Appearing in "Part 3: Deep Background"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Skrulls (Impersonates Kree)
- Cobalt Man (Ralph Roberts) (Revealed as Skrull)
Other Characters:
- Brotherhood of Hala
- Nathan Jefferson (Joins)
- Brother McNally (First appearance) (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
- National Pulse
- Bob, National Pulse's editor
- Dan Smoltz (Mentioned)
- André Gerard / Cyclone (Mentioned)
- Charles Le Brun (Mentioned)
- Alexander the Great (Painting)
- Starr Steel (Mentioned)
- Mighty Avengers (Mentioned)
Locations:
- United States of America
- New York State
- New York City
- Offices of the National Pulse
- Avengers Tower
- New York City
- Ohio
- Cleveland
- Buckeye Mall
- Cleveland
- Georgia
- Missouri
- Montana
- Arizona
- California
- Connecticut
- Washington, D.C. (Mentioned)
- New Jersey (Mentioned)
- New York State
- France (Mentioned)
- Babylon (Painting)
- Iraq (Mentioned)
- Afghanistan (Mentioned)
- North Korea (Mentioned)
- Darfur (Mentioned)
- Negative Zone
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Part 3: Deep Background"
After the "Kree" attacking Iron Man and Captain Marvel were revealed to actually be Skrulls, Tony ordered Sante to infiltrate the Church of Hala and she found a Skrull who had already infiltrated the organization, while "Mar-Vell" interrogated "Cobalt Man" in the Negative Zone Prison and learned that he was actually a Skrull impostor, who told him that he was not really Captain Marvel.
Solicit Synopsis
The mystery of Captain Marvel's presence in our world deepens as the first signs of a Secret Invasion are revealed! Brian Reed (New Avengers: Illuminati) and Lee Weeks (Daredevil) continue the winter's most surprising mini-series.
Notes
- While not marked as being part of the Secret Invasion event, or its lead-up, this issue plays a part in the overall Skrull plot. Cyclone (Andre Gerard) from issue #1 revealed to be a Skrull.