Avengers: The Initiative Vol 1 18

Part of the Secret Invasion event
Avengers: The Initiative #18
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Art by: Mark Brooks
Alternate Covers
1 - Textless 2 - Zombie Variant
Art by: Mark Brooks
Art by: Juan Doe
Release Date	October 29, 2008
Cover Date	December, 2008
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Joe Quesada
Rating	T+ (13 and up)
Original Price	$2.99
Pages	32

1. "Don't Shoot 'Til You See the Green of Their Eyes!"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Dan Slott Christos N. Gage
Penciler(s)	Steve Kurth
Inker(s)	Drew Hennessy
Colorist(s)	Matt Milla
Letterer(s)	Joe Caramagna
Editor(s)	Tom Brevoort

 That's the best thing I've ever heard a Skrull say. Well, except when Spider-Woman let out that evil cackle and her sweater muffins bounced for a good thirty seconds. 

—Ant-Man

Appearing in "Don't Shoot 'Til You See the Green of Their Eyes!"

Featured Characters:

• Initiative
  • Freedom Force
    • Think Tank
    • Challenger (Bill Waring)
    • Cloud 9 (Abby Boylen)
    • Spinner
  • Heavy Hitters
    • Gravity (Greg Willis)
    • Hardball (Roger Brokeridge)
    • Nonstop
  • Point Men
    • 3-D Man (Delroy Garrett)
    • Devil-Slayer (Eric Payne)
  • Mavericks
    • Jocasta
  • Desert Stars
    • Komodo (Melati Kusuma)
  • Cavalry (First appearance)
    • Stunt-Master (Steve Brooks)
    • Ultragirl (Suzy Sherman)
    • Crimebuster (Eugene Mason)
• Skrull Kill Krew
  • Ryder
  • Riot (Heidi Sladkin)
  • Catwalk (Kimberly Dee) (Head only)
  • Dice (Rob Fortune) (Head only)
  • Moonstomp (Head only)

Supporting Characters:

• Initiative
  • Staff
    • Gauntlet (Joseph Green) (Cameo)
    • Taskmaster (Tony Masters) (Cameo)
  • Cadets
    • Ant-Man (Eric O'Grady)
    • Crusader (Aubrey Thompson)
    • Prodigy (Ritchie Gilmore) (Cameo)
    • Batwing (Jimmy Santini) (Cameo)
    • Geiger (Dee Dee Dearborn) (Cameo)
  • Liberteens
    • Hope (Ariana Diamante)
    • Whiz Kid
  • Action Pack
    • Vox
    • Prima Donna
    • Frog-Man (Eugene Patilio)
  • Order
    • Calamity (James Wa)
    • Aralune (Becky Ryan)
    • Anthem (Henry Hellrung)
    • Supernaut (Milo Fields)

Antagonists:

• Skrull Empire
  • Equinox Skrull (Freedom Force) (Death)
  • Dum-Dum Dugan Skrull (Leaves)
  • Lieutenant Dharr (First appearance)
  • Thor Girl Skrull (Leaves Cavalry) (Death)
  • Revolutionary (Leaves Liberteens) (Death)

Other Characters:

• Young Avengers
  • Stature (Cassie Lang)
  • Wiccan (Billy Kaplan)
  • Hulkling (Teddy Altman)
• Howling Commandos
  • Nick Fury
  • Stonewall (Jerry Sledge)
  • Phobos (Alexander Aaron)
  • Quake (Daisy Johnson)
  • Hellfire (J.T. Slade)
  • Druid (Sebastian Druid)
• Toby Sherman (Mentioned)
• Barbara Sherman (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Mutants
• Androids
• Human-Reptile Hybrids
• Human-Kree Hybrids
• Skrulls
• Skrull-Kree Hybrids
• Human-Olympian Hybrids
• Human-Inhuman Hybrids

Locations:

• Earth
  • United States of America
    • Montana
      • Billings (First appearance)
        • Headquarters of Freedom Force (First appearance)
    • Connecticut
      • Stamford
        • Camp Hammond
    • Georgia
      • Cavalry Headquarters
    • Kentucky
      • Action Pack Headquarters
    • California
      • Order Headquarters
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia
    • New York
      • New York City
        • Manhattan
          • Nick Fury's Safehouse
          • Central Park
    • South Dakota
      • Mount Rushmore
  • England, United Kingdom (Mentioned)
• Asgard (Mentioned)

Items:

• Shadow Cloak
• Gauntlet's gauntlet

Synopsis for "Don't Shoot 'Til You See the Green of Their Eyes!"

• Synopsis not yet written

Solicit Synopsis

SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!

THE EXPLOSIVE FINALE STARTS HERE! Now that the Kill Krew knows Skrullowjacket's master plan, can they stop the TRUE purpose of the Fifty State Initiative? Plus: It's THOR GIRL vs. ULTRA Girl! One is more than she appears to be... and the other's a Skrull. And, after fourteen issues, are we REALLY going to unmask MUTANT ZERO?!

See Also

• 11 image(s) from Avengers: The Initiative Vol 1 18
• 3 reprint(s) of Avengers: The Initiative Vol 1 18