Battle Scars Vol 1 1

Battle Scars #1
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Alternate Covers
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Release Date	November 9, 2011
Cover Date	January, 2012
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Axel Alonso

1st story
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Chris Yost Cullen Bunn Matt Fraction
Penciler(s)	Scot Eaton
Inker(s)	Andrew Hennessy
Letterer(s)	Joe Sabino
Editor(s)	Alejandro Arbona

 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)
  • Sharon Carter
• S.H.I.E.L.D. (Return)
  • Numerous unnamed agents

Villains:

• Taliban
• Skadi (Sinthea Shmidt) (Only in flashback)
• Thule Society (Only in flashback)
• Russian mercenaries
• Taskmaster
• unnamed elderly man

Other Characters:

• Farshad (First appearance)
• Ahmad (First appearance)
• McAdams (Mentioned)
• Avengers (Appears on screen)
  • Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Appears on screen)
  • Thor (Appears on screen)
  • Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Appears on screen)
  • Thing (Ben Grimm) (Appears on screen)
• Nia Marie Johnson (Behind the scenes)
• Atlanta police officer

Locations:

• Asgard (Appears on screen)
• New York City (Only in flashback)
• Washington, D.C. (Only in flashback)
• Afghanistan
  • Bagram Airfield
• Atlanta
  • unspecified cemetery
  • Nia Johnson's home

Items:

• Iron Man Armor Model 37 (Appears on screen)
• Hammer of Skadi (Only in flashback)
• Captain America's Shield

Vehicles:

• Captain America's flying car

Synopsis for 1st story

• Synopsis not yet written

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

• 11 image(s) from Battle Scars Vol 1 1
• 2 reprint(s) of Battle Scars Vol 1 1