Avengers Forever #12 [Direct Edition]
(February 2000)

Marvel, 1998 Series
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Volume
1
Price
2.99 USD; 4.50 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1999-12-08
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Barcode
759606036356 01211
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Tom Brevoort (credited) (editor); Gregg Schigiel (credited) (assistant editor); Bob Harras (credited) (editor in chief); John Roshell of Comicraft (credited as John Roshell of Comicraft) (design)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carlos Pacheco (credited) (signed as Pacheco)
Inks
Jesús Merino (credited) (signed as Merino)
Colors
Steve Oliff (credited); Tony Kelly (credited) (signed as TC.)
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]]; Captain Marvel [Genis-Vell] (as The Avengers); Songbird [Melissa Gold] (as the Avengers); Sandman; Dr. Spectrum; Beast; Jack of Hearts; Iron Man; Moondragon; Swordsman; Hercules; Black Panther; Wonder Man; Hellcat
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Avengers Forever (Marvel, 1998 series) #12 [Direct Edition] Cover Thumbnail for Avengers Forever (1998 series) #12 [Newsstand]
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Cover gallery

[Credits] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Avengers Assemble! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Avengers / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Roger Stern (credited) (plot); Kurt Busiek (credited) (plot, script)
Pencils
Carlos Pacheco (credited)
Inks
Jesús Merino (credited)
Colors
Olyoptics (credited as olyoptics.com); Graphic Color Works (credited) (separations)
Letters
Richard Starkings (credited); Albert Deschesne of Comicraft (credited as Comicraft's Albert Deschesne)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America; Yellowjacket; Songbird; Hawkeye; Captain Marvel; Wasp; Giant Man]; Rick Jones; Libra; Immortus; the Time-Keepers; Kang; the Supreme Intelligence; an army of evil, divergent Avengers; an army of good, divergent Avengers; an older Rick Jones; Jack of Hearts (cameo)
Synopsis
Kang fights off the Time-Keepers who are trying to accelerate him into his Immortus incarnation to ensuring their timeline. Rick sacrifices himself to destroy their chrono-cannon. Captain America destroys the Forever Crystal, fearing its power, also making the armies of both divergent Avengers disappear. Immortus is reborn, and Rick is saved when the Supreme Intelligence bonds him and Captain Marvel again. All the heroes are returned to their proper place and times. The Supreme Intelligence is also returned to captivity, in possession the reformed Forever Crystal, unbeknownst to everyone else.
Reprints

Sources (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Tom Brevoort ?; Gregg Schigiel ?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Annotations for numbers ten to twelve.

[Back Cover] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Avengers / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Roshell of Comicraft (credited as John Roshell of Comicraft); Doug Rowell (credited) (3-D rendering); Randee Z (credited) (3-D rendering); Carlos Pacheco; Jeff Smith (#4 cover variant); Frank Quitely (#4 cover variant); John Buscema (#4 cover variant)
Inks
John Roshell of Comicraft (credited as John Roshell of Comicraft); Doug Rowell (credited) (3-D rendering); Randee Z (credited) (3-D rendering); Jesús Merino; Jeff Smith (#4 cover variant); Frank Quitely (#4 cover variant); Tom Palmer (#4 cover variant)
Colors
John Roshell of Comicraft (credited as John Roshell of Comicraft); Doug Rowell (credited) (3-D rendering); Randee Z (credited) (3-D rendering); Steve Oliff; Tony Kelly
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Montage with the 16 official covers for the maxiseries.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Avengers
  2. 1. [Credits]
  3. 2. Avengers Assemble!
    The Avengers
  4. 3. Sources
  5. 4. [Back Cover]
    The Avengers
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