A-Next Vol 1 5

A-Next Vol 1 #5
Previous Issue	A-Next #4
Next Issue	A-Next #6
Art by: Ron Frenz and Brett Breeding
Release Date	December 16, 1998
Cover Date	February, 1999
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Bob Harras

1. "The Gift"
Writer(s)	Tom DeFalco
Penciler(s)	Ron Frenz
Inker(s)	Al Milgrom
Colorist(s)	Bob Sharen
Letterer(s)	Jim Novak

 Backstory! I suddenly need a major infusion of backstory! 

—Bluestreak (Blue Kelso)

Appearing in "The Gift"

Featured Characters:

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

Supporting Characters:

• Doom (Kristoff Vernard) (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)

Antagonists:

• Servo-Guards
• Dr. Doom (Victor von Doom) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)

Other Characters:

• Scott Lang (Main story and flashback)
• Fantastic Five
  • Big Brain
  • Psi-Lord (Franklin Richards)
  • Ms. Fantastic (Lyja Storm)
  • The Thing (Ben Grimm)
  • Human Torch (John Storm)
• Eric Masterson (Thunderstrike) (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
• Sub-Mariner (Namor McKenzie) (Only in flashback)
• Alex (Kevin's cat)
• Marcy Steele (First appearance) (Kevin's mother)
• Bobby Steele (Mentioned)
• Greta (Latverian child)
• S.H.I.E.L.D. agents
• Stunt-Master (Photo)

Locations:

• Earth-982 (Reality)
  • New York City
    • Avengers Mansion
    • Five Freedoms Plaza
    • Eric Masterson's grave
    • Kevin Masterson's apartment
  • Latveria
    • Doomstadt

Vehicles:

• Avenger's Quinjet

Synopsis for "The Gift"

• Synopsis not yet written

Trivia

• The cover of this issue is an homage to the cover of Avengers #25
• During the conversation between Scott Lang and Johnny Storm, Johnny alludes to the conversation he had with Peter Parker regarding his daughter, May, in Spider-Girl #4.

See Also

• 2 image(s) from A-Next Vol 1 5

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