Contest of Champions Vol 1 2

Contest of Champions #2
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Art by: Paco Medina
Alternate Covers
1 - Textless 2 - Classic Variant 4 - Game Variant 6 - Lim Connecting Variant B
Art by: Paco Medina
Art by: Ken Bald
Art by: Kabam and Gabriel Frizzera
Art by: Ron Lim, Karl Kesel and Guru-eFX
Release Date	November 4, 2015
Cover Date	January, 2016
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Axel Alonso

1. "What Is It Good For?"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Al Ewing
Penciler(s)	Paco Medina
Inker(s)	Juan Vlasco
Colorist(s)	David Curiel
Letterer(s)	Joe Sabino
Editor(s)	Mark Paniccia Chris Robinson

You picked him -- you deal with him!

—The Collector

Appearing in "What Is It Good For?"

Featured Characters:

• Red Team
  • Ares (Resurrection) (Joins)
  • Stick
  • Guillotine (Jeannine Sauvage)
  • Gamora
  • Iron Man (Tony Stark)
  • Outlaw (Nigel Higgins)
• White Fox

Supporting Characters:

• Collector (Taneleer Tivan)
• Maestro (Bruce Banner)
• Unnamed South Korean Commander

Antagonists:

• Grandmaster (En Dwi Gast)
• Punisher (Jake Gallows)

Other Characters:

• Phobos (Alexander Aaron)
• Summoners
• Kronos (Mentioned)
• Elders of the Universe (Mentioned)
• Maestro (Bruce Banner of Earth-10071) (Mentioned)
• Kang the Conqueror (Mentioned)
• Iron Man (Tony Stark of Earth-10071) (Mentioned)
• Iron Hulk (Tony Stark) (Mentioned) (Deceased)
• Gun-R (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
• Yellow Team (Appears on screen)
  • Sentry / The Void (Robert Reynolds) (Appears on screen)
  • Bullseye (Elektra Natchios) (First appearance) (Appears on screen)
  • Madame Hydra (Ophelia Sarkissian) (First appearance) (Appears on screen)
  • Venom (Eddie Brock) (Appears on screen)
  • Joe Fixit (Bruce Banner) (Appears on screen)

Races and Species:

• Olympians
• Cosmic Beings
• Gods (Mentioned)
• Humans
• Zen-Whoberis
• Cyborgs (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
• Kumiho
• Symbiotes (Appears on screen)

Locations:

• Omniverse (Mentioned)
  • Prime Marvel Universe
    • Hades
      • Elysium
    • South Korea
      • Seoul
        • Seocho-gu (First appearance)
          • Naegok-dong (First appearance)
            • Office of the National Intelligence Service (First appearance)
  • Battlerealm
  • Earth-10071 (Mentioned)
  • Unidentified home reality of Iron Hulk (Mentioned)

Items:

• Iso-8
• ISO-Sphere (First appearance)
• Bo Stick
• Fleur du Mal
• Soulsword
• Iron Man Armor Model 51 (Model-Prime Armor Prototype)
• Herr Kapitän's Shield
• Gamma Bomb (Mentioned)
• Iron Hulk Armor (Named)
• Punisher's Suit
• Bullseye's Twin Sai (First appearance) (Appears on screen)
• Hydra Parasite (Appears on screen)
• Venom Symbiote (Appears on screen)

Synopsis for "What Is It Good For?"

• Synopsis not yet written

Solicit Synopsis

• Ares lives!

• The god of War vs. Maestro… and Iron Man & Gamora!

• Who is the shadowy player scheming with the Grandmaster? You’ll never guess!

Notes

• This issue's title is a reference to the song "War" by Edwin Starr.

See Also

• 13 image(s) from Contest of Champions Vol 1 2
• 2 reprint(s) of Contest of Champions Vol 1 2