Avengers Forever #5 [Direct Edition]
(April 1999)

Marvel, 1998 Series
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Volume
1
Price
2.99 USD; 4.50 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1999-03-10
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Barcode
759606036356 00511
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)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carlos Pacheco (credited) (signed as Carlos)
Inks
Jesús Merino (credited) (signed as Merino)
Colors
Steve Oliff (credited); Tony Kelly (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers: Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
Captain Marvel [Genis-Vell] (Genis-Vell, Songbird and Spider-Man 2099 Avengers - Earth-98120) (as the Avengers); Immortus [Nathaniel Richards] (Other Earth - Earth-6311); Marvel Boy [Earth-9904]; Human Robot [Earth-9904]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside cover and back cover.

Past Imperfect… Future Tense! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Roger Stern (credited) (plot); Kurt Busiek (credited) (plot, script)
Pencils
Carlos Pacheco (credited)
Inks
Jesús Merino (credited)
Colors
Steve Oliff (credited); 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; a future Avengers [Jocasta; Killraven; Crimson Dynamo; Thundra; Living Lightning; Black Panther]; the Skorpsmen; Killraven’s Freemen [Old Skull; M’shulla; Volcana Ash; Carmilla Frost] (cameos only) ; Kang; the 1950s Avengers [Venus; Marvel Boy; 3-D Man; Human Robot; Gorilla Man]; Reno Jones, the Black Rider; Kid Cassidy; Immortus
Synopsis
Rick watches from the time ship as all three Avengers squads deal with their time anomalies. Using the Forever Crystal, Immortus destroys the 1950s Avengers timeline just as Wasp and Captain Marvel escape back to the ship.
Reprints

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

...Or Forever Hold Your Peace / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Tom Brevoort ?; Gregg Schigiel ?
Pencils
Carlos Pacheco (credited)
Inks
Carlos Pacheco (credited); Jesús Merino (cover preview)
Colors
Carlos Pacheco (credited)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Hawkeye; Two-Gun Kid

Indexer Notes

Letters of comments from readers: Laura Gjovaag, Andy Oliver, Todd Rennells, and Josh Roesch. Include a miniature preview for next issue's cover and a illustration by Carlos Pacheco when he was circa 11-13 years old.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[Back Cover] (Table of Contents: 5)

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); Syd Shores (Gunhawks #1); Jim Craig (Marvel Premiere #37)
Inks
John Roshell of Comicraft (credited as John Roshell of Comicraft); Doug Rowell (credited) (3-D rendering); Randee Z (credited) (3-D rendering); Syd Shores (Gunhawks #1); Dave Hunt (Marvel Premiere #37)
Colors
John Roshell of Comicraft (credited as John Roshell of Comicraft); Doug Rowell (credited) (3-D rendering); Randee Z (credited) (3-D rendering)
Letters
John Costanza (Gunhawks #1); Joe Rosen (Marvel Premiere #37)

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Montage with illustrations from Gunhawks (Marvel, 1972 series) #1 cover and Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #37 story.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Avengers
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Past Imperfect… Future Tense!
    The Avengers
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    ...Or Forever Hold Your Peace
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  6. 5. [Back Cover]
    The Avengers
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