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Issue Details

Issue #40
Published June 2008
Cover Price 2.99 USD
Pages 36
Editing Tom Brevoort; Molly Lazer (Assistant)
Notes Cover sports Secret Invasion trade dress; Cover is a tribute to the cover of Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 by Kirby and Ayers.

Cover Details

Characters Skrull Versions of Iron Man; Hulk; Thor; Ant-Man [Hank Pym]; Wasp; Loki
Genre superhero
Pencils Aleksi Briclot (Painted)
Inks Aleksi Briclot (Painted)
Colors Aleksi Briclot (Painted)
Letters Typeset
Notes Cover sports Secret Invasion trade dress; Cover is a tribute to the cover of Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 by Kirby and Ayers.

Cover Details - "2nd Print Variant Cover"

Characters Skrulls; Skrull Mr. Fantastic; Skrull Black Bolt
Genre superhero
Pencils Jim Cheung
Inks John Dell
Colors Justin Ponsor
Letters Typeset
Notes Cover sports Secret Invasion trade dress; Wraparound cover; 2nd print variant utilizes an in-story double splash page as the cover image.

1 page New Avengers recap "Credits and Recap"

Genre superhero
Letters Typeset

21 page New Avengers story "Untitled"

Characters FEATURE: Skrulls; CAMEOS: Galactus; Nova [Frankie Raye]; Spider-Woman; Skrull versions of Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Woman; Human Torch; The Thing; Elektra; Black Bolt
Synopsis On a world in the Skrull empire, scientists begin to do experimentation on human genetic material; The Skrulls also begin to practice impersonating earth heroes; After their world is devoured by Galactus, the Skrull empress claims that ancient prophecies declare that the planet earth will be their new home; Super Skrulls with multiple earth hero powers are developed; The empress decides to become an intricate part of the Secret Invasion and decides to take the form of Spider-Woman.
Genre superhero
Script Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils Jim Cheung
Inks John Dell
Colors Justin Ponsor
Letters Richard Starkings and Comicraft's Albert Deschesne