| Characters |
HEROES: Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch; The Thing; Professor X; Cyclops; Storm; Colossus; Rogue; Nightcrawler; Captain America; Iron Man [James Rhodes]; She-Hulk; Thor; Wasp; Hawkeye; Captain Marvel II; Hulk; Spider-Man; Spider-Woman II (1st); Zsaji; VILLAINS: Dr. Doom; Galactus; Magneto; Dr. Octopus; Lizard; Klaw; Ultron; Enchantress; Molecule Man; Abomination; Wrecker; Thunderball; Piledriver; Bulldozer; Titania; Volcana |
| Synopsis |
The heroes invade the bad guy's base in retaliation for the death of the Wasp; They soundly trounce the bad guys and capture most of them; As they return to their base with a badly wounded She-Hulk, they discover that Wasp is not dead but was healed by Zsaji; When Spidey notices that Thor's costume has been restored, he is directed to a machine that spits out a small black ball which quickly covers him and becomes his new costume; Xavier contacts the heroes and tells them that Galactus has begun to eat Battleworld. |
| Genre |
Superhero |
| Script |
Jim Shooter |
| Pencils |
Michael Zeck |
| Inks |
John Beatty; Jack Abel; Mike Esposito |
| Colors |
Christie Scheele |
| Letters |
Joe Rosen |
| Notes |
First chronological appearance of Venom (as new Spider-Man costume). Spidey's new black costume only appears on the last two pages of the story. This issue came out 7 months after ASM #252. Wasp returns from dead. |
| Reprinted |
in Spider-Man: Birth of Venom (Marvel, 2007 series) #[nn] |