"Traitor's Gate" Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Jim Cheung. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Jim Cheung and Rey Garcia. The Scarlet Witch and U.S. Agent return to FW's headquarters after attending the reunion at Avengers Mansion. They had fun reminiscing with old friends, but now it's time to focus on their present team! With Century's departure, the Force Works' roster is down to five: Wanda, Spider-Woman, Shell-head, the agent, and Moonraker. Hold on, who is Moonraker? Where did he come from and why is he so affectionate towards Julia? The Scarlet Witch and the agent act like they've known him for a long time, but surprisingly Spider-Woman's daughter has never seen him! Is something rotten in the state of Force Works? First appearance of Moonraker.
This issue includes a glossy (3-D) pull out poster of "Spider-Man's secret villains" sponsored by Fruit Roll-Ups.
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32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Cybermancy!" Guest-starring Hawkeye. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Jim Cheung. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Jim Cheung and Rey Garcia.
Force Works is coming apart at the seams! And in large part due to the erratic behavior of the team's founder: Iron Man! Against the wishes of the Scarlet Witch, Shell-head appoints a new member to the team! Cybermancer! And then the golden avenger accuses Hawkeye (in absentia) of murdering both Marilla and Rita DeMara during the Avengers' reunion in Manhattan several days ago! What?! That can't be right! Nevertheless Force Works sends Cybermancer and the U.S. Agent to round up the ace archer! But Iron Man interferes in that operation too! Is it time to give Shell-head the boot? Story continues in War Machine 20 and Iron Man 322. Second appearance of Cybermancer (aka Suzy Endo).
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"Welcome to Nowhere!" Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Yancey Labat. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Yancey Labat and Rey Garcia.
After receiving a chaos alert at the end of last issue, Force Works zooms to Southeast Asia to investigate! Apparently the entire country of Vietnam has vanished! And nobody except Spider-Woman's daughter remembers it ever existing! Once Moonraker, Spider-Woman, Fisher, and the Scarlet Witch arrive at Agaphaur (the former temple of the Priests of Pama); Apocryphus and his allies attack! Wasn't Apocryphus one of the Anachronauts from Avengers Annual 21? That may explain who the mastermind behind the mayhem is! In the meantime though, Force Works must fight to stay alive...in the land that time forgot!
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.
"Siege Perilous" Guest-starring War Machine. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Hector Oliveira. Inks by Rey Garcia and Deodato Studios. Cover by Hector Oliveira and Rene Micheletti.
After their Southeast Asia excursion, Force Works returns to their badly damaged headquarters! However Cybermancer and Virgil (a Tony Stark hologram) block their entrance to protect a secret weapon hidden in the sub-basement! But at this point in The Crossing, FW is fed up with anything to do with Tony! So Wanda, Spider-Woman, War Machine, Fisher, Rachel, and the agent storm the works! Can Force Works battle past Virgil's internal defenses and reach the doomsday weapon? Unfortunately to save their headquarters, FW may have to destroy it! And then what? Story continues in War Machine 23.
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"Afterimage" Part 1 of 2. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Yancey Labat and Andrew Wildman. Inks by Rey Garcia, Sandu Florea, and Sergio Cariello. Cover by Yancey Labat.
The Crossing is over, but Force Works has suffered irreparable damage. The team's founder is dead and FW's headquarters lies in near ruins. Wanda, Julia, Century, and the agent try to pick up the pieces and move forward. And the first order of business is figuring out what to do with Cybermancer! She's actually Suzy Endo from 15 years in the future! And the second item on the agenda is deactivating Kang's leftover time-gate! But what if a couple of Cybermancer's colleagues (from the future) attempted to rescue her through the time-gate? And what if they looked a lot like Ultron and Wonder Man? Uh-oh! In the blink of an eye, the adamantium robot and Simon Williams appear from the future and attack! Will Force Works end up in ruins...just like their building?
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Afterimage" Part 1 of 2. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Yancey Labat and Andrew Wildman. Inks by Rey Garcia, Sandu Florea, and Sergio Cariello. Cover by Yancey Labat.
The Crossing is over, but Force Works has suffered irreparable damage. The team's founder is dead and FW's headquarters lies in near ruins. Wanda, Julia, Century, and the agent try to pick up the pieces and move forward. And the first order of business is figuring out what to do with Cybermancer! She's actually Suzy Endo from 15 years in the future! And the second item on the agenda is deactivating Kang's leftover time-gate! But what if a couple of Cybermancer's colleagues (from the future) attempted to rescue her through the time-gate? And what if they looked a lot like Ultron and Wonder Man? Uh-oh! In the blink of an eye, the adamantium robot and Simon Williams appear from the future and attack! Will Force Works end up in ruins...just like their building? Force Works Lineup: Scarlet Witch, Spider-Woman, Century, and the U.S. Agent.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Pain Threshold" Part 2 of 2. Final issue of the series.
Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Andrew Wildman. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Andrew Wildman and Rey Garcia.
The sun is setting on Force Works, but not before one final donnybrook to save the world! Kang's time-gate is running amok and threatening to devour all reality! Wanda tries to enlist the aid of the future versions of Cybermancer, Ultron, and Wonder Man; however the trio disintegrates when their future timeline implodes! So it's last call for Force Works! Close the gate and go out a winner...or leave it open and lose everything! Force Works Lineup: Scarlet Witch, Spider-Woman, Century, and the U.S. Agent. (Notes: Following the disbanding of Force Works, the Scarlet Witch returns to the Avengers. Spider-Woman appears next (in the backup story) of the Sensational Spider-Man Annual 1996. The U.S. Agent returns in the first issue of the third Avengers series (1997). Century's whereabouts remain unknown.)
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.
"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.
"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.
$2.95 cover price. Polybagged with Marvel Action Hour Preview and acetate print.
"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.
This comic book is polybagged with the 16-page Action Hour preview or acetate print.)
32 pages. Cover price $2.95.
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.
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.
"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.
"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.
"Destiny" Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Tom Tenney. Inks by Avon. Cover by Tom Tenney and Avon.
Spider-Woman and the U.S. Agent rush to Palos Verdes to aid Wonder Man in his battle against Kree terrorists. Story supplements Force Works 1 (published in July 1994). Second feature: Full-page profiles of Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Woman, Wonder Man, and the U.S. Agent. (Notes: This special preview edition could be considered Force Works issue zero. The inside front cover details Tony Starks' rationale for forming the new team. The back cover features a color pin-up of the new team by Tom Tenney and Avon. Comic size is 5.5" x 8.5". Interior art is black and white. There are not any advertisements in this issue.)
Cover price $0.75.
"The Last Frankenstein!" Script by Gary friedrich, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Frank Giacoia and Mike Esposito. Reprint back-up: "The Face in the Glass!" Art by John Forte. The letters page contains a Marvel Value Stamp Series A # 69 (Marvel Girl). Gil Kane cover pencils.
Cover pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua). A Cold and Lasting Tomb!, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Vince Colletta; The Frankenstein Monster is frozen in ice and re-awakens in the present.
Cover pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Mike Esposito and Frank Giacoia. All Pieces of Fear!, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Jack Abel; After being attacked by a street gang, the Frankenstein Monster is befriended by Ralph Caccone.
Cover pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Klaus Janson. Fury of the Night-Creature!, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Dan Green; Frankenstein's Monster and the Night-Creature battle, resulting in the death of Janice Caccone.
Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Mike Esposito. Tactics of Death!, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Klaus Janson; The Frankenstein Monster and Ralf Caccone are captured by Cardinal and taken to an ICON warehouse; The Night-Creature tracks the Frankenstein Monster there and attacks.
Cover by Ron Wilson. Code-Name: Berserker!, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Bob McLeod; Eric Prawn takes Ralph and the Frankenstein Monster to Europe to Veronica Frankenstein's home; Veroinca operates on the monster and he regains the ability to speak.
Victor Frankenstein's bride has a deadly encounter in "The Monster's Revenge!" Part re-telling of the Shelley classic, part new "Marvel" story. Script by Gary Friedrich, art and cover by Mike Ploog.
