The Extremists, Pt. 2 of 5. Cover By John Cassaday John Ney Rieber (w)/Trevor Hairsine (p)/ Danny Miki (i)
The line between hero and ally blurs as Captain America faces someone whose goal is the same as his but whose methods are very different! "Extremists" continues ? with art by the new Marvel Knights' star, Trevor Hairsine (Cla$$war)!
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"Baron Ground" Fighting Chance Part 8 of 12. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Dario Carrasco. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Dave Hoover.
Somewhere in the middle of Mexico, Cap and Diamondback are in deep trouble! Baron Zemo along with his new wife, Baroness Heike, (and their twenty or so adopted children) have the star-spangled avenger and his lady on the run! After Zemo's grotesque Plastoids capture the brave duo, it looks like the Living Legend and Diamondback are headed for a permanent siesta! However unknown to all, the new heroine Free Spirit has infiltrated Zemo's castle! She's looking for Superia, but she's going to find a lot more than that! Is Free Spirit ready for her first adventure into the superhero business? Flashback cameos by Spider-Man and Silver Sable. (Notes: Baroness Heike Zemo previously appeared in the Spider-Man Fear Itself graphic novel published in 1992. This issue includes a 12-page advertising insert: "The Ultimate Trading Card" featuring current NFL quarterbacks. Art by Greg Fox.)
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Cop Out" Fighting Chance Part 6 of 12. Guest-starring the Black Widow. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Dave Hoover. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Dave Hoover.
Inside Damon Dran's New Orleans mansion, the shield-slinger is down and Americop is out! Moments earlier Cap barged into the sprawling complex to rescue Diamondback and Moonhunter! While Americop busted in…to just bust heads! However both the hero and the anti-hero fell in their fight against Dran's muscle-bound goons! But during the mêlée, Diamondback slipped away and made a call for help back to Avengers Mansion! And now Cap's leading lady and the Black Widow charge into the fray to save the star-spangled avenger! Will Diamondback and the widow be able to take down Damon Dran? And also avoid Americop's line of fire? It's a wild night down on the bayou! Brief origin of Americop. (Notes: Americop returns many years later in Thunderbolts Desperate Measures 1 (published in 2007). This issue includes a one-page pin-up featuring Captain America and the Red Skull by Danta Bastiamomi and Ralph Cabrera. The pin-up promotes the upcoming release of the Streets of Poison trade paperback.)
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"The Beaten Path" Fighting Chance Part 5 of 12. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Dave Hoover. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Dave Hoover.
All roads lead to the Crescent City! After receiving a distress call from Diamondback, the star-spangled avenger calls off his search for Americop and makes a beeline to New Orleans! And that's a very good decision because Diamondback and Moonhunter have gotten themselves into hot water down on the bayou! Cap's two friends are unwelcome guests at the mansion of Damon Dran and surrounded by Golddigger, Kono Sanada, and a host of muscle men! Auspiciously though, the Living Legend arrives at the right time! But so does Americop! Cap is there to help! Americop is there to kill! The wild three-way shootout is coming next issue!
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"Policing the Nation" Fighting Chance Part 4 of 12. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Dave Hoover. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Dave Hoover.
There's a new sheriff in town! Or rather a new cop in town! Americop! And like the Punisher, this vigilante dishes out his own brand of lethal justice! On a cool night in Kentucky, Americop runs into his first bona fide American superhero! However the Living Legend is not at full strength due to the deteriorating super-soldier serum! Can a weakened shield-slinger put the cuffs on Americop? And elsewhere Diamondback and Zack Moonhunter travel to New Orleans looking for Snapdragon. They don't find her, but they do find trouble! First appearance of Americop.
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"Fire" Part 2 of 3. Plot by Rob Liefeld. Script by Jeph Loeb. Pencils by Rob Liefeld. Inks by Jonathan Sibal and Lary Stucker. Cover by Rob Liefeld and Jonathan Sibal.
At the World Party's headquarters in Philadelphia, Captain America and Sam Wilson are prisoners of the Red Skull and Master Man! However when the skull taunts Cap about joining the World Party, the Living Legend breaks free of his chains! And his rematch vs. Crossbones begins! Meanwhile, Rikki Barnes is snooping around the World Party's cathedral looking for her brother! And luckily, she finds him! But unluckily, she finds the Red Skull next!
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"Patriotism" Part 1 of 3. Plot by Rob Liefeld. Script by Jeph Loeb. Pencils by Rob Liefeld. Inks by Jonathan Sibal and Lary Stucker. Cover by Rob Liefeld and Jonathan Sibal.
Nick Fury takes Steve Rogers onboard the SHIELD Helicarrier, so the Living Legend can pick up his familiar red, white, and blue uniform and meet his new co-workers! Several days later, Cap travels to Arlington National Cemetery to visit Abe Wilson's grave and talk to Abe's son, Sam Wilson. But the star-spangled avenger's visit is violently interrupted by Crossbones! And suddenly the reborn Cap's first big test is here! Cameo appearances by Master Man and the Heroes Reborn versions of Dum Dum Dugan, Sharon Carter, and the Red Skull.
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"Orphan" Part 2 of 2. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Jim Calafiore. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Jim Calafiore and Rey Garcia.
Deep in the Australian Outback, Force Works chases a dream! But this dream is actually an alien nightmare (aka Orphan) that turns sweet dreams into scary realities! As Dreamguard leads FW closer to the alien, the heroes drift off into dreamland! Will Force Works wake up in time? Second story: "Sense of Loss" Part 2 of 2. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Jim Calafiore. Inks by Rey Garcia. Force Works and Earth's Mightiest Heroes gather to commemorate the life and times of the man of wonder, Simon Williams.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Dreamtime" Part 1 of 2. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Jim Calafiore. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Jim Calafiore and Rey Garcia.
Force Works is on the move to the land down under! The chaos computer reports a problem developing in Queensland, Australia! And sure enough strange and grotesque creatures are rampaging through a local town! When FW descends into the city, they discover that the monsters are actually psychic manifestations…from somebody's dream! Truly bizarre! However, a new Aussie superhero called Dreamguard says the answer to the dream-driven mystery lies in the outback! And that's where Shell-head, Spider-Woman, Century, Wanda, and the agent are going next! First appearance of Dreamguard. Cameo appearance by Orphan. Second story: "Memorial" Part 1 of 2. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Jim Calafiore. Inks by Rey Garcia. Spider-Woman and the Scarlet Witch prepare to attend the memorial service for Wonder Man (aka Simon Williams).
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Tidings of Comfort and Joy" Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Stu Johnson. Inks by Don Hudson. Cover by Dave Taylor and Rey Garcia.
The ordeal with the Mandarin is over. And now it's time to celebrate Force Works-style! Tony Stark throws a party at the team's Ventura headquarters and invites many former friends and colleagues to attend! The purpose of the party is two-fold. First, to recognize Force Works' recent accomplishments; and second, to give Tony a chance to apologize to his friends for his deceptive behavior in the past several months. But one of the guests is not receptive to Iron Man's apology! The Avengers' former ace archer…Hawkeye! Clint is still bitter over the break-up of the west coast team; and some wounds take a long time to heal. Someday reconciliation may be possible, but not today!
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
Hands of the Mandarin Part 4 of 6. "Heart of Darkness" Guest-starring War Machine. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Dave Taylor. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Dave Taylor and Rey Garcia.
Story continues from Iron Man 311. With an urgent fury, Force Works attacks the Mandarin's fortress in the middle of nowhere China! The fighting mad U.S. Agent, Scarlet Witch, and Spider-Woman rip into the Avatars during their search for Tony Stark! However they may be too late as the Mandarin is poised to deliver the coup de grâce to his hated foe! But in the nick of time, the Scarlet Witch crashes into the Asian mastermind's chamber room and staggers the super-villain with the ten rings! Setting the stage for the spectacular showdown.. .Iron Man versus the, wait, hold on, it's not the golden avenger, it's the Scarlet Witch vs. the Mandarin! Wow, is Wanda ready to throw down with the mighty Mandarin? An excellent issue! Story continues in War Machine #10.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
Hands of the Mandarin Part 1 of 6. "Goodbye Hong Kong" Guest-starring War Machine. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Dave Taylor. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Dave Ross and Rey Garcia.
A quiet morning in Hong Kong is violently interrupted by an attack from the Mandarin's malevolent minions! The Avatars, five bizarre creatures with supernatural powers, begin ripping up the city and moving towards the headquarters of Stark Industries' Far East Division! The slaughter of the innocent civilians will continue unchecked... unless Force Works intervenes! So in dramatic fashion the Scarlet Witch, Century, Spider-Woman, and the U.S. Agent airdrop into the island city and counterattack against Lich, Foundry, Deluge, Q'wake, and Butterfly! Meanwhile at the conclusion to Iron Man 310, the Mandarin captured Iron Man and War Machine! And now the two armored avengers stand immobilized before the Chinese super-villain! Shell-Head and Rhodey are at the mercy of the Mandarin! And unfortunately he has no mercy! Story continues in War Machine (1994-1996 1st series) #9. First appearance of Suzi Endo.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Conflagration" Part 2 of 2. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Paul Ryan. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Tom Tenney and Rey Garcia.
Thanks to artful negotiating by the Scarlet Witch, Force Works avoids a confrontation with Black Brigade and instead receives an audience with the ruling council of Slorenia! The governing body wants FW to capture Ember, the rebels' most powerful freedom fighter! Wanda concurs with that plan, but remains suspicious about the motives of the Slorenian leaders. A few hours later, Force Works tracks Ember to an abandoned palace outside the capital city and invites Black Brigade to help them! However, this is where the new team gets a lesson in meddling in the affairs of foreign countries! What should just be one battle turns into a double donnybrook! Shell-head, Century, and Spider-Woman vs. Black Brigade; and the Scarlet Witch and U.S. Agent vs. Ember! Will Force Works be able to extricate themselves from the Slorenian crisis? Or will they just sink further into the Baltic quagmire? Cameo appearances by Captain America and the Recorder. Second story: "Breakdown" Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Tod Smith. Inks by Kevin Yates. A tour of the virtual training room almost turns deadly for Spider-Woman's daughter. (Notes: Ember and Black Brigade return in Force Works 11. The version of issue 5 with the $2.95 cover price has a pink FW logo.
32 pages. Cover price $2.95.
"Ignition" Part 1 of 2. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Tom Tenney. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Tom Tenney and Rey Garcia.
Another global crisis pops up for Force Works! And this time the location is the Baltic nation of Slorenia! A bloody civil war is raging and FW is about to intervene! Does anyone on the team have experience with international diplomacy? Forget that! This is going to be gun-barrel diplomacy! However, Ember, the first super-powered Slorenian the team meets, knocks out FW in short order! And when the heroes wake up, it's time to fight the next super Slorenian…Black Brigade! Force Works' Baltic adventure is becoming a Baltic nightmare! First appearances of Ember and Black Brigade. Second story: "Familiarization" Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Tod Smith. Inks by Kevin Yates. Plato and the Force Works support staff review the history of each team member.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Deathblow" Part 3 of 3. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Tom Tenney. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Tom Tenney and Rey Garcia.0Force Works has safely returned
to California following their harrowing adventure on Scatter world! But now Shell-head is concerned that the planet-devouring Scatter could somehow follow FW to Earth in a few days! Is that possible? Forebodingly yes! However with help from the chaos computer, the Scarlet Witch determines that the Scatter's invasion site will be in the lone star state! To meet the aliens' attack, Force Works flies to Houston for a Texas-sized tussle! And the gruesome Scatter do not disappoint! As the battle rages, Century realizes that the key to victory lies back on Scatter world! Part of FW must return there ASAP to halt the invasion from its launch point! So the witch, agent, and Century warp back to that desolate planet, while Iron Man and Spider-Woman hang on in Houston! Will Force Works' scatter-shot plan stop the Scatter?
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Aftermath" Part 2 of 3. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Tom Tenney. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Tom Tenney and Rey Garcia.
After their very first battle, Force Works is on the verge of collapse! At the end of last issue, the alien Scatter abducted the Scarlet Witch, Spider-Woman, and the agent! And now Iron Man's only clue to their whereabouts is Century…another alien that appeared out of nowhere! With no other options available, Shell-head joins Century for a trans-dimensional teleport! On a ghastly world conquered by the ghoulish Scatter, the golden avenger finds his teammates under severe distress! The Scatter are ready to feed, but Force Works is ready to fight! FW will run the gauntlet to escape from Scatter world!
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Day-Break" Part 1 of 3. Double-size issue. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Tom Tenney. Inks by Rey Garcia.
Foldout popup wraparound cover by Tom Tenney and Rey Garcia.
It's the debut of a new superhero team in the Marvel Universe! Force Works! And this new group sure looks a lot like Earth's Mightiest Heroes, but with a twist! Following the breakup of the West Coast Avengers, Tony Stark decides to form his own team in Southern California and recruits his former teammates to fill the ranks! However one infamous Avengers' legacy will haunt Force Works from the very beginning! As rogue Kree agents still seek vengeance on Wonder Man and the Vision (as a result of Operation Galactic Storm)! When the Scarlet Witch and Wonder Man bump into the Vision and Black Widow at their former west coast compound, the Kree terrorists attack en masse! And suddenly Force Works has its first action! The U.S. Agent and Shell-head lead the charge at Palos Verdes, while Wonder Man soars into the stratosphere to knock out the Kree's ion cannon! But something goes horribly wrong in outer space, and the new team cannot celebrate their victory in California. And even less so when the Scatter appear! Who are these bizarre aliens? Apparent death of Wonder Man. First appearance of Century.
48 pages. Cover price $3.95.
Cover pencils by Carlos Pacheco, inks by Cam Smith. "Nova," script by Warren Ellis, pencils by Carlos Pacheco, inks by Cam Smith and Bob Wiacek
Corsair and the Starjammers devise a plan to stop the Uncreated; they create a projection of the Uncreated's god, causing them to commit mass suicide; Lilandra pardons the Starjammers and Corsair decides to retire.
NOTE: The gold foil background of nearly EVERY copy of this issue has areas that look spotted or poorly covered. This happened during the printing process and does not factor into the grade of the book.
36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
Cover pencils by Carlos Pacheco, inks by Cam Smith. "Collapsar," script by Warren Ellis, pencils by Carlos Pacheco, inks by Cam Smith, Mike Christian, (assists), Art Nichols (assists), and Andrew Pepoy (assists)
Corsair and Hepzibah are reunited with the rest of the Starjammers, who then escape a fleet of enemy ships; The truth about the Uncreated is revealed.
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Foil enhanced cover. Cover pencils by Carlos Pacheco, inks by Cam Smith. "Cepheid Variable," script by Warren Ellis, pencils by Carlos Pacheco, inks by Cam Smith
The Starjammers set to a neutral colony as to escape Shi'ar military forces in the Starjammers attempts to relocate Kree captives of the Shi'ar and reflect on their past enslavement by the late D'Ken; Lilandra is also within her counsel to understand the current upheavals to her ruling empire and a new alien threat emerges from the cosmos.
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"Killer Instinct" Part 2 of 2. Script by Tom Peyer. Cover by Tom Lyle and Robert Jones. Chapter 1 art by Rob Haynes (layouts), Casey Jones (pencils), and Jason Martin (inks). Chapter 2 "Under Burning Skies" art by Hector Collazo (pencils) and Harry Candelario (inks). Chapter 3 "A Rage of Lightning" art by Mark Bagley (pencils) and Jason Martin (inks). Chapter 4 "Hero's Return" art by Tom Lyle (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), and Hector Collazo (inks).
Arkon the Magnificent walks the Earth! And in a flash, Quicksilver and his New Men have a major crisis on their hands! Arkon just wants to find Thundra and return home! But renegade priests on Polemachus want to destroy the Earth with Arkon and Thundra on it! Once Pietro, Arkon, and the New Men realize what's happened, they teleport to Polemachus... for a day of reckoning with the perfidious priests!
36 pages. Cover price $1.99.
The Punisher guest stars! When the Mercy Corporation buys the Super Soldiers, Frank Castle surmises that it has a hidden agenda. Count on the Punisher to pump an answer out of somebody! This action-crammed issue also introduces Roid Rage.
Written by Lee Stevens. Art by Mike Ratera and Robin Riggs. Cover by Andrew Currie and Robin Riggs.
Cover price $1.75.
Savagery in the Savage Land! The X-Men make a cameo appearance in a story set in London a decade ago. Can Hauer survive the evil machinations of Hydra? Nick Fury's on hand to help him out.
Written by Lee Stevens. Art and cover by Andrew Currie and Robin Riggs.
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