Avengers Vol 1 345

Part of the Operation Galactic Storm event
Avengers Vol 1 #345
Previous Issue	Avengers #344
Next Issue	Avengers #346
Art by: Steve Epting and Tom Palmer
Cover Date	March, 1992
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Tom DeFalco

1. "Storm Gatherings"
Writer(s)	Bob Harras
Penciler(s)	Steve Epting
Inker(s)	Tom Palmer
Colorist(s)	Tom Palmer
Letterer(s)	Bill Oakley
Editor(s)	Ralph Macchio

Appearing in "Storm Gatherings"

Featured Characters:

• Avengers
  •  Black Knight (Dane Whitman)  (joins Kree delegation)
  •  Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff) 
  •  Captain America (Steve Rogers)  (joins Kree delegation, leader)
  •  Hercules (Heracles)  (joins Kree delegation)
  •  Quasar (Wendell Vaughn) 
  •  Sersi  (joins Kree delegation)
  •  Vision  (joins Shi'ar delegation)
  •  Crystal Maximoff  (joins Kree delegation)
  •  Thor  (joins Shi'ar delegation)

Supporting Characters:

• Avengers West Coast
  •  Hawkeye/Goliath  (joins Kree delegation)
  •  Iron Man (Tony Stark)  (joins Kree delegation)
  •  Living Lightning  (joins Shi'ar delegation)
  •  Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)  (joins Shi'ar delegation)
  •  Spider-Woman (Julia Carpenter)  (joins 'Earth force')
  •  US Agent  (joins 'Earth force')
  •  Wonder Man  (joins Shi'ar delegation)
• Avengers Reserve Substitutes
  •  Captain Marvel  (joins Shi'ar delegation, leader)
  •  Falcon (Sam Wilson)  (joins 'Earth force')
  •  Gilgamesh  (joins 'Earth force')
  •  Mockingbird  (joins 'Earth force')
  •  Henry Pym  (joins 'Earth force')
  •  She-Hulk  (joins 'Earth force')
  •  Starfox  (joins Shi'ar delegation)
  •  Wasp  (joins 'Earth force')

Antagonists:

• Shi'ar Imperial Fleet
  • Praetor Alake
  • Shi'ar Commander / Hobgoblin (Imperial Guard)
  • Lieutenant, others

Other Characters:

• Project Starcore
  • Col. Mikhail Kutuzov
  • Dr. Peter Corbeau
  • Talia Kruma
  • Numerous unnamed others
• Shi'ar
  •  Lilandra 
  •  Deathbird 
•  Her 

Locations:

• Earth
  • New York State
    • New York City
      • Manhattan
        • Avengers Mansion
• Starcore (Mentioned) (Destroyed)
• Shi'ar Throneworld

Items:

• Quantum Bands
• Mjolnir
• Captain America's Shield
• Black Widow's Gauntlets
• Photon Sword
• Iron Man Armor MK VIII
• Hawkeye's Trick Arrows

Vehicles:

• Avenger's Quinjets

Synopsis for "Storm Gatherings"

The East coast Avengers rescue the crew of Starcore from a solar flare and run into a hostile Shi'ar fleet. They return to the Avengers' meeting where they are brought up to speed on the situation: an intergalactic war is erupting between the Kree and Shi'ar. Cap splits the Avengers into three groups: one group will try to reason with the Kree empire, one will try to reason with the Shi'ar and the third will stay behind as a rearguard to protect the Earth.

Notes

• Part 5 of Operation Galactic Storm.
• Continued in Iron Man #278.
• The Avengers are divided into three teams. One headed to the Kree Empire, one to the Shi'ar Empire, and one to stay and protect Earth.
• For some reason, deputy leader Black Widow is not assigned to any of the three rosters, and disappears for the remainder of this crossover without explanation.
• Hawkeye resumes using the Goliath identity in order to go with one of the off-world teams.

See Also

• 5 image(s) from Avengers Vol 1 345
• 2 reprint(s) of Avengers Vol 1 345

Recommended Reading

Operation: Galactic Storm
Part I: Captain America #398	Part II: Avengers West Coast #80	Part III: Quasar #32	Part IV: Wonder Man (Vol. 2) #7	Part V: Avengers #345
Part VI: Iron Man #278	Part VII: Thor #445	Part VIII: Captain America #399	Part IX: Avengers West Coast #81	Part X: Quasar #33
Part XI: Wonder Man (Vol. 2) #8	Part XII: Avengers #346	Part XIII: Iron Man #279	Part XIV: Thor #446	Part XV: Captain America #400
Part XVI: Avengers West Coast #82	Part XVII: Quasar #34	Part XVIII: Wonder Man (Vol. 2) #9	Part XIX: Avengers #347	Operation: Galactic Storm

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