Avengers (1963 1st Series) Mark Jewelers comic books

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Super-Nova Unbound!" Part 1 of 3. Plot by Mark Gruenwald. Script by Ralph Macchio. Art by Bob Hall (layouts) and Don Heck (finishes). Cover by Bob Hall and Don Heck. A new era for Earth's Mightiest Heroes begins by moving Hydro-Base into New York Harbor, so the Avengers' headquarters will be closer to the big city! But shortly after the relocation, a former avenger sends a distress call to the new team! The cry for help is from Starfox (holding the cosmic staff of Firelord)! Apparently while chasing Nebula through the galaxies, the Son of Mentor and the former herald of Galactus ran into an unstoppable foe called Super-Nova! Alerted to the situation, the Avengers blast off into outer space on the FF's rocket ship to search for the so-called last Son of Xandar! Thanks to Starfox's directions, Mr. Fantastic quickly locates an old Xandarian spaceship approaching Earth! Once the Avengers board the alien vessel, a horde of brain leeches attacks! However, defeating the brain drains is the easy part! Defeating Super-Nova is a whole other story! First appearance of Super-Nova. Cameo appearances by Starfox, Firelord, and Michael O'Brien (aka the former Guardsman). Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Gilgamesh, Thor, Mr. Fantastic, and the Invisible Woman. (Notes: This issue begins the three-part Super-Nova saga. Starfox and Firelord previously appeared in Silver Surfer (2nd series) 19 and 20. This issue was Don Heck's last artwork on the Avengers series.) 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Quasar and the West Coast Avengers guest star in Part 2 of the Super-Nova Saga, "Earth Rocks!" Plot by Mark Gruenwald, script by Ralph Macchio, layouts by Rich Buckler, finished art by Tom Palmer. Guest starring Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman (of the Fantastic Four), and Firelord. John Buscema/Palmer cover. Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Reckoning!" Part 3 of 3. Guest-starring Firelord, Quasar, and the Fantastic Four. Plot by Mark Gruenwald. Script by Ralph Macchio. Art by Rich Buckler (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by John Buscema and Tom Palmer. It's an all-out assault on Super-Nova in the heart of the Windy City! The west coast Avengers, Quasar, and the Fantastic Four slug it out with the last Son of Xandar to stop him from destroying Chicago! The enormous Super-Nova has the advantage until Firelord and the east coast Avengers finally return from outer space! After the Human Torch and Firelord siphon off some of Super-Nova's thermal energy; the Thing, Ms. Marvel, and Wonder Man topple the Xandarian giant! And that buys Mr. Fantastic enough time for a quick trip to the Baxter Building to grab the one weapon that could end the fight! Will Reed's risky gamble pay off? The fair citizens of Chicago sure hope so! Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Gilgamesh, Thor, Mr. Fantastic, and the Invisible Woman. (Note: Super-Nova returns in New Warriors 40.) Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Yearning to Breathe Free!" Guest-starring Puma. Script by Danny Fingeroth. Art by Rich Buckler (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by John Buscema and Tom Palmer. In their civilian identities, Steve Rogers, Sigurd Jarlson, and Gilgamesh tour historic Ellis Island. The three avengers' visit to the island is proceeding normally until it's interrupted by Thomas Fireheart! Wow, where did Puma come from? And who is he chasing through the Great Hall? Apparently one of the maintenance workers is a former member of Puma's tribe! And he has the awesome ability to open portals to other dimensions! After Puma attacks him, the frightened Charles accidentally opens a portal to the Crossroads! And the cosmic-radiated U-Foes bust through! All of sudden the battle lines are drawn: Ironclad , Vapor, Vector, and X-Ray vs. Captain America, Gilgamesh, Thor, and Puma! Can the Avengers round up the U-Foes? And do it without destroying a beloved national treasure? First appearance of Portal (aka Charles Little Sky). Flashback cameo by the Hulk. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Gilgamesh, and Thor. (Notes: The U-Foes previously appeared in Incredible Hulk 305 and appear next in Avengers West Coast 53. This story takes place during the time period when Ellis Island and its Great Hall were undergoing major renovation.) Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Avengers Assemble! Part 1 of 3. Script by John Byrne. Art by Paul Ryan (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by John Byrne. Captain America calls a quick meeting of all the active avengers to make sure everyone understands that there is only one team of Avengers…with different branches on each coast. Meanwhile miles below New York Harbor, Jinku, the witch doctor of the Lava Men, cooks up a surprise for Earths Mightiest Heroes! Seemingly out of nowhere, a column of lava forms directly underneath Avengers Island (aka Hydro-Base) and lifts it high into the air! And then waves of Lava Men attack! In just a matter of minutes, the Avengers are knee deep in lava (men)! Can Cap, Thor, and their teammates fight off the little warriors made of molten rock? And do it before Hydro-Base slides off the mountain of lava? Cameo appearances by the Fantastic Four, Beast, Black Widow, Captain Marvel, Falcon, Firebird, Hellcat, Moondragon, Starfox, Sub-Mariner, and the West Coast Avengers. Avengers Lineup: Black Panther, Captain America, Gilgamesh, Quasar, She-Hulk, and Thor. (Notes: The Lava Men previously appeared in Fantastic Four 313. John Byrne begins his 1-year stint as the writer for the Avengers series.) 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "There is a Fire Down Below" Part 2 of 3. Script by John Byrne. Art by Paul Ryan (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by Paul Ryan and Tom Palmer. While swimming into Upper New York Bay, the Sub-Mariner is ambushed by a legion of Lava Men! However, Prince Namor has plenty of company at the bottom of the bay! Namely his fellow avengers! Trapped within a rocky sphere, the Avengers desperately try to break free before suffocating! Thanks to the Prince of Asgard, Earth's Mightiest Heroes and the Avenging Son escape their undersea prisons! But then they find themselves in the subsurface lair of Jinku…staring at a giant lava monster! Meanwhile as Hydro-Base teeters on the brink of plunging into the bay, Jarvis sends a distress call to the Avengers' west coast branch! Cameo appearance by the West Coast Avengers. Flashback cameo by N'astirh. Avengers Lineup: Black Panther, Captain America, Gilgamesh, Quasar, She-Hulk, Thor, and the Sub-Mariner. 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Metamorphosis" Part 3 of 3. Script by John Byrne. Pencils by Paul Ryan. Inks by Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by Paul Ryan and Tom Palmer. In the nick of time, the Invisible Woman, Mr. Fantastic, and Wonder Man arrive to stabilize Hydro-Base atop the massive column of lava rock! Jarvis and Avengers Island are safe for now, but deep underground the situation is anything but safe for the septet of avengers battling Jinku's giant lava beast! The intense heat radiating from the powerful creature renders everyone unconscious except for Thor and Gilgamesh! Can the Asgardian and the Eternal cool off the rampaging beast before it's too late? Flashback cameo by N'astirh. 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Journey" Guest-starring Sersi. Script by John Byrne. Pencils by Paul Ryan. Inks by Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by Paul Ryan and Tom Palmer. The Avengers' clash with the Lava Men is over. But the team has suffered a serious casualty…Gilgamesh. The Forgotten One has slipped into a coma and appears near death. Who on Earth can save him? The star-spangled avenger knows of one possibility! The mesmerizing Sersi…the enchanting Eternal who resides in New York City! After Sersi tends to Gilgamesh, she realizes that his only hope for recovery lies in Olympia…the Eternals' majestic homeland! Will the Avengers find the answers in Olympia? Or just more questions? Appearances by the Lava Men, Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Women, West Coast Avengers, Uni-Mind, and the Eternals. Avengers Lineup: Black Panther, Captain America, Gilgamesh, Quasar, She-Hulk, Thor, and the Sub-Mariner. (Notes: Sersi and the shield-slinger previously worked together in Captain America 355 and 357. This issue begins Sersi's long association with the Avengers that runs through issue 375.) 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "To Find Olympia!" Guest-starring Sersi. Script by John Byrne. Pencils by Paul Ryan. Inks by Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by Paul Ryan and Tom Palmer. With the intent of reviving Gilgamesh, the Avengers travel to the mountains of Greece in search of the Eternals homeland! But shockingly Olympia is gone! Apparently carved right out of the Earth! Wow, were did the city of grandeur go? Nowhere on Earth, but yet somewhere very near Earth! The Negative Zone! Without hesitation the Avengers zoom into the Negative Zone via their quinjet and quickly locate Olympia! However, the ancient city appears deserted and decimated! Who or what has almost destroyed the Eternals home? Could it have been a bomb-burst? Or perhaps more specifically…a living bomb-burst? Look out! Cameo appearances by the Great Lakes Avengers, Hawkeye, Mockingbird, and Blastaar. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Gilgamesh, She-Hulk, Thor, and the Sub-Mariner. (Notes: Blastaar previously appeared in Fantastic Four 318. The Avengers series is bi-monthly for the next four issues.) Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Death in Olympia!" Guest-starring Sersi, the Eternals, and the Warriors Three. Script by John Byrne. Art by Paul Ryan (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by Paul Ryan and Tom Palmer. One of the Negative Zone's resident bad guys has taken over Olympia! And now after dispatching the Eternals, Blastaar ambushes the Avengers! With his powerful blasts, the Living Bomb-Burst quickly thins the heroes' ranks! Leaving the god of thunder to battle Blastaar alone! But Asgardian-style help is on the way from Fandral, Hogun, and Volstagg! If the Mighty Thor can keep Blastaar at bay for a few more minutes, the Warriors Three along with the Avenging Son may be able to box in the Living Bomb-Burst…and restore Olympia to its former glory! Cameo appearances by Odin and Loki. Flashback cameo by Annihilus. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Gilgamesh, She-Hulk, Thor, and the Sub-Mariner. (Notes: Blastaar appears next in Incredible Hulk Annual 18. The Avengers previously battled Blastaar in Marvel Two-in-One 75. This issue contains a full-page ad for the upcoming Acts of Vengeance storyline.) 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "The Weakest Point" Acts of Vengeance crossover. Script by John Byrne. Art by Paul Ryan (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by Paul Ryan and Tom Palmer. A dozen flying robots interrupt a peaceful afternoon on Avengers Island! Are the robots trying to kill Earths Mightiest Heroes? No, not really. They just want to sink Hydro-Base to the bottom of the harbor…by poking large holes in the floating islands support system! The Avengers should be able to stop these rambunctious robots; however, only one avenger is home…Quasar! Left with no other choice, Quasar rallies the mansions staff to defend the island! Can the likes of Peggy Carter, Fabian Stankowicz, and Michael OBrien keep Hydro-Base afloat? Or will the Avengers beloved mansion descend to a watery grave? Cameo appearances by the Mandarin, Loki, Doctor Doom, Starfox, and Nebula. (Notes: Hydro-Base first appeared in Sub-Mariner 61. The Avengers moved to Hydro-Base in Avengers 278. The letters page contains the results of the fans 1989 favorite avenger poll.) 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Has the Whole World Gone Mad?" Acts of Vengeance crossover. Script by John Byrne. Art by Paul Ryan (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by Paul Ryan and Tom Palmer. Story continues from Avengers West Coast 53. With the Avengers' east coast headquarters in disarray; four avengers from the west coast branch travel to Manhattan to organize a defense against the nationwide attacks on the Avengers! The Falcon joins the Vision, Scarlet Witch, Wasp, and Hank Pym beneath Avengers Park to develop a strategy! However, the heroes' strategy session is abruptly halted by the arrival of Freedom Force! Why have the Blob, Avalanche, and Pyro come looking for Earth's Mightiest Heroes in this time of crisis? Their motive is unknown! But their intent is not…crush the Avengers! At the site of the former Fifth Avenue Mansion, the titanic tussle begins! Will the west coast Avengers be able to score an east coast victory? Appearances by Doctor Doom, Loki, Mandarin, Magneto, Red Skull, Wizard, and the Kingpin. Cameo appearances by Nebula, Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, and the Wrecker. (Notes: Elements of this story continue in Avengers West Coast 54. Avengers Spotlight 26 (formerly Solo Avengers) contains the complete list of issues in the Acts of Vengeance storyline.) 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

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.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Starting Line-up!" Script by Larry Hama. Pencils by Paul Ryan. Inks by Tom Palmer. Cover by Paul Ryan and Tom Palmer. The old order changeth! After a long meeting at their headquarters, Earth's Mightiest Heroes finally decide upon their new roster! Captain America, Quasar, Sersi, She-Hulk, the Black Widow, Thor, and the Vision! Also at the meeting, Cap designates Rage as a probationary avenger, and the United Nations presents the Avengers with a new charter! But when the star-spangled avenger steps to the podium to publicly announce the new team, the Tetrarchs of Entropy appear! And in brilliant fashion, the powerful entities zap the septet of avengers back to the Dimension of Exile! Meanwhile across the East River, Ngh the Unspeakable makes friends with the local drug dealers! Appearances by J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson, Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Hank Pym, Iron Man, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Tigra, Wasp, Black Knight, Captain Marvel, Falcon, Hercules, Sandman, Spider-Man, Sub-Mariner and the Captain. 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Life of the Party!" Part 2 of 2. Script by Larry Hama. Art by Herb Trimpe (breakdowns), Tom Morgan (finishes), and Reggie Jones (finishes). Cover by Tom Morgan. Doctor Doom has taken control of Avengers headquarters! And the long-time foe of the Fantastic Four wants Thor and Sersi to give up the secrets of extra-dimensional travel…or he will blow up the building! While Dr. Doom pontificates on the main level; Captain America, Sandman, and the Vision battle Doombots in the sub-basement! During the Latverian monarch's ranting and raving, Rage wonders if this really is Dr. Doom or just another Doombot. The newest avenger decides to use a cupcake to test his theory! Could a common pastry spell defeat for Victor Von Doom? Appearances by the Fantastic Four, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Nick Fury, Spider-Man, Wolverine, the West Coast Avengers, and the New Warriors. Cameo appearances by President George Bush and Barbara Bush. (Note: This issue includes a full-page ad for the Korvac Quest storyline running thru several 1991 Marvel annuals.) 32 pages Cover price $1.00.