Avengers: The Initiative Vol 1 9

Avengers: The Initiative Vol 1 #9
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Art by: Stefano Caselli
Cover Date	March, 2008
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Joe Quesada

1. "Killed in Action (Part 2): First Casualties"
Writer(s)	Dan Slott Christos N. Gage
Penciler(s)	Stefano Caselli
Inker(s)	Stefano Caselli
Colorist(s)	Daniele Rudoni
Letterer(s)	Joe Caramagna
Editor(s)	Tom Brevoort Molly Lazer

Appearing in "Killed in Action (Part 2): First Casualties"

Featured Characters:

• Initiative
  • Staff
    • Yellowjacket (Hank Pym) (Main story and flashback)
    • Henry Peter Gyrich
    • Baron von Blitzschlag
    • Gauntlet (Sgt. Joseph Green)
    • Taskmaster (Tony Masters) (Main story and flashback)
  • Trainees
    • Crusader (Aubrey Thompson) (Main story and flashback)
    • Melee (Main story and flashback)
    • Red 9 (Wallace Jackson) (Main story and flashback)
    • Dragon Lord (Tako Shamara) (Main story and flashback) (Corpse)
    • Geiger (Delilah Dearborn) (Only in flashback)
    • Proton (Geldoff) (Main story and flashback)
    • Diamondback (Rachel Leighton) (Main story and flashback)
    • Ant-Man (Eric O'Grady) (Main story and flashback)
    • Trauma (Terry Ward) (Death) (Only in flashback) (Assumed the forms of the Hydra pilot Cloud 9 killed and of the alien wearing the Gauntlet Armor)
    • Thor Girl (Tarene) (Only in flashback)
    • Cloud 9 (Abby Boylen) (Only in flashback)

Supporting Characters:

• Initiative (Only in flashback)
  • Consultants/X-Men (Leaves team)
    • Dani Moonstar (Only in flashback)
    • Beast (Hank McCoy) (Only in flashback)
  • Staff
    • Dr. Jack Shephard (Sub 9 Infirmary doctor; Name on a sign only)
  • Trainees
    • Hardball (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
    • Komodo (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)

Antagonists:

•  K.I.A. (Michael van Patrick)  (Main story and flashback) (Origin revealed)

Other Characters:

• S.H.I.E.L.D. Cape-Killers (Only in flashback)
• Other Michael van Patrick clones (Only appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
• MVP (Michael van Patrick) (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
• Armory (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
• Thor (Mentioned)
• Wrecking Crew (Mentioned)
• "Stone Man from Saturn" (Mentioned)
• Hulk (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Camp Hammond (Main story and flashback)
  • Subbasement 9 (Main story and flashback)
    • Infirmary (Main story and flashback)
    • Combat Simulator (Main story and flashback)
      • Control Room (Only in flashback)
    • Yellowjacket's Lab (Only in flashback)
  • Subbasement 5 (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
    • Omega Weapons Cache (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
  • War Room (Only in flashback)
• Oklahoma (Mentioned)
• Asgard (Mentioned)

Items:

• Tactigon (Main story and flashback)
• Gauntlet Armor (Main story and flashback)
  • Gauntlet's gauntlet (Main story and flashback)
  • Sword
• Combat-Bot (Only in flashback)

Vehicles:

• X-Men Blackbird (Behind the scenes)

Synopsis for "Killed in Action (Part 2): First Casualties"

• Synopsis not yet written

See Also

• 3 image(s) from Avengers: The Initiative Vol 1 9
• 2 reprint(s) of Avengers: The Initiative Vol 1 9

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