(2002)

Marvel, 2002 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
29.99 USD; 48.00 CAD
Pages
388
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
ISBN
0-7851-0958-7 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
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Editing
Tom Brevoort (original editor); Marc Sumerak (original assistant editor); Jeff Youngquist (original assistant editor); Andy Schmidt (original assistant editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age US
Binding
softcover
Publishing Format
Collected Edition

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ariel Olivetti (signed) (painting)
Inks
Ariel Olivetti (signed) (painting)
Colors
Ariel Olivetti (signed) (painting)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Vision; Thor; Scarlet Witch; Captain America; Warbird]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The High Ground (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Kang; Scarlet Centurion; Avengers [Warbird; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Wonder Man; Scarlet Witch; Wasp; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Black Knight; Quicksilver; Firebird; Triathlon; Vision]; Edwin Jarvis
Synopsis
Kang sends his son, the Scarlet Centurion, down to Earth on a diplomatic mission. When the Avengers mistakenly attack him, Kang destroys the United Nations building to get their attention.
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No More Tomorrows (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Thor; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Black Knight; Firebird; Quicksilver; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Vision; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Warbird; Wasp; Triathlon]; Kang; Scarlet Centurion; Attuma (Cameo); Presence; Winter Guard [Darkstar; Vanguard; Steel Guardian]; Thing (Cameo; future image); Mr. Fantastic (Cameo; future image); Spider-Man (Cameo; future image; mask only); Killraven (cameo; future image); Thundra (cameo; future image); Black Panther (cameo; future image); Chton (cameo; future image); Magneto (cameo; future image); Sunfire (cameo; future image); Toad (cameo; future image); Mystique (cameo; future image); Badoon (cameo; future image); Deviants (cameo);
Synopsis
Kang addresses the members of the United Nations, and the Avengers. After detailing to them the many possible ways that Earth could be destroyed in the coming years, he states that he will save the Earth, but will first conquer it himself.
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Indexer Notes

One of the future images that Kang shows, with Killraven, Thundra and Black Panther was seen in the Avengers Forever storyline.

Global Presence (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Presence; Starlight; Winter Guard [Vanguard; Steel Guardian]; Torg; Avengers [Thor; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Quicksilver; Firebird; Triathlon; Wasp; Scarlet Witch; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; Jack of Hearts; She-Hulk; Vision; Warbird; Black Widow [Natasha Romanov]; Silverclaw; Stingray]; Attuma; Serestus; Kang; Scarlet Centurion; Duane Freeman; Deviants; Black Panther (Cameo; viewscreen); AIM (Cameo; viewscreen); The Thing (Cameo; viewscreen); The Wizard (Cameo; viewscreen)
Synopsis
Three groups of Avengers battle three separate threats, the Presence in Russia, Attuma on the coast of Canada and the Deviants in China. The Presence manages to turn Captain America, Quicksilver and the Black Knight into mindless soldiers for his side.
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The Third Man (Table of Contents: 5)

The Avengers / comic story / 31 pages (report information)

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Ivan Reis
Inks
Scott Hanna
Colors
Tom Smith
Letters
Richard Starkings; Albert Deschesne; Comicraft

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Yellowjacket; Wasp; Triathlon; Photon; Goliath; Firestar; Justice; Iron Man (Cameo); She-Hulk (Cameo)]; Jane Foster; Jonathan Tremont
Synopsis
When Hank Pym collapses after a battle with Attuma, Wasp takes him to the Triune Understanding headquarters, at the urging of Triathlon, to be seen by Jonathan Tremont. Tremont helps Hank merge his three personalities.
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Down Among the Dead Men! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Manuel Garcia
Inks
Bob Layton
Colors
Tom Smith
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft; Albert Deschesne

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Stingray; Scarlet Witch; Hercules; Jack of Hearts; Warbird; She-Hulk; Vision; Silverclaw; Black Widow [Natasha Romanov]; Thor; Firebird; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Quicksilver; Black Knight; Wonder Man; Wasp; Triathlon; Goliath [Hank Pym]]; Steel Guardian; Kang; Scarlet Centurion; Whirlwind; Vanguard; Presence; Starlight; Duane Freeman; Val Cooper; Deviants; Dulpus; Glomm; Atlantean warriors; Sentinels (cameo)
Synopsis
The threats of the Atlantean warriors in Canada, the Deviant army in China and the Presence and his radioactive army in Russia are ended by Avengers teams. Wasp and the Avengers leadership are summoned to Washington.
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[Avengers #41] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
Alan Davis
Inks
Mark Farmer
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Vision; Triathlon; Warbird; Scarlet Centurion
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[Avengers #42] (Table of Contents: 8)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
Alan Davis
Inks
Mark Farmer
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Man; Scarlet Witch; Vision; Wasp; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Thor; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Triathlon; Quicksilver; Kang
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[Avengers #43] (Table of Contents: 9)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
Alan Davis
Inks
Mark Farmer
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Presence; Attuma; Serestus; Torg
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[Avengers 2001 #[nn]] (Table of Contents: 10)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
Ian Churchill
Inks
Norm Rapmund
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Yellowjacket; Goliath
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Life During Wartime (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Manuel Garcia
Inks
Bob Layton
Colors
Tom Smith
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft; Albert Deschesne

Genre
superhero
Characters
Kang; Scarlet Centurion; Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor; Firebird; Wasp; Scarlet Witch; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; Triathlon; Jack of Hearts; Warbird; Vision; Quicksilver]; Edwin Jarvis; Master of the World [Eshu]; Kro; General McGinty; Sentinels;
Synopsis
The Avengers leadership are briefed by General McGinty on the plans for resisting Kang. Warbird tells Triathlon about her concerns about the Triune.
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Absolute Mastery (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Manuel Garcia
Inks
Bob Layton
Colors
Tom Smith
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft; Albert Deschesne

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Thor; Firebird; Hercules; She-Hulk; Warbird; Black Knight; Wasp; Wonder Man; Stingray; Quicksilver; Silverclaw; Yellowjacket; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Scarlet Witch; Jack of Hearts; Photon; Vision; Triathlon]; Jonathan Tremont; Master of the World; Scarlet Centurion; Kang; Micromax; Le Peregrine; Edwin Jarvis
Synopsis
Stingray, Warbird, Silverclaw, Yellojacket and Quicksilver infiltrate the underground complex of the Master of the World.
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In the Heart of Battle (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Manuel Garcia
Inks
Bob Layton
Colors
Tom Smith
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft; Albert Deschesne

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Warbird; Silverclaw; Quicksilver; Yellowjacket; Quasar; Captain America (flashback; cameo); Scarlet Witch (flashback; cameo); Vision (flashback; cameo); Iron Man (flashback; cameo); Hawkeye (flashback; cameo); Thor (flashback; cameo); Wasp (flashback; cameo); Living Lightning]; Kang; Marrina; Scarlet Centurion
Synopsis
Scarlet Centurion rescues Warbird from the Plodex Wolves of the Master of the World. Warbird must decide if this is the same Scarlet Centurion who previously warped her mind into loving him, or is this a different Scarlet Centurion from a different time.
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War Plan "A" (Table of Contents: 14)

The Avengers / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Kieron Dwyer
Inks
Rick Remender
Colors
Tom Smith
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft; Albert Deschesne

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Quasar; Living Lightning; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Photon; Jack of Hearts; Scarlet Witch; Wasp; Warbird; Quicksilver; Yellowjacket; Silverclaw; Thor; Firebird; Vision; Triathlon; Justice; Firestar]; Jonathan Tremont; Kang; Master of the World; Scarlet Centurion; Tony Stark (cameo); General McGinty; Sentinels
Synopsis
Captain America, Photon, Jack of Hearts and Scarlet Witch attempt to breach the shield around Kang's spaceship. Warbird kills the Master of the World and takes his base for use in the defense of Earth against Kang's armies.
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[Avengers #44] (Table of Contents: 15)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
Andy Kubert
Inks
Andy Kubert
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Thor; Firebird
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[Avengers #45] (Table of Contents: 16)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
Andy Kubert
Inks
Andy Kubert
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Thor; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Warbird]
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[Avengers #46] (Table of Contents: 17)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
Ariel Olivetti (painting)
Inks
Ariel Olivetti (painting)
Colors
Ariel Olivetti (painting)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Thor; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Warbird; Vision; Scarlet Witch]
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[Avengers #47] (Table of Contents: 18)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
Kieron Dwyer
Inks
Kieron Dwyer
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Warbird; Scarlet Centurion
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There Are No Words... (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Kieron Dwyer
Inks
Rick Remender
Colors
Tom Smith
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Wasp; Thor; Firebird; Wonder Man; Scarlet Witch (cameo; computer image); Jack of Hearts (cameo; computer image); Captain America (cameo; computer image); Photon (cameo; computer image)]; Kang; Scarlet Centurion; Kro; Sentinels; General McGinty
Synopsis
Kang retaliates against the Avengers attack on his spaceship by destroying an entire city. The world is forced to surrender to Kang and his armies.
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[Avengers #48] (Table of Contents: 20)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
Kieron Dwyer
Inks
?
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Scarlet Witch; Jack of Hearts]; Sentinels
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[Avengers #49] (Table of Contents: 21)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
Kieron Dwyer
Inks
?
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Kang
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[Avengers #50] (Table of Contents: 22)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
Kieron Dwyer
Inks
Kieron Dwyer
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Photon; Vision; Jack of Hearts; Justice; Firestar; Quasar]
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[Avengers #51] (Table of Contents: 23)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
Kieron Dwyer
Inks
Kieron Dwyer
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Man; Scarlet Witch
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Book of Revelations (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Kieron Dwyer
Inks
Rick Remender
Colors
Tom Smith
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft; Albert Deschesne

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Photon; Jack of Hearts; Quasar; Living Lightning; Vision; Firestar; Justice; Triathlon; Scarlet Witch]; Jonathan Tremont; 3-D Man; Pagan; Lord Templar; Skrulls
Synopsis
Three groups of Avengers are united to battle the black pyramid that has entered the solar system. The pyramid that Tremont and his followers have been preparing for.
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Prisoners A Love Story (Table of Contents: 25)

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

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Brent Anderson
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Tom Smith
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft; Albert Deschesne

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Wonder Man; Scarlet Witch; Wasp (cameo); She-Hulk (cameo)]; Darkhawk (cameo); Mr. Fantastic (cameo); Human Torch (cameo); Thing (cameo); Wolverine (cameo); Spider-Man (cameo); Kang; Scarlet Centurion
Synopsis
Scarlet Witch and Wonder Man devise a plan to break out of Kang's prisoner of war camp.
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Counter Attack (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Ivan Reis
Inks
Randy Emberlin
Colors
Tom Smith
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft; Albert Deschesne

Genre
superhero
Characters
Kang; Scarlet Centurion; Avengers [Quicksilver; Thor; Warbird; Wonder Man; Yellowjacket; Wasp; Stingray; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Black Knight; Quasar; Captain America [Captain America]; Photon; Triathlon; Justice; Firestar; Vision; Jack of Hearts; Living Lightning; Silverclaw]; Namorita; Red Guardian; Presence
Synopsis
The Avengers attempt a bold plan to destroy Kang's base. When their plan fails, Kang is about to destroy them, when Captain America and the Avengers that had been stranded in space arrive to confront Kang with their new weapon, the ship of the Triple-Evil.
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The Last Castle (Table of Contents: 27)

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

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Kieron Dwyer
Inks
Rick Remender
Colors
Tom Smith
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Vision; Quasar; Justice; Jack of Hearts; Firestar; Photon; Living Lightning; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Triathlon; Black Knight; Stingray; Yellowjacket; Wasp; Thor; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Wonder Man; Warbird; Firebird]; Presence; Red Guardian; Jonathan Tremont; 3-D Man; Kang; Scarlet Centurion
Synopsis
The combined might of all the Avengers, and a few allies, manages to breach the force-field around Kang's base, and allowing the space ship to be destroyed. Kang sends the Scarlet Centurion to safety but stays behind to battle the Avengers to the end.
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[Avengers #52] (Table of Contents: 28)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
Kieron Dwyer
Inks
Kieron Dwyer
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Firebird; Thor; Yellowjacket; Wonder Man; Warbird; Quicksilver]
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[Avengers #53] (Table of Contents: 29)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
Kieron Dwyer
Inks
Kieron Dwyer
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Firestar; Vision; Justice]
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[Avengers #54] (Table of Contents: 30)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
Kieron Dwyer
Inks
Kieron Dwyer
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Kang
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[Avengers #55] (Table of Contents: 31)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
Kieron Dwyer
Inks
?
Colors
Tom Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Triathlon; Warbird]
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A Good Day to Die (Table of Contents: 32)

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

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Kieron Dwyer
Inks
Rick Remender
Colors
Tom Smith
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Thor; Vision; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Firebird; Warbird; Jack of Hearts; Triathlon; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Wonder Man; Scarlet Witch; She-Hulk; Hercules; Black Knight; Stingray; Wasp; Yellowjacket]; Scarlet Centurion; 3-D Man; Kang
Synopsis
The final battle between Kang and Captain America is fought and Kang is captured, only to be rescued from prison by his son, the Scarlet Centurian.
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The Last Farewell (Table of Contents: 33)

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

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Patrick Zircher
Inks
Scott Koblish
Colors
Tom Smith
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft; Albert Deschesne

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Quicksilver; Warbird; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Silverclaw; Scarlet Witch; Yellowjacket; Wasp; Photon; Stingray; Black Widow [Natasha Romanov]; Firestar; Justice; Hercules; She-Hulk; Jack of Hearts; Firebird; Living Lightning; Triathlon; 3-D Man; Vision; Black Knight; Wonder Man; Thor]; Derek Freeman; Edwin Jarvis
Synopsis
As the world mourns those that were lost in the war with Kang, the Avengers must determine the fate of Warbird, who broke Avengers rules when she killed the Master of the World during the war with Kang.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Publishing credits.

Inside back cover.

This is No Mere Battle: This is War (Table of Contents: 36) (Expand) /

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]
  3. 2. The High Ground
    The Avengers
  4. 3. No More Tomorrows
    The Avengers
  5. 4. Global Presence
    The Avengers
  6. 5. The Third Man
    The Avengers
  7. 6. Down Among the Dead Men!
    The Avengers
  8. 7. [Avengers #41]
    The Avengers
  9. 8. [Avengers #42]
    The Avengers
  10. 9. [Avengers #43]
    The Avengers
  11. 10. [Avengers 2001 #[nn]]
    The Avengers
  12. 11. Life During Wartime
    The Avengers
  13. 12. Absolute Mastery
    The Avengers
  14. 13. In the Heart of Battle
    The Avengers
  15. 14. War Plan "A"
    The Avengers
  16. 15. [Avengers #44]
    The Avengers
  17. 16. [Avengers #45]
    The Avengers
  18. 17. [Avengers #46]
    The Avengers
  19. 18. [Avengers #47]
    The Avengers
  20. 19. There Are No Words...
    The Avengers
  21. 20. [Avengers #48]
    The Avengers
  22. 21. [Avengers #49]
    The Avengers
  23. 22. [Avengers #50]
    The Avengers
  24. 23. [Avengers #51]
    The Avengers
  25. 24. Book of Revelations
    The Avengers
  26. 25. Prisoners A Love Story
    The Avengers
  27. 26. Counter Attack
    The Avengers
  28. 27. The Last Castle
    The Avengers
  29. 28. [Avengers #52]
    The Avengers
  30. 29. [Avengers #53]
    The Avengers
  31. 30. [Avengers #54]
    The Avengers
  32. 31. [Avengers #55]
    The Avengers
  33. 32. A Good Day to Die
    The Avengers
  34. 33. The Last Farewell
    The Avengers
  35. 34. [no title indexed]
  36. 35. [no title indexed]
  37. 36. This is No Mere Battle: This is War
    Avengers
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