Appearing in "Red Twilight"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Machinesmith
- Magneto robot (a "Smirch" operation by Machinesmith)
Other Characters:
- Crossbones
- Edwin Jarvis
- Fabian Stankiewicz
- Rankin
- Ilsa
- Diamondback
- Scourge of the Underworld (Earth-616) (Mentioned)
- Serpent Society
- John Jameson
- Michael O'Brien
- Peggy Carter
- Resistants
- ⏴ Scarlet Witch ⏵
- Magneto (the real one!)
Locations:
- New York City
- Washington, D.C.
- Beneath the Smith Building
- Manhattan
- Southern California
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Red Twilight"
After the Red Skull's abduction by Magneto, Crossbones and Machinesmith search for them to no avail. Machinesmith creates a robotic duplicate of Magneto in order to lure the master of magnetism out into the open. The robot attracts the attention of Captain America who defeats it in battle, exposing the ruse. Meanwhile, the Hellfire Club's Black Queen ruminates on how she can use Magneto's disappearance to her advantage. The Magneto pays an enigmatic visit to his daughter, the Scarlet Witch.
Appearing in "A Clockwork Origin"
Featured Character:
Other Characters:
Flashbacks of:
- Invincible Robots
- Daredevil
- Thing
- Jack of Hearts
- Mister Fear (an alias of Machinesmith)
- Dragon Man
- Captain America (Steve Rogers)
- Red Skull
Synopsis for "A Clockwork Origin"
An introspective first-person origin of Machinesmith.
Solicit Synopsis
Magneto's gone crazy— attacking a peaceful mutant demonstration in Washington. So...how's this going to lead Crossbones and Machinesmith to the Red Skull?
Plus: the origin of Machinesmith!Notes
- On page 9, Jarvis is not using the eyepatch he usually wore during this period. An explanation is given in the "Acts of Vengeance Epilog" published in Avengers Annual #19, where Jarvis explains that his optometrist recommended him to allow his injured eye two hours of activity per day.
- This issue contains a letters page, American Graffiti. Letters are published from: Herman "Hermit" Wilson, Shane Hutchison, Roger L. Andeerson, Rajesh Melwani, and Bob Lopez.