(January 2008)
Marvel,
2008 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Volume
- ?
- Price
- 3.99 USD; 4.05 CAD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- On-sale Date
- 2007-12-05
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Rated T+
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- ?
- Brand
-
Marvel [in horizontal box]
- Barcode
- 759606063000 00111
- Editing
- Joe Quesada (editor in chief); Tom Brevoort (editor); Molly Lazer (assistant editor)
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard Modern Age U.S.
- Binding
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- one-shot
Issue Notes
Direct Edition..
Diamond order code: SEP072183
This issue has variants:
Diamond order code: SEP072183
This issue has variants:
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
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[Table of Contents]
table of contents / 1 page
- Pencils
- Salvador Larroca; Clayton Henry; Steve Uy; Tom Feister; Patrick Scherberger
- Inks
- Salvador Larroca; Paul Neary; Steve Uy; Carmine Di Giandomenico; David Meikis
- Colors
- Stephane Peru; Daniele Rudoni; Steve Uy; José Villarrubia; Wil Quintana
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Gauntlet; MVP; The Liberteens; Hardball; Armory
Indexer Notes
Table of contents, creator credits and indicia information. Features a spot illustration from all five stories.
Second Best
Gauntlet / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Dan Slott; Christos Gage
- Pencils
- Salvador Larroca
- Inks
- Salvador Larroca
- Colors
- Stephane Peru
- Letters
- Joe Caramagna of Virtual Calligraphy (credited as VC's Joe Caramagna)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Henry Peter Gyrich; Sgt. Joseph Green [Gauntlet]; Armory [Violet Lightner] (in photograph); Congressman Woodman
- Reprints
-
in Marvel Heroes (Panini France, 2007 series) #11 (septembre 2008) - in Avengers: The Initiative - The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2017 series) #1 (2017)
-
Reason for Being
Armory / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Dan Slott; Christos Gage
- Pencils
- Clayton Henry
- Inks
- Paul Neary
- Colors
- Daniele Rudoni
- Letters
- Joe Caramagna of Virtual Calligraphy (credited as VC's Joe Caramagna)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Iron Man [Tony Stark] (flashback) (cameo) (in poster); Violet Lightner [Armory]; Dr. Burke; Mighty Avengers [Ms. Marvel (flashback); Ares (flashback); Wonder Man (flashback)]; Ultimo (flashback, destruction); Trauma (flashback); Komodo (flashback); Cloud Nine (flashback); Hardball (flashback)
- Reprints
- in Marvel Heroes (Panini France, 2007 series) #11 (septembre 2008)
- in Avengers: The Initiative - The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2017 series) #1 (2017)
-
Be All That You Can Be
Hardball / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Dan Slott; Christos Gage
- Pencils
- Steve Uy
- Inks
- Steve Uy
- Colors
- Steve Uy
- Letters
- Joe Caramagna of Virtual Calligraphy (credited as VC's Joe Caramagna)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Man [Simon Williams] (cameo); Roger Brokeridge [Hardball]; Congressman Woodman [Commander for Hydra]; Mr. Brokeridge; Mrs. Brokeridge; Paul Brokeridge; Power Broker
- Reprints
- in Marvel Heroes (Panini France, 2007 series) #11 (septembre 2008)
- in Avengers: The Initiative - The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2017 series) #1 (2017)
-
Born to Serve
MVP / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Dan Slott; Christos Gage
- Pencils
- Tom Feister
- Inks
- Carmine Di Giandomenico
- Colors
- José Villarrubia
- Letters
- Joe Caramagna of Virtual Calligraphy (credited as VC's Joe Caramagna)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Dr. Abraham Erskine (flashback); Heinz Kruger (flashback); Steve Rogers (flashback); Taskmaster [Tony Masters]; Michael Van Patrick [MVP, clone]; Baron Von Blitzschlag; Criti Noll (as Yellowjacket); Mr. Van Patrick; Scarlet Spiders [Michael; Van; Patrick]
- Reprints
State of Readiness
The Liberteens / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dan Slott; Christos Gage
- Pencils
- Patrick Scherberger
- Inks
- David Meikis
- Colors
- Wil Quintana
- Letters
- Joe Caramagna of Virtual Calligraphy (credited as VC's Joe Caramagna)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flag Smasher; The Liberteens [Blue Eagle; Ms. America; Iceberg; Whiz Kid; Hope; 2-D; The Revolutionary (a Skrull)]; Skrull Commander
- Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Avengers: The Initiative -
1.
[Table of Contents]
-
2.
Second Best
Gauntlet -
3.
Reason for Being
Armory -
4.
Be All That You Can Be
Hardball -
5.
Born to Serve
MVP -
6.
State of Readiness
The Liberteens -
7.
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