Dark Avengers Vol 1 1

Part of the "Dark Reign" event Alternate Covers: Textless Blank Variant Djurdjevic Variant Djurdjevic Variant Textless Granov Variant Granov Variant Textless Midtown Comics Variant New York Comic Con Exclusive Variant Second Printing Variant Second Printing Variant Textless Third Printing Variant Dark Avengers Vol 1 #1 Published Released March, 2009 January 21, 2009 Issue Details Rating T+ (13 and up) Original Price $3.99 Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada Cover Artist Mike Deodato Jr. Rain Beredo Production Taylor Esposito Publisher Dan Buckley 1st story Writer Brian Michael Bendis Penciler Mike Deodato Jr. Inker Mike Deodato Jr. Colourist Rain Beredo Letterer Cory Petit Editor Jeanine Schaefer Tom Brevoort Previous Issue Next Issue — Dark Avengers #2

Appearing in 1st story

Featured Characters:

• Dark Avengers (First appearance)
  • Captain Marvel (Noh-Varr) (First appearance as Captain Marvel), (Joins team)
  • Sentry (Bob Reynolds) (Joins team)
  •  Ms. Marvel (Karla Sofen)  (Joins team)
  •  Iron Patriot (Norman Osborn)  (Joins team)
  • Ares (Joins team)
  • Wolverine (Daken) (First appearance as Wolverine) (Joins team)
  • Hawkeye (Bullseye) (First appearance as Hawkeye) (Joins team)
  • Spider-Man (Mac Gargan) (First appearance as Spider-Man) (Joins team)
  • Victoria Hand (Joins team)

Supporting Characters:

• Ghost
• Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom)

Antagonists:

• Morgana le Fay

Other Characters:

• H.A.M.M.E.R.
• Dark Illuminati
  • Namor
  • Emma Frost
  • Loki
  • Hood (Parker Robbins)
• Maria Hill
• Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers)
• Unnamed Skrull (Death)
• Thunderbolts agent 567 Lucas

Locations:

• Morgan le Fay's castle
• United States of America
  • New York State
    • New York City
      • Manhattan
        • Avengers Tower
          • Hall of Armor
  • Colorado
    • Thunderbolts Mountain
  • Louisiana
    • New Orleans
  • The Cube
• Latveria
  • Doctor Doom's Castle

Items:

• Iron Patriot Armor Model 1 (First appearance)
• Venom Symbiote
• Ms. Marvel's Suit
• Hawkeye's Suit
• Wolverine's Suit
• Iron Man Armor Model 13 (Cameo)
• Iron Man Armor Model 11 (Cameo)
• Iron Man Armor Model 16 (Cameo)
• Iron Man Armor Model 26 (Cameo)
• Iron Man Armor Model 19 (Cameo)
• Iron Man Armor Model 20 (Cameo)
• Iron Man Armor Model 1 (Cameo)
• Iron Man Armor Model 15 (Cameo)
• Iron Man Armor Model 8 (Cameo)
• Iron Man Armor Model 27 (Cameo)
• Iron Man Armor Model 4 (Cameo)
• Iron Man Armor Model 34 (Cameo)
• Iron Man Armor Model 9 (Cameo)
• Doctor Doom's Armor

Vehicles:

Synopsis for 1st story

Norman is made the head of national security and disbands S.H.I.E.L.D. replacing it with a new organization called H.A.M.M.E.R.. He also recruits several key members to his operations such as Victoria Hand as his deputy director and all the new Avengers. Meanwhile he arranges for Doctor Doom to be escorted back to Latveria. Upon arriving in Latveria however, Doom and his escorts are attacked by Morgana le Fay

Notes

• This issue shipped on January 21st, 2009.

• The scene of the Dark Illuminati took place in 'Secret Invasion: Dark Reign #1.
• Morgan le Fay last appeared in Mighty Avengers #8.
• Victoria Hand first appeared in Mighty Avengers #20, but this is her first chronological appearance.
• Stark's personal Helicarrier's only other appearance was in Mighty Avengers #1.
  

Trivia

Everyone who joins the Dark Avengers except for Ares and Sentry gets names.

• The cover is an homage to New Avengers #1

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