([January] 2007)

Marvel, 2004 Series
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Volume
4
Price
34.99 USD; 56 CAD
Pages
?
On-sale Date
2007-01-17
Publisher's Age Guidelines
T+
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Publishing Inc.
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
ISBN
0-7851-2347-4 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9780785123477 53499
Editing
Mark D. Beazley (collection editor); Michael Short (assistant editor); Jennifer Grünwald (associate editor); Jeff Youngquist (senior editor, special projects); Joe Quesada (editor-in-chief); Dan Buckley (publisher); Tom Brevoort (original editor); Marc Sumerak (original assistant editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alan Davis
Inks
Mark Farmer
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk; Firestar; Triathlon; Thor; Iron Man; Captain America; Wasp; Goliath; Jack of Hearts; Scarlet Witch; Warbird; Vision; Quasar
Reprints

Indexer Notes

dust jacket

[Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet cover] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Pencils
Jerry Ordway
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Silver Surfer; Professor X; Lilandra; Gladiator; Ego
Reprints

A Very Dangerous Planet (Table of Contents: 2)

The Avengers / comic story / 40 pages (report information)

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Jerry Ordway
Inks
Will Blyberg; Paul Ryan
Colors
Jason Wright
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft

Genre
superhero
Characters
Professor X; Lilandra; Gladiator; Ego; Silver Surfer
Synopsis
In response to continued interference from Earth superheroes in alien cultures, a council of representatives from assorted planets decide the problem must be dealt with.
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[Maximum Security #1 cover] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Pencils
Jerry Ordway (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Ronan; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Scarlet Witch; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Wasp; Goliath [Hank Pym]
Reprints

Illegal Aliens (Table of Contents: 4)

The Avengers / comic story / 38 pages (report information)

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Jerry Ordway
Inks
Will Blyberg; Paul Ryan; Al Vey; Chris Ivy
Colors
Jason Wright
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft; Albert Deschesne; Jason Levine

Genre
superhero
Characters
USAgent; Piledriver; Valerie Cooper; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Dynorr; X-Man; Punisher; Sunfire; Reptyl; Duane Freeman; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Vision; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; Wasp; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Scarlet Witch; Triathlon; Daredevil; Nova [Richard Rider]; Namorita; Bolt; Turbo; Speedball; Darkstar; Vanguard; Wonder Man; Edwin Jarvis; Ronan; Lilandra; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Ego
Synopsis
A council of aline races has designated Earth a prison planet, while US authorities have appointed the USAgent to hunt down wanted Earth criminals for incarceration in special wings of existing prisons.
Reprints

[Maximum Security #2 cover] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Pencils
Jerry Ordway
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Ego; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Woman; Mr. Fantastic; Thing]
Reprints

A World of Hurt (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Jerry Ordway
Inks
Will Blyberg; Paul Ryan; Walden Wong
Colors
Jason Wright; Tom Smith
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft; Albert Deschesne (credited as AD); Troy Peteri of Comicraft (credited as Comicraft's TP)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Woman [Susan Storm Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
Beta Ray Bill; Bishop [Lucas Bishop] (Earth-1191); Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain Marvel [Genis-Vell]; Charcoal [Charles Burlingame]; Ego; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Edwin Jarvis; Moondragon [Heather Douglas]; Moonstone [Karla Sofen]; Photon [Monica Rambeau]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Ronan the Accuser; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Songbird [Melissa Gold]; Starfox [Eros]; The Supreme Intelligence; Thor; Tigra [Greer Nelson]; Triathlon [Delroy Garrett Jr.]; U.S.Agent [Johnny Walker]; Union Jack [Joseph Chapman]; Vision; Warbird [Carol Danvers]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
Synopsis
Ego is infesting Earth, while Professor X sends his Skrull X-Men for Lilandra.
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[Avengers #35 cover] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Pencils
John Romita Jr. (signed)
Inks
John Livesay (signed)
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Thor; Quasar; Tigra; Starfox; Photon; Moondragon; Jack of Hearts
Reprints

Interstellar Intrigues (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
John Romita Jr.
Inks
Al Vey; Mark McKenna; Chris Ivy
Colors
Tom Smith
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft; Albert Deschesne

Genre
superhero
Characters
Thor; Quasar; Photon; Moondragon; Jack of Hearts; Tigra; Starfox; Lilandra; Supreme Intelligence; Ego; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Wonder Man; Vision; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Wasp; Scarlet Witch; Warbird; Triathlon; USAgent
Reprints

[Maximum Security #3 cover] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Pencils
Jerry Ordway (signed)
Inks
Jerry Ordway (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Supreme Intelligence; Wolverine; Thing; Scarlet Witch; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Rogue
Reprints

Whatever the Cost! (Table of Contents: 10)

The Avengers / comic story / 40 pages (report information)

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Jerry Ordway
Inks
Will Blyberg; Paul Ryan; Mark McKenna
Colors
Jason Wright; Tom Smith
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft; Albert Deschesne

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wasp; Silverclaw; Beta Ray Bill; Hank Pym; Vision; Hercules; She-Hulk; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; USAgent; Triathlon; Wonder Man; Nova [Richard Rider]; Namorita; Sunfire; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; Speedball; Rogue; Bolt; Thunderbird [Neal Shaara]; Bishop; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Wolverine; Cerise; Darkstar; Psylocke; Union Jack; Professor X; Black Panther; Thor; Quasar [Wendell Vaghn]; Moondragon; Starfox; Photon; Jack of Hearts; Tigra; Supreme Intelligence; Scarlet Witch; Agatha Harkness; Dakimh; Mechamage; Magali Szardos; Khalid Inshallah; Jules St. Thomas; Ego; Mr. Fantastic; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thing; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Woman; Hulk; Silver Surfer; Gambit; Lilandra; Gladiator; Ronan
Synopsis
The secret of the Ruul is revealed, while the collective efforts of Earth's superheroes to prevent Ego taking control of the planet seem doomed to failure.
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[Avengers #36 cover] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Pencils
Steve Epting
Inks
Al Vey
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Scarlet Witch; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Warbird; Vision; Wasp; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Triathlon; Pagan; Lord Templar
Reprints

No Rest for the Weary (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Steve Epting
Inks
Al Vey
Colors
Tom Smith
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft; Albert Deschesne

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Warbird; Vision; Wasp; Photon; Jack of Hearts; Triathlon; Edwin Jarvis; Wonder Man; Scarlet Witch; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Jonathan Tremont; Pagan; Lord Templar; Yellowjacket; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bloodwraith
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

The Avengers / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alan Davis
Inks
Mark Farmer
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk; Firestar; Thor; Iron Man; Captain America; Triathlon; Wasp; Goliath; Jack of Hearts; Scarlet Witch; Quicksilver; Black Widow; Warbird; Vision; Quasar
Reprints

[Avengers #37 cover] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Pencils
Steve Epting
Inks
Al Vey
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Scarlet Witch; Wonder Man; Photon
Reprints

Scorched Earth (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Steve Epting
Inks
Al Vey
Colors
Tom Smith
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft; Albert Deschesne

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Scarlet Witch; Wonder Man; Photon; Bloodwraith; Pagan; Warbird; Jack of Hearts; Triathlon; Wasp; Vision; Lord Templar; Jonathan Tremont; Goliath [Hank Pym]
Reprints

[Avengers #38 cover] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Pencils
Alan Davis
Inks
Mark Farmer
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; Scarlet Witch; Wonder Man; Vision; Hulk; Wasp; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Warbird; Quicksilver; Triathlon
Reprints

Above and Beyond (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Alan Davis
Inks
Mark Farmer
Colors
Tom Smith
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft; Albert Deschesne

Genre
superhero
Characters
Diablo; Triathlon; Warbird; Scarlet Witch; Quicksilver; Wonder Man; Taskmaster; Vision; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Wasp; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Firebird; Black Knight; Jack of Hearts; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Edwin Jarvis; Yellowjacket; Thor; Quasar; Photon; Living Lightning; Kang; Scarlet Centurion; Duane Freeman
Reprints

[Avengers #39 cover] (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Pencils
Alan Davis
Inks
Mark Farmer
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; Scarlet Witch; Vision; Wasp; Quicksilver
Reprints

Condition: Green (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Alan Davis
Inks
Mark Farmer
Colors
Tom Smith
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft; Albert Deschesne

Genre
superhero
Characters
Thor; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Vision; Quicksilver; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Wasp; Scarlet Witch; Warbird; Wonder Man; Triathlon; Kang; Scarlet Centurion; Silverclaw; Edwin Jarvis; Hulk; Diablo
Reprints

[Avengers #40 cover] (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Pencils
Alan Davis
Inks
Mark Farmer
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; Scarlet Witch; Vision; Quicksilver; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Warbird
Reprints

Thoom (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Alan Davis
Inks
Mark Farmer
Colors
Tom Smith
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft; Saida Temofonte

Genre
superhero
Characters
Thor; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Warbird; Scarlet Witch; Vision; Quicksilver; Doc Samson; Hulk; Edwin Jarvis; Diablo; Silverclaw; Firebird; Black Knight; Wonder Man; Triathlon; Kang; Scarlet Centurion
Reprints

[Avengers Annual 2000 cover] (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Pencils
Carlos Pacheco (signed)
Inks
Jesús Merino (signed)
Colors
Tom Smith (signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye; Scarlet Witch; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hellcat; Moondragon
Reprints

The Cat Came Back! (Table of Contents: 23)

The Avengers / comic story / 38 pages (report information)

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Norm Breyfogle; Richard Howell (pages 7-14)
Inks
Norm Breyfogle; Richard Howell (pages 7-14)
Colors
Tom Smith
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hellcat; Hedy Wolfe; Nicholas Scratch; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Scarlet Witch; Moondragon; Hawkeye; Songbird; Vakume; Hydron; Thornn; Reptilla; Gazelle; Brutacus; Vertigo
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[Hellcat #1 cover] (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Pencils
Norm Breyfogle (signed)
Inks
Norm Breyfogle (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hellcat; Hulk; Beast; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Moondragon; Doctor Strange; Scarlet Witch; Nighthawk; Son of Satan; Valkyrie; Iron Man [Tony Stark]
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[Avengers: The Ultron Imperative cover] (Table of Contents: 25)

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

Pencils
Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks
Barry Windsor-Smith
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Thor; Iron Man; Captain America; Vision; Scarlet Witch; Yellowjacket; Wasp
Reprints

The Ultron Imperative (Table of Contents: 26)

The Avengers / comic story / 66 pages (report information)

Script
Kurt Busiek (plotter, scripter); Roy Thomas (plotter, scripter); Roger Stern (scripter); Steve Englehart (scripter)
Pencils
John Paul Leon; Paul Smith; Tom Grummett; John McCrea; Jim Starlin; Patrick Olliffe; Jorge Lucas; Klaus Janson
Inks
John Paul Leon; Paul Smith; Karl Kesel; James Hodgkins; Al Milgrom; John Livesay; Mike Royer; Klaus Janson
Colors
Hi-Fi (as Hi-Fi Design)
Letters
Comicraft

Genre
superhero
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

The Avengers / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
Jerry Ordway
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America; Hawkeye; Scarlet Witch; Quicksilver
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

The Avengers / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks
Barry Windsor-Smith
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Thor; Iron Man; Vision; Goliath
Reprints

Indexer Notes

unused cover to AVENGERS v1 #66

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

The Avengers / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Cheung
Inks
Cam Smith
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America; Thor; Scarlet Witch; Vision; Iron Man
Reprints

Indexer Notes

unused cover to the aborted Avengers: The Legend

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

The Avengers / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Kieron Dwyer
Inks
Rick Remender
Colors
John Estes

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America; Thor; Iron Man; Vision; Warbird; Scarlet Witch
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

The Avengers / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Paul Smith
Inks
Paul Smith
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America; Thor; Iron Man; Giant-Man; Wasp; Hulk
Reprints

[Avengers Annual 2001 cover] (Table of Contents: 32)

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

Pencils
Ian Churchill
Inks
Norm Rapmund
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Yellowjacket; Goliath
Reprints

House Cleaning (Table of Contents: 33)

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

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Ian Churchill
Inks
Norm Rapmund
Colors
Tom Smith
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft; Albert Deschesne

Genre
superhero
Characters
Edwin Jarvis; Iron Man; Wasp; Captain America; Hawkeye
Reprints

[Avengers Annual 2000 cover] (Table of Contents: 34)

The Avengers / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carlos Pacheco (signed)
Inks
Jesús Merino (signed)
Colors
Tom Smith (signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye; Scarlet Witch; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hellcat; Moondragon
Reprints

Indexer Notes

back cover, dust jacket

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Avengers
  2. 1. [Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet cover]
    The Avengers
  3. 2. A Very Dangerous Planet
    The Avengers
  4. 3. [Maximum Security #1 cover]
    The Avengers
  5. 4. Illegal Aliens
    The Avengers
  6. 5. [Maximum Security #2 cover]
    The Avengers
  7. 6. A World of Hurt
    The Avengers
  8. 7. [Avengers #35 cover]
    The Avengers
  9. 8. Interstellar Intrigues
    The Avengers
  10. 9. [Maximum Security #3 cover]
    The Avengers
  11. 10. Whatever the Cost!
    The Avengers
  12. 11. [Avengers #36 cover]
    The Avengers
  13. 12. No Rest for the Weary
    The Avengers
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    The Avengers
  15. 14. [Avengers #37 cover]
    The Avengers
  16. 15. Scorched Earth
    The Avengers
  17. 16. [Avengers #38 cover]
    The Avengers
  18. 17. Above and Beyond
    The Avengers
  19. 18. [Avengers #39 cover]
    The Avengers
  20. 19. Condition: Green
    The Avengers
  21. 20. [Avengers #40 cover]
    The Avengers
  22. 21. Thoom
    The Avengers
  23. 22. [Avengers Annual 2000 cover]
    The Avengers
  24. 23. The Cat Came Back!
    The Avengers
  25. 24. [Hellcat #1 cover]
    The Avengers
  26. 25. [Avengers: The Ultron Imperative cover]
    The Avengers
  27. 26. The Ultron Imperative
    The Avengers
  28. 27. [no title indexed]
    The Avengers
  29. 28. [no title indexed]
    The Avengers
  30. 29. [no title indexed]
    The Avengers
  31. 30. [no title indexed]
    The Avengers
  32. 31. [no title indexed]
    The Avengers
  33. 32. [Avengers Annual 2001 cover]
    The Avengers
  34. 33. House Cleaning
    The Avengers
  35. 34. [Avengers Annual 2000 cover]
    The Avengers
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