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Appearing in "Captain Britain"

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Synopsis for "Captain Britain"

Partial flashback history of Captain Britain, cobbled together from panels lifted from his early appearances with some new text.

Appearing in "Incredible Hulk"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Incredible Hulk #234
(originally printed as Battleground: Berkeley!)

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Synopsis for "Incredible Hulk"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Incredible Hulk #234
(originally printed as Battleground: Berkeley!)
Fred Sloan has brought the Hulk to a rooming house in Berkeley, California, and is shocked to learn that one of the tenants -- Trish Starr -- has a past affiliation with the gamma-spawned man-monster. Trish explains of her very complicated life involving the super-hero community starting with the time that Ant-Man saved her life from her insane uncle Egghead. How she discovered that her former boyfriend, Kyle Richmond, as a costumed hero known as Nighthawk, and her association with the Defenders after she lost her arm in a car bomb explosion set off by her uncle. Lastly, she explains her encounter with the Hulk, when she was possessed by the mystic known as Shazana and was saved by the Defenders. With the explanations out of the way, Trish takes Fed and the Hulk in to meet the rest of the tenants who are shocked to find the Hulk in their home.

Meanwhile, at Gamma Base, the hero formerly known as Marvel Man recounts his encounter with the Hulk in San Francisco to Clay Quartermain and Senator Hawk. After finishing his recounting, the hero tells them that after the failure of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Super-Agent program he managed to get a security job at Project PEGASUS. Before leaving, he tells them that his new codename is Quasar. After Quasar's departure, Senator Hawk asks why Doc Samson wasn't present, but Quartermain isn't sure. Samson is actually in the room where General Ross is recovering from his mental breakdown. He wonders what could have triggered said breakdown when General Ross begins to speak. Ross offers a one word explanation, the name of his daughter: Betty. At that moment, Betty and her estranged husband Glenn Talbot are having dinner in New Mexico. The two once more talk about the big decision that they are marking. Glenn has his reservations, but Betty tells him that what they are doing is for the best. After kissing Glenn on the cheek, Betty retires to her hotel room.

Back in California, the borders that share a home with Trish Starr are unsure how to deal with the arrival of the Hulk in their home. They are also not happy with the fact that he is eating all of their food. Fred tries to convince them that the Hulk is not a threat as long as they don't anger him. However, the Hulk overhears all their talking and begins to lash out. It takes both Trish and Fred to calm the Hulk back down again. As they bring the Hulk to a room for sleep they remark on how angry the Hulk is an how a reversion back to Bruce Banner won't be happening anytime soon. They also remark how their friends are no longer living up the anti-establishment ideals that they all grew up with and wonder if their generation squandered the decades since they became "free thinkers." As they talk about this, one of their housemates goes to a nearby payphone. Seeking to earn some extra money he puts a call in to an informant for the Corporation.

This information reports the location of the Hulk back to Curtiss Jackson who decides to use this news to try and eliminate two thorns in his side: The Hulk and the Machine Man. That night, agents of the Corporation attack the rooming house. With O'Connor disguised as Machine Man, they manage to kidnap Trish. Immobilizing the Hulk with paralysis gas, they tell the brute that if he wants Trish back to meet "Machine Man" at an address in Central City. After the Corporation thugs leave, the effects of the gas wears off, and the Hulk lashes out, vowing to rescue Trish from the man he believes to be Machine Man.

Appearing in "Ant-Man"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Marvel Feature #5
(originally printed as Fear's the Way He Dies!)

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  • Goshawk
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Synopsis for "Ant-Man"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Marvel Feature #5
(originally printed as Fear's the Way He Dies!)
Henry Pym, still trapped in a shrunken size (about that of a field mouse) is being attacked by a hawk. He takes several steps to elude it, including dismantling his ant-communication helmet in order to construct a make-shift weapon. Free of the bird, he comes across Egghead abusing his niece, Trixie, in a junkyard. He's trying to convince her to be a part of his latest plan. Pym interferes and Egghead pulls a gun. Trixie saves Pym and they both run off to hide. Egghead finds them days later. He captures Trixie and tries to kill Pym, but Hank escapes and sabotages Egghead's plans, which was to drain Trixie's "child prodigy" mind and add it to his own. When the two go their separate ways, Pym returns home to see his wife, Janet, lying on the floor, unconscious.

Appearing in "Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D."

Reprint of the 1st story from
Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #12
(originally printed as Hell Hath No Fury)

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Synopsis for "Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D."

Reprint of the 1st story from
Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #12
(originally printed as Hell Hath No Fury)
An agent of Hydra, Robert Rickard, in deep cover as a an intelligence agent targets Colonel Fury in a bogus traitor charge in order to have S.H.I.E.L.D. pursue him.

Fury fights off some Hydra agents posing as S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in an aero-car and makes his way to Agent Valentina de Fontaine who's supposed testimony is what allowed Rickard to bring Fury's loyalty into question along with some photos with a known enemy agent. Meanwhile Rickard contacts Hydra at their Supreme Headquarters as Agent U before making his way to guard Fontaine himself.

When Fury makes it to Fontaine he confronts Rickard and tosses him aside and gives Val a brief chance to confess to why she betrayed him. She begins to speak but Nick cuts her off and makes way to the balcony where he's confronted by Agent Gabe Jones. Fury lets up and gives Gabe a false sense of security as Gabe digs deeper into trying to figure out Fury's side of things. Fury, knowing Gabe will have to take him in knocks him out and switches clothing with him. This leads to Agent Jimmy Woo arriving in a Gyro-Copter and seeing "Gabe" defeat "Fury". Woo lands the helicopter and rushes to the knocked out "Fury" only to realize it is Gabe and that Fury has made his way into the Gyro Copter and takes off.

Some time later Rickard is giving orders to some S.H.I.E.L.D. agents but unknown to him Fury knocks one out and switches places with him. When the agents depart he confronts Rickard. He handedly defeats him again and calls a general to turn over the real enemy agent but unknown to Fury, Rickard was feigning defeat long enough to trigger a hidden dagger in his sleeve and is about to to throw it at the former Sergeant. Fury catching the glimpse of his actions just before the dagger is thrown, quickly shoots Rickard in order to save his own life, killing him. Agent Dugan comes in just as the deed is done and orders Fury's arrest for the murder of the intelligence agent.

Appearing in "The Eternals"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Eternals #15
(originally printed as Disaster Area)

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Synopsis for "The Eternals"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Eternals #15
(originally printed as Disaster Area)
Sersi and Ikaris go head-to-head against the cosmic-powered robot Hulk, and find him to be an unstoppable foe. They regroup and prepare for a final assault, but Zuras arrives and stays their hand.

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Also contains reprints of Hulk, Ant Man, Nick Fury and the Eternals.

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