Avengers Vol 1 345

Part of the "Operation Galactic Storm" event Avengers Vol 1 #345 Published March, 1992 Editor-in-Chief Tom DeFalco Cover Artist Steve Epting Tom Palmer "Storm Gatherings" Writer Bob Harras Penciler Steve Epting Inker Tom Palmer Colorist Tom Palmer Letterer Bill Oakley Editor Ralph Macchio Previous Issue Next Issue Avengers #344 Avengers #346

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 Reprints 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 #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 #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 #9	Part XIX: Avengers #347	Operation: Galactic Storm

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