Avengers: Celestial Madonna

(February 2002)

Marvel, 2002 Series

Published in English (United States)

Price: 19.95 USD; 31.95 CAD
Pages: 228
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Marvel Comics
Brand: Marvel [in horizontal box]
ISBN: 0-7851-0826-2
Barcode: 9780785108269 51995

Editing: Roy Thomas (original series editor)

Color: color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age US
Binding: softcover
Publishing Format: Collected Edition

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: Dave Cockrum
Inks: Dave Cockrum
Colors: VLM

Genre: superhero
Characters: Mantis

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credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters: typeset

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: Ron Wilson
Inks: Al Milgrom
Colors: VLM
Letters: Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Bid Tomorrow Good-Bye!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Vision; Thor [Donald Blake]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mantis; Swordsman; Kang the Conqueror

Reprints

from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #129 (November 1974)

The Avengers / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script: Steve Englehart
Pencils: Sal Buscema (layouts); Joe Staton (finished art)
Inks: Joe Staton
Colors: VLM
Letters: Tom Orzechowski

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Vision; Scarlet Witch; Thor [Donald Blake]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mantis; Swordsman; Agatha Harkness; Jarvis; Kang the Conqueror; Rama-Tut

Reprints

from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #129 (November 1974)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: Ron Wilson; John Romita (alterations)
Inks: Frank Giacoia; John Romita (alterations)
Colors: VLM
Letters: Danny Crespi

Genre

superhero

Characters

Avengers [Vision; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Swordsman; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Scarlet Witch]; Rama-Tut; Kang the Conqueror

Reprints

from Giant-Size Avengers (Marvel, 1974 series) #2 (November 1974)

The Avengers / comic story / 29 pages (report information)

Script: Steve Englehart
Pencils: Dave Cockrum
Inks: Dave Cockrum
Colors: VLM
Letters: Tom Orzechowski

Genre

superhero

Characters

Avengers [Hawkeye; Vision; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Swordsman; Thor; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Scarlet Witch]; Rama-Tut; Kang the Conqueror; Edwin Jarvis; Mantis; Agatha Harkness

Synopsis

Swordsman dies. Hawkeye returns.

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from Giant-Size Avengers (Marvel, 1974 series) #2 (November 1974)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: Gil Kane
Inks: Dave Cockrum
Colors: VLM
Letters: Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Vision; Thor [Donald Blake]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hawkeye; The Titanic Three [Titanium Man; Radioactive Man; Crimson Dynamo]; Slasher

Synopsis

Swordsman's funeral.

Reprints

from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #130 (December 1974)

The Avengers / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script: Steve Englehart
Pencils: Sal Buscema (layouts); Joe Staton (finished art)
Inks: Joe Staton
Colors: VLM
Letters: Joe Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

Vision; Scarlet Witch; Thor [Donald Blake]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mantis; Swordsman; Hawkeye; Jarvis; Agatha Harkness; The Titanic Three [Titanium Man; Radioactive Man; Crimson Dynamo]; The Slasher; Cotati

Reprints

from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #130 (December 1974)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: Gil Kane
Inks: Frank Giacoia ?; Mike Esposito ?
Colors: VLM
Letters: ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Vision; Thor [Donald Blake]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hawkeye; Frankenstein's Monster; Wonder Man; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Baron Zemo [Dr. Heinrich Zemo]; Midnight

Reprints

from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #131 (January 1974 [January 1975])

The Avengers / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script: Steve Englehart
Pencils: Sal Buscema (layouts/breakdowns); Joe Staton (finished art)
Inks: Joe Staton
Colors: VLM
Letters: Tom Orzechowski

Genre

superhero

Characters

Vision; Thor [Donald Blake]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hawkeye; Nomad [Steve Rogers]; Mantis; Kang the Conqueror; Immortus; Rama-Tut; The Legion of the Unliving [Frankenstein's Monster; Wonder Man; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Baron Zemo [Dr. Heinrich Zemo]; Midnight; The Ghost]; Swordsman [Cotati]

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from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #131 (January 1974 [January 1975])

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: Ron Wilson
Inks: Frank Giacoia
Colors: VLM
Letters: Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We Can't Defeat Super-Foes Who Have Already Died!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Thor [Donald Blake]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mantis; Frankenstein's Monster; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Midnight

Reprints

from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #132 (February 1975)

The Avengers / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script: Steve Englehart (plot, title); Roy Thomas (script)
Pencils: Sal Buscema (layouts/breakdowns); Joe Staton (finished art)
Inks: Joe Staton
Colors: VLM
Letters: John Costanza

Genre

superhero

Characters

Vision; Thor [Donald Blake]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hawkeye; Mantis; Kang the Conqueror; Immortus; Rama-Tut; The Legion of the Unliving [Frankenstein's Monster; Wonder Man; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Baron Zemo [Dr. Heinrich Zemo]; Midnight; The Ghost]; Swordsman [Cotati]

Reprints

from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #132 (February 1975)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: Gil Kane
Inks: Frank Giacoia
Colors: VLM
Letters: Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; Vision

Reprints

from Giant-Size Avengers (Marvel, 1974 series) #3 (February 1975)

The Avengers / comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Script: Steve Englehart (plot, title); Roy Thomas (script)
Pencils: Dave Cockrum (layouts, breakdowns); Joe Giella (finished art)
Inks: Joe Giella
Colors: VLM
Letters: Gaspar Saladino (pages 1-34); John Costanza (uncredited, pages 35-39)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Avengers [Vision; Hawkeye; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor]; Mantis; Edwin Jarvis; Immortus; Rama-Tut; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Frankenstein Monster; Kang; Midnight; Baron Zemo; Wonder Man; Flying Dutchman's Ghost

Reprints

from Giant-Size Avengers (Marvel, 1974 series) #3 (February 1975)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: Gil Kane; Dave Cockrum
Inks: Mike Esposito ?; Frank Giacoia ?
Colors: VLM
Letters: Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Thor [Donald Blake]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mantis; Hawkeye; Libra

Reprints

from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #133 (March 1975)

The Avengers / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script: Steve Englehart
Pencils: Sal Buscema (layouts/breakdowns); Joe Staton (finished art)
Inks: Joe Staton
Colors: VLM
Letters: Tom Orzechowski

Genre

superhero

Characters

Vision; Thor [Donald Blake]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hawkeye; Scarlet Witch; Mantis; Agatha Harkness; Immortus; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Swordsman [Cotati]; Libra; Skrull

Synopsis

Libra revealed as The Hooded One. Libra claims to be Mantis' father.

Reprints

from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #133 (March 1975)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: Gil Kane; John Romita (alterations)
Inks: Joe Sinnott; John Romita (alterations)
Colors: VLM
Letters: Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Vision; Thor [Donald Blake]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Mad Thinker

Reprints

from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #134 (April 1975)

The Avengers / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script: Steve Englehart
Pencils: Sal Buscema (layouts); Joe Staton (finished art)
Inks: Joe Staton
Colors: VLM
Letters: Tom Orzechowski

Genre

superhero

Characters

Vision; Thor [Donald Blake]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hawkeye; Mantis; Jarvis; Agatha Harkness; Immortus; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Swordsman [Cotati]; Moondragon; Star-Stalker

Synopsis

Vision discovers he was the original Human Torch.

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from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #134 (April 1975)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: Jim Starlin; John Romita (floating heads)
Inks: Jim Starlin; John Romita (floating heads)
Colors: VLM
Letters: Morrie Kuramoto (2 Top balloons); Tom Orzechowski (bottom caption)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ultron-5; Vision; Avengers [Thor [Donald Blake]; Mantis; Iron Man [Tony Stark]]

Reprints

from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #135 (May 1975)

The Avengers / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script: Steve Englehart
Pencils: George Tuska
Inks: Frank Chiaramonte
Colors: VLM
Letters: John Costanza

Genre

superhero

Characters

Vision; Ultron; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Quasimodo; Goliath [Dr. Henry Pym]; Wasp; Mad Thinker; Silver Surfer; Swordsman; Mantis; Thor [Donald Blake]; Hawkeye; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Libra; Moondragon; Thanos; Mentor; Phineas Horton (death); Edwin Jarvis; Immortus

Synopsis

Origin of The Vision continues.

Reprints

from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #135 (May 1975)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: Gil Kane; John Romita (alterations)
Inks: Al Milgrom; John Romita (alterations)
Colors: VLM
Letters: Danny Crespi

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Avengers Assemble -- For the Most Long-Awaited Wedding of the Decade!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Mantis; Avengers [Swordsman's "ghost:; Vision; Scarlet Witch; Hawkeye; Thor; Iron Man [Tony Stark]]; Dormammu

Reprints

from Giant-Size Avengers (Marvel, 1974 series) #4 (June 1975)

The Avengers / comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Script: Steve Englehart
Pencils: Don Heck
Inks: John Tartaglione
Colors: VLM
Letters: Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Charlotte Jetter

Genre

superhero

Characters

Avengers [Vision; Scarlet Witch; Hawkeye; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; Swordsman's "ghost"]; Mantis; Moondragon; Immortus; Libra; Kang; Dormammu; Umar; Crimson Dynamo; Titanium Man; Radioactive Man; Space Phantom; Ultron (flashback); Agatha Harkness

Synopsis

Swordsman's "ghost" marries Mantis. Vision marries Scarlet Witch.

Reprints

from Giant-Size Avengers (Marvel, 1974 series) #4 (June 1975)

The Avengers / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents

0. [no title indexed]
The Avengers
1. [Credits]
2. ["Bid Tomorrow Good-Bye!"]
The Avengers
3. Bid Tomorrow Goodbye!
The Avengers
4. Death of an Avenger!
The Avengers
5. A Blast from the Past!
The Avengers
6. [no title indexed]
The Avengers
7. The Reality Problem!
The Avengers
8. The Avengers vs. the Legion of the Unliving!
The Avengers
9. A Quiet Half-Hour in Saigon!
The Avengers
10. ["We Can't Defeat Super-Foes Who Have Already Died!"]
The Avengers
11. Kang War II
The Avengers
12. The Titans Out of Time!
The Avengers
13. ...What Time Hath Put Asunder!
The Avengers
14. Secret of the Hooded One!
The Avengers
15. Yesterday and Beyond...
The Avengers
16. Origin of the Vision!
The Avengers
17. The Times That Bind!
The Avengers
18. How the Human Torch Became... the Vision!
The Avengers
19. The Torch is Passed!
The Avengers
20. ["Avengers Assemble -- For the Most Long-Awaited Wedding of the Decade!"]
The Avengers
21. ...Let All Men Bring Together
The Avengers
22. Where Time Collides, the Madonna is Born!
The Avengers

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Avengers: Celestial Madonna (February 2002)

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The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

[Credits] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Bid Tomorrow Goodbye! (Table of Contents: 3)

The Avengers / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Death of an Avenger! (Table of Contents: 4)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

A Blast from the Past! (Table of Contents: 5)

The Avengers / comic story / 29 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

The Reality Problem! (Table of Contents: 7)

The Avengers / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

The Avengers vs. the Legion of the Unliving! (Table of Contents: 8)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

A Quiet Half-Hour in Saigon! (Table of Contents: 9)

The Avengers / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Kang War II (Table of Contents: 11)

The Avengers / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

The Titans Out of Time! (Table of Contents: 12)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

...What Time Hath Put Asunder! (Table of Contents: 13)

The Avengers / comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Secret of the Hooded One! (Table of Contents: 14)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Yesterday and Beyond... (Table of Contents: 15)

The Avengers / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Origin of the Vision! (Table of Contents: 16)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

The Times That Bind! (Table of Contents: 17)

The Avengers / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

How the Human Torch Became... the Vision! (Table of Contents: 18)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

The Torch is Passed! (Table of Contents: 19)

The Avengers / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

...Let All Men Bring Together (Table of Contents: 21)

The Avengers / comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Where Time Collides, the Madonna is Born! (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

The Avengers / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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