Avengers: The Initiative Vol 1 12

Avengers: The Initiative #12
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Art by: Steve Uy
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Art by: Steve Uy
Release Date	April 30, 2008
Cover Date	June, 2008
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Joe Quesada
Rating	T+ (13 and up)
Original Price	$2.99
Pages	32

1. "Changing of the Guard"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Dan Slott Christos N. Gage
Penciler(s)	Steve Uy
Inker(s)	Steve Uy
Colorist(s)	Steve Uy
Letterer(s)	Joe Caramagna
Editor(s)	Tom Brevoort

 I'm usually not one to get nostalgic... but I have to say, Suzy, seeing you in my old costume makes me incredibly proud. 

—Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers)

Appearing in "Changing of the Guard"

Featured Characters:

• Initiative
  • Staff
    • "Yellowjacket (Hank Pym)" (Revealed to be alive)
    • War Machine (James Rhodes)
    • Gauntlet (Joseph Green)
    • Secretary Henry Peter Gyrich
    • Taskmaster (Tony Masters)
    • Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond)
    • Trauma (Terrance Ward) (Returns; joins from trainees)
  • Graduates
    • Montana Team, Freedom Force
      • Cloud 9 (Abigail Boylen) (Main story and flashback) (Joins)
    • Nevada Team
      • Hardball (Roger Brokeridge) (Main story and flashback) (Joins)
    • Arizona Team
      • Komodo (Melati Kusuma) (Main story and flashback) (Joins)
    • Hawaii Team
      • ⏴ Triathlon / 3-D Man (Delroy Garrett Jr.) (First appearance as 3-D Man) (Joins)
    • Georgia Team
      • "Thor Girl (Tarene)" (Joins)
      • Ultragirl (Susanna "Suzy" Sherman) (Main story and flashback) (Joins)
  • Trainees
    • Ant-Man (Eric O'Grady)
    • Crusader (Z'Reg)
    • Constrictor (Frank Schlichting)

Supporting Characters:

• Initiative
  • Staff
    • Physique (First appearance)
    • Baron von Blitzschlag
  • Trainees
    • Diamondback (Rachel Leighton)
    • Melee
    • Geldoff
    • Red 9 (Wallace Jackson)
    • Geiger (Delilah Deerborn)
  • Mighty Avengers
    • Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers) (Main story and flashback)
    • Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) (Only in flashback)
    • Wonder Man (Simon Williams) (Only in flashback)
  • Freedom Force (First appearance)
    • Think Tank (First appearance)
    • Challenger (William Waring)
    • Equinox (Terrance Sorenson)
    • Spinner (First appearance)
• O*N*E
  • Valerie Cooper
• S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Iron Man (Director Anthony Stark) (Main story and flashback)
• Senator Arthur Woodman (First name first time revealed)
• Counter Force (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Justice (Vance Astrovik) (Only in flashback) (Joins)
  • Rage (Elvin Haliday) (Only in flashback) (Joins)
  • Slapstick (Steven Harmon) (Only in flashback) (Joins)
  • Debrii (Deborah Fields) (Only in flashback) (Joins)
  • MVP (Michael Van Patrick) (Clone) (Only in flashback) (Joins)
  • Scarlet Spider (Michael) (Only in flashback) (Joins)
  • Scarlet Spider (Patrick) (Only in flashback) (Joins)
  • Brian Van Patrick (Only in flashback) (Joins)

Other Characters:

• Front Line
  • Sally Floyd
• Mrs. Green
• Shamara Family
  • Phyllis (wife)
  • Mary (daughter)
  • Unnamed son
  • Dragon Lord (Tako Shamara) (Hashes in a jar)
• "Jackie"
• Green's daughters (Mentioned)
• MVP (Michael Van Patrick) (Mentioned)
• President (Mentioned)
• Hela (Mentioned)
• Nazis (Mentioned)
• Red Skull (Mentioned)
• New Warriors (Mentioned)
• Thor clone (Mentioned)
• Captain America (Steven Rogers) (Mentioned)
• S.A.F. (Mentioned)
• C.S.A. (Mentioned)
• Jim Hammond, the original Human Torch (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Skrulls
• Human-Reptile Hybrids
• Human-Kree Hybrids (Main story and flashback)
• Mutants (Only in flashback)

Locations:

• Earth
  • United States of America
    • Connecticut
      • Stamford
        • Camp Hammond
          • Hearing Room Alpha
          • Camp Hammond Chapel
    • New York
      • Long Island
        • The Shamara Home
    • Tennessee (Only in flashback)
    • Montana
      • Billings
    • White House, Washington, DC (Mentioned)
    • Hawaii (Mentioned)
    • Georgia (Mentioned)
    • Arizona (Mentioned)
• Valhalla (Mentioned)

Items:

• Extremis Armor (Main story and flashback)
• War Machine Armor Model 3
• Iron Spider Armor (Only in flashback)
• Gauntlet's gauntlet
• Constrictor's bionic arms (First appearance)
• Cosmic Ring
• Cosmic Cube (Mentioned)
• Tactigon (Mentioned)

Vehicles:

• S.H.I.E.L.D./Initiative Plane

Synopsis for "Changing of the Guard"

• Synopsis not yet written

Solicit Synopsis

"CHANGING OF THE GUARD"

Daddy's home. IRON MAN comes to Camp Hammond, and he's NOT happy. The first year of the Initiative comes to a dramatic close as members are laid to rest, drummed out, declared AWOL, or... awarded their full Hero's License. See who graduates and find out what super-teams they'll be assigned to as the NEXT era of the Initiative begins! Plus: as a new 3-D MAN appears, the base is suddenly short one Skrull... but not how you'd think... Also guest-starring MS. MARVEL!

Notes

• These events take place prior to Secret Invasion #1 and after New Warriors (Vol. 4) #11
• Trauma is resurrected under unknown circumstances.
• Dragon Lord is confirmed to have been killed by KIA.
• Henry Gyrich is forced to leave Camp Hammond.

See Also

• 17 image(s) from Avengers: The Initiative Vol 1 12
• 2 reprint(s) of Avengers: The Initiative Vol 1 12