TIMELY 70TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION HC The Story:
Presenting 11 celebratory specials commemorating 70 years of Marvel! Watch a scrawny kid from Brooklyn named Steve Rogers show the world that you don’t need a super-soldier serum to be a hero. And it’s the year 1940, and thanks to policewoman Betty Dean, the young Namor the Sub-Mariner has momentarily halted his jihad against the surface world. Find out if the Human Torch can learn to tap into the human side of the Torch, or must he sacrifice himself to save the people he has sworn to protect? All this plus much, much more! Collecting all the 70th anniversary specials! ALL SELECT COMICS #1, ALL WINNERS COMICS #1, USA COMICS #1 MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS #1, CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #1, MYSTIC COMICS #1, YOUNG ALLIES COMICS #1, MISS AMERICA COMICS #1, SUB-MARINER COMICS #1, HUMAN TORCH COMICS #1 and DARING MYSTERY COMICS #1. Rated A …$39.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3899-0 Trim size: oversized
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE VOL. 4 - DISASSEMBLED TPB The Story:
The Initiative is threatened like never before! With public opinion turning against the Initiative following the Skrull invasion of Earth, the camp’s black-ops unit, the Shadow Initiative, must leave headquarters on an important mission to abduct one of their own, Hardball — a former Initiative member who has defected to the terrorist organization Hydra. Meanwhile, as angry protesters surround Camp Hammond, a massive threat from within is revealed. Though the Skrulls might be gone, their handiwork is still very much alive as a fearsome foe from the past appears, forcing the remaining members of the Initiative to unite, or be lost in the storm. Plus: Meet Reptil, the newest addition to the Marvel Universe! Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #20-25 and AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE FEATURING REPTIL. Rated T …$19.99
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE VOL. 2 - KILLED IN ACTION The Story:
Marvel’s super-hero army at war…with itself! Iron Man’s new superhuman military force, the Initiative, seems to be a success. Its early cadets are nearing graduation, new recruits are coming in, and government-backed teams of super-heroes are spreading across the United States. But as the program grows ever larger, its worst enemies may lie within its own ranks: extraterrestrial spies, terrorist infiltrators, corrupt officials, disillusioned troops and an insane new super-soldier armed with the world’s most dangerous weapon. Can the Initiative survive this rogue operative’s murderous rampage? Secret identities, secret origins and secret agendas are revealed in tales of espionage, intrigue and all-out action, featuring the Mighty Avengers and guest-starring the Amazing Spider-Man! Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #7-13 and ANNUAL #1.
Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2861-8
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE VOL. 1 - BASIC TRAINING The Story:
Earth’s Mightiest army! The superhero Civil War is over, and the government won. Now super-beings and costumed heroes are being drafted into America’s new superhuman armed forces: the Initiative. The heart of the operation is Camp Hammond, where Avengers veterans such as Yellowjacket, War Machine and Justice train the next generation of heroes. Can young cadets like Cloud 9, Hardball, Komodo, Rage, Slapstick, Trauma and Ultragirl live up to the Initiative’s superhuman standards? Find out as they and dozens of other heroes from throughout the Marvel Universe clash with the hordes of Hydra, the Incredible Hulk and even the amazing Spider-Man! Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #1-6.
Rated T+ …$14.99
ALL WINNERS COMICS 70TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL # 1 The Story:
Captain America and Bucky…the Human Torch and Toro…the Sub-Mariner…Miss America…the Whizzer…THE ALL-WINNERS SQUAD! It's 1946 and World War 2 is over, but the memory of those lost in the War haunts everyone— especially when Times Square is overrun by undead soldiers wanting their lives back! And leading this tattered battalion are the two casualties the All-Winners Squad can't fight— the original Captain America and Bucky! Plus: a surprise romance that has all the tabloids a-twitter! "Old Soldiers Never Die…" by Karl Kesel (MARVEL APES) and Steve Uy (AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE) Buy Bonds! And this comic! One-Shot/New and Reprint/Rated A …$3.99
ALL WINNERS COMICS 70TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL # 1 MARTIN VARIANT The Story:
Captain America and Bucky…the Human Torch and Toro…the Sub-Mariner…Miss America…the Whizzer…THE ALL-WINNERS SQUAD! It's 1946 and World War 2 is over, but the memory of those lost in the War haunts everyone— especially when Times Square is overrun by undead soldiers wanting their lives back! And leading this tattered battalion are the two casualties the All-Winners Squad can't fight— the original Captain America and Bucky! Plus: a surprise romance that has all the tabloids a-twitter! "Old Soldiers Never Die…" by Karl Kesel (MARVEL APES) and Steve Uy (AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE) Buy Bonds! And this comic! One-Shot/New and Reprint/Rated A …$3.99
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE FEATURING REPTIL # 1 The Story:
Stegron the Dinosaur Man and his dinosaur army launch a campaign of destruction across America! With the Fifty State
Initiative in tatters from the fallout of Secret Invasion, Tigra must pull together a squad from the few superhumans still fit for duty, including Cloud 9, Komodo, Prodigy...and a brand new recruit. Be here for the debut of Marvel's newest superstar--
REPTIL! Will he save the Initiative...or ruin it?
Rated T+ …$3.99
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE SPECIAL # 1 The Story:
One of the longest-running plotlines in Avengers: The Initiative is resolved at last! Hardball is among the Initiative's most respected and decorated graduates. He's become a celebrity hero in Las Vegas, with his true love, Komodo, serving nearby in Arizona. But all the while, he's secretly been in the pocket of the terrorist group Hydra! Now everything comes to a head as Komodo finds out the truth...Senator Woodman's evil plan comes to fruition...and Hardball must choose a side, once and for all! Also in this not-to-be-missed issue, Dan Slott returns to solo writing duties for the previously-untold origin of Trauma...and the shocking revelation of his link to a longtime Marvel character!
One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE # 13 The Story:
There's a contract out on The Taskmaster, and no shortage of villains willing to fulfill it. But what'll kill him first -- the bad guys, or his latest class of recruits? Welcome Annex, Prodigy, Gorilla Girl, Sunstreak and Batwing to the Initiative. But are they -- is anyone -- ready for the coming of...Butterball??
Rated T+ …$2.99
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE # 12 The Story:
"CHANGING OF THE GUARD"
Daddy's home. IRON MAN comes to Camp Hammond, and he's NOT happy.
The first year of the Initiative comes to a dramatic close as members are laid to rest, drummed out, declared AWOL, or...awarded their full Hero's License. See who graduates and find out what super-teams they'll be assigned to as the NEXT era of the Initiative begins! Plus: as a new 3-D MAN appears, the base is suddenly short one Skrull...but not how you'd think...
Also guest-starring MS. MARVEL!
Rated T+ …$2.99
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE # 6 The Story:
The Gauntlet, the Initiative's top drill instructor, has been beaten and left for dead. And all the evidence points towards his attacker being someone on the base. Who did it? A spy? A recruit? An instructor? This looks like a job for Camp Hammond's MPs. And by the time this is over, more than one important mystery will be revealed. Featuring JUSTICE, CLOUD 9, and... THE SCARLET SPIDERS!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
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