A-Next Vol 1 10

A-Next #10
Previous Issue	A-Next #9
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Art by: Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema
Release Date	May 19, 1999
Cover Date	July, 1999
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Bob Harras

1. "Ragnarok!"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Tom DeFalco Ron Frenz
Penciler(s)	Ron Frenz
Inker(s)	Al Milgrom
Colorist(s)	Bob Sharen
Letterer(s)	Jim Novak
Editor(s)	Bob Harras

 So this is what an alternate reality looks like! Coooooool! Can we go home now? 

—J2

Appearing in "Ragnarok!"

Featured Characters:

• Avengers
  • Dream Team (Mentioned)
    • American Dream (Shannon Carter)
    • Bluestreak (Blue Kelso)
    • Crimson Curse (Aerika Harkness)
    • Freebooter (Brandon Cross)
  • J2 (Zane Yama)
  • Mainframe
  • Stinger (Cassandra Lang)
  • Thunderstrike (Kevin Masterson)

Supporting Characters:

• Edwin Jarvis
• Anthony "Tony" Stark
• Clint Barton
• Captain America (Steve Rogers)
• Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)

Antagonists:

• Dictator Doom (Victor von Doom) (First appearance)
• Thunder Guard (First appearance)
  • Iron Cross (Tony Stark) (First appearance)
  • Swordsmaster (Brandon Cross) (First appearance)
  • SS Agent (John Walker) (First appearance)
  • Deadeye (Clint Barton) (First appearance)
  • Overman (Simon Williams) (First appearance)
  • Pincer (Scott Lang) (First appearance)
  • Stormtrooper (Eric Masterson) (First appearance)
• Red Skull (Johann Shmidt) (Only in flashback)
• Adolf Hitler (Only in flashback) (Death)
• Exiles (Only in flashback) (First appearance)
  • Angelo Baldini (Only in flashback) (First appearance)
  • Franz Cadavus (Only in flashback) (First appearance)
  • General Ching (Jun Ching) (Only in flashback) (First appearance)
  • Iron-Hand Hauptmann (Jurgen Hauptmann) (Only in flashback) (First appearance)
  • Ivan Krushki (Only in flashback) (First appearance)
• A.I.M. (Only in flashback) (First appearance)
• Hope Pym

Other Characters:

• Maria Sapristi (Earth-9907) (First appearance; dies)
• Edwin Jarvis (Earth-9907) (First appearance)
• Sharon Carter (Earth-982) (Mentioned)
• Red Skull (Earth-982) (Mentioned)
• Captain America (Steven Rogers of Earth-9907) (Only in flashback) (Death)
• Cassie Lang (Earth-9907) (Mentioned) (Death)
• Hercules (Mentioned)
• Carsdale (Hope Pym's assistant)
• Hank Pym (Earth-982) (Mentioned) (Deceased)
• Wonder Man (Simon Williams of Earth-982) (Mentioned)
• Swordsman (Jacques DuQuesne of Earth-982) (Mentioned)
• Wasp (Janet Pym of Earth-982) (Mentioned)
• Hank Pym (Earth-9907) (Mentioned) (Death)
• Wasp (Janet Pym of Earth-9907) (Mentioned) (Death)
• Kevin Masterson (Earth-9007) (Mentioned) (Death)

Locations:

• Earth-982 (Reality)
  • Avengers Compound
• Earth-9907 (Reality)

Items:

• Captain America's Shield
• Universal Cube (Only in flashback)

Synopsis for "Ragnarok!"

• Synopsis not yet written

Solicit Synopsis

• Having finally uncovered the menace that broke the spirit of their predecessors, the next generation of the Earth's Mightiest Heroes travel into a twisted reality where they are forced to battle demented versions of the original AVENGERS!

Notes

• Thor of Earth-9907 is shown on the cover, but his first appearance is in the next issue.

Trivia

• When explaining parallel universes to J2, Thunderstrike mentions the 1967 Star Trek episode "Mirror, Mirror".

See Also

• 25 image(s) from A-Next Vol 1 10