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Issue: Avengers: The Initiative - The Complete Collection #1
Publication Date: January 2017
 
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Rating: T+
Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/15/2017
Volume: 1
Pages: 500
ISBN: 9781302904111
UPC/EAN: 978130290411153499
Price: $45.00 CAD
$34.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: T+
Content Items: 53 (24 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; glossy interior
Binding: trade paperback
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Gauntlet; Criti Noll (as Yellowjacket); Thor Girl; Cloud 9; Hardball; M.V.P.; Komodo; Trauma; Armory; Bengal; MACH-IV
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Gauntlet; Criti Noll (as Yellowjacket); Thor Girl; Cloud 9; Hardball; M.V.P.; Komodo; Trauma; Armory; Bengal; MACH-IV
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Happy Accidents

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Criti Noll (as Yellowjacket); The Gauntlet; Baron Von Blitzschlag; Cloud 9 (introduction); Hardball (introduction); Komodo (introduction); Trauma (introduction); Armory (introduction); M.V.P. (introduction and death); Thor Girl; Slapstick; Bengal; Ultimo (villain)
Gyrich and his core band of instructors recruit a group of young heroes for the secret government endorsed Initiative program and begin their training. During a combat simulation, M.V.P. is killed by Armory causing her to be removed from the program.
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The Gauntlet; Cloud 9; Hardball; Komodo; Trauma
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Hero Moment

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Criti Noll (as Yellowjacket); The Gauntlet; Baron Von Blitzschlag; Cloud 9; Hardball; Komodo; Trauma; M.V.P. (dead); Hydra (villains)
The Initiative recruits are sent on their first field mission--protecting the President from the forces of Hydra. Gyrich brings in a specialist to help deal with Trauma's unstable powers.
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Komodo
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Bug Hunt

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Criti Noll (as Yellowjacket); The Gauntlet; Cloud 9; Hardball; Komodo; Trauma; Slapstick; Bengal; Scarlet Spiders (cameos)
The recruits continue to train under the guidance of established heroes. Dani agrees to help Trauma with his fear based powers. Hardball meets a mysterious stranger in a bar who seems to know an awful lot about his personal life. Komodo is singled out to take new power inhibiting nanotechnolgy and try and strip Spider-Man and three of his deadly foes of their powers. Spider-Man escapes but the new Scarlet Spiders help take down the trio of villains.
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Hardball; Miek; Elloe; Hiroim; Brood
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Green Zone

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Criti Noll (as Yellowjacket); The Gauntlet; Baron Von Blitzschlag; Cloud 9; Hardball; Komodo; Trauma; M.V.P.; Slapstick; Thor Girl; Ultragirl; SHIELD; Warbound [Korg; Miek; Elloe; Brood; Hiroim] (villains); Veranke (as Spider-Woman) (cameo); Bengal (cameo); Scarlet Spiders (cameos)
Hardball steals a dart of the power blocking nanotech for the mysterious stranger and replaces it with a dud. Vance and Cloud 9 travel to Kentucky to offer their condolences about M.V.P.'s death to his family, but M.V.P. himself answers the door. The Hulk and his allies arrive on earth and start busting stuff. Iron Man arms his new Hulkbuster armor with a nanotech dart to steal the Hulk's powers, but when he tries to implement his plan, you guessed it, he uses the dud planted by Hardball. The Initiative members are assigned to crowd and damage control but decide to confront the Hulk directly.
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Bengal; Scarlet Spider; Trauma
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Secret Weapons

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Scarlet Spiders; Criti Noll (as Yellowjacket); The Gauntlet; Sentinel; Anthem; Aralune; Baron Von Blitzschlag; Cloud 9; Hardball; Komodo; Trauma [also as Thor; Abomination; Juggernaut; Brian Banner; Bruce Banner]; Slapstick; Thor Girl; Ultragirl; Warbound [Korg; Miek; Elloe; Brood; Hiroim] (villains); Death's Head Robots (villains)
Gyrich puts together a small strike force to invade Manhattan and rescue the Initiative trainees who have been captured by the Hulk. Trauma, now in control of his powers, goes toe-to-toe with the Hulk (but loses).
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The Gauntlet
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Persons of Interest

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The Gauntlet; Criti Noll (as Yellowjacket); Baron Von Blitzschlag; SHIELD; Cloud 9; Hardball; Komodo; Trauma; Slapstick; Thor Girl; Ultragirl; Debrii; M.V.P. (cameo flashback)
The Gauntlet is beaten to within an inch of his life and has the "NW" tag of the New Warriors drawn on him in his own blood. Gyrich and SHIELD lock down the Initiative program until they find the person responsible who they are sure is one of their own.
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Scarlet Spiders
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Triple Threat

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Scarlet Spiders; Criti Noll (as Yellowjacket); Baron Von Blitzschlag; SHIELD; Cloud 9; Vox; Prima Donna; Vulturions (villains); M.V.P. (cameo, dead)
When the Vulturions steal a briefcase full of gamma bomb secrets from Baron Von Blitzschlag, a trio of Scarlet Spiders swing into action and reveal their existence to the world. Peter Parker is not amused and takes off after his spider-imitators but ends up helping them fight their common foes. With so many spider-guys swinging around, questions begin to be raised as to whether Peter is really the one true Spider-Man. Justice tries to get to the bottom of the M.V.P. mystery but does not find out that the Scarlet Spiders are actually clones of the fallen Initiative member.
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Gauntlet; Hardball; M.V.P.; Armory; Scarlet Spider
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Second Best

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Gauntlet
Sgt. Joseph Green [Gauntlet]; Armory [Violet Lightner] (in photograph); Congressman Woodman
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Reason for Being

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Armory
Violet Lightner [Armory]; Dr. Burke; Ultimo (flashback, destruction of); Trauma (flashback); Komodo (flashback); Cloud Nine (flashback); Hardball (flashback)
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Be All That You Can Be

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Hardball
Roger Brokeridge [Hardball]; Congressman Woodman [Commander for Hydra]; Mr. Brokeridge; Mrs. Brokeridge; Paul Brokeridge; Power Broker
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Born to Serve

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MVP
Michael Van Patrick [MVP, clone]; Baron Von Blitzschlag; Criti Noll (as Yellowjacket); Mr. Van Patrick; Scarlet Spiders [Michael; Van; Patrick]
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State of Readiness

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The Liberteens
Flag Smasher; The Liberteens [Blue Eagle; Ms. America; Iceberg; Whiz Kid; Hope; 2-D; The Revolutionary (a Skrull)]; Skrull Commander
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Criti Noll (as Yellowjacket); Hardball; Slapstick; Komodo
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Killed in Action Part 1 of 4: Snafu

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Criti Noll (as Yellowjacket); Cloud 9; Hardball; Komodo; Thor Girl; Scarlet Spiders [Michael; Van; Patrick]; Crusader; Melee; Geldoff; Dragon Lord; Geiger; Red 9; Baron von Blitzschlag; KIA
As new recruits arrive at Camp Hammond, the Initiative authorizes manufacturing more clones of MVP.
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Thor Girl; Crusader
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Killed In Action Part 2: First Casualties

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Criti Noll (as Yellowjacket); KIA; Red 9; Crusader; Dragon Lord; Cloud Nine; Trauma; Thor Girl; Baron von Blitzschlag; Geiger; Proton [Geldoff]; Melee; SHIELD; Gauntlet
The new MVP clone bonds to Armory's confiscated hand cannon and is possessed by an extraterrestrial intelligence. Dubbing himself 'KIA' he begins a bloody rampage through Camp Hammond.
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One Will Die!

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Scarlet Spiders [Michael; Van; Patrick]; Hardball; Cloud 9; Bengal; Komodo; Trauma; Slapstick
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Killed in Action Part 3 of 4: Confirmed Kills

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Badoons; Ultragirl; Slapstick; Debrii; Cloud 9; Hardball; Komodo; KIA; Gauntlet [Joseph Green]; SHIELD; Bengal; Scarlet Spiders [Michael; Van; Patrick (one dies)]; Geiger; Baron von Blitzschlag; Michael Van Patrick; Mr. Patrick
As KIA continues his rampage Cloud 9 tries to get help from another MVP clone but find Justice's New Warriors team in her path.
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KIA; Hardball; Cloud Nine (?)
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Killed in Action Part 4 of 4: Worst Case Scenario

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KIA; Komodo; Hardball; Cloud Nine; Scarlet Spiders [Michael; Patrick]; Debrii; Ultragirl; Slapstick; Michael Van Patrick (clone); Brian Patrick (MVP's father); Baron von Blitzschlag
KIA wipes out half of Camp Hammond until he is stopped by the combined efforts of the Avengers, the former New Warriors and the Initiative recruits.
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Changing of the Guard

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Gauntlet; Criti Noll (as Yellowjacket); Komodo; Hardball; Trauma (revived); Senator Arthur Woodman; Mrs. Shamara; various Shamara family members; Thor Girl; Crusader; Physique; Baron von Blitzschlag; Ultragirl [Susanna Sherman]; Slapstick (in flashback); Scarlet Spiders; MVP (in flashback); Mr. van Patrick (Michael's father) (in flashback); Hardball; Freedom Force [Think Tank; Equinox; Challenger; Spinner; Cloud Nine [Cloud 9]]
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Batwing; Sunstreak; Gorilla Girl; Annex; Butterball
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Washout

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Gorilla Girl; Sunstreak; Batwing; Annex; Butterball [Emery Schaub; aka Boulder]; Criti Noll (as Yellowjacket); Chuck (bus driver); Firebrand; Mauler; Emery's mother
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#13 Skrulls Variant

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Criti Noll; SHIELD agents
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We Have Met the Enemy, and They Are Us!

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Criti Noll; Komodo (in flashback); Hardball (in flashback); Gauntlet (in flashback); Baron von Blitzschlag; MVP; KIA (in flashback); Crusader (a Skrull); Batwing; Trauma; Point Men [Star Sign; Paydirt; Devil-Slayer; Magnitude (a Skrull) (death)]; Red 9; Gauntlet; Bengal; Geiger; Debrii
3-D Man (the Avenger formerly known as Triathlon) finds out about the Skrull plot to conquer Earth. And his only ally might be Crusader, the hero who is actually a Skrull!
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#14 Variant

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Criti Noll; SHIELD agents
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Iron Man; Ms. Marvel; Black Widow; Stingray; Hardball; MVP; Trauma
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Many of the characters appearing here are left unidentified. They all appear as Skrulls. Signed "After Cheung".
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The Only Good Skrull

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Gauntlet; Batwing; Thor-Girl; Crusader [Z'reg]; SHIELD; Baron von Blitzschlag; Gorilla Girl; Criti Noll; K'rtem (a Skrull, in flashback, death); Stacy (in flashback); Freedom Ring (in flashback) (death); Avengers [Captain America; Ms. Marvel; Dr. Strange; Spider-Man; Wolverine] (in flashback); Red 9; Skrulls
3-D Man discovers the truth about the Skrull invasion, only to be sent off the scent by Crusader, a Skrull sleeper agent who has decided to transfer his allegiance to the Earth heroes.
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Skrull-$%#@ers!

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She-Thing (a Skrull, death); Trauma; Physique; Baron von Blitzschlag; Criti Noll; Peggy Chandler; Blackwing; Photon (death?); Crusader; Desert Stars [Two-Gun Kid; Johnny Cool; Supermax; Komodo; Blacksmith (a Skrull, death)]
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Spider-Woman [Veranke] (a Skrull)
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Home Field Advantage

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Skrulls; Mrs. Green; Bengal; Minh (Bengal's son); Baron von Blitzschlag; Physique; Trauma; Dum-Dum Dugan (Skrull); Spider-Woman [Varanke] (Skrull); Heavy Hitters [Hardball; Gravity; Telemetry; Nonstop]; Komodo; Peggy Chandler; Crusader; Batwing; Annex
While the Intitiative's shadow team tries to stop the Skrulls from taking over Camp Hammond, 3-D Man and the Skrull Kill Krew are traveling across the country, trying to stop the one Skrull traitor in every state's team.
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Thor Girl; Ultragirl
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Don't Shoot 'Til You See the Green of Their Eyes!

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Freedom Force [Gravity; Spinner; Equinox (a Skrull; death); Think Tank; Cloud 9 [Cloud Nine]]; Komodo; Hardball; Skrulls [Dum-Dum Dugan; Lieutenant Dharr]; Cavalry [Stunt-Master; Ultragirl; Crimebuster; Thor Girl (a Skrull; death)]; Action Pack [Vox; Prima Donna; Frog-Man]; Order [Calamity; Supernaut; Aralune; Anthem]; Liberteens [Revolutionary (a Skrull; death); Hope; Whiz Kid]; Crusader; Nonstop
3-D Man's group continues to take out Skrull bases until there are only 6 left but once they view the information Ant-Man took from the Skrull headquarters they realize that the Skrull's have a plan to shift the Earth to the Negative Zone if they lose.
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#18 Zombie Variant

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Slapstick (as a zombie)
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V-S Day

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Skrulls; Dum-Dum Dugan (Skrull, death); Battalion [Tigra; Razorback (Skrull)]; Heavy Hitters [Hardball; Gravity; Nonstop]; Action Pack [Prima Donna; Vox; Frog-Man (Skrull)]; Great Lakes Initiative [Big Bertha; Mr. Immortal; Flatman; Doorman; Squirrel Girl; Tippy-Toe (squirrel); Grasshopper (Skrull)]; The Command [Jennifer Kale; Aquarian]; Komodo; Rangers [Shooting Star; Texas Twister; Phantom Rider; Red Wolf; Living Lightning; Lobo (Skrull, death); Firebird]; Crusader (Skrull, death); Gauntlet; Whiz Kid; Spinner (death?); Annex; Yellowjacket (Skrull; death)
The fight to stop the Skrull infiltrators from detonating their earth-shattering weapons of mass destruction goes on. But will the one Skrull that is on our side manage to convince Earth's heroes that he is one of us?
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