Avengers Epic Collection #19 - Acts of Vengeance
(2023)

Marvel, 2013 Series
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Volume
19
Price
44.99 USD; 56.25 CAD
Pages
500
On-sale Date
2023-03-29
Publisher's Age Guidelines
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Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Brand
Marvel Epic Collection; Marvel [in horizontal box]; Epic
ISBN
978-1-302-95110-8 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781302951108 54499
Printer
Solisco Printers, Scott, QC, Canada
Editing
Jennifer Grünwald (credited) (collection editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Byrne (credited) (signed as BYRNE)
Inks
John Byrne (credited) (signed as BYRNE)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; She-Hulk; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Black Panther]
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Keywords
Lava Men

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Acts of Vengeance (Table of Contents: 2)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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Avengers vs. the U-Foes! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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Pencils
Kieron Dwyer
Inks
Peter Paul Prinz
Colors
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Letters
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Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Gilgamesh the Forgotten One]; Puma; U-Foes [Ironclad; Vector; X-Ray; Vapor]
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...Yearning To Breathe Free! (Table of Contents: 5)

The Avengers / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Danny Fingeroth
Pencils
Rich Buckler
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Christie Scheele
Letters
Bill Oakley

Genre
superhero
Characters
the Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Gilgamesh the Forgotten One; the Invisible Woman; Mr. Fantastic; Starfox; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]]; Puma; U-Foes [X-Ray; Vapor; Vector; Ironclad]; Charles Little Sky
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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Attack of the Lava Men! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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John Byrne
Inks
John Byrne
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?

Genre
superhero
Characters
the Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; She-Hulk; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Black Panther]; Lava Men
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Avengers Assemble! (Table of Contents: 8)

The Avengers / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
John Byrne
Pencils
Paul Ryan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Christie Scheele; Marc Siry
Letters
Bill Oakley

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Gilgamesh; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Black Panther (rejoins); She-Hulk (rejoins)]; West Coast Avengers [Dr. Pym; Scarlet Witch; Tigra; Vision; Wasp; Wonder Man]; Fantastic Four [Invisible Woman; Mr. Fantastic; Ben Grimm]; Beast; Black Widow [Natasha Romanov]; Falcon; Hawkeye; Hellcat; Mockingbird; Monica Rambeau; Moondragon; Starfox; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Edwin Jarvis; Jinku (villain); Lava Men (villains)
Synopsis
Captain America calls all the current and former Avengers together and reforms the Avengers into one combined team with two bases and an "as-needed" roster rather than a strict active and inactive membership. After most of the members leave, the core group is attacked by Lava Men.
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Can Even the Sub-Mariner Withstand the Brutal Attack of the Lava Men? (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Pencils
Paul Ryan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Namor the Sub-Mariner]; Lava Men
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There Is a Fire Down Below (Table of Contents: 10)

The Avengers / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
John Byrne
Pencils
Paul Ryan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Christie Scheele; T. Fine
Letters
Jack Morelli

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Gilgamesh; Namor the Sub-Mariner (rejoins)]; Avengers West [Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Wonder Man [Simon Williams]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Dr. Hank Pym; Tigra [Greer Nelson]; Vision]; Edwin Jarvis; Jinku (villain); Lava Men (villain, origin); Avenging Avatar of Cha'Sa'Dra (introduction, villain)
Synopsis
The Sub-Mariner joins the Avengers in their battle against the Lava Men. Taken to the realm of the Lava Men, the Avengers are told by Jinku, the Lava Men's witch doctor, the origins of the Lava Men and that the race has died out due the Avengers. Jinku wants to destroy the Avengers because the team killed the creator of the Lava Men, the demon Cha'Sa'Dra, who was among the demons that attacked Earth during the events of Inferno.
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To Crush an Eternal! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Pencils
Paul Ryan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Gilgamesh]; Avenging Avatar of Cha'Sa'Dra
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Metamorphosis (Table of Contents: 12)

The Avengers / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
John Byrne
Pencils
Paul Ryan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Christie Scheele
Letters
Bill Oakley

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Gilgamesh]; Fantastic Four [Invisible Woman; Mister Fantastic]; Wonder Man [Simon Williams]; Edwin Jarvis; Jinku (villain); Lava Men [Akor (introduction); Danka (introduction); Kelak (introduction)]; Avenging Avatar of Cha'Sa'Dra (villain)
Synopsis
The Avengers battle Jinku and his Avatar of Cha'Sa'Dra. The Lava Men, thought turned into statues, emerge from these rocky forms transformed into golden-skinned Lava Men and end the battle. Gilgamesh is badly injured in the battle.
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The Life of an Eternal Hangs by a Thread -- And Only One Being on Earth Has the Power to Save Gilgamesh! (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Pencils
Paul Ryan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; She-Hulk; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Gilgamesh the Forgotten One]
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Journey (Table of Contents: 14)

The Avengers / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
John Byrne
Pencils
Paul Ryan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Christie Scheele; T. Fine
Letters
Bill Oakley

Genre
superhero
Characters
THe Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; She-Hulk; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Gilgamesh]; Fantastic Four [Invisible Woman; Mr. Fantastic]; Avengers West [Wonder Man; Dr. Pym; Wasp; Vision; Tigra; Scarlet Witch]; Eternals [Sprite; Ikaris; Makkari; Thena; Phastos; Sersi]; Edwin Jarvis
Synopsis
The Avengers race back to Avengers Island to tend to the badly injured Gilgamesh. Unable to help him, they contact the Eternal, Sersi, and, together, take Gilgamesh to Olympia, home of the Eternals.
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Into the Negative Zone! (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Pencils
Paul Ryan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; She-Hulk; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Gilgamesh the Forgotten One; Sersi]
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To Find Olympia (Table of Contents: 16)

The Avengers / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
John Byrne
Pencils
Paul Ryan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Christie Scheele
Letters
Rick Parker

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; She-Hulk; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Gilgamesh the Forgotten One; Sersi]; Great Lakes Avengers [Hawkeye; Mocking Bird; Dinah Soar; Big Bertha; Mister Immortal; Doorman; Flat Man]; Prof. Harker; Blastaar
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The Triumph Of Blastaar! (Table of Contents: 17)

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Paul Ryan
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Tom Palmer
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?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; She-Hulk; Namor the Sub-Mariner]; Blastaar
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Death In Olympia (Table of Contents: 18)

The Avengers / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
John Byrne
Pencils
Paul Ryan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Christie Scheele
Letters
Bill Oakley

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; She-Hulk; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Gilgamesh the Forgotten One; Sersi]; Blastaar; Odin Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstaag]; Loki
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

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Atlantis Attacks [Chapter Eight] (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Pencils
John Byrne
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John Byrne
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?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Invisible Woman [Susan Storm]; Thor [Thor Odinson]; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Tigra [Greer Nelson]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Wonder Man [Simon Williams]; Vision; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff; Natalia Romanova]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Doctor Pym [Henry Pym]; Mockingbird [Bobbi Morse]; Hulk [Joe Fixit]]
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Keywords
Serpent Crown

Atlatis Attacks (Table of Contents: 21)

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Captain America
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Indexer Notes

Table of contents with credits and a summary of the story so far.

Avengers Assembled (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script
Michael Higgins
Pencils
Ron Wilson
Inks
Mike Gustovich
Colors
Marc Siry
Letters
Rick Parker
Editing
Howard Mackie

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Sersi; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Thor [Thor Odinson]]; Avengers West [Wonder Man; Scarlet Witch; Tigra; Doctor Pym [Henry Pym]; Vision; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau] (reserve); Black Panther [T'Challa] (reserve); Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff; Natalia Romanova] (reserve); Hulk [Joe Fixit] (reserve); Hawkeye [Clint Barton] (reserve); Mockingbird [Bobbi Morse] (reserve); Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic (Avengers reserve); Invisible Woman (Avengers reserve); Thing [Ben Grimm] (Avengers reserve)]; Moondragon (reserve); Rick Jones (reserve)]; Ghaur (villain); Llyra (villain); Attuma (villain); Tyrak (villain); U-Man (villain); Lord Arno (villain); Krang (villain); Madame Hydra (villain); Orka (villain); Atlanteans (villain)
Synopsis
Captain America calls in the Avengers West team and the reserve Avengers to battle the Atlantean forces who have taken over four U.S. military bases.
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Keywords
Atlantis Attacks; Serpent Crown

Indexer Notes

Atlantis Attacks continued from Daredevil Annual (Marvel, 1967 series) #5.
Atlantis Attacks continues in New Mutants Annual (Marvel, 1985 series) #5.

The Initiation of Quasar (Table of Contents: 23)

The Avengers / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald
Pencils
Mark Bagley
Inks
Chris Ivy
Colors
Nel Yomtov
Letters
Rick Parker

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Wonder Man; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Tigra; Thor [Thor Odinson]; Doctor Pym [Henry Pym]; Firelord; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Woman; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Eon (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
Quasar becomes an Avenger.
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Indexer Notes

Story takes place between The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #303 and #304

Cap's Avengerability Analysis (Table of Contents: 24)

The Avengers / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Fabian Nicieza
Pencils
Paul Ryan; Kevin Maguire; Kieron Dwyer; Lee Weeks; M. D. Bright
Inks
Paul Ryan; Chris Ivy; Kieron Dwyer; Lee Weeks; Don Hudson
Colors
Mike Rockwitz
Letters
Ken Lopez

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hank Pym (All Versions); Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Vision; Scarlet Witch; Wonder Man; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Mockingbird; Swordsman; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Quicksilver; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Tigra [Greer Nelson; also as The Cat]; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Moondragon]; Ultron; Odin; Magneto; Blob; Toad; Klaw; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Woman; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Grim Reaper [Eric Williams]; Baron Zemo; Falcon [Sam Wilson]; Red Skull
Synopsis
Cap compiles files on his fellow Avengers.
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The Saga of the Serpent Crown Chapter 8: Manifest Destiny (Table of Contents: 25)

The Saga of the Serpent Crown / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Peter Sanderson
Pencils
Mark Bagley
Inks
Keith Williams
Colors
Marc Siry
Letters
Jade Moede
Editing
Michael Higgins; Mark Gruenwald

Genre
superhero
Characters
Watcher; Sub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie]; Destiny [Paul Destine] (villain)
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Keywords
Serpent Crown

Hydrobase Destroyed! (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Pencils
Paul Ryan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Namor the Sub-Mariner; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; She-Hulk; Sersi; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]]; Robots
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Indexer Notes

Although the Avengers appear on the cover, only Quasar is in the story.

The Weakest Point (Table of Contents: 27)

The Avengers / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
John Byrne
Pencils
Paul Ryan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Nel Yomtov
Letters
Bill Oakley

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Starfox]; Edwin Jarvis (guest); Robots (villains); Loki (villain); Dr. Doom (villain); Mandarin (villain); Nebula (villain); Gunthar (a Rigellian; villain, first appearance)
Synopsis
Quasar and the Avengers’ non-powered staff try to keep a group of mysterious robots from destroying Hydrobase. They fail.
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Keywords
Acts of Vengeance

Indexer Notes

Continued in Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series) #250 and Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #411; Acts of Vengeance crossover; For a complete checklist of the Acts of Vengeance issues, please see the cover notes for the story Prologue in Avengers Spotlight #26.

Enter the U-Foes! (Table of Contents: 28)

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

Pencils
John Byrne
Inks
John Byrne
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers West Coast [Doctor Pym [Henry Pym]; Scarlet Witch; Wonder Man; Vision]; U-Foes [Vapor; Vector; X-Ray; Ironclad]
Reprints
Keywords
Acts of Vengeance

Indexer Notes

Title, Characters: Added by Per Sandell, 2006-03-02. Signature is dated 1989. Cover sports the Acts of Vengeance logo.

The Plan Proceeds! (Table of Contents: 29)

West Coast Avengers / Avengers West Coast / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
John Byrne
Pencils
John Byrne
Inks
Keith Williams
Colors
Bob Sharen
Letters
Bill Oakley

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers West Coast [Doctor Pym [Henry Pym]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wonder Man [Simon Williams]; Vision; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]]; U-Foes [Vapor; Vector; X-Ray; Ironclad]; Magneto; Elizabeth Tudor; Mary Stuart; Immortus; Loki; Mistress Belle; Mistress Lettice
Synopsis
The U-Foes are tricked into attacking the West Coast Avengers in the "Acts of Vengeance"-scheme, setup by Loki. Immortus plans things for the Scarlet Witch.
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Keywords
Acts of Vengeance

Indexer Notes

Acts of Vengeance crossover; For a complete checklist of the Acts of Vengeance issues, please see the cover notes for the story Prologue in Avengers Spotlight #26. Characters, Synopsis: Added by Per Sandell, 2006-03-02.

Avengers Park Trashed by Freedom Force! (Table of Contents: 30)

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

Pencils
Paul Ryan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Vision; Scarlet Witch; Wasp; Hank Pym; Falcon; Freedom Force [Blob; Pyro; Avalanche]
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Has the Whole World Gone Mad?!? (Table of Contents: 31)

The Avengers / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
John Byrne
Pencils
Paul Ryan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Christie Scheele
Letters
Bill Oakley

Genre
superhero
Characters
the Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Vision; Scarlet Witch; Wasp; Hank Pym; Falcon]; Loki; Kingpin; Mandarin; Wizard; Dr. Doom; Magneto; Red Skull; Freedom Force [Blob; Pyro; Avalanche]; CAMEO: Nebula
Synopsis
Half of Freedom Force shows up at Avengers Park to beat up on our heroes.
Reprints
Keywords
Acts of Vengeance

Indexer Notes

Acts of Vengeance crossover; For a complete checklist of the Acts of Vengeance issues, please see the cover notes for the story Prologue in Avengers Spotlight #26.

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

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

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John Byrne ?
Pencils
John Byrne
Inks
John Byrne
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My stings are useless against the Mole Man's creature, Hank!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers West Coast [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Wonder Man; Hank Pym; U.S.Agent; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]]; Giganto
Reprints
Keywords
Acts of Vengeance

Indexer Notes

Cover is an homage to the cover of Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #1.
Cover sports the Acts of Vengeance logo.

The Troubled Earth (Table of Contents: 34)

West Coast Avengers / Avengers West Coast / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
John Byrne
Pencils
John Byrne
Inks
Paul Ryan
Colors
Bob Sharen
Letters
Bill Oakley

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers West Coast [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Scarlet Witch; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Wonder Man; Hank Pym; U.S.Agent [John Walker]; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]]; Magneto; Loki; Mole Man; Giganto; Tricephalous; Captain America [Steve Rogers] (cameo); Quasar [Wendell Vaughn] (cameo); Vision (cameo)
Synopsis
The West Coast Avengers assemble for battle as Mole Man sends his monsters to wreck Los Angeles. Wonder Man and the original Human Torch head underground to confront the villain and have a hard time convincing him that he has been duped. The Avengers finally figure out that someone is out to destroy them.
Reprints
Keywords
Acts of Vengeance

Indexer Notes

Acts of Vengeance crossover; For a complete checklist of the Acts of Vengeance issues, please see the cover notes for the story Prologue in Avengers Spotlight #26.

The Ultimate Super-Villain Team-up! (Table of Contents: 35)

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

Pencils
Paul Ryan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; Vision; Wonder Man; Black Widow [Natasha Romanov]]; Mandarin; Wizard
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Thieves Honor (Table of Contents: 36)

The Avengers / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
John Byrne
Pencils
Paul Ryan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Mike Rockwitz
Letters
Bill Oakley

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; Vision; Wonder Man; Black Widow [Natasha Romanov]; Hellcat]; Jarvis; Agatha Harkness (guest appearance); Loki (villain); Dr. Doom (villain); Mandarin (villain); Red Skull (villain); Kingpin (villain); Wizard (villain); Magneto (cameo); Hawkeye (cameo); Mockingbird (cameo); Hank Pym (cameo)
Synopsis
Mandarin and Wizard grow tired of masterminding the Acts of Vengeance plan and confront the Avengers directly.
Reprints
Keywords
Acts of Vengeance

Indexer Notes

Acts of Vengeance crossover; For a complete checklist of the Acts of Vengeance issues, please see the cover notes for the story Prologue in Avengers Spotlight #26.

Let There Be an Ending! (Table of Contents: 37)

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

Script
?
Pencils
John Byrne
Inks
John Byrne
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Thor Odinson]]; Avengers West Coast [Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Mockingbird [Bobbi Morse]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Loki
Reprints
Keywords
Acts of Vengeance

Indexer Notes

Signature is dated 1989. Cover sports the Acts of Vengeance logo.

The Breaking Strain (Table of Contents: 38)

West Coast Avengers / Avengers West Coast / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
John Byrne
Pencils
John Byrne
Inks
Paul Ryan
Colors
Bob Sharen
Letters
Bill Oakley

Genre
superhero
Characters
Abraham Lincoln; Agatha Harkness; the Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Falcon [Sam Wilson]; Thor [Thor Odinson]]; Avengers West Coast [Doctor Pym [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mockingbird [Bobbi Morse]; Scarlet Witch [Dark Scarlet Witch]; U.S.Agent; Vision; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Wonder Man]; Dr. Doom (robot); Ebony (cat); Immortus; John Wilkes Booth; Kingpin [Wilson Fisk]; Loki; Magneto; Mandarin; Red Skull; Wizard
Synopsis
Magneto pulls the Avengers West Coast base into space to try and reach his comatose daughter. The Acts of Vengeance draws to a close as the Avengers figure out Loki is the mastermind behind the plot. Wizard escapes from Avengers headquarters and returns to his villainous allies but the Avengers follow his trail. While the rest of the bad guys go their separate ways, Thor battles Loki and puts a stop to his plans. The Wasp is the first one home from the ordeal and discovers that Wanda has gone mad and taken down U.S.Agent and Wonder Man.
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Keywords
Acts of Vengeance

Indexer Notes

Acts of Vengeance crossover tie-in.
Dark Scarlet Witch storyline and possible "No More Mutants" storyline setup.

Into The Void! (Table of Contents: 39)

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

Pencils
Paul Ryan
Inks
Paul Ryan
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; Sersi]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Edwin Jarvis
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Along Came a Spider (Table of Contents: 40)

The Avengers / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
John Byrne
Pencils
Paul Ryan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Christie Scheele
Letters
Bill Oakley

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; Vision; Sersi; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Starfox; Wonder Man; Hank Pym; Wasp]; Edwin Jarvis; Nebula; Gunthar; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
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While A Universe Trembles! (Table of Contents: 41)

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Pencils
Paul Ryan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; Sersi]; Edwin Jarvis; Nebula; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
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Doomsday Plus One (Table of Contents: 42)

The Avengers / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
John Byrne
Pencils
Paul Ryan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Christie Scheele
Letters
Bill Oakley

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; Sersi]; Edwin Jarvis; Nebula; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
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-- For the Life of Starfox (Table of Contents: 43)

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Pencils
Paul Ryan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; Vision; Sersi; Iron Man [Tony Stark]]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
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Spiders and Stars (Table of Contents: 44)

The Avengers / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
John Byrne
Pencils
Paul Ryan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Christie Scheele
Letters
Bill Oakley

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; Vision; Sersi; Iron Man [Tony Stark]]; Starfox; Edwin Jarvis; Nebula; Gunthar; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Stranger
Reprints

Guest-Starring the Amazing Spider-Man -- But Not For Long! (Table of Contents: 45)

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

Pencils
Paul Ryan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; Vision; Sersi; Iron Man [Tony Stark]]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Stranger
Reprints

Business As Usual (Table of Contents: 46)

The Avengers / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
John Byrne; Fabian Nicieza
Pencils
Paul Ryan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Christie Scheele
Letters
Jack Morelli

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; Vision; Sersi; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Starfox; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]]; Edwin Jarvis; Nebula; Gunthar; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Stranger; Blockade
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 47)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


Nebula Triumphant! (Table of Contents: 48)

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

Pencils
Paul Ryan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; Vision; Sersi; Iron Man [Tony Stark]]; Nebula; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Reprints

A Vengeful God! (Table of Contents: 49)

The Avengers / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Fabian Nicieza
Pencils
Paul Ryan; Tom Morgan
Inks
Tom Palmer; Tom Morgan
Colors
Christie Scheele
Letters
Jack Morelli

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; Vision; Sersi; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Starfox; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]]; Edwin Jarvis; Nebula; Gunthar; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Stranger
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And Now... Here's That Important Announcement... (Table of Contents: 50)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Byrne
Pencils
John Byrne
Inks
John Byrne
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
John Byrne
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Indexer Notes

Humorous page featuring John Byrne as he explains a continuity gaffe.

John Byrne Joins the Avengers (Table of Contents: 51)

The Avengers; West Coast Avengers / Avengers West Coast / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Peter Sanderson
Pencils
John Byrne
Inks
John Byrne
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
West Coast Avengers [Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Tigra]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 52)

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

Pencils
John Byrne
Inks
John Byrne
Colors
Gregory Wright
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Red Skull; Kingpin; Doctor Doom; Mandarin; Magneto; The Wizard
Reprints

Acts of Vengeance! (Table of Contents: 53)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Peter Sanderson
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
various
Letters
typeset

Characters
Avengers West Coast [Wonder Man; Wasp [Jan Van Dyne]; Scarlet Witch; U.S.Agent; Dr. Pym]; Magneto; Quasar; Absorbing Man; Punisher; Dr. Doom; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
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Exclusive Interview with the Wizard (Table of Contents: 54)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Glenn Herdling (credited)
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

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Acts of Marketing (Table of Contents: 55)

text article / 0.4 page (report information)

Script
Evan Skolnick (credited)
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

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[Acts of Vengeance Omnibus HC Variant] (Table of Contents: 56)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.3 page (report information)

Pencils
John Byrne (credited)
Inks
John Byrne (credited)
Colors
Thomas Mason (credited)

Genre
superhero
Reprints

[Acts of Vengeance Crossovers Omnibus HC Variant] (Table of Contents: 57)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.3 page (report information)

Pencils
John Byrne (credited)
Inks
John Byrne (credited)
Colors
Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Genre
superhero
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[Acts of Vengeance House Ad] (Table of Contents: 58) (Expand) /

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

[1989 Favorite Avenger Poll] (Table of Contents: 59)

The Avengers / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Avengers #305 and West Coast Avengers #46 announced a "Favorite Avengers" poll; the results were printed in the letters page of Avengers #311.

[Marvel Press Poster] (Table of Contents: 60)

The Avengers / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Paul Ryan (credited)
Inks
Tom Palmer (credited)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero

[Acts of Vengeance Omnibus Combined Covers] (Table of Contents: 61)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Alan Davis (credited)
Inks
Mark Farmer (credited)
Colors
Javier Rodríguez (credited)

Genre
superhero

[Acts of Vengeance Omnibus Cover Process] (Table of Contents: 62)

The Avengers / illustration / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
Alan Davis (credited)

Genre
superhero

[Acts of Vengeance Omnibus Cover Process] (Table of Contents: 63)

The Avengers / illustration / 0.5 page (report information)

Inks
Mark Farmer (credited)

Genre
superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 64) (Expand) /

Epic Collection / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Villains Assemble! (Table of Contents: 65) (Expand) /

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

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Avengers
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Epic Collection
  3. 2. Acts of Vengeance
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. Avengers vs. the U-Foes!
    The Avengers
  6. 5. ...Yearning To Breathe Free!
    The Avengers
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
  8. 7. Attack of the Lava Men!
    The Avengers
  9. 8. Avengers Assemble!
    The Avengers
  10. 9. Can Even the Sub-Mariner Withstand the Brutal Attack of the Lava Men?
    The Avengers
  11. 10. There Is a Fire Down Below
    The Avengers
  12. 11. To Crush an Eternal!
    The Avengers
  13. 12. Metamorphosis
    The Avengers
  14. 13. The Life of an Eternal Hangs by a Thread -- And Only One Being on Earth Has the Power to Save Gilgamesh!
    The Avengers
  15. 14. Journey
    The Avengers
  16. 15. Into the Negative Zone!
    The Avengers
  17. 16. To Find Olympia
    The Avengers
  18. 17. The Triumph Of Blastaar!
    The Avengers
  19. 18. Death In Olympia
    The Avengers
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
  21. 20. Atlantis Attacks [Chapter Eight]
    The Avengers
  22. 21. Atlatis Attacks
  23. 22. Avengers Assembled
    The Avengers
  24. 23. The Initiation of Quasar
    The Avengers
  25. 24. Cap's Avengerability Analysis
    The Avengers
  26. 25. The Saga of the Serpent Crown Chapter 8: Manifest Destiny
    The Saga of the Serpent Crown
  27. 26. Hydrobase Destroyed!
    The Avengers
  28. 27. The Weakest Point
    The Avengers
  29. 28. Enter the U-Foes!
    West Coast Avengers / Avengers West Coast
  30. 29. The Plan Proceeds!
    West Coast Avengers / Avengers West Coast
  31. 30. Avengers Park Trashed by Freedom Force!
    The Avengers
  32. 31. Has the Whole World Gone Mad?!?
    The Avengers
  33. 32. [no title indexed]
  34. 33. ["My stings are useless against the Mole Man's creature, Hank!"]
    West Coast Avengers / Avengers West Coast
  35. 34. The Troubled Earth
    West Coast Avengers / Avengers West Coast
  36. 35. The Ultimate Super-Villain Team-up!
    The Avengers
  37. 36. Thieves Honor
    The Avengers
  38. 37. Let There Be an Ending!
    West Coast Avengers / Avengers West Coast
  39. 38. The Breaking Strain
    West Coast Avengers / Avengers West Coast
  40. 39. Into The Void!
    The Avengers
  41. 40. Along Came a Spider
    The Avengers
  42. 41. While A Universe Trembles!
    The Avengers
  43. 42. Doomsday Plus One
    The Avengers
  44. 43. -- For the Life of Starfox
    The Avengers
  45. 44. Spiders and Stars
    The Avengers
  46. 45. Guest-Starring the Amazing Spider-Man -- But Not For Long!
    The Avengers
  47. 46. Business As Usual
    The Avengers
  48. 47. [no title indexed]
  49. 48. Nebula Triumphant!
    The Avengers
  50. 49. A Vengeful God!
    The Avengers
  51. 50. And Now... Here's That Important Announcement...
  52. 51. John Byrne Joins the Avengers
    The Avengers; West Coast Avengers / Avengers West Coast
  53. 52. [no title indexed]
  54. 53. Acts of Vengeance!
  55. 54. Exclusive Interview with the Wizard
  56. 55. Acts of Marketing
  57. 56. [Acts of Vengeance Omnibus HC Variant]
    The Avengers
  58. 57. [Acts of Vengeance Crossovers Omnibus HC Variant]
    The Avengers
  59. 58. [Acts of Vengeance House Ad]
    The Avengers
  60. 59. [1989 Favorite Avenger Poll]
    The Avengers
  61. 60. [Marvel Press Poster]
    The Avengers
  62. 61. [Acts of Vengeance Omnibus Combined Covers]
    The Avengers
  63. 62. [Acts of Vengeance Omnibus Cover Process]
    The Avengers
  64. 63. [Acts of Vengeance Omnibus Cover Process]
    The Avengers
  65. 64. [no title indexed]
    Epic Collection
  66. 65. Villains Assemble!
    The Avengers
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  • Hunter Johnson
  • Richard Thomson