History of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 5

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History of the Marvel Universe (Vol. 2) #4	History of the Marvel Universe (Vol. 2) #6

Art by: Steve McNiven

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Art by: Steve McNiven

Art by: Javier Rodriguez and Álvaro López

Issue Details

Editor-in-Chief

C.B. Cebulski

Rating

T (13 and up)

Original Price

$4.99

Pages

32

Appearing in 1st story

Featured Characters:

Other Characters:

Celestials (Mentioned)
X-Men (Only in recap)
- Phoenix (Jean Grey-Summers) (Only in recap)
- Xorn (Kuan-Yin) (Only in recap)
- Magneto (Erik Lensherr) (Only in recap)
- Gambit (Remy LeBeau) (Only in recap)
- Rogue (Anna Marie) (Only in recap)
- Storm (Ororo Munroe) (Joins and leaves Resistance in recap)
- Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) (Only in recap)
- Rogue (Anna Marie) (Only in recap)
- Professor X (Charles Xavier) (Apparent death in recap)
- Extinction Team (Only in recap)
  - Phoenix Five (Possessed by Phoenix Force, disbands in recap)
    - Cyclops / Phoenix / Dark Phoenix (Scott Summers) (Joins and leaves team, leaves X-Men in recap)
    - Black Queen / Phoenix (Emma Frost) (Joins and leaves Dark X-Men, joins and leaves team in recap)
    - Colossus / Phoenix (Piotr Rasputin) (Joins and leaves team in recap)
    - Phoenix (Prince Namor) (Leaves Dark X-Men, joins and leaves team in recap)
    - Phoenix (Illyana Rasputina) (Leaves team in recap)
- Phoenix (Hope Summers) (Joins team, possessed by Phoenix Force in recap)
- New Mutants (Only in recap)
  - Sunspot (Bobby Da Costa) (Only in recap)
- Domino (Neena Thurman) (Only in recap)
- Psylocke (Betsy Braddock) (Only in recap)
Wild Sentinels (Only in recap)
Cassandra Nova (Death in recap)
Xavier Institute student body (Only in recap)
- Basilisk (Mike Columbus) (Only in recap)
- Angel Salvadore (Only in recap)
- Beak (Barnell Bohusk) (Only in recap)
- No-Girl (Martha Johansson) (Only in recap)
The Void (Drawing in recap)
Alias Investigations (Only in recap)
- Jessica Jones (Only in recap)
Purple Man (Zebediah Killgrave) (Mentioned)
X-Force / X-Statix (Photo in recap)
- Coach (Mentioned)
- Phat (Billy Bob Reilly) (Photo in recap)
- Mister Sensitive (Guy Smith) (Photo in recap)
- Dead Girl (Moonbeam) (Photo in recap)
- U-Go Girl (Edie Sawyer) (Photo in recap)
- Doop (Toy in recap)
- Vivisector (Myles Alfred) (Photo in recap)
- Anarchist (Tike Alicar) (Photo in recap)
Runaways (Only in recap)
- Lucy in the Sky (Karolina Dean) (Only in recap)
- Old Lace (Only in recap)
- Sister Grimm (Nico Minoru) (Only in recap)
- Alex Wilder (Only in recap)
- Talkback (Chase Stein) (Only in recap)
- Arsenic (Gert Yorkes) (Only in recap)
- Bruiser / Princess Powerful (Molly Hayes) (Only in recap)
Avengers (Disbands and reforms in recap)
- Captain America (Commander Steve Rogers) (Leaves team, joins and leaves New Avengers, joins and leaves Resistance, apparent death, joins and leaves Secret Avengers, and rejoins team in recap)
- Wolverine (Logan) (Leaves X-Men, joins and leaves New Avengers, and joins team in recap)
- Winter Soldier / Captain America / Bucky (James Barnes) (Joins team in recap)
- Hawkeye / Ronin (Clint Barton) (Leaves team, joins and leaves New Avengers, and rejoins team in recap)
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Leaves New Avengers, joins and leaves Initiative, joins and leaves Resistance, rejoins New Avengers, joins Avengers in recap)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Leaves New Avengers, joins and leaves Initiative, and joins team in recap)
- Thor (Odinson) (Joins team in recap)
- Mockingbird (Bobbi Morse) (Joins and leaves New Avengers, joins teamin recap)
- Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) (Joins and leaves New Avengers, joins team in recap)
- Black Panther (King T'Challa) (Only in recap)
- Red Hulk (Gen. Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross) (Only in recap)
Ultron Drones (Only in recap)
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) (Only in recap)
New Avengers (Only in recap)
- Luke Cage (Leaves team, joins and leaves Resistance, rejoins team in recap)
- Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (Only in recap)
S.H.I.E.L.D. (Only in recap)
- Red Guard (Only in recap)
  - Commander Wolverine (Logan) (Possessed by Wolverine in recap)
  - Agent Rogue (Anna-Marie Darkhölme) (Only in recap)
  - Agent Jessica Drew (Only in recap)
- Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers) (Only in recap)
Human Resistance / Avengers (Only in recap)
- Cloak (Ty Johnson) (Only in recap)
- Hawkeye (Clint Barton) (Only in recap)
- "Luke Cage" / Carl Lucas (Only in recap)
Matt Murdock (Only in recap)
Layla Miller (Only in recap)
House of Magnus (Only in recap)
- Prince Pietro Magnus (Only in recap)
- Princess Wanda Magnus (Only in recap)
- King Erik Magnus (Only in recap)
- Princess Lorna Magnus (Only in recap)
- Billy Magnus (Only in recap)
- Tommy Magnus (Only in recap)
Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) (Only in recap)
Illuminati (Mentioned)
Hulk / Green Scar (Bruce Banner) (Only in recap)
Initiative (Disbands in recap)
- Mighty Avengers (Disbands in recap)
  - Ms. Marvel / Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers) (Leaves team in recap)
- Thunderbolts (Joins and leaves team in recap)
  - Mach-1 / Beetle (Abe Jenkins) (Leaves team in recap)
  - Songbird / Screaming Mimi (Mel Gold) (Only in recap)
  - Atlas / Goliath (Erik Josten) (Leaves team in recap)
  - Citizen V / Baron Zemo (Helmut Zemo) (Leaves team in recap)
  - Techno / Fixer (Bert Ebersol) (Leaves team in recap)
  - Lady Deathstrike (Yuriko Oyama) (Only in recap)
  - Eel (Edward Lavell) (Only in recap)
  - Taskmaster (Tony Masters) (Only in recap)
- Wasp (Janet van Dyne) (Leaves team in recap)
- Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond) (Leaves team in recap)
- Codename Lightning (Leaves team in recap)
- She-Hulk (Jen Walters) (Leaves Avengers, joins and leaves team in recap)
- Tigra (Greer Nelson) (Leaves team in recap)
Secret Avengers / Resistance (Disbands in recap)
- Daredevil / Iron Fist (Danny Rand) (Leaves team in recap)
- Falcon (Sam Wilson) (Only in recap)
- Goliath (Bill Foster) (Death in recap)
- Young Avengers (Leave team in recap)
  - Stature (Cassie Lang) (Leaves Initiative, rejoins team in recap)
  - Wiccan (Billy Kaplan) (Only in recap)
  - Patriot (Elikah Bradley) (Only in recap)
  - Hawkeye (Kate Bishop) (Only in recap)
  - Vision (Jonas) (Only in recap)
- Hercules (Leaves team in recap)
Daily Bugle (Only in recap)
- Ben Urich (Only in recap)
- Sally Floyd (Only in recap)
New Warriors (Mentioned)
Nitro (Robert Hunter) (Mentioned)
S.H.I.E.L.D. (Disbanded and reformed in recap)
- Agent 13 (Sharon Carter) (Joins team in recap)
- Nick Fury Jr. (Marcus Johnson) (Only in recap)
- Maria Hill (Only in recap)
- Agent Phil Coulson (Only in recap)
Red Skull (Johann Shmidt) (Only in recap)
Redwing (Only in recap)
Black Widow (Yelena Belova) (Only in recap)
Crossbones (Brock Rumlow) (Only in recap)
Caiera the Oldstrong (Mentioned) (Deceased)
Illuminati (Only in recap)
- Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange) (Temporarily possessed by Zom in recap)
Warbound (Only in recap)
- Korg (Only in recap)
- Hiroim the Oldstrong (Only in recap)
- No-Name of the Brood (Only in recap)
- Miek (Mentioned)
Doc Samson (Leonard Samson) (Only in recap)
Annihilation Wave (Only in recap)
- Annihilus (Only in recap)
Phalanx (Only in recap)
Guardians of the Galaxy (Only in recap)
- Star-Lord (Peter Quill) (Only in recap)
- Rocket Raccoon (Only in recap)
- Groot (Only in recap)
- Drax the Destroyer (Arthur Douglas) (Only in recap)
- Gamora (Only in recap)
- Quasar (Phyla-Vell) (Only in recap)
Dard'van (Only in recap)
- Spider-Woman ("Jessica Drew" / Queen Veranke) (Leaves New Avengers, joins and leaves Resistance, rejoins New Avengers, and death in recap)
- Skrull Imperial Starfleet (Only in recap)
- Skrull Army (Only in recap)
  - Super-Skrulls (Only in recap)
    - Giant Man (Skrull) (Only in recap)
    - Numerous unnamed Super-Skrulls (Only in recap)
  - "Elektra" / Pagon (Only in recap)
  - Yellowjacket ("Dr. Hank Pym" / Criti Noll) (Only in recap)
  - Dum-Dum Dugan ("Timothy Dugan") (Only in recap)
- Savage Land Skrulls (Only in recap)
  - Mockingbird ("Bobbi Morse") (Only in recap)
  - Thor ("Odinson") (Only in recap)
  - Invisible Woman ("Susan Richards") (Only in recap)
Dark Avengers (Only in recap)
- Sentry (Bob Reynolds) (Joins and leaves New Avengers, joins and leaves Mighty Avengers, joins team in recap)
- Meteorite / Moonstone / Ms. Marvel (Karla Sofen) (Leaves Thunderbolts, joins team in recap)
- Bullseye / Hawkeye (Lester) (Leaves Thunderbolts, joins team in recap)
- Venom / Spider-Man (Mac Gargan) (Leaves Thunderbolts, joins team in recap)
- Iron Patriot (Norman Osborn) (Leaves Thunderbolts, joins H.A.M.M.E.R. and team in recap)
- Captain Marvel (Noh-Varr) (Only in recap)
- Ares (Only in recap)
- Wolverine (Daken) (Only in recap)
H.A.M.M.E.R. (Disbands in recap)
Dark X-Men (Only in recap)
- Dagger (Tandy Bowen) (Leaves Resistance, joins team in recap)
- Cloak (Ty Johnson) (Only in recap)
- Weapon Omega (Michael Pointer) (Only in recap)
- Mimic (Calvin Rankin) (Only in recap)
Purifiers (Only in recap)
- Predator X (Only in recap)
Bishop (Only in recap)
Cable (Nathan Summers) (Only in recap)
Axis (Only in recap)
- Nazi Germany (Only in recap)
Baron Zemo (Heinrich Zemo) (Only in recap)
Batroc the Leaper (Georges Batroc) (Only in recap)
Hydra (Only in recap)
- Madame Hydra (Ophelia Sarkissian) (Only in recap)
Sin (Sinthea Shmidt) (Only in recap)
Arnim Zola (Only in recap)
Secret Warriors (Only in recap)
- Nick Fury (Only in recap)
Hood's Gang (Only in recap)
- U-Foes (Only in recap)
  - Ironclad (Michael Steel) (Only in recap)
  - Vector (Simon Utrecht) (Only in recap)
- Madame Masque (Whitney Frost) (Only in recap)
Secret Avengers (Only in recap)
- Beast (Dr. Hank McCoy) (Joins team in recap)
- Black Widow (Natalia Romanova) (Joins team in recap)
- Nova (Richard Rider) (Only in recap)
- War Machine (James Rhodes) (Only in recap)
- Valkyrie (Brunnhilde) (Only in recap)
- Moon Knight (Marc Spector) (Only in recap)
Mayor J.J. Jameson (Only in recap)
Mary Jane Watson (Only in recap)
Jackal ("Miles Warren") (Only in recap)
Spider-Queen (Adriana Soria) (Only in recap)
Shocker (Herman Schultz) (Only in recap)
Spider-Girl (Anya Corazon) (Only in recap)
Madame Web (Julia Carpenter) (Only in recap)
Tarantula (Kaine Parker) (Only in recap)
Future Foundation (Only in recap)
- Fantastic Four (Join and leave Initiative, join team in recap)
  - The Thing (Ben Grimm) (Only in recap)
  - Mister Fantastic (Dr. Reed Richards) (Joins and leaves Initiative, leaves Illuminati in recap)
  - Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (Leaves Resistance, rejoins team in recap)
  - Invisible Woman (Susan Richards) (Leaves Resistance, rejoins team in recap)
Anti-Venom (Eddie Brock) (Only in recap)
Agent Venom (Flash Thompson (Only in recap)
Horizon Labs (Mentioned)
Time-Displaced X-Men (Only in recap)
- Angel (Warren Worthington III) (Only in recap)
- Cyclops ('Slim' Summers) (Only in recap)
- Beast (Hank McCoy) (Only in recap)
- Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) (Only in recap)
- Iceman (Bobby Drake) (Only in recap)
Ultron (Only in recap)
Ultron (Mentioned)
Giant-Man / Ant-Man / Goliath / Yellowjacket (Dr. Hank Pym) (Only in recap)

Races and Species:

Mutants (Main story and recap)
Taa-ans
Celestials (Mentioned)
Humans (Only in recap)
Sentinels (Only in recap)
Majesdanians (Only in recap)
Dinosaurs (Only in recap)
Ultron Droness (Only in recap)
Skrulls (Only in recap)
Cyborgs (Only in recap)
Symbiotes (Only in recap)
Human-Kree Hybrids (Only in recap)
Olympians (Only in recap)
Kronans (Only in recap)
Shadow People (Only in recap)
Brood (Only in recap)
Arthrosians (Only in recap)
Phalanx (Only in recap)
Human-Spartoi Hybrids (Only in recap)
Halfworlders (Only in recap)
Flora colossi (Only in recap)
Zen-Whoberis (Only in recap)
Titanian-Kree Hybrids (Only in recap)
Kree-Cockroach Hybrids (Only in recap)
Predator X (Only in recap)
Asgardians (Only in recap)
Synthezoids (Only in recap)
Homo insectus (Only in recap)
Abstract Entities (Only in recap)

Locations:

Eighth Cosmos
Seventh Cosmos (Only in recap)
- Milky Way (Only in recap)
  - Solar System (Only in recap)
    - Counter-Earth (Mentioned)
    - Midgard (Earth) (Only in recap)
      - Africa (Only in recap)
        Genosha (Only in recap)
        
        Madagascar (Mentioned)
      - North America (Only in recap)
        United States of America (Only in recap)
        New York (Only in recap)
        New York City (Only in recap)
        Westchester County (Only in recap)
        North Salem (Only in recap)
        Salem Center (Only in recap)
        Xavier Institute for Higher Learning (Only in recap)
        
        Manhattan (Only in recap)
        Midtown (Only in recap)
        Avengers Mansion (Destroyed in recap)
        
        Times Square (Only in recap)
        
        Columbus Circle (Only in recap)
        Stark Tower (Only in recap)
        Watchtower (Only in recap)
        
        Civic Center (Only in recap)
        Foley Square (Only in recap)
        Federal Courthouse (Only in recap)
        
        Harlem (Mentioned)
        
        California (Only in recap)
        San Francisco (Only in recap)
        San Francisco Bay (Only in recap)
        Utopia (Only in recap)
      - Antarctica (Only in recap)
        Savage Land (Only in recap)
    - City of Asgard (Destroyed in recap)
- Fornax (Only in recap)
  - Tayo System (Only in recap)
    - Sakaar (Only in recap)
      - Crown City (Only in recap)
- Andromeda Galaxy (Only in recap)
  - Tarnax (Only in recap)
    - Unnamed Skrull homeworld (Destroyed in recap)
- Large Magellanic Cloud (Only in recap)
  - Kree Empire (Only in recap)
House of M (Only in recap)
- Milky Way (Only in recap)
  - Solar System (Only in recap)
    - Earth (Only in recap)
      - North America (Only in recap)
        United States of America (Only in recap)
        New York (Only in recap)
        New York City (Only in recap)
      - Africa (Only in recap)
        Genosha (Only in recap)
        House of Magnus Royal Palace (Only in recap)
Earth-1191 (Only in recap)

Items:

Mobile Armored Cyber-Harness (Only in recap)
Beetle Armor MK III (Only in recap)
Baron Zemo's Sword (Only in recap)
Moonstone (Only in recap)
Fixer's Tech-Pac (Only in recap)
X-Uniforms (Only in recap)
- Cyclops' Visor (Only in recap)
- Xorn's Helmet (Only in recap)
- Magneto's Helmet (Only in recap)
- Wolverine's Suit (Only in recap)
Cerebra (Only in recap)
Super-Soldier Serum (Mentioned)
Staff of One (Only in recap)
Fistigons (Only in recap)
Captain America's Uniform (Only in recap)
Captain America's Shield (Only in recap)
Hawkeye's Bow (Only in recap)
Trick Arrows (Only in recap)
Cloak of Levitation (Only in recap)
Spider-Man's Suit (Only in recap)
Web-Shooters (Only in recap)
Iron Man Armor (Only in recap)
- Iron Man Armor Model 25 (Only in recap)
- Iron Man Armor Model 29 (Extremis Armor) (Only in recap)
- Iron Man Armor Model 3 (Only in recap)
Spider-Woman's Suit (Only in recap)
Cloak's Cloak (Only in recap)
Winter Soldier's Bionic Arm (Only in recap)
Cosmic Cube (Only in recap)
Fantastic Four Uniforms (Only in recap)
Wasp's Suit (Only in recap)
Bio-Synthetic Wings (Only in recap)
Mjolnir Replica (Only in recap)
Venom Symbiote (Only in recap)
Iron Spider Armor (Only in recap)
Daredevil's Billy Club (Only in recap)
Falcon's Wings (Only in recap)
Patriot's Uniform (Only in recap)
Patriot's Shield (Only in recap)
Superhuman Registration Act (Mentioned)
Black Widow's Gauntlets (Only in recap)
Star-Lord's Uniform (Only in recap)
Element Guns (Only in recap)
Quantum Bands (Only in recap)
Iron Patriot Armor (Only in recap)
Arnim Zola's Robotic Body (Only in recap)
Mjolnir (Only in recap)
Mockingbird's Battle Staves (Only in recap)
War Machine Armor Model 5 (Only in recap)
Dragonfang (Only in recap)
Shocker's Vibro-Shock Gauntlets (Only in recap)
Anti-Venom Symbiote (Only in recap)
Panther Habit (Only in recap)

Events:

Heroes Reborn (Mentioned)
E is for Extinction (Only in recap)
Avengers Disassembled (Only in recap)
House of M (Only in recap)
Decimation (Only in recap)
The Winter Soldier (Only in recap)
Planet Hulk (Only in recap)
Civil War (Only in recap)
The Death of Captain America (Only in recap)
World War Hulk (Only in recap)
Annihilation (Only in recap)
Annihilation: Conquest (Only in recap)
Secret Invasion (Only in recap)
Dark Reign (Only in recap)
X-Men: Messiah Complex (Only in recap)
Utopia (Only in recap)
Siege (Only in recap)
Heroic Age (Only in recap)
Spider-Island (Only in recap)
Avengers vs. X-Men (Only in recap)
Yesterday's X-Men (Only in recap)
Age of Ultron (Only in recap)

Synopsis for 1st story

Synopsis not yet written

Solicit Synopsis

What don’t you know about the Secret Invasion? What’s the true origin of Captain Marvel, and how does it play into a looming intergalactic conflict? Mysteries answered, secrets revealed!

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