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.
"Doom!" Script by Steve Englehart. Pencils by Joe Staton. Inks by Scott Hanna. Cover by Jorge Santamaría and Scott Hanna.
The Celestial Quest has taken a significant turn for the worse as the Vision, Mantis, Raptra, and Quoi are prisoners of Thanos! The Mad Titan is overjoyed to have both the Celestial Madonna and the Celestial Messiah in his clutches. But the Avengers launch a spaceborne assault of Thanos' starship! And as Thor and Wanda breach the outer defense shields, they notice that the deadly Rot is growing and surrounding the Mad Titan's entire spacecraft. What is the greater threat to the Avengers: Thanos or the Rot? Death will provide the answer next issue!
32 pages. Cover price $2.50.
"The Chase!" Script by Steve Englehart. Pencils by Jorge Santamaría. Inks by Scott Hanna and Rich Perrotta. Cover by Jorge Santamaría and Scott Hanna.
All roads lead to the Rot -- a strange and unknown region of outer space! It's the place where Raptra and the Celestial Messiah are hiding! But Thanos is en route! And so are Earth's Mightiest Heroes! However since Thor believes that Death is somehow responsible for the Rot, Mantis and the Vision break off from the main group to seek aid from Eternity. Will the omnipresent cosmic entity intervene in the Celestial Quest? It may be too late once Thanos captures Raptra and Quoi. The Avengers are running out of time!
32 pages. Cover price $2.50.
"War!" Guest-starring Starfox. Script by Steve Englehart. Pencils by Jorge Santamaría. Inks by Scott Hanna. Cover by Jorge Santamaría and Scott Hanna.
On Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, Mentor becomes aware of Thanos' plan to kill the Celestial Messiah. So to stop his evil son, Mentor commissions Eros -- his good son -- to lead ten eternals into battle against Thanos! However the Mad Titan has been expecting an attack! And he's added Reptyl and Primo to his side! Does Starfox's militia have a chance vs. Thanos' pantheon? It's a great one-on-one fight between the two brothers! Meanwhile on Tamal, the Avengers and Mantis frolic on the beautiful planet as they wait for Thanos to arrive!
32 pages. Cover price $2.50.
"Hijacked!" Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Mark Bright. Inks by Jose Marzan. Cover by Jackson Guice and Bob Layton.
Clint Barton is still trying to get back to the states after his adventures in France, Greece, and Algeria. But there is no rest for the weary, as a group of terrorists strike while Hawkeye is at the airport check-in counter! Fortunately, Silver Sable and the Sandman came along to see him off. And that means the terrorists are going to get more than they bargained for against the three super heroes! Second story: "The Token" Plot by Jackson Guice and Bob Layton. Pencils by Jackson Guice. Script and Inks by Bob Layton. The Black Widow visits her former ballet instructor at the Russian Embassy, but as a former KGB agent she is most unwelcome.
32 pages Cover price $0.75.
"Algeria is for Archers" Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Mark Bright. Inks by Joe Rubinstein.
In order to win his freedom from the French government, Hawkeye goes on a special mission to Algeria with the French superhero, Le Peregrine, to find a nuclear warhead. The warhead happens to be in the possession of none other than the Red Skull (aka Albert Malik)! The American, the Frenchman, and the Sandman will battle the Red Skull to prevent a nuclear explosion! Cameo appearance by Silver Sable. Second story: "Scattered Lives" Script by Dan Mishkin. Pencils by Tom Grindberg. Inks by Joe Rubinstein. A real estate developer wants to tear down an old church in Harlem despite the protests of local citizens. The demonstration is about to end peacefully until an unusual villain named Scatterbrain arrives on the scene! Can the Falcon defuse the situation?
32 pages Cover price $0.75.
"Strikefile" Script by Bob Harras. Pencils by Jeff Moore. Inks by Mike Sellers. Wraparound cover.
Following their defeat in Avengers 366, Kalen Gor and his fellow Kree renegades lick their wounds and plot their next attack on the planet Earth! However, the alien group's planning session on the moon is interrupted by the arrival of a record-sphere from a far-flung corner of the deceased Kree empire. This particular unit has recorded the history of Operation Galactic Storm. And needless to say, reviewing that galactic event makes the Kree more determined than ever to destroy the Earth and its mightiest heroes! So where will Admiral Kalen Gor strike next? Only time will tell. Cameo appearances by Crystal and the Vision. Flashback cameo by all the heroes and villains involved in Operation Galactic Storm. Second feature: One-page pin-ups of the Vision, Crystal, Giant Man, Deathcry, Black Widow, Hercules, Black Knight, and Sersi. Artists include Jeff Moore, Mike Sellers, Robert Brown, Rey Garcia, Mark Pacella, and Liam Sharpe. These pin-ups are also illustrated on the front and back covers. Third feature: One-page pin-ups of Iron Man & Captain America, Thor & Thunderstrike, Force Works, the X-Men, the Inhumans & Fantastic Four (two pages), and the Shi'ar Imperial Guard. Artists include Colin MacNeil, Tom Tenney, Don Hudson, Al Milgrom, Robert Brown, and Rey Garcia. (Notes: This one-shot is part of the Avengers' regular continuity most likely taking place between Avengers 366 and 367. Kalen Gor unleashes his next attack in Avengers 378 and 379. The events of Operation Galactic Storm are depicted on six pages of computer-generated art by Cefn Ridout (script) and Dave Hornsby (visualizations). The back cover portrays Crystal, Hercules, Thor, and the Vision. There are not any advertisements in this issue.)
32 pages. Cover price $1.75.
"Becoming More Like God" Black September Countdown Part 5 of 5. Script by Warren Ellis. Art by George Pérez, Paul Neary, Art Thibert, Ken Branch, Dennis Jensen, Karl Kesel, Robin Riggs, John Statema, Al Vey and Larry Welch.
Wraparound cover by George Perez. Story continues from Avengers Ultraforce 1. In possession of all the infinity gems, the god-like being called Nemesis attempts to recreate the entire Ultraverse! Her out-of-this-world manipulations bring together groups of Avengers and Ultras from two different realities! But whether separate worlds or separate realities, Ultraforce and the Avengers are first and foremost heroes! And the super-teams lay it all on the line to stop the near omnipotent Nemesis! Can the common element among the teams, the Black Knight, lead the charge to victory? Or will the Ultraverse go back, all the way back... to the beginning?
(Notes: Ultraforce and the Black Knight return in a new Ultraforce series published by Marvel. Sersi appears next in the one-shot Black Knight: Exodus. This issue features the bittersweet reunion of Crystal and the Black Knight following their emotional separation in Avengers 375.
This issue also features two brilliant 2-page illustrations of the Avengers and Ultraforce (pages 20 & 21 and 34 & 35). There are not any advertisements inside. Printed on glossy paper.)
48 pages. Cover price $3.95.
"Avengers/Ultraforce" Script by Glenn Herdling. Pencils by Angel Medina and M.C. Wyman. Inks by Keith Aiken, Steve Alexandrov, Hector Collazo, and Don Hudson. Wraparound cover by George Pérez.
Story continues from Ultraforce Avengers Prelude #1. The Grandmaster joins the quest for the infinity gems! And in the ancient elder's classic style he challenges Loki to a contest of champions! Loki's champions will be Ultraforce! And the Grandmaster's the Mighty Avengers! So the magnificent matchups are set: Captain America vs. Hardcase! Crystal and the Black Widow vs. Siren and Topaz! Iron Man vs. Prototype! Starfox vs. Contrary! The Vision vs. Ghoul! and Thor vs. Prime! Will the best team win? Or will Loki and the Grandmaster both lose? Watch out for the wildcard! Story concludes in Ultraforce Avengers #1.
(Notes: This issue is part of the Black September Countdown event even though the cover does not display the logo.
The cover to this issue and the cover to Ultraforce Avengers #1 form one large poster. The Avengers tangle with the Grandmaster again (in another intercompany crossover) in the JLA/Avengers limited series (2003). There are not any advertisements inside. Printed on glossy paper.)
48 pages. Cover price $3.95.
The front side is a 4 page promotional guide and checklist to upcoming comic book issues and storyline previews, and the backside unfolds into a 13.25 x 20.25 fold-out pinup poster.
Vol. 1 #3 highlights the comic book event of 1996 - Marvel vs. DC. The front cover features a rumble between Elektra and Catwoman, while the poster features four more industry crossover match-ups against a cosmic backdrop, which includes the Green Lantern versus Silver Surfer.
Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. Nuclear Nightmare!, script by Len Wein, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte
a robot with the mind of a scientist turns Superman into a literal man of steel.
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.
Cover pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Mike Esposito. "Youthquake!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Mike Esposito (as Joe Gaudioso)
Namor spends some time in New York City with Diane Arliss; Namor gets involved with a youth group protesting against the destruction of a park for more development; Defying the protesters, the head developer, Sam Westman, sets Brutivac, a monstrous mechanical machine, against them; Namor faces off against the Brutivac until Westman realizes that he has endangered his son and is forced to look at this situation from another perspective.
36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.
"Survival!" Story by Ben Raab. Art by Pete Woods and Scott Koblish.
Colossus and Meggan are under siege! Meanewhile, Nightcrawler and Pete Wisdom run into trouble in Germany.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.99.
The Battle for Britain: Part 4 of 4 - "Hearts Bled Crimson!" Story by Ben Raab. Art by Salvador Larroca and Scott Koblish.
Excalibur venture to Hong Kong to rescue their friend from a fate worse than death. Pray they are not too late. Featuring Spiral.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.95.
The Battle for Britain: Part 3 of 4 - "Dragon Moon Rising!" Story by Ben Raab. Art by Salvador Larroca and Scott Koblish.
Crimson Dawn have taken Captain Brittan and Excalibur wants him back! Problem is they need Spiral's help. Will this perennial X-Men foe lend a hand, or six?
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.95.
The Battle for Britain: Part 2 of 4 - "The Old Ways!" Story by Ben Raab. Art by Salvador Larroca and Scott Koblish.
Captain Britain and Meggan may be in way over their heads when they come face-to-face with what followed Spiral through the portal. Meanwhile, Colossus and Nightcrawler throw down?! And you'll never guess what Kitty finds when she looks in Wisdom's closet.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.95.
The Battle for Britain: Part 1 of 4 - "Focus!" Story by Ben Raab. Art by Salvador Larroca and Scott Koblish.
It's a new beginning for the European X-Men and a new art team! Plus, the startling return of Spiral!
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.95.
"Portrait of the Artist!" Story by Ben Raab. Art by Randy Green, Casey Jones, Rob Haynes, Aaron Lopresti, Jason Martin, Rick Ketcham, Tom Simmons and Rachel Pinnock.
Peter's past comes back to haunt him as the Acolytes come calling, and Colossus will have to make a tough decision.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.95.
Part 2 of 2 - "Heard Truths!" Written by Keith Giffen and John Arcudi. Art by Bryan Hitch, Paul Neary and Robin Riggs.
The Mutant Liberation Front will do anything and let nobody stand in their way of finding the Xavier Protocols. Meanwhile, Kitty must deal with the shocking aftermath of what she discovered at the end of last issue.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.95.
Part 1 of 2 - "Buried Secret!" Story by John Arcudi and James Felder. Art by Bryan Hitch, Scott Koblish and Rob Haynes.
Kitty sets out to find out once and for all whether or not Douglock is in fact her friend returned. Plus, an enemy from the past strikes!
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.95.
"Bend Sinister!" Story by Warren Ellis. Art by Carlos Pacheco, Scott Koblish and Bob Wiacek.
The team encounters strange locales, meet surprising guest-stars, and have a final farewell to someone. What does all of this have to do with the demon Belasco?!
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.95.
"After the Bomb!" Story by Warren Ellis. Art by Casey Jones, Rob Haynes, Jason Martin and Scott Koblish. Cover by Ian Churchill.
In the wake of Onslaught, Earth's Mightiest Heroes are believed dead. Now it is up to Excalibur to pick up the slack. Includes a Heroes Reborn Preview.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.95.
Part 5 of 5 - Double-Size Spectacular - Onslaught: Impact 1 - "London's Burning!" Guest-starring the X-Men. Story by Warren Ellis. Art by Casey Jones, Randy Green, Rob Haynes and Tom Simmons. Cover by Carlos Pacheco and Bob Wiacek.
As the demon beneath London breaks free, Amanda Sefton goes up against her own mother, and the X-Men race to Muir Island to find the secrets behind the Xavier Protocols - their last hope against their greatest enemy - Onslaught! Wraparound cover.
56 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.
"Quiet!" Story by Warren Ellis. Art by Casey Jones and Tom Simmons.
In the wake of Onslaught, Excalibur must decide what their next move is. Includes a Special Heroes Reborn Update!
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.95.
