Avengers: The Initiative Vol 1 8

Avengers: The Initiative #8
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Cover Date	February, 2008
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Joe Quesada

1. "Killed in Action (Part 1): Snafu"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Dan Slott Christos N. Gage
Penciler(s)	Stefano Caselli
Inker(s)	Stefano Caselli
Letterer(s)	Joe Caramagna
Editor(s)	Tom Brevoort Molly Lazer

 Shut up!! I hear one more word outta you, old man, and I'll tell everyone your "perfect record's" a load of crap! You think you're the only one who can hold people's mistakes over them? Well, think again! You got skeletons in your closet too. And one of 'em's a killer. 

—Hardball

Appearing in "Killed in Action (Part 1): Snafu"

Featured Characters:

• Initiative
  • Staff
    • "Yellowjacket (Dr. Hank Pym)" (Main story and flashback)
    • War Machine (Jim Rhodes) (Only in flashback)
    • Henry Peter Gyrich (Only in flashback)
  • Trainees
    • Cloud 9 (Abby) (Only in flashback)
    • Hardball (Roger Brokeridge) (Only in flashback)
    • Triathlon (Delroy Garrett Jr.) (Only in flashback) (Instructor-in-training)
    • Komodo (Only in flashback)
    • Thor Girl (Tarene) (Only in flashback)
    • Ant-Man (Eric O'Grady) (Joins) (Only in flashback)
    • Stature (Cassie Lang) (Only in flashback)

Supporting Characters:

• Initiative (Main story and flashback)
  • Staff
    • Taskmaster (Tony Masters) (Joins) (Only in flashback)
    • Baron von Blitzschlag (Only in flashback)
    • Justice (Vance Astrovik) (Only in flashback)
    • Stingray (Walter Newell) (Only in flashback)
    • Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond) (Only in flashback)
  • Trainees
    • Gargoyle (Isaac Christians) (Only in flashback)
    • Crusader (Aubrey Thompson) (Joins) (Only in flashback)
    • Melee (First appearance) (Joins) (Only in flashback)
    • Geldoff (First appearance) (Joins) (Only in flashback)
    • Dragon Lord (Tako Shamara) (Joins) (Death) (Corpse, skeleton or other remains) (Only in flashback)
    • Geiger (Delilah Dearborn) (Joins) (Only in flashback)
    • Red 9 (Wallace Jackson) (Joins) (Only in flashback)
    • Diamondback (Rachel Leighton) (Joins) (Only in flashback)
  • Shadow Initiative (Only in flashback)
    • Bengal (Duc No Tranh) (Only in flashback)
    • Constrictor (Frank Schlichting) (Only in flashback)
    • Scarlet Spiders (Only in flashback)
      • Scarlet Spider (Michael) (Only in flashback)
      • Scarlet Spider (Van) (Only in flashback)
      • Scarlet Spider (Patrick) (Only in flashback)
  • Mighty Avengers (Only in flashback)
    • Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Only in flashback)
    • Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff) (Only in flashback)
    • Sentry (Bob Reynolds) (Only in flashback)
    • Wasp (Janet van Dyne) (Only in flashback)
    • Wonder Man (Simon Williams) (Only in flashback)
    • Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers) (Only in flashback)
    • Ares (Only in flashback)
• S.H.I.E.L.D. (Only in flashback)
  • Cape-Killers (Only in flashback)

Villains:

• Dragon Man (Only in flashback)
• K.I.A. ⏵ (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
• Red Skull (Mentioned)
• Hydra (Mentioned)
• Zodiac (Mentioned)

Other Characters:

• Giant-Man (Bill Foster) (Only in flashback)
• Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Only in flashback)
• Fantastic Four (Only in flashback)
  • Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (Only in flashback)
  • Invisible Woman (Sue Richards) (Only in flashback)
  • Thing (Ben Grimm) (Only in flashback)
• Spider-Man (Mentioned)
• C.S.A. (Mentioned)
• Ant-Man (Scott-Lang) (Mentioned)
• Stilt-Man (Mentioned)
• Dr. Doom (Mentioned)
• New Warriors (Mentioned)
  • Longstrike (Mentioned)
• Doc Connors (Mentioned)
• MVP (Mentioned)

Locations:

• United States of America
  • Connecticut (Main story and flashback)
    • Stamford (Main story and flashback)
      • Camp Hammond (Main story and flashback)
        • Subbasement 9 (Main story and flashback)
        • Briefing Room One (Only in flashback)
  • New York City (Only in flashback)
    • Baxter Building (Only in flashback)
  • Texas (Mentioned)
• Negative Zone (Mentioned)
  • Prison 42 (Mentioned)
• Microverse (Mentioned)

Items:

• Extremis Armor (Only in flashback)
• Black Widow's Gauntlets (Only in flashback)
• War Machine Armor (Only in flashback)
• Iron Spider Armor (Only in flashback)
• Tactigon
• G.I. Ant-Man's Suit (Only in flashback)
• Pym Particles (Main story and flashback)
• Avengers Issue Jet-Packs (Only in flashback)
• Spin tech power-neutralizing program (Mentioned)
• Soma Tech (Mentioned)
• Guardsman Armor (Mentioned)
• Connors Formula (Mentioned)
• Captain America's Shield (Only in flashback)
• Captain America's Uniform (Only in flashback)

Vehicles:

• Hydra Mothership (Mentioned)

Synopsis for "Killed in Action (Part 1): Snafu"

• Synopsis not yet written

Notes

• Henry Pym is revealed to have come up with the 50-State Initiative idea.
• Diamondback's last appearance was likely Giant-Size Avengers #1, where she was captured by the Wasp, Black Widow and Ms. Marvel alongside her B.A.D. Girls teammates.
• This issue is reprinted in comics and books, see references for more info.

Trivia

• The flashbacks mostly take place during Civil War #1.

See Also

• 5 image(s) from Avengers: The Initiative Vol 1 8
• 2 reprint(s) of Avengers: The Initiative Vol 1 8