| Issue | #9 |
| Published | December 1997 |
| Cover Price | 1.99 |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Bob Harras (editor-in-chief), Tom Brevoort |
| Characters | Black Widow, Songbird, Mach-1, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Mark Bagley |
| Inks | Vince Russell |
| Letters | Comicraft |
| Characters | Thunderbolts (Citizen V, Mach-1, Techno, Songbird), Black Widow, Ogur, Avengers (flashback; Captain America, Hawkeye, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch), Radioactive Man (flashback), Rick Jones (flashback) |
| Synopsis | The Black Widow offers advice to Songbird and Mach-1 in the form of a tale of the first replacement Avengers |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Kurt Busiek, Roger Stern |
| Pencils | Mark Bagley, Ron Frenz |
| Inks | Vince Russell, Will Blyberg, Al Milgrom |
| Colors | Joe Rosas |
| Letters | Dave Lanphear |
| Notes | The majority of this story is a flashback to the events immediately following Avengers (first series) #16 |
| Characters | Thunderbolts [Citizen V; Meteorite; Atlas; Mach-1; Techno; Songbird] |
| Synopsis | The Thunderbolts are turned from evil by scrumptious Tastee Fruit Pies |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jim Smith; Mike Smith |
| Pencils | James Fry |
| Inks | Arne Starr |
| Colors | Joe Rosas? |
| Letters | Dave Lanphear |
| Notes | Parody of Hostess Fruit Pie advertisements |