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Acts Of Vengeance
"Acts of Vengeance" is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through several titles published by Marvel Comics from December 1989 to February 1990. Publication history This company-wide fall crossover was centered on the Avengers and Fantastic Four after three consecutive fall crossovers were built around the X-Men and related mutant teams. Promotional materials teased the idea of a wide array of super-villains facing heroes they had never met, or were not part of the heroes' regular rogues gallery. The core titles of the crossover include ''Avengers''; ''Avengers Spotlight''; ''Avengers West Coast''; ''Captain America''; ''Iron Man''; ''Quasar''; ''Thor''; and ''Fantastic Four''. Major tie-ins included ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' among other Spider-Man titles, ''Uncanny X-Men'' and the second ''Damage Control'' limited series. An epilogue features in ''Cloak and Dagger''; ''Web of Spider-Man'' and in an ''Avengers'' Annual. A humorous parody with the character the Impossib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avengers (comics)
The Avengers are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in '' The Avengers'' #1 (cover-dated Sept. 1963), created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby. Labeled "Earth's Mightiest Heroes", the original Avengers consisted of Iron Man, Ant-Man, Hulk, Thor and the Wasp. Captain America was discovered trapped in ice in issue #4, and joined the group after they revived him. The Avengers are an all-star ensemble cast of established superhero characters from the Marvel Comics portfolio. Diegetically, these superheroes usually operate independently but occasionally assemble as a team to tackle especially formidable villains. This in contrast to certain other superhero teams such as the X-Men, whose characters were created specifically to be part of their team, with the team being central to their identity. The Avengers were created to create a new line of books to sell and to cross-promote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |