(January 2009)

Marvel, 2008 Series
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Price
3.99 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2008-12-04
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated T+
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Publishing Inc.
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
Barcode
759606063161 00811
Editing
Tom Brevoort (editor); Jeanine Schaefer (associate editor)

Issue Notes

Production by Irene Lee.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[Standard Cover] (Table of Contents)

Secret Invasion / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gabriele Dell'Otto (painting)
Inks
Gabriele Dell'Otto (painting)
Colors
Gabriele Dell'Otto (painting)
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Thor [Dr. Donald Blake]; Captain America [Bucky Barnes]; Wolverine [Logan; James Howlett]
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Secret Invasion (Marvel, 2008 series) #8 Cover Thumbnail for Secret Invasion (2008 series) #8 [Variant Edition - Leinil Francis Yu Cover] Cover Thumbnail for Secret Invasion (2008 series) #8 [Variant Edition - Leinil Francis Yu Sketch Cover]
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[Recap] (Table of Contents: 1)

Secret Invasion / recap / 1 page (report information)

Script
Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils
Leinil Francis Yu
Inks
Mark Morales
Colors
Laura Martin
Letters
typeset
Genre
science fiction; superhero

Indexer Notes

Recap of story to date, creator credits and character listing.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Secret Invasion / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Script
Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils
Leinil Francis Yu
Inks
Mark Morales
Colors
Laura Martin
Letters
Chris Eliopoulos
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The battle in New York was fierce.
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
New Avengers [Iron Fist [Danny Rand]; Luke Cage; Ronin [Clint Barton]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Wolverine [Logan; James Howlett]]; Mighty Avengers [Ares; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne] (death); Wonder Man [Simon Williams]]; Watcher; Jessica Jones; Secret Warriors [Nick Fury; Druid [Sebastian Druid]; Hellfire [J.T. Slade]; Quake [Daisy Johnson]; Slingshot [Yo-Yo Rodriguez]; Stonewall [Jerry Sledge]]; Sunstreak; Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Woman [Sue Richards]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Franklin Richards; Valeria Richards; Captain America [Bucky Barnes]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Marvel Boy [Noh-Varr]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Thunderbolts [Bullseye; Norman Osborn [Green Goblin]; Songbird [Melissa Gold]]; Young Avengers [Hawkeye [Kate Bishop]; Hulkling [Teddy Altman]; Speed [Thomas Shepherd]; Wiccan [Billy Kaplan]]; Valentina de Fontaine; Dum Dum Dugan; Edwin Jarvis; Elektra Natchios; Mockingbird [Bobbi Morse-Barton]; Spider-Woman [Jessica Drew]; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; Hood [Parker Robbins] (villain); Crossfire [William Cross] (villain); Griffin [Johnny Horton] (villain); Madame Masque [Whitney Frost] (villain); Wizard [Bentley Wittman] (villain); Wrecking Crew [Piledriver (villain); Thunderball (villain); Wrecker (villain)]; Hydra (villains); Emma Frost [White Queen]; Dr. Doom [Victor Von Doom] (villain); Loki (female; villain); Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Spider-Woman [Queen Veranke; as Jessica Drew] (a Skrull; villain; death)
Synopsis
The heroes defeat the Skrulls and, while chasing them away from the Earth, discover their missing friends. Norman Osborn becomes the head of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Reprints
Keywords
Avengers Tower; New York City; S.H.I.E.L.D.; Skrulls; White House

Dark Reign (Table of Contents: 3)

Cup O' Joe / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Quesada
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Five years ago or so...
Characters
Joe Quesada; Spider-Man

Indexer Notes

Joe Quesada discusses the five-year process for Secret Invasion and discusses the story segue into Dark Reign.

Dark Reign Continues... (Table of Contents: 4)

Dark Reign / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Dark Reign checklist for December 2008.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Standard Cover]
    Secret Invasion
  2. 1. [Recap]
    Secret Invasion
  3. 2. ["The battle in New York was fierce."]
    Secret Invasion
  4. 3. Dark Reign
    Cup O' Joe
  5. 4. Dark Reign Continues...
    Dark Reign
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