Nothing I have done as Avengers chairman has been enough. It would appear I must affect world affairs in a more direct manner. 
Appearing in "Deceptions!"
Featured Characters:
- Avengers
- ⏴ Captain America (Steve Rogers) ⏵ (Main story and dream)
- ⏴ Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) ⏵ (Leaves)
- ⏴ Hercules (Heracles) ⏵ (Main story and dream)
- ⏴ Vision ⏵ (Main story, flashback and dream)
- ⏴ Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) ⏵ (Main story and dream)
- ⏴ Starfox (Eros) ⏵ (Main story and dream)
- Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau)
Supporting Characters:
- I.S.A.A.C. (Main story and flashback)
- Paladin (Paul Denning)
Antagonists:
- ⏴ Baron Brimstone ⏵
- Immortus (Behind the scenes)
Other Characters:
- Red Skull (Johann Shmidt) (Mentioned)
- Beast (Hank McCoy) (Mentioned)
- West Coast Avengers (Mentioned)
- S.H.I.E.L.D. (Mentioned)
- Terminus (Mentioned)
- The President (Mentioned)
- National Security Council (Mentioned)
- Fantastic Four (Mentioned)
- Moondragon (Mentioned)
- Tinky Weissman (First appearance)
- Maggia (Mentioned)
- Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (Dream)
- Dr. Strange (Dream)
- Hulk (Bruce Banner) (Dream)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Dream)
- Ka-Zar (Lord Kevin Plunder) (Dream)
- Namor The Sub-Mariner (Dream)
- The Thing (Ben Grimm) (Dream)
- Thor (Odinson) (Dream)
- Wonder Man (Simon Williams) (Dream)
- Hawkeye (Clint Barton) (Dream)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Human-Olympian Hybrids
- Synthezoids (Main story and flashback)
- Titanians
- Atlantean-Human Hybrids (Dream)
- Asgardians (Dream)
- Dire Wraiths (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Solar System
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- New York
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Midtown
- Central Park
- Tavern on the Green (First appearance)
- Manhattan
- New York City
- Los Angeles, California (Mentioned)
- Atlanta, Georgia (Mentioned)
- New York
- Atlantic Ocean
- Caribbean Sea
- Utopia Cay (First appearance)
- Bimini, Bahamas (Mentioned)
- Caribbean Sea
- United States of America
- French Riviera, Europe (Mentioned)
- North America
- Saturn
- Earth
Items:
- Captain America's Uniform and Shield (Main story and dream)
- Bio-Synthetic Wings
- Encephalatron Command Chair (First appearance)
- Mjolnir (Dream)
- Hawkeye's Bow (Dream)
- Eye of Agamotto (Dream)
- Cloak of Levitation (Dream)
- Iron Man Armor MK V (Dream)
- Paladin's Stun-Gun
Vehicles:
- Captain America's Motorcycle
- Quinjet (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "Deceptions!"
While his teammates remain wary of his new personality, the Vision secretly plots with ISAAC to create a paradise on Earth by assuming personal control of all its computer systems. At the same time, he is troubled by nightmares in which his human and mechanical selves are at odds. Meanwhile, the Wasp, vacationing in the Caribbean, makes the acquaintance of both Baron Walther Theodoric and Paul Denning who becomes her constant companion. Her suspicions that Paul may be a hit-man out to assassinate the Baron prove unfounded when Denning instead is revealed as the adventurer-for-hire, Paladin, and his quarry as the ersatz mystic criminal Baron Brimstone. Together, Paladin and the Wasp foil Brimstone's scheme to loot the resort casino's vault.
Notes
- Captain America returns to active status on the team.
- Wasp takes a vacation from the team.
- Vision continues his plans to interface with the world's computers.