Issue | #1 |
Published | December 1998 |
Frequency | monthly |
Cover Price | 2.99 USD; 4.20 CAD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Tom Brevoort (Editor); Gregg Schigiel (Assistant Editor); Bob Harras (Editor-in-Chief) |
Characters | Rick Jones; faces of past, present and future Avengers (from t to b, l to r) Jack of Hearts; Crystal; Red Wolf; Valkyrie; Iron Man (golden armor) Black Panther; Wonder Man (current energy form); Sandman; Deathcry; Goliath II (Hawkeye); Nova II (Frankie Ray?); 3-D Man; Hawkeye II (from the Franklinverse); Hulk; Hellcat; Magdalene; Thor; Stingray; Masque; Captain America; the original Human Torch; Mr. Infinity; Moondragon; Vision; Ant Man; Thundra; Black Knight; Giant Man (current); Black Widow; Future Thor; Yellowjacket; Scarlet Witch; Sub-Mariner; Iron Man (current armor); Songbird; Rage; Invisible Woman (?); Wonder Man (2nd costume); Captain Marvel (current); Hawkeye (1st costume); Beast; Wasp; Spider Woman II; Jocasta; Warbird; Swordsman; Justice; Thing; Mockingbird; Starfox; Quasar; Falcon; Quicksilver; Hercules; Machine Man; Deathlok; unidentified others |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Carlos Pacheco (signed) |
Inks | George Pérez (signed) |
Colors | Steve Oliff; Tony Kelly |
Reprinted | in Avengers Forever (Marvel, 2009 series) #[nn]; in Avengers Forever (Marvel, 2001 series) #[nn] |
Characters | Kang |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Carlos Pacheco |
Inks | George Perez |
Colors | Steve Oliff; Tony Kelly |
Notes | Variant cover only available through Westfield Comics; Limited to 5000. |
Characters | Jonz Rickard and his Avengers; the Timekeepers (cameo); the current Avengers [Captain America; Iron Man; Giant Man; Firestar; Justice; Scarlet Witch]; Rick Jones; the original Avengers [Thor; Iron Man (golden armor); Ant Man; Wasp; Captain America (flashback)]; previous Avengers foes (The Masters of Evil [Baron Zemo; Black Knight I; Radioactive Man; Melter;] the Executioner; Immortus; Wonder Man; Space Phantom; Kang; Lava Men --all in flashback); Rick’s creations during the Kree/Skrull War (Blazing Skull; Patriot; Vision I; Avenging Angel; the Fin -- all in flashback); the Supreme Intelligence; Libra; Immortus; Tempus; Kang; Avengers from various times [Captain America; Yellowjacket; Songbird; Hawkeye; Captain Marvel; Wasp; Giant Man] |
Synopsis | A war is brewing between Kang and Immortus, starting with Immortus trying to kill Rick Jones. In order to defeat these two foes, the Supreme Intelligence empowers Rick Jones with the Destiny Force again. Using his power, Rick --with Libra's help--randomly selects 7 Avengers from the past, present and future to his aid. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Kurt Busiek |
Pencils | Carlos Pacheco |
Inks | Jesús Merino |
Colors | Steve Oliff |
Letters | Richard Starkings; Albert Deschesne; Comicraft |
Reprinted | in Avengers Forever (Marvel, 2001 series) #[nn]; in Avengers Forever (Marvel, 2009 series) #[nn] |
Pencils | John Roshell (design); Comicraft (design); Randee Z (3-D rendering) |