Avengers Vol 3 52

Part of the Kang Dynasty storyline
Avengers Vol 3 #52
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Art by: Kieron Dwyer
Cover Date	May, 2002
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Joe Quesada

1. "Counter Attack"
Writer(s)	Kurt Busiek
Penciler(s)	Ivan Reis
Inker(s)	Randy Emberlin
Colorist(s)	Tom Smith
Letterer(s)	Richard Starkings Saida Temofonte
Editor(s)	Tom Brevoort

 Now, you miserable, jacked-up little tin Hitler... ..Lets end this. 

—Captain America

Appearing in "Counter Attack"

Featured Characters:

• Avengers
  •  Warbird 
  •  Thor 
  •  Wasp 
  •  Yellowjacket 
  •  Black Knight 
  •  Anthony Stark (Iron Man) 
  •  Captain America 

Supporting Characters:

•  Firebird 
• Starlight
• Presence

Antagonists:

• Kang
• Scarlet Centurion (Marcus Kang)

Other Characters:

• Wonder Man
•  Quicksilver 
• George W. Bush
•  Quasar 
•  Photon (Monica Rambeau) 
•  Jack of Hearts  (Cameo)
•  Vision 
• Justice (Cameo)
•  Firestar  (Cameo)
•  Living Lightning  (Cameo)
• Hal Chandler (Cameo)
•  Triathlon 
•  3-D Man  (Cameo)
•  Stingray 
•  Silverclaw 
• Atlanteans
  • Namorita
• Alpha Flight (Behind the scenes)
• Fantastic Four (Behind the scenes)
• X-Men (Behind the scenes)
• Warlord Kro's Deviant army
  • Glomm
• Carson (US soldier)

Locations:

• Montana
• Colorado
  • Denver
• Georgia
  • Atlanta
• Russia
  • Siberia
    • North of Yakutsk
• Northern Canada
• Japan
• France
• Lunar Orbit

Items:

• Mjolnir
• Captain America's Shield
• Quantum Bands
• Iron Man Armor Model 20

Vehicles:

• Damocles Base

Synopsis for "Counter Attack"

The Avengers manage to free their captured teammates and regroup in the Master's base of operations. They finally figure out how to use the Master's technology and drive Kang and the Scarlet Centurion back to their Damocles Base in orbit. As Kang prepares to lay waste to several cities, he's attacked by the Tri-Evil's pyramid. Kang and Captain America prepare to go head-to-head in outer space as their holographic simulacrums face off against each other.

See Also

• 1 image(s) from Avengers Vol 3 52
• 3 reprint(s) of Avengers Vol 3 52

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