Avengers Vol 3 38

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"Above and Beyond"
	<img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/7/75/Information-silk.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/10?cb=20070512030214" alt="Information-silk" class="" data-image-key="Information-silk.png" data-image-name="Information-silk.png" width="10" height="10" > Writers Kurt Busiek <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/7/75/Information-silk.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/10?cb=20070512030214" alt="Information-silk" class="" data-image-key="Information-silk.png" data-image-name="Information-silk.png" width="10" height="10" > Pencilers Alan Davis <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/7/75/Information-silk.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/10?cb=20070512030214" alt="Information-silk" class="" data-image-key="Information-silk.png" data-image-name="Information-silk.png" width="10" height="10" > Inkers Mark Farmer <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/7/75/Information-silk.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/10?cb=20070512030214" alt="Information-silk" class="" data-image-key="Information-silk.png" data-image-name="Information-silk.png" width="10" height="10" > Colourists Tom Smith <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/7/75/Information-silk.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/10?cb=20070512030214" alt="Information-silk" class="" data-image-key="Information-silk.png" data-image-name="Information-silk.png" width="10" height="10" > Letterers John Gaushell; Richard Starkings; Albert Deschesne <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/7/75/Information-silk.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/10?cb=20070512030214" alt="Information-silk" class="" data-image-key="Information-silk.png" data-image-name="Information-silk.png" width="10" height="10" > Editors Tom Brevoort

And so I have come. Just do not ask of me to be nice to reporters.

-- Thor

Appearing in "Above and Beyond"Edit

Featured Characters:

Avengers

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Diablo (Esteban De Ablo)
Taskmaster and his training compound staff
- Howard Medinnus
- Trainees (including Frankie)
Kang
Marcus Kang

Other Characters:

Residents of Kalkhimithia (First appearance)
Mr. DePinna
S.H.I.E.L.D. (Mentioned)
Galactus (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Supreme Intelligence (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Alkhema (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Thanos (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Wizard (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Dormammu (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Red Skull (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Arkon (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Hydra (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Warlord Kro (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Baron Helmut Zemo (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Triune Understanding (Mentioned)
- Jonathan Tremont (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Hulk (Bruce Banner) (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
High Evolutionary (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Crimson Cowl (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Exemplars (Mentioned)
- Bedlam (Olisa Kabaki) (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Attuma (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Mandarin (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Dr. Doom (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Maelstrom (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Apocalypse (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Magneto (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Mole Man (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Loki (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Living Monolith (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
M.O.D.O.K. (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
A.I.M. (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Klaw (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Hydra (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Skrulls (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
Bloodwraithe (Mentioned)
Reed Richards (Mentioned)
Ego The Living Planet (Mentioned)
Starfox (Eros) (Mentioned)
Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff) (Mentioned)
Hercules (Mentioned)
Falcon (Sam Wilson) (Mentioned)
Beast (Henry McCoy) (Mentioned)

Locations:

Greece
- Kalkhimithia
Florida
- Everglades
New York City
- Manhattan
  - Avengers Mansion
  - Hudson River
Slorenia
Savage Land
Genosha (Mentioned)
Negative Zone (Mentioned)
Avengers Deep-Space Monitoring Station (First appearance)

Items:

Vehicles:

Quinjet
Damocles Base (First appearance)

Synopsis for "Above and Beyond"Edit

The Avengers launch into a new offensive against the known super criminal element under a new direction from Wasp and Captain America against the Taskmaster. The Vision and Warbird go out on a date. Yellowjacket has kidnaped the real Pym and taken his place among the Avengers. Meanwhile, Diablo has put into motion his latest schemes and has transformed the population of a small Greek town into Hulk-like creatures.

Notes

Inside the Avengers Mansion, the team can be seen monitoring numerous threats including Galactus, Supreme Intelligence, Alkhema, Thanos, Wizard, Dormammu, Red Skull, Arkon, Hydra, Warlord Kro, Baron Zemo, Taskmaster, Triune Understanding, Hulk, High Evolutionary, Crimson Cowl, Kang, Exemplars, Attuma, Mandarin, Dr. Doom, Maelstrom, Apocalypse, Magneto, Mole Man, Loki, Living Monolith, M.O.D.O.K., A.I.M., and Klaw.

In this issue Iron Man uses roller wheels attached to the back of his armor. This innovation has not been used since Tales of Suspense #44 with the Iron Man Armor Model 1 model. It has not been listed in future nomenclatures or "Iron Manuals". Apparently, the Model 1 innovation was placed on this Model 4 armor.

This issue contains a letters page, Avengers Assemble. Letters are publihsed from David Morgan, Narridor Singh Bagra, Matt Valenti, Dennis Kokke, Don Rogers, and John Cooney.

Trivia

Howard Medinnus may be an homage to David Medinnus the curator of the Captain America homage page The Star Spangled Site. David Medinnus and Avengers writer Kurt Busiek were in contact with each other at this time. Other noted internet fans ("Jarvis Heads") of the Avengers were also randomly noted by Kurt Busiek during his time as writer on this title.

Links and ReferencesEdit

None.

Footnotes

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