Avengers (1963 1st Series) Mark Jewelers comic books 1990

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Thieves Honor" Acts of Vengeance crossover. Script by John Byrne. Art by Paul Ryan (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by Paul Ryan and Tom Palmer. Avengers Park lies in ruins after the clash between Earth's Mightiest Heroes and one half of Freedom Force. With a break in the action; Captain America, Wonder Man, and the Vision begin salvaging items from the submerged Avengers Island. However, the respite from battle does not last long! As the Mandarin and the Wizard decide to take the fight directly to the Avengers themselves! Wonder Man and the Vision challenge the Wizard in the air, while the shield-slinger, thunder god, Hellcat, and Black Widow attack the Mandarin on the ground! Can the Avengers finally cancel these two super-villain's acts (of vengeance)? Meanwhile in California, the Master of Magnetism reunites with his daughter Wanda to help her recover from her recent personal tragedies. Story continues in Avengers West Coast 55. Appearances by Doctor Doom (robot), Loki, Red Skull, and the Kingpin. Cameo appearances by Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Hank Pym, Agatha Harkness, Magneto, and the Scarlet Witch. Avengers Lineup: Black Widow, Captain America, Hellcat, Thor, Wonder Man, and the Vision. (Notes: The Avengers battle the Mandarin for the first time since the classic Avengers Annual 1 (published in 1967). The Vision rejoins the east coast branch. This issue includes a full-page ad for the next volumes of the Marvel Masterworks series.) 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Along Came a Spider" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man. Script by John Byrne. Art by Paul Ryan (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by Paul Ryan. What if the universe disappeared for just a split second? That would be frightening! And what if the awesome weapon that could make that possible…fell into the hands of a sinister super-villainess? That would be terrifying! Unfortunately for Earths Mightiest Heroes…the former and the latter are now both reality! At the Polydyne Industries laboratory in New Jersey, the genocidal Nebula has seized control of Professor Harkers incredible compressor unit! But even Nebula isnt exactly sure what the compressor unit can do! The Avengers fear the worst and ask Sersi and Spider-Man to help them! With Cap, Thor, Sersi, Jarvis, and the wall-crawler gathered in the underground control room, the universe disappears again! But the five heroes still remain! Now what? Cameo appearances by Starfox, Wonder Man, Hank Pym, and the Wasp. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Iron Man, Sersi, Thor, and the Vision. (Notes: The Avengers previously battled Nebula in Avengers 259 and 260. This issue includes a full-page ad for Silver Surfer 34 and Fantastic Four 337.) 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Doomsday Plus One!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man. Script by John Byrne. Art by Paul Ryan (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by Paul Ryan and Tom Palmer. The universe has vanished! Except for two small pockets of life! One pocket is the Avengers control room with five souls inside! And the other is the Polydyne Industries laboratory with Nebula, Professor Harker, and a few assistants clinging to life! The professor's powerful universal compressor has run amok and now threatens to annihilate everything! Thor uses his mighty mjolnir to bring the Avengers into the Polydyne lab! And then and there, the star-spangled avenger, the Prince of Asgard, the enchanting Eternal, and your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man fight to save the cosmos from total annihilation! 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Spiders and Stars!" Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring Spider-Man. Script by John Byrne. Art by Paul Ryan (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by Paul Ryan and Tom Palmer. Order has been restored to the universe! But the lady that caused the chaos is still on the loose! Earths Mightiest Heroes and the wondrous wall-crawler blast off into outer space to rendezvous with Nebulas massive starship on the other side of the moon! Shell-Head and the synthezoid avenger arrive at the spaceship first and begin working their way through Nebulas guard force! And minutes later Cap, Thor, Spidey, and Sersi join the attack! Meanwhile inside the ships command center, Starfoxs pleasure power puts Nebula and her henchmen under his spell! By all accounts it looks like the Avengers will finish this caper without expending too much energy! But stranger things have happened in outer space…very strange! Cameo appearance by the Stranger. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Iron Man, Sersi, Starfox, Thor, and the Vision. 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Business as Usual" Part 2 of 3. Guest-starring Spider-Man. Plot by John Byrne. Script by Fabian Nicieza. Art by Paul Ryan (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by Paul Ryan and Tom Palmer. The Stranger barges into Nebula's starship demanding an audience with the self-styled granddaughter of Thanos! Why does the cosmic-powered giant want Nebula? Because the galactic thief has stolen the powerful Infinity Union! The Avengers don't know precisely what the Infinity Union can do, but they do realize the urgency to keep it away from Nebula! To that end Earth's Mightiest Heroes split up and search the Stranger's massive spaceship for the deadly device! By chance the Amazing Spider-Man finds the awesome Infinity Union first! But watch out web-slinger…it may be booby-trapped! Cameo appearance by Quasar. (Note: The letters page contains a statement of ownership: average print run 330,300; average paid circulation 201,600.) 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "A Vengeful God!" Part 3 of 3. Guest-starring Spider-Man. Script by Fabian Nicieza. Art by Paul Ryan (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by Paul Ryan and Tom Palmer. Nebula does it again! After almost destroying the cosmos with the universal compressor three issues ago, the vengeful super-villainess steals the power of the Infinity Union and threatens stellar genocide once more! But just like last time, the Mighty Avengers stand in her way! On the Stranger's gigantic planet-ship; the star-spangled avenger, golden avenger, synthezoid avenger, Asgardian, Eternal, and amazing one fight to the finish against Nebula! With help from the Stranger, can Earth's Mightiest Heroes bring the universe back from the brink one more time? Cameo appearance by Quasar. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Iron Man, Sersi, Starfox, Thor, and the Vision. (Note: Nebula returns in Silver Surfer 38.) 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "The Waterwind Interdiction" Part 1 of 6. Guest-starring Stingray. Script by Fabian Nicieza. Pencils by Richard Levins. Inks by Christopher Ivy. Cover by Paul Ryan and Tom Palmer. Off the coast of Ireland, the Royal Navy submarine, Waterwind, is hijacked by a group of Russian terrorists! And to make matters worse the Waterwind carries a nuclear payload! Suddenly Great Britain and the rest of the free world have an international crisis on their hands! When 10 Downing Street turns to the White House for help, the president turns to the Mighty Avengers! Cap and his quartet pick up Stingray en route to the Atlantic and then dive into the depths of the ocean to find the missing sub! But another country, the Soviet Union, has also sent a group of super-heroes to find the submarine! The Peoples Protectorate! Fortunately, the Cold War is almost over. However no ones told that to the Crimson Dynamo, Red Guardian, Fantasma, Perun, and Vostok! And in the cold waters of the North Atlantic, the American super-team battles the Russian one for underwater supremacy! Cameo appearances by Margaret Thatcher, President George Bush, Meranno (aka the U-Man), Orka, and Tyrak. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Quasar, Sersi, and the Vision. Second Story: Rats in the Kitchen Part 1 of 7. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by James Fry. Inks by Keith Williams. Visions of the Crimson Cowl haunt Jarvis while hes cleaning up the Avengers kitchen. (Notes: This issue begins the six-part Crossing Line storyline. Jarvis originally encountered the Crimson Cowl way back in Avengers 54. This issue includes a full-page ad for the New Warriors (1st) series.) 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Underlying Currents" Part 2 of 6. Guest-starring Stingray. Script by Fabian Nicieza. Pencils by Paul Ryan. Inks by Tom Palmer. Cover by Paul Ryan and Tom Palmer. In the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, the international slugfest between the Avengers and the People's Protectorate is interrupted by the Army of Atlantis! Tyrak, Okra, and Merrano lead the charge to expel the super-heroes from their home waters! Will the American and Russian warriors team up to take down the hordes of Atlantis? Meanwhile during the underwater clash, the Waterwind slips away to Newfoundland (with Stingray onboard as a stowaway)! When the submarine surfaces in Conception Bay, the Russian terrorists are ready for war…nuclear war! Cameo appearance by Alpha Flight. Second Story: "Changing of the Guard" Part 2 of 7. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by James Fry. Inks by Keith Williams. While outfitting the Avenger's new headquarters, Michael O'Brien is disturbed by an apparition of his deceased brother Kevin. Are ghosts walking the halls of Avengers HQ? (Notes: Kevin O'Brien, the original Guardsman, died in the classic Iron Man (1st series) 46. This issue includes a full-page ad for the 1990 Spider-Man annuals featuring Spidey's Totally Tiny Adventure. The Avengers series is bi-monthly for the next five issues.) 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Missing Links" Part 3 of 6. Guest-starring Alpha Flight and Stingray. Script by Fabian Nicieza. Pencils by Rik Levins. Inks by Chris Ivy. Cover by Paul Ryan. In the Canadian province of Newfoundland, Alpha Flight arrives on the scene! And takes control of the international crisis caused by the Russian terrorists onboard the Waterwind! The People's Protectorate and the Avengers recognize Guardian's authority, and working together the three super-groups devise a plan to end the looming nuclear disaster! With stealth and speed; the star-spangled avenger, Red Guardian, Box, Puck, Vision, and Vostok slip inside the dry-docked submarine! As expected the six heroes quickly move through the sub knocking out terrorists along the way! But then the sextet arrives in the missile control room and finds something most…unexpected! Cameo appearances by Tyrak, Okra, and Merrano. Alpha Flight Lineup: Guardian, Box, Diamond Lil, Puck, and Shaman. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Quasar, Sersi, and the Vision. Second Story: "Mother of Invention" Part 3 of 7. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Jim Reddington. Inks by Mickey Ritter. In the Avengers sub-level laboratory, Fabian Stankowicz unpacks his favorite mechanical toys. However, Fabian's unpacking is interrupted by a visit from his long departed mother! 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Bombs Away!" Part 4 of 6. Guest-starring Alpha Flight and Stingray. Script by Fabian Nicieza. Pencils by Paul Ryan. Inks by Chris Ivy. Cover by Paul Ryan and Tom Palmer. Captain America and the Red Guardian have battled their way into the Waterwind's missile control room! But to their shock, the last two remaining terrorists have cybernetically wired themselves to the sub's atomic warheads! Will the Vision and Vostok be able to break the mental link and prevent nuclear disaster? In the meantime, Fantasma, Sersi, and Shaman desperately try to evacuate the civilians to the other side of the island! While their remaining teammates have their hands full with a new problem…the attacking Atlanteans! The Crimson Dynamo, Guardian, Quasar, and Perun square off against Tyrak, Merrano, and Okra to stop them from setting off the Waterwind's nuclear weapons! Can anything else possibly go wrong? Second Story: "Into the Fire" Part 4 of 7. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Jim Reddington. Inks by Mickey Ritter. Someone is terrorizing the Avengers support staff! First Jarvis, then Michael O'Brien, later Fabian Stankowicz, and now Peggy Carter! While testing new communications equipment, Peggy encounters the image of her late sister Sharon. Who is making the Avengers' helpers relive their worst nightmares? (Notes: Sharon Carter's tragic death was confirmed in Captain America 237. This issue includes a full-page ad for the 1990 Avengers annuals featuring the Terminus Factor storyline.) 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "One World's Not Enough for All of Us" Part 5 of 6. Guest-starring Alpha Flight and Stingray. Script by Fabian Nicieza. Art by Rik Levins (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by Paul Ryan and Tom Palmer. Disaster strikes! In unbelievable fashion the atomic warheads on the Waterwind explode! And in a matter of seconds the deadly radiation and intense heat sweep over Newfoundland! Is this beautiful province destined to become a nuclear wasteland? Sadly, it appears so. But thanks to Shaman's incredible power not all hope is lost! By inverting his mystic pouch, Shaman opens multiple dimensions to temporarily hold the lethal radiation! However, his actions also send the heroes, villains, and civilians into those same dangerous dimensions! Under the guidance of Sersi and Fantasma, the members of the People's Protectorate, Alpha Flight, Earth's Mightiest Heroes, and the Atlantean Army scratch and claw their way to the dimensional nexus! The nexus is the only way back home! But it's thoroughly contaminated with nuclear fallout and guarded by the Combine! The Avengers need a miracle! Otherwise it's going to be a long winter in Newfoundland…a long nuclear winter! Alpha Flight Lineup: Guardian, Box, Diamond Lil, Puck, and Shaman. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Quasar, Sersi, and the Vision. Second Story: "The Man and the Wolf" Part 5 of 7. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Brad Vancata. Inks by Mickey Ritter. After test driving the Avengers' new shuttle car, John Jameson see a shiny stone laying on the floor. And when he picks it up, his personal demon appears…the Man-Wolf! Cameo appearance by Mother Night. (Notes: The cover incorrectly identifies this issue as part 4 of the Crossing Line storyline. Avengers 323 is part 5.) 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Imaginary Borders" Part 6 of 6. Guest-starring Alpha Flight and Stingray. Script by Fabian Nicieza. Pencils by Paul Ryan. Inks by Chris Ivy. Cover by Paul Ryan and Tom Palmer. This is it! The cataclysmic conclusion to the Crossing Line storyline! No less than 15 super-heroes and 3 super-villains are trapped in the dimensional nexus…with enough radiation to make eastern Canada uninhabitable for the next 50 years! But that's not their biggest obstacle at the moment! It's getting past the Combine! The two Russian terrorists that have become fused together by the nuclear explosion on the Waterwind! The mightiest heroes including the Crimson Dynamo, Guardian, Perun, Quasar, and the Vision tackle the Combine; while Shaman, Fantasma, Puck, and Captain America try to keep the nexus portal open and aid the dying civilians! The situation is so dire that even Tyrak, Orka, and Merrano pitch in to help! Will the Avengers, Alpha Flight, and the People's Protectorate find the path to salvation? Or will North America suffer a nuclear catastrophe of historic proportions? A pulse-pounding finale! Second Story: "Armies of the Night" Part 6 of 7. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Rik Levins. Inks by Fred Fredericks. Mother Night stands revealed as the tormentor of the Avengers' support staff! With help from Machinesmith and Minister Blood, the close ally of the Red Skull plots the downfall of Earth's Mightiest Heroes! And Jarvis, Michael, Fabian, Peggy, and John will be her instruments of vengeance! (Notes: Mother Night previously appeared in Captain America 370. Per the letters page in Avengers 327, Tom Palmer is erroneously credited as the inker of this issue.) 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Party Games!" Part 7 of 7. Guest-starring Diamondback. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Rik Levins. Inks by Fred Fredericks and Diverse Hands. Cover by John Byrne. The Avengers' atomic adventure in Newfoundland is over. And now it's time to celebrate Sersi-style! The enchanting Eternal throws one of her world famous parties at her Soho loft apartment! Steve Rogers, Wendell Vaughn, Jennifer Walters, and the Avengers' support staff attend in civilian attire! It looks like a fun evening! But has anyone checked the ID of the catering crew? Mother Night and Minister Blood crash the party! And hypnotize Jarvis and his fellow staffers into firing guns at the crowd! However, one avenging attendee is impervious to Mother Night's hypnotic gaze! Can the last man (or synthezoid) on the guest list revive the party? Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Quasar, Sersi, She-Hulk, and the Vision. 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. First appearance of Rage in "Wind From the East." Script by Larry Hama, pencils by Paul Ryan, inks by Tom Palmer. Iron Man guest stars. Ryan cover. Cover price $1.00.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Into a Darkling Plain" Part 2 of 3. Script by Larry Hama. Pencils by Paul Ryan. Inks by Tom Palmer. Cover by Paul Ryan and Tom Palmer. In the bedrock beneath Metropolitan Hospital, the Avengers wage a fierce battle against the rampaging LT Ramskov! The powerful Chernobyl survivor radiates bright light that continues to keep Shell-Head, Thor, and She-Hulk at bay! Left without any other way to control LT Ramskov, the thunder god swings his mighty mjolnir, opens a portal, and transports everyone to Dimension of Exile! After arriving in the dark dimension, LT Ramskov stops radiating energy! And it appears that the Avengers have saved the day! But Earth's Mightiest Heroes are not alone in the Dimension of Exile! The monstrous local residents are lying in wait…ready to strike! Cameo appearances by Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Girl. Possible cameo by Clark Kent on page 15. 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Spiders and Stars!" Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring Spider-Man. Script by John Byrne. Art by Paul Ryan (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by Paul Ryan and Tom Palmer. Order has been restored to the universe! But the lady that caused the chaos is still on the loose! Earths Mightiest Heroes and the wondrous wall-crawler blast off into outer space to rendezvous with Nebulas massive starship on the other side of the moon! Shell-Head and the synthezoid avenger arrive at the spaceship first and begin working their way through Nebulas guard force! And minutes later Cap, Thor, Spidey, and Sersi join the attack! Meanwhile inside the ships command center, Starfoxs pleasure power puts Nebula and her henchmen under his spell! By all accounts it looks like the Avengers will finish this caper without expending too much energy! But stranger things have happened in outer space…very strange! Cameo appearance by the Stranger. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Iron Man, Sersi, Starfox, Thor, and the Vision. 32 pages Cover price $1.00.