Avengers: The Initiative #1 [Right-hand side]
(June 2007)

Marvel, 2007 Series
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Price
2.99 USD; 3.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2007-04-04
Publisher's Age Guidelines
T+
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Publishing Inc.
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
Barcode
759606060849 00121
Editing
Tom Brevoort (editor); Molly Lazer (assistant editor)

[Right Side Cover] (Table of Contents)

Avengers: Initiative / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Cheung
Inks
John Dell (sourced)
Colors
Justin Ponsor (sourced)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
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Indexer Notes

Right side of the group shot featuring a ton of heroes from the Marvel Universe; Cover sports "The Initiative" trade dress.

[Recap] (Table of Contents: 1)

Avengers: Initiative / recap / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Cheung
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Recap with a pin-up of the entire left and right side images of the front cover.

Happy Accidents (Table of Contents: 2)

Avengers: Initiative / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Slott
Pencils
Stefano Caselli
Inks
Stefano Caselli
Colors
Daniele Rudoni
Letters
Virtual Calligraphy; Joe Caramagna

Genre
superhero
Characters
Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; War Machine; The Gauntlet; Justice [Vance Astrovik]; Henry Peter Gyrich; Triathlon; Baron Von Blitzschlag; Cloud 9 (introduction); Hardball (introduction); Komodo (introduction); Trauma (introduction); Armory (introduction); M.V.P. (introduction and death); Thor Girl; Slapstick; Rage; Bengal; Wasp; Ms. Marvel; Wonder Man; Ares; Ultimo (villain); Red Wolf (cameo); Stingray (cameo); Nighthawk (cameo); Constrictor (cameo); More (cameo)
Synopsis
Gyrich and his core band of instructors recruit a group of young heroes for the secret government endorsed Initiative program and begin their training. During a combat simulation, M.V.P. is killed by Armory causing her to be removed from the program.
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Right Side Cover]
    Avengers: Initiative
  2. 1. [Recap]
    Avengers: Initiative
  3. 2. Happy Accidents
    Avengers: Initiative
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