—Marcus JohnsonMy 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.
Appearing in 1st story
Featured Characters:
- Staff Sergeant Marcus Johnson (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Avengers (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Thor (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Only in flashback)
- Thing (Ben Grimm) (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Skadi (Only in recap) (Possesses Sin)
- Sin (Sinthea Shmidt) (Possessed by Skadi) (Only in recap)
- Thule Society (Only in recap)
- United States Army
- Ahmad (First appearance)
- Farshad (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- United Nations (Mentioned)
- Agent 13 (Sharon Carter) (Cameo)
- Nia Marie Johnson (Behind the scenes)
- Atlanta P.D. officer
- Blackwater (Referenced)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Asgardians (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Asia
- North America
- United States of America
- New York
- Washington, D.C. (Only in recap)
- Capitol Building (Only in recap)
- Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia (Mentioned)
- Georgia
- United States of America
- Europe (Mentioned)
- France (Mentioned)
- South America (Mentioned)
- Hell (Mentioned)
Items:
- Bleeding Edge Armor (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Spider-Man's Suit (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Hammer of Skadi (Only in recap)
- Captain America's Uniform and Shield
Vehicles:
Events and Eras:
Synopsis for 1st story
After serving abroad in the United States Army for the past seven years, Staff Sergeant Marcus Johnson returns to the U.S. to attend his mother's funeral. Little does he know that he's being observed from afar by Steve Rogers aka Captain America and, Rogers' fellow Secret Avenger, Sharon Carter. After the funeral concludes, Johnson returns to his mother's home in Atlanta where he is ambushed by a trio of Russian goons. He fends them off, but it then attacked by Taskmaster. At the exact moment that Taskmaster is about to kill him, he is saved by Captain America.
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?