Adapt This! - Written by Mike Lackey. Art by Heitor Oliviera & Tim Dzon. Painted Cover by Jim Calafiore.
Starring the Thing! The original rocker busts out of Yancy Street! It's clobberin' time! Adaptoid appearance.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.99.
Written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. Art by Jim Muniz. Cover by Steve McNiven.
"THE STUFF OF DREAMS" 1 (OF 3). Something very, very strange is happening to New York's First Family of Super Heroes. Their deepest fears and doubts are spreading from their dreams ? their unconscious minds? to the waking world. What's real and what's not? The FF's old villain Psycho-Man may hold the key, but he's... dying?
32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.
Written by JOE CASEY. Pencils & Cover by CHRIS WESTON.
More untold secrets of the FF's earliest days revealed! See Reed move the team into the newly-built Baxter Building -- and see the Thing's less than thrilled reaction! Meanwhile, the FF's first villain -- unknown until now -- finally makes his move! But, will the fledgling team disintegrate before they get to confront him? Of course not, but order the book anyway...!
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"Inside Out," written by Mark Waid, pencils by Mike Wieringo, inks by Karl Kesel, colors by Paul Mounts, letters by Richard Starkings and Comicraft's Albert Deschesne.
32 pages, full color. Special cover price of 9 cents ($0.09). Cover price $0.09.
Domination Factor Part 7 of 8 - "Yesterday's Tomorrows" Guest-starring the Avengers. Script by Dan Jurgens. Art by Dan Jurgens (layouts) and Bob McLeod (finishes). Cover by Dan Jurgens and Bob McLeod.
Story continues from Domination Factor Avengers #3.6. The Fantastic Four and the Avengers are back in New York City, but it's not the NYC that they left! The city has been transformed into a futuristic Praxis paradise courtesy of Loki and the golden apple. However that's not all Loki the Trickster has done. He's restored Queen Knorda's youth and appointed her the ruler of Midgard. The assembled heroes desperately want to reverse the effects of the golden apple! But before they can do that, the FF and the Avengers must reunite their astral selves with their bodies in this recast world. It sounds simple. However they have to find their recast bodies first! Story concludes in Domination Factor Avengers #4.8. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, and the Vision. (Note: Jerry Ordway is credited as a co-plotter of the series. The Domination Factor events take place after Fantastic Four (3rd series) #23.) 32 pages.
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Domination Factor Part 5 of 8 - "When Shatters Reality!" Script by Dan Jurgens. Art by Dan Jurgens (layouts) and Bob McLeod (finishes). Cover by Dan Jurgens and Bob McLeod.
The Fantastic Four's journeys into the past continue to find pieces of the golden apple. Reed Richards must outmaneuver the Enclave (circa Fantastic Four #67) to find an apple slice and save Alicia Masters! While Susan Richards has to revisit the time that the Sub-Mariner kidnapped her (in Fantastic Four #27). Will the older and wiser Invisible Woman handle Namor differently...and also locate a slice of the apple? Meanwhile in the present day, the Earth is changing while the FF are gone. And they won't recognize it when and if they return! Cameo appearances by Queen Knorda and Loki (in disguise). Flashback cameos by the Thing, Human Torch, and Doctor Strange. Special 8-page insert: Fast Lane Part 2 of 4. "Feel the Rush!" Starring Spider-Man. Script by Glenn Herdling. Pencils by Gregg Schigiel. Inks by Richard Case. (Note: The plot continues in Domination Factor Avengers #3.6.)
40 pages. Cover price $2.50.
Domination Factor Part 3 of 8 - "Flashback Times Four" Script by Dan Jurgens. Art by Dan Jurgens (layouts) and Bob McLeod (finishes). Cover by Dan Jurgens and Bob McLeod.
Benjamin J. Grimm is the first member of the FF to go back in time to locate a slice of the golden apple! The Thing finds himself at Whisper Hill (circa Fantastic Four #94) when he first met Agatha Harkness. Luckily, Ben quickly spots the apple slice, but the Frightful Four wants it too! Meanwhile, the Human Torch returns to the past in the Great Refuge (circa Fantastic Four #83). Can Johnny Storm find a slice of the apple in the Inhumans' homeland? And lastly, Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman begin their separate quests into the past to find a piece of the golden apple!
32 pages. Cover price $2.50.
Domination Factor Part 1 of 8 - "Arrival" Guest-starring Iron Man. Script by Dan Jurgens. Art by Dan Jurgens (layouts) and Bob McLeod (finishes). Cover by Dan Jurgens and Jerry Ordway.
Tony Stark and the Fantastic Four are escorting Air Force One back to the United States when a group of strange flying men attack the plane! However the mysterious Praxis agents don't want to harm the president, they just want a special artifact that's on board: the golden apple! But the apple is destroyed during the airborne mêlée. And then the FF and Shell-Head have a much bigger problem -- Air Force One is going down! Thankfully though, brilliant teamwork saves the plane! So Reed, Sue, Ben, and Johnny can move onto to the next crisis: a 100-foot tall wooden creature standing in the East River! Wow! Suddenly, Doctor Strange appears and tells the heroes that the manifestation of the creature (aka the Harbinger of the Everlasting Winter) signals a dire situation at hand! The golden apple from Air Force One was sliced into eight pieces and sent backward in time. And to prevent a global catastrophe, each member of the FF must treacherously travel into his or her past and find one of the slices! Good luck to the Fantastic Four! Cameo appearances by Queen Knorda, Loki (in disguise), and Franklin Richards. Flashback cameos by Agatha Harkness, Medusa, and the Wizard. (Notes: The plot continues in Domination Factor Avengers #1.2. Queen Knorda previously appeared in Thor (1st series Journey into Mystery) 109.)
40 pages. Cover price $2.50.
Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Adam Pollina, inks by Mark Morales. In the Company of Strangers Part 2: The Best Laid Plans..., script by Jeph Loeb, pencils by Anthony Castrillo, inks by Mark Morales
X-Force tries to save X-Man from Mr. Sinister. Story continues from X-Man #18.
44 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.
The Marvel/Top Cow crossover continues here! Ghost Rider, whipped into a demon-stomping frenzy, erupts into the Top Cow Universe to go Mephisto-hunting! Things can only get worse when Cyberforce's bad-attitude biker-chick joins him in a skull-smashing rampage! Plus: the dark secret of Mephisto's plan is revealed as Wolverine makes the scene!
Written by Warren Ellis. Art and cover by Billy Tan and D-Tron.
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"Strangers on an Astral Plane" Script by Roy Thomas. Art by John Buscema. Cover by John Buscema.
Two eternal enemies of the Prince of Asgard and the Lion of Olympus join forces! The ancient gods, Pluto and Loki, devise a new scheme in which each one will destroy the other's long-time foe! So Zeus won't be able to blame Pluto, and Odin won't be able to blame Loki for the deaths of their beloved sons! A brilliant plan! And the god of lies and mischief is up first! Loki descends into Tartarus and frees Typhon, the immortal enemy of the Olympians! And without wasting any time, Typhon (and his helpers from Tartarus) ambush Hercules in a Manhattan restaurant! By the time Earth's Mightiest Heroes arrive, Typhon has already defeated Hercules and taken him to Hades! But they don't stay for long as the banished Olympian (with Hercules in tow) moves onto to his final destination…majestic Olympus! With a bold stroke, Typhon extinguishes the Promethean flame and the gods of Olympus disappear! Is that it? Have Loki and Typhon triumphed? Not quite! Once Thunderstrike transports the Avengers to home of the gods, the donnybrook among the deities begins! Can the star-spangled avenger and the Prince of Power overcome Typhon? While Crystal and Thunderstrike try to relight the Promethean flame? For the sake of Olympus…they must! Cameo appearances by Zeus and Persephone. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Crystal, Giant-Man, Hercules, Thunderstrike, and the Vision. Second story: "Master of His Own Density" Script and art by Al Milgrom. While sitting on monitor duty and surfing cyberspace, the Vision accidentally exposes his synthezoid mind to an internet virus! And this virus is actually a super-villain called Glitch! So Giant-Man helps the Vision eliminate the Glitch! (Notes: Elements of the story continue in Thor Annual 19. Typhon previously appeared in Avengers 163. This is the final annual associated with the 1st series of the Avengers title (1963-1996). Splash page art by John Buscema.)
64 pages. Cover price $2.95.
"Balance of Power" First Sign Part 4 of 4. Script by Terry Kavanagh. Art by John Statema (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by Luke Ross and Tom Palmer.
Story continues from Iron Man 326 (part 3). A near impenetrable dome covers Manhattan! And inside the dome at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, the Zodiac is poised to create a new world order! From their vantage point atop the Brooklyn Bridge, Earth's Mightiest Heroes desperately try to pierce the powerful barrier! And thanks to the combined genius of Hank Pym and the young Shell-head, the Avengers breakthrough! Now it's a race against time with Quicksilver in the lead! Can the Avengers dash the dreams of the Zodiac? Or will New York City's fate be written in the stars?
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Shadows of the Past" Plot by Bob Harras and Terry Kavanagh. Script by Bob Harras. Pencils by Mike Deodato. Inks by Tom Palmer. Cover by Mike Deodato.
Shock follows shock for Earth's Mightiest Heroes as they reel from the opening salvo of The Crossing storyline! The Vision and Giant-Man make a gruesome discovery: Marilla and Rita DeMara (the second Yellowjacket) are dead! Apparently murdered in Avengers Mansion by high-intensity plasma blasts! Unbelievable! How did that happen in the Avengers' very own headquarters?! Could it have something to do with that mysterious door in the sub-basement of the mansion? Moments later the Avengers' worst fears are confirmed when a bizarre creature (called Neut) slays Gilgamesh in the biocenter! The Vision chases off Neut, but not before the deadly intruder issues dire warnings to the synthezoid avenger (and his former wife)! Is the past coming back to haunt Earth's Mightiest Heroes? The answer appears to be yes as Avengers Mansion turns into a chamber of horrors! Story continues in Iron Man 321.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Shattered Vows!" Guest-starring Franklin Richards and Devlor of the Fantastic Force. Script by Tom Brevoort and Mike Kanterovich. Art by Mike Gustovich. Cover by Mike Gustovich.
After many years away, Shatterstar returns to Earth! And the Kree warrior is still in the business of collecting inhumans for his mighty (deceased) empire! Finding none in the deserted Himalayas, Shatterstar rushes to New York City to capture the Avengers' favorite inhuman elemental! After corralling Crystal, the Kree emissary moves on to his next target…Devlor! But as Shatterstar is gathering inhumans, he's also gathering adversaries! At Cape Canaveral, Earth's Mightiest Heroes and Psi-Lord finally catch up to their galactic foe! Can the Avengers shut down Shatterstar and his delusional dreams? Avengers Lineup: Crystal, Deathcry, Giant-Man, Quicksilver, Thunderstrike, and the Vision. (Note: Shatterstar (aka Arides) previously appeared in Inhumans (1st series) 6.)
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Offerings" Part 3 of 3. Script by Bob Harras. Pencils by Mike Deodato. Inks by Tom Palmer. Cover by Steve Epting and Tom Palmer.
On snow-covered Wundagore Mountain; Quicksilver, Crystal, and the High Evolutionary battle for their lives against Rakkus! The powerful and vicious acolyte seeks to claim the mystic mountain for his master Exodus! But the High Evolutionary will not surrender his home to anyone! It's a savage struggle in the snow for Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Cameo appearances by the Black Widow, Captain America, Ares, Hercules, and Hera. Second story: "The Door: Synchronity, I" Script by Ben Raab. Pencils by Jeff Matsuda. Inks by Klaus Janson. At the end of Avengers 375, the dying Watcher restored Avengers Mansion to its past glory! However the Watcher did so by importing an original mansion from an alternative reality! But this "new" mansion is not quite like the previous one…as the Black Widow and her teammates are about to discover! (Notes: The High Evolutionary appears next in Thor 484. Bova returns in Excalibur 113. The first subplot of The Crossing storyline begins in the second story.)
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Attack of the 50-ft Jan" Part 3 of 4. Double feature flip book. Script by George Perez. Pencils by Jeffery Moore. Inks by Tom Dzon. Cover by George Perez.
Hank Pym desperately wants to solve the mystery of his Pym Particles gone awry, but he can't…because he's being held prisoner by the U.S. Air Force! Fortunately though, Captain America intervenes and Giant-Man joins his teammates in tracking down his former wife…who is now fifty feet tall and rampaging through Beverly Hills! What has happened to Jan?! Whatever it is, it's also affected the other super-heroes who have been exposed to Pym Particles through the years including Ant-Man, Black Goliath, Hawkeye, and Tigra! Can Hank get this bizarre out-of-this-world outbreak under control? Cameo appearance by the Creatures of Kosmos. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Giant-Man, Vision, and the Wasp. (Notes: The second or "flip" feature is the "Sacred Ground" story featuring Quicksilver, Crystal, and the High Evolutionary. See write-up for Avengers 381A. The pin-ups in issue 381A are included in this issue.)
48 pages. Cover price $2.50.
"It's Them Again!" Part 1 of 4. Double feature flip book. Script by George Perez. Pencils by Jeffery Moore. Inks by Tom Dzon. Cover by George Perez.
Something has gone terribly wrong with one of Henry Pym's experiments! And now over-sized ants are terrorizing the local population in Arizona! After hearing about the dangerous situation, Giant-Man rushes to the grand canyon state to battles his former six-legged friends! Once Giant-Man defeats the renegade ants, he travels to New Mexico to stop more over-sized insects! This time spiders, grasshoppers, and scorpions! What in the name of entomology is going on? Meanwhile in Beverly Hills, Janet Van Dyne meets with her psychologist to discuss the recent developments in her life and her anxieties about the future. Cameo appearance by Bill Foster. Flashback cameo by the Scarlet Witch. (Notes: The second or "flip" feature is the "Legends and the Lost" story featuring the Vision and Deathcry. See write-up for Avengers 379A. The cover to this issue joins with the other three double feature covers to form a large illustration of Giant-Man.)
48 pages. Cover price $2.50.
MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE CARDS. The Gatherers Saga: Part 17 of 18 - "Intersecting Parallels" Part 3 of 4. Guest-starring Thena and Sprite. Script by Bob Harras. Pencils by Steve Epting. Inks by Tom Palmer. Cover by Steve Epting and Tom Palmer.
In the nick of time, the Eternals arrive to pull the defeated Avengers out of the Hudson River! And after licking their wounds, Earth's Mightiest Heroes trudge back to their wrecked mansion to put together a plan to stop Proctor! In the meantime, Sersi remains unaccounted for and still virtually invincible! But surprisingly the enigmatic Proctor captures the enchanting Eternal and sets into motion his plan to destroy the prime reality! While across town at Avengers Mansion, Dane Whitman finally discovers who is Proctor's "template" in Earth's timeline! And a truly shocking discovery it is! Origin of Proctor. Cameo appearance by Jocasta. First $1.50 price. Avengers Lineup: Black Knight, Black Widow, Captain America, Crystal, Giant-Man, Hercules, Quicksilver, Sersi, and Thunderstrike. (Notes: This issue originally included three Marvel MasterPrints Spider-Man & Venom trading cards (stapled into the comic book) by Mark Bagley and Randy Emberlin. The issue offered here may or may not contain the cards)
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
The Gatherers Saga: Part 16 of 18 - "Armageddon" Part 2 of 4. Script by Bob Harras. Pencils by Steve Epting. Inks by Tom Palmer. Cover by Steve Epting and Tom Palmer.
In an incredible fit of rage, Sersi has destroyed Avengers Mansion! Wow! Why did the enraged Eternal do that? Because her fellow avengers didn't defend her against the police's accusation of murder one! Nevertheless once Hercules and Giant-Man dig their teammates out of the rubble, Earth's Mightiest Heroes regroup and take off for Long Island to locate Sersi and Dane! And sure enough atop the Brooklyn Bridge, they find them! So the tragic battle lines are drawn! The Black Widow, Crystal, Giant-Man, Cap, and the Prince of Power vs. Sersi and the Black Knight! What in the world (or perhaps beyond this world) is happening to the once Mighty Avengers? First appearance of the (gold) Jocasta from an alternative reality.
Last $1.25 issue. 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.
A never before seen saga of the original Avengers by the master animator known as Bruce Timm! The God of Thunder. A millionaire playboy. A brutish man-monster. A brilliant scientist. A sassy socialite. How did Thor, Iron Man, the Hulk, Giant-Man and the Wasp bond together into the Earth's Mightiest Heroes? What was their first organizational meeting like? Why is Jarvis the only servant working in the Avengers Mansion? Find out as their alliance is threatened in this one-shot set between issues #1 and #2 of the original series! Featuring Doctor Doom.
Written by Roger Stern. Art and cover by Bruce Timm. (In keeping with its historical context, this 32-page one-shot features phony (yet funny) retro ads!)
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Written by Tom Defalco and Ron Frenz. Art by Ron Frenz and Al Milgrom.
"Into the Depths!" Ant-Man and Stinger help Mainframe; Others find the Scarlet Witch in a secret room under Avengers Mansion; J2, Stinger, Thunderstrike, Mainframe, American Dream, Freebooter, Bluestreak, The Crimson Curse, Scott Lang/Ant Man, a whole bunch of Wonder Man robots, Jarvis, and Scarlet Witch.
36 pages. Cover price $1.99.
Written by Tom Defalco and Ron Frenz. Art by Ron Frenz and by Sal Buscema.
"Team Matters" Thunderstrike and Blacklight fight the Soldiers of the Serpent. The Avengers decide to find out what happened to the original team; featuring J2, Stinger, Thunderstrike, Mainframe, American Dream, Freebooter, Bluestreak, The Crimson Curse, Scott Lang, Soldiers of the Serpent, Blacklight, and Jarvis.
36 pages. Cover price $1.99.
Written by Tom Defalco and Ron Frenz. Art by Ron Frenz and Al Milgrom.
1st appearance of Hope Pym, aka Red Queen (in shadows only).
"After the Fall" part of the Origin of Mainframe; featuring J2, Stinger, Thunderstrike, Mainframe, American Dream, Freebooter, Bluestreak, The Crimson Curse, Scott Lang, Ion Man, Jarvis, Captain America, Vision, Iron Man, Giant Man, Tigra, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, Firestar, Justice, Wasp, Hercules. Includes "The Last Days of the Original Avengers.
38 pages. Cover price $1.99.
