Avengers: The Initiative Vol 1 9

Avengers: The Initiative Vol 1 #9 Published March, 2008 Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada Cover Artist Stefano Caselli "Killed in Action (Part 2): First Casualties" Writer Dan Slott Christos N. Gage Penciler Stefano Caselli Inker Stefano Caselli Colourist Daniele Rudoni Letterer Joe Caramagna Editor Tom Brevoort Molly Lazer Previous Issue Next Issue Avengers: The Initiative #8 Avengers: The Initiative #10

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)

Villains:

•  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)^[1] (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"

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