cover by joe quesada joe quesada/alitha martinez/ rob hunter & mark pennington,
MASK IN THE IRON MAN: Part 4 (of 5)?It's Iron Man vs... Iron Man?! Things have gone from bad to deadly for Tony Stark?and it appears as if his most brilliant creation is the cause of it all! Now that the armor has a life of its own, it's practically unstoppable?a lesson that Stark learns the hard way! Featuring the guest-pencils of Alitha Martinez, who blew everybody away with her art on the recent IRON MAN #1/2!
Cover price $2.25.
cover by joe quesada JOE QUESADA/sean chen/rob hunter
"The Mask in the Iron Man" Part 4 (of 5)?It's Iron Man vs. Iron Man! As the world learned in January, Tony Stark now has to defend himself against his greatest invention?the Iron Man armor itself! Who or what is controlling the single most deadly weapon? And does Stark stand a chance against his own secret identity?or will this be the case of the creation surpassing the creator? And don't miss Iron Man's guest-appearance in NEW WARRIORS #9!
Cover price $2.25.
cover by joe quesada JOE QUESADA/sean chen/rob hunter THE MASK IN THE IRON MAN: Part 2 (of 5)
Last issue's shock ending sparks a chain of events that will destroy everything around Iron Man! Helpless and defeated, Tony Stark lashes out against the only villain evil enough to mastermind this carnage... the Mandarin! After this four-part shocker written by Joe Quesada, nothing will ever be the same for the Golden Avenger!
FC" Cover price $1.99.
Kurt Busiek & Roger Stern/Sean Chen & Bob Layton/Rob Hunter ULTIMATE DANGER: Part 3 (of 3)
It's the double-sized action-packed conclusion to the Ultimo saga!
Shell-Head pencilers past and present unite when ongoing artist Sean Chen teams with the classic stylings of none other than Bob Layton! Cover by Chen.
48 pages, Cover price $2.99.
cover by sean chen kurt busiek & roger stern/sean chen
"Ultimate Danger" Part 1 of 3. Has the invulnerable engine of destruction from beyond the stars returned?! There's trouble on the high seas when Sapper and Golden-Blade attack an energy project run by Stark-Fujikawa! Can Iron Man save Rumiko and Morgan Stark in time? Plus: What?s happening to Warbird? And finally, has Ultimo risen again? If you want the answers, you dare not miss our surprise ending!"
Cover price $1.99.
The Crossing - "So Far to Fall" Guest-starring the Avengers. Plot by Terry Kavanagh. Script by Dan Abnett. Pencils by Jim Calafiore and Mark Bright. Inks by Peter Palmiotti, Steve Moncuse, Sergio Cariello, and Sam de la Rosa. Cover by Jimmy Cheung and Mark McKenna.
Story continues from War Machine #22. The Crossing has gone off the rails! As Tony Stark retreats to his Arctic bunker after committing his third murder of the past week! Fortunately, the Avengers are on their way to the top of the world to bring their teammate to justice! But when Century, Crystal, Moonraker, and the Vision attempt to penetrate the bunker, they are thrown back into the cold! If Earth's Mightiest Heroes can't defeat Iron Man, then who can? Story continues in Force Works #20 and Avengers 394.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
Christmas Cover. Heroes Reborn. "Bring me the Head of the Hulk!" Hulk cameo. Story by Jim Lee and Scott Lobdell. Art by Ryan Benjamin and Saleem Crawford.
Iron Man takes on a new version of an old foe. The Living Laser makes his Heroes Reborn debut and he's deadlier than ever.
Cover price $1.95.
Heroes Reborn. "Misperceptions" Guest-starring the Fantastic Four. Plot by Jim Lee and Scott Lobdell. Script by Scott Lobdell. Pencils by Whilce Portacio. Inks by Scott Williams, John Dickenson, Tom McWeeney, and Trevor Scott. Cover by Whilce Portacio and Scott Williams.
Tony Stark limps to the home of Pepper Potts after barely surviving his encounter against the Hulk. And despite being fired by Tony two issues ago, Pepper helps recharge his armor and stabilize his heart. Meanwhile, the Fantastic Four arrive at Stark International to investigate the gamma bomb explosion and locate Tony Stark. But the FF bump into Iron Man first! Do they know he's a friend...and not a foe? Cameo appearances by the Heroes Reborn versions of Arthur Parks, Madame Hydra, Jasper Sitwell, and Whirlwind.
40 pages. Cover price $1.95.
"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.
Bring Me the Head of Shang-Chi!! - Written by Ben Raab. Art and Cover by Brian Hagan & Sandu Florea.
In the last chapter of the three-part Shang-Chi story arc, the Master of Kung-Fu faces off against Deng Ling-Xiao, the Wild Tiger, as Deng's warehouse "lab" burns around them!
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.99.
Last $1.50 cover priced issue. And Death Be Thy Foe! - Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Deodato Studios, Carlos Mota, Eddie Wagner and Rene Micheletti.
Heimdall returns! Amora makes the scene! The men in black target the World Ash! The master villain stands revealed! All this and more in the all-new adventures of Thor's buds, the Lost Gods of Asgard!
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.
The Traitor - Written by Ben Raab. Art and Cover by Ariel Olivetti & Pier Brito.
Flashback! It's a race against time to stop Fitzroy from altering history and destroying the X-Men! In this tale of time-tossed turbulence, Bishop rockets back in time only to appear three years before the X-Men are formed! Find out how this difference changes the world of the mighty mutants!
40 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.
Breeding Ground - Written by Terry Kavanagh. Art by Roger Cruz & Bud LaRosa. Cover by Tony Daniel & Marlo Alquiza.
Flashback! Journey back to the Age of Apocalypse and discover the secrets behind Nate Grey's origin! How will Mr. Sinister use Scott Summers and Jean Grey to genetically engineer the world's ultimate mutant? Clues to the past of the mysterious mutant are waiting to be found here!
40 pages, full color. Cover price $1.99.
A Whiff of Sartre's Madeleine! - Written by Larry Hama. Art by Cary Nord & Scott Hanna. Cover by Cary Nord & Tim Townsend.
Flashback! He's got claws made of adamantium and he knows how to use 'em! Long before the ol' canucklehead began a feral mutation, long before he joined the X-Men, he was Weapon X, a super-agent in the service of the Canadian government! Here, Logan and his pal James Hudson run into one of the U.S.'s legends, a man in the process of forming the world's foremost espionage agency, Colonel Nick Fury! Also featuring Sabretooth and Carol Danvers!
40 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.
Operation Rebirth: Part 2 of 4. "The Devil You Know" Script by Mark Waid. Pencils by Ron Garney. Inks by Denis Rodier. Cover by Ron Garney.
Captain America, Sharon Carter, and the Red Skull are battling for the cosmic cube again! What a throwback to the silver age! But this time Cap and Sharon are fighting with the skull instead of against him! How did that happen? It happened because Steve Rogers owes the skull a favor after he saved the shield-slinger's life! And the Red Skull is ready to collect by sending Cap into action against the Kübekult! This strange group is trying to implement Adolf Hitler's global vision via the cosmic cube! And essentially create a world as if the Third Reich had won the second world war! So there it is! The Sentinel of Liberty, the feisty Sharon Carter, and the savage Red Skull fighting for freedom together! Flashback cameo by the Hate Monger to recap the events of Super-Villain Team-Up (1975) #16 and #17. (Note: The four-part Operation Rebirth story was reprinted in 2008 in the trade paperback: Captain America Operation Rebirth.)
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
The double-sized finale to the latest and greatest Marvel and DC co-production! The Marvel Universe of the past will fall before the combined power of Darkseid and Magneto, unless Access and a crew of all-new Amalgams (including Thor-El, Redwing, Jean Black and Captain America, Jr.) can turn the tide!
Written by Karl Kesel. Art by Pat Olliffe and Al Williamson. Cover by Pat Olliffe and Karl Kesel.
Cover price $2.99.
Cover art by Sam Kieth. Dreams of Doom starring Dr. Doom, script by Howard Mackie, art by Sam Kieth and Tim Vigil. Whose Nightmare Is It Anyway? starring Ghost Rider, script by Howard Mackie, art by Sam Kieth and Tim Vigil. Mutant Dreams starring Wolverine, script by Howard Mackie, art by Sam Kieth and Tim Vigil. Awakenings starring Nightmare, script by Howard Mackie, art by Sam Kieth and Tim Vigil. Wolverine pinup by Sam Kieth.
36 pgs. Cover price $1.50.
Grave Matters - Written by Peter David. Art by Adam Kubert & Mark Farmer.
Flashback! The Green Goliath is shown his past -- a past that holds Bruce Banner responsible for the death of his abusive father! Was this the turning point that led to the creation of the persona that would eventually rage to life as the Rampaging Hulk? It's a new twist to Hulk continuity that fans of the Jade Giant just can't miss!
Full color. Cover price $1.95.
Cover by Adam Pollina & Scott Koblish. Stories by Chris Cooper and Bill Rosemann. Art by Jeff Rebner & Mark Irwin and Kevin Lau & Andrew Pepoy.
Two terrifying tales exploring how, in the aftermath of Onslaught, the Hulk's new 'tude is giving kids goose bumps! In "Sins of the Father," the Jade Giant reexamines his own twisted relationship with his father in the eyes of an alien changeling! And in "Where the Wild Things Are," the Green Goliath encounters a special little boy who blames the Hulk for the disappearance of his parents -- a boy named Franklin Richards!
48 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.
Cover pencils by Adam Kubert. Homecoming, script by Peter David, pencils by Adam Kubert, inks by Mark Farmer
While the Hulk leaks radiation at the original gamma test site, Bruce wars in his psyche with his father, the Leader and the Maestro.
36 pgs. $1.99. Cover price $1.99.
"Of Course you Realize this Means War!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Absorbing Man and Juggernaut (doing something good for once). Story by Peter David. Art by David Brewer, Cam Smith, and Andrew Pepoy.
Three of the most powerful beings on the planet converge in Egypt for an epic battle that shakes the Earth to its core. The Hulk has succumbed to Apocalypse's unholy offer and has become War. Now it's up to the villains Absorbing Man and Juggernaut to bring down the newest Horseman of the Apocalypse. You don't want to miss this one kiddies.
32 pages. Cover price $1.99.
"Waiting to X-Hale!" Guest-starring the X-Men (Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, Cable, Forge, and Cannonball). Story by Peter David. Art by Adam Kubert and Dan Green.
After the Hulk collapses in the Savage Land, Wolverine, even if his teammates disapprove, brings the Hulk to the X-Mansion to recover. What will happen when the Hulk awakes? Think he'll be happy? Don't bet on it. Plus, the return of one of Hulk's oldest nemesis.
32 pages. Cover price $1.99.
Hulk Island. Part 3 of 3. Story by Peter David. Art by Mike Deodato.
The Hulk has declared a small island in the Florida Keys Hulk Island. Here the residence live by Hulk's rules. Now, we know the government and army are not going to let the Green Goliath get away with this.
32 pages. Cover price $1.95.
Cover by Mike Deodato Jr. "Line in the Sand," script by Peter David, pencils by Mike Deodato Jr., inks by Tom Wegryzn
We open with Janis bathing in a lake while telling Hulk that he is stuck with her for the time being; At the Pentagon, Paris is proposing that the Pantheon can capture or kill the Hulk for them; As Janis tries to convince the Hulk that she has ideas for him, the Pantheon attacks with Paris and Colonel St. Lawrence watching by video transmission; The Hulk is easily beating them down when Cassandra unleashes a blinding burst of energy at him; When the blast clears, the Hulk is dead!
36 pgs., full color. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.
