Battle Scars Vol 1 1

Part of the "Shattered Heroes" event Alternate Covers: Textless Battle Scars Vol 1 #1 Published Released January, 2012 November 9, 2011 Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso Cover Artist Carlo Pagulayan Jason Paz Guru-eFX Production Alan Fine Publisher Dan Buckley Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada 1st story Writer Chris Yost Cullen Bunn Matt Fraction Penciler Scot Eaton Inker Andrew Hennessy Colourist Paul Mounts Letterer Joe Sabino Editor Alejandro Arbona John Denning Tom Brevoort Previous Issue Next Issue — Battle Scars #2

My name is Staff Sergeant Marcus Johnson, 2nd Battalion, Army Rangers. That's Cheese, my best friend. And even faced with the end of the world...rangers lead the way.

-- Marcus Johnson

Appearing in 1st story

Featured Characters:

• Staff Sergeant Marcus Johnson (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• "Cheese" (First appearance)
• Secret Avengers
  • Captain America (Steve Rogers)
  • Agent 13 (Sharon Carter)
• S.H.I.E.L.D. (Return)
  • Numerous unnamed agents

Antagonists:

• Taliban
• Skadi (Sinthea Shmidt) (Recap)
• Thule Society (Recap)
• Russian mercenaries
• Taskmaster
• Elderly man
• Elderly man's assistant

Other Characters:

• United States Army
  • Anderson (First appearance)
  • McAdams (Mentioned) (Dead)
• Avengers (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
  • Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
  • Thor (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
  • Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
  • Thing (Ben Grimm) (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
• United Nations (Mentioned)
• Pashtun farm kid (Only appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
• Afghan soldiers (Main story and flashback)
  • Farshad (Only appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Ahmad (Only appearance)
• Nia Marie Johnson (Behind the scenes)
• Atlanta P.D. officer
• Blackwater (Referenced)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Asgardians

Locations:

• Earth (Main story and flashback)
  • Afghanistan
    • Bagram Airfield (First appearance)
  • City of Asgard (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
  • United States of America (Main story and flashback)
    • New York City, New York State (Only in flashback)
    • Washington, D.C. (Only in flashback)
    • Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia (Mentioned)
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta
        • Cemetery
        • Nia Johnson's home
  • Europe (Mentioned)
    • France (Mentioned)
    • Eastern Europe (Mentioned)
  • South America (Mentioned)

Items:

• Bleeding Edge Armor (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
• Thor's Armor (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
• Spider-Man's Suit (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
• Hammer of Skadi (Only in flashback)
• Captain America's Shield
• Captain America's Uniform
• S.H.I.E.L.D. Uniforms

Vehicles:

• S.H.I.E.L.D. Flying Car
• S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicopter

Events and Eras:

• War in Afghanistan
  
  

Solicit Synopsis

• The post-Fear Itself Marvel Universe begins here! • Who is Army Ranger Marcus Jones, and how could he tear the Marvel Universe apart?

See Also

• 8 Image(s) from Battle Scars Vol 1 1
• 2 Reprints of Battle Scars Vol 1 1

Footnotes

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