye contact in the cell block, chaos erupts! And the mixed-up mêlée among the Avengers, Nefarius, Moonstone, and the Guardsmen begins! Who will emerge victorious at the Vault? Cover price 99 cents. Cameo appearance by the Grey Gargoyle. Avengers Lineup: Black Widow, Giant-Man, Hercules, and the Vision. (Notes: Moonstone appears next in Thunderbolts 1. Nefarious previously appeared in Captain America 443. The Avengers Unplugged series ran for 6 issues and was published bi-monthly. The stories and artwork were generally considered over-the-top when compared to issues of the primary Avengers title. A second printing exists for this issue.)
32 pages Cover price $0.99.
"The Day Gravity Went Wild" Script by Glenn Herdling. Pencils by M.C. Wyman. Inks by Sandu Florea. Cover by M.C. Wyman and Sandu Florea.
Graviton goes berserk in the grand canyon state! An emergency call from Arizona interrupts Deathcry's quiet afternoon on monitor duty at Avengers Mansion! And shortly thereafter four of Earth's Mightiest Heroes fly west to tackle their familiar foe! Bombarding Graviton with Pym Particles seems to be the best way to stop him! But that's actually what the crazed villain wants! Can the Avengers win their desert duel with Graviton? Avengers Lineup: Deathcry, Giant-Man, Hercules, and the Vision. Second feature: 2-page preview and outline of the Crossing storyline currently taking place in the Avengers, Force Works, and Iron Man titles. (Notes: Graviton returns in Thunderbolts 17. This issue includes an obvious flub on page 16 of the story.)
32 pages. Cover price $0.99.
"Ladies Nite!" Script by Mike Lackey. Pencils by M.C. Wyman. Inks by Sandu Florea. Cover by M.C. Wyman and Sandu Florea.
One of the most outlandish Avengers stories of the 1990's! Crystal and Natasha enjoy a night out on the town until they bump into the Super-Android (model F-4)! This crazy construct has recently battled the Thing and is itching for a rematch! But right now the enraged android must settle for the Inhuman elemental and the Black Widow…in their mini-dresses and high heels no less! The delectable duo demonstrates powers and abilities (never seen before) to flummox the powerful robot…and make this a night to remember! Second feature: 2-page update of the ongoing events in the Crossing storyline plus a preview of the Timeslide mission. Third feature: 1-page Avengers data file summary of Captain America. Cameo appearances by Johnny Storm, Lyja, the Absorbing Man, and Code: Blue. Flashback cameos by Captain America and the Super-Adaptoid. (Notes: This story takes place before the events of "The Crossing." This issue was also published as the 'flip book' to Untold Tales of Spider-Man 6.)
32 pages. Cover price $0.99.
"The Old Ball and Chain" Script by Glenn Herdling. Pencils by John Statema. Inks by Scott Koblish. Cover by John Statema.
It's the super-villain wedding of the year! Titania and the Absorbing Man are tying the knot! And all their rowdy friends have come for the festive occasion! But before the nuptials can begin, some unwelcome guests show up at the ceremony: Earth's Mightiest wedding crashers! Despite the good intentions of the Absorbing Man and his bride, the Avengers cannot let all the bad guys roam free! However the wedding party is just fine with exchanging blows before exchanging vows! So the wedding day donnybrook is set: Earth's Mightiest Heroes vs. the Wrecker, Thunderball, Bulldozer, Piledriver, Hydro-Man, Brothers Grimm, Klaw, Mister Hyde, Screaming Mimi, Stilt-Man, Angar, Volcana, and the Wizard! Will the Avengers regret their RSVP? Cameo appearances by the Dreadknight and Molecule Man. Avengers Lineup: Black Widow, Crystal, Deathcry, Giant-Man, Hercules, She-Hulk, and the Vision. (Notes: The Absorbing Man and Titania met in the first Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Limited Series (1984). Two of their best side-by-side battles took place in Amazing Spider-Man 283 and Avengers 275 respectively. This issue was also published as the 'flip book' to Untold Tales of Spider-Man 8.)
32 pages. Cover price $0.99.
"Legacies" Script by Glenn Herdling. Pencils by M.C. Wyman. Inks by Sandu Florea and Tom Palmer. Cover by M.C. Wyman and Sandu Florea.
Captain Marvel (aka Monica Rambeau) falls under the control of the Controller! And the diabolical super-villain commands her to capture the son of the first Captain Marvel! To that end the former avenger zooms to Titan and ambushes Starfox and Legacy (aka Genis-vell)! When Monica returns to Earth with Legacy, the battle of (captain) marvels begins! Will the Controller get his long-awaited revenge? Or will the Avengers take control before it's too late? Avengers Lineup: Captain Marvel, Deathcry, Starfox, and the Vision. (Notes: This is the best issue of the short Avengers Unplugged series. The Controller's history with the first Captain Marvel goes back to the classic Captain Marvel (1st series) issues 28-30. The splash page includes brief biographies of Starfox, Deathcry, and the Vision. Monica Rambeau changes her superhero name to Photon. This issue was also published as the 'flip book' to Untold Tales of Spider-Man 10.)
32 pages. Cover price $0.99.
Cover by MARC SILVESTRI. Dark Reign - Dark Avengers/X-Men Utopia: Part 1 of 6 - Written by MATT FRACTION Pencils by MARC SILVESTRI
The Dark Avengers take on the Uncanny X-Men! Kicking off the 6-part crossover event, rising star Matt Fraction (UNCANNY X-MEN, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN) is joined by X-artist supreme Marc Silvestri (X-MEN: MESSIAH COMPLEX, CIVIL WAR: THE INITIATIVE ONE-SHOT) to bring you a story that shakes the foundations of the Marvel Universe. When mutant riots break out in San Francisco, Norman Osborn declares martial law and sends the Dark Avengers in to quell the riots and take down the X-Men. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Don't miss the first Avengers/X-Men crossover in over 15 years!
48 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99 Cover price $3.99.
Domination Factor Part 2 of 8 - "The Praxis Agenda" Script by Jerry Ordway. Pencils by Jerry Ordway. Inks by Dennis Janke. Cover by Jerry Ordway and Dennis Janke.
Earth's Mightiest Heroes respond to the sudden appearance of a 100-foot tall wooden creature standing in the Hudson River! And the twin to this colossal construct is standing several miles away in the East River! Together they are known as the Harbingers of the Everlasting Winter! The Avengers attack the mysterious creature in the Hudson, but can only fight it to a standstill. Then Doctor Strange unexpectedly appears and tells the heroes about the dire situation at hand! A powerful artifact called the "golden apple" has been sliced into 8 pieces and sent backward in time. And now each avenger must treacherously travel into his or her past and find one of the pieces! Godspeed to Earth's Mightiest!
40 pages. Cover price $2.50.
Domination Factor Part 4 of 8 - "Strange Tales" Script by Jerry Ordway. Pencils by Jerry Ordway. Inks by Dennis Janke. Cover by Jerry Ordway and Dennis Janke.
The first avenger to go back in time to search for one of the eight slices of the golden apple is Iron Man! And unfortunately, Shell-Head must travel to a very low point in his life: his second battle with alcoholism (circa Iron Man 176). Can Tony Stark find a piece of the apple while struggling to stay sober? In the meantime, the next avenger to return to the past is the Scarlet Witch! And Wanda has been thrown into a very turbulent time in her life: when she and Pietro rejoined Magneto's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (see Avengers 1st series #49 and #53). Will the young witch find a golden slice while the Avengers battle the original X-Men? And finally, Thor and Captain America begin their quests into the past with danger all around!
32 pages. Cover price $2.50.
Domination Factor Part 6 of 8 - "Seeds of Change" Script by Jerry Ordway. Pencils by Jerry Ordway. Inks by Dennis Janke. Cover by Jerry Ordway and Dennis Janke.
Captain America is back in WWII trying to prevent the Wehrmacht from tunneling under the English Channel (as originally depicted in Sgt. Fury (1963) #13). But Cap is supposed to be looking for a slice of the mystical golden apple! Will the surprising arrival of the original Human Torch (aka the future Vision) help or hurt his quest? Meanwhile, Thor has gone back in time to his younger days in Asgard (circa Thor 1st series 109). And he finds himself smack dab in the middle of a fight against Loki and the Mountain Giants! But luckily, the Son of Odin locates a golden slice during the battle! However the thunder god's journey to his youth has inadvertently changed the past! So when the five avengers return to the present time in New York, they find the city very different from when they left! What in the world has happened? Story continues in Domination Factor Fantastic Four #4.7.
40 pages. Cover price $2.50.
Domination Factor Part 8 of 8 - "The Domination Factor" Guest-starring the Fantastic Four. Script by Jerry Ordway. Pencils by Jerry Ordway. Inks by Dennis Janke. Cover by Jerry Ordway and Dennis Janke.
Story continues from Domination Factor Fantastic Four #4.7. Thanks to the restored golden apple, Queen Knorda rules the Earth with Loki the Trickster by her side! The Avengers and the Fantastic Four are still present on this remade Earth, but their memories of their past lives are fading by the hour! Auspiciously, the heroes still have their powers; and Reed Richards recalls that a time travel device exists inside Praxis' New York headquarters. Is going back in time to Asgard the key to victory? Sometimes seeds planted in the past bear odd fruit. Avengers (and FF) Assemble! Appearances by Odin and Hela. (Notes: Dan Jurgens is credited as a co-plotter of the series. The Domination Factor events take place after the conclusion of the Ultron Unlimited saga in Avengers (3rd series) #22.)
32 pages. Cover price $2.50.
"Hot Shots Avengers" Designed by Dawn Geiger. Introductory essay by Peter Sanderson. Wraparound painted cover by Kieron Dwyer.
This special one-shot issue features numerous foldout posters and pin-ups of the original Avengers including Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Ant-Man, the Wasp, and the Hulk. Artists include Ken Barr, John Estes, Jeff Johnson, Joe Jusko, Colin MacNeil, Paul Mounts, Earl Norem, Mike Ross, Bill Sienkiewicz, Ken Steacy, Ty Templeton, Mike Vosburg, and Mike Zeck. One of the pin-ups depicts Captain America at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. (Notes: This issue includes a full-page ad for the Last Avengers Story. Printed on glossy paper.)
32 pages. Cover price $2.95.
Written by KURT BUSIEK; Wraparound cover & art by GEORGE PÉREZ THE EVENT 20 YEARS IN THE MAKING!·WITH APPEARANCES BY EVERY AVENGER & JLA MEMBER ... EVER!
THE WAIT IS OVER! The most eagerly anticipated comic book crossover of all time has finally arrived, with alternating Prestige Format issues by Marvel & DC Comics! What cataclysmic threat could endanger two universes - and dwarf the combined power of both Earth's Mightiest Heroes and the World's Greatest Super-Heroes?
48 PGS./PRESTIGE FORMAT/MARVEL PG...$5.95 UPC: 5960605369-00111 Cover price $5.95.
WRITTEN BY KURT BUSIEK; ART AND COVER BY GEORGE PÉREZ
Celebrate the finale of the biggest crossover in comics history! The World's Greatest team-up of Earths' Mightiest Heroes climaxes with the fate of both universes hanging in the balance! This one is crammed full of everything you read comics for.
Cover price $5.95.
The Kree-Skrull War Starring the Avengers. Part 2 of 2. This special edition reprints Avengers (1963 1st series) #95, #96, and #97. New wraparound cover by Bob Budiansky and Tom Palmer.
The Avengers blast off into outer space to stop the Kree-Skrull War and save the Earth. Rick Jones and the great super-heroes of the golden age will lead the way to victory. Avengers #95: "Something Inhuman This Way Comes!" Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Neal Adams. Inks by Tom Palmer. Avengers #96: "The Andromeda Swarm!" Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Neal Adams. Inks by Tom Palmer. Avengers #97: "Godhood's End!" Script by Roy Thomas. Plot assist by Neal Adams. Pencils by John Buscema. Inks by Tom Palmer. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Goliath, Iron Man, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Vision. Appearances by the Inhumans, Captain Marvel, Annihilus, Ronan the Accuser, and the Supreme Intelligence. (Notes: This two-part series was the first reprinting of the classic Kree-Skrull War. The back inside cover displays the covers to Avengers #95 thru #97. There are not any advertisements inside. Full color.)
64 pages. Cover price $2.50.
Written by Jim Zub. Art by Ariel Olivetti. Cover by Stonehouse. HULK STARS IN THE SMASHING PREQUEL TO THE UPCOMING VIDEO GAME, MARVEL'S AVENGERS!
The adventure leading to MARVEL'S AVENGERS rages on, with an all-new story leading directly into the events of the highly anticipated video game! As the incredible HULK, the monstrous alter ego of scientist BRUCE BANNER, he's done good for the world. But with the virtually uncontrollable, gigantic green rage monster always bubbling under his skin, Banner has teamed up with an inquisitive scientist in an attempt to regulate the beast once and for all. As their experiments go deeper, a catastrophic event may spell the end for more than just Banner's curse! Witness crucial incidents and intrigue in the saga tied to the earthshaking events in the MARVEL'S AVENGERS game next year!
28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.
This issue covers Avengers (1st series) 1 thru 60 and Annuals 1 & 2. Each issue reviewed in the index has a half-page summary and reprint of the original cover.
Index reviewers and contributors include Mark Gruenwald, George Olshevsky, Peter Sanderson, and Murray Ward. Cover by Ray Lago. The wraparound cover portrays the silver age Avengers including the original five and Rick Jones. Also depicted on the cover are long-time villains such as Baron Zemo, Kang, Loki, and Ultron. The front inside cover contains an essay from Murray Ward describing the format of the index. The back inside cover features a character cross-index by Ronald Bialkowski. (Notes: This is the second Avengers Index published by Marvel. The first one was published in 1987 in square bound binding, but only covered up to issue 145. There are six issues in the 1994 Avengers Index.)
32 pages Cover price $1.95.
This issue covers Avengers (1st series) 61 thru 122 and Annuals 3 thru 5.
Each issue reviewed in the index has a half-page summary and reprint of the original cover. Index reviewers and contributors include Timothy Adams, Peter Garcia, Doug Highsmith, Chuck Huber, and Murray Ward. Cover by Stuart Immonen and Wade Von Grawbadger. The wraparound cover features a montage of favorite avengers and their classic foes including Kang, Magneto, and Ultron. Both the front and back inside covers continue the character cross-index by Ronald Bialkowski.
32 pages Cover price $1.95.
