You did it, didn't you? You arrogant, elitist son of a bitch. I told all of you never to do it again... But you did it anyway. You re-formed the Illuminati, didn't you? 
Appearing in "The Case"
Featured Characters:
- Avengers (Main story and flashback)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Main story and flashback)
- Hulk (Bruce Banner) (Main story and flashback) (Joins the Illuminati) (Impersonates Tyrant Hulk)
Supporting Characters:
- S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Director Maria Hill
- Unnamed agents
- Illuminati (Main story and flashback)
- Black Panther (T'Challa) (Main story and flashback)
- Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange) (Main story and flashback)
- Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) (Main story and flashback)
- Namor (Namor McKenzie)
- Beast (Hank McCoy)
- Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon)
Antagonists:
- A.I.M. (Only in flashback)
- Scientist Supreme (Andrew Forson) (Only in flashback)
- Superia (Deidre Wentworth) (Only in flashback)
- Unnamed agents
- Mapmakers
- Adaptoids (Join team)
Other Characters:
- Avengers (Main story and flashback)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers)
- Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)
- Thor (Only in flashback)
- Hyperion (Marcus Milton) (Only in flashback)
- Star Brand (Kevin Connor) (Only in flashback)
- Nightmask (Only in flashback)
- Avengers (Only in flashback) (Final appearance)
- General America (Steve Rogers) (Only in flashback) (Last appearance)
- Iron Monger (Edwin Jarvis) (Only in flashback) (Last appearance)
- Thorr (Only in flashback) (Last appearance)
- Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) (Only in flashback) (Last appearance)
- Hulk / Bruce Banner
- Alephs (Only in flashback)
- Maximus the Mad
- Lockjaw
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616 (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- New York City (Main story and flashback)
- Manhattan (Main story and flashback)
- Avengers Tower (Main story and flashback)
- Manhattan (Main story and flashback)
- New York City (Main story and flashback)
- A.I.M. Island (Only in flashback)
- Wakanda
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Sol's Hammer (Only in flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Earth-83292 (Mentioned)
- Earth-14325 (Mentioned) (Destroyed)
Items:
- Captain America's Shield
- Iron Man Armor Model 42 (Main story and flashback)
- Black Widow's Gauntlets
- Mjolnirs (Only in flashback)
- Iron Man Armor Model 2 (Only in flashback)
- General America's Shield (Only in flashback)
- Iron Man Armor Model 45 (Deep-Space Armor)
- Cloak of Levitation (Main story and flashback)
- Eye of Agamotto
Vehicles:
- Worldkiller (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "The Case"
- Synopsis not yet written
Solicit Synopsis
• A challenge 28 issues in the making, as Bruce Banner puts the pieces together and confronts Iron Man…