Appearing in "Incoming!"
Featured Characters:
- Masked Raider
- Matt Murdock
- Elektra Natchios
- Jessica Jones
- Avengers
- Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers)
- Black Panther (T'Challa)
- Blade (Eric Brooks)
- She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters) (Main story and recap)
- Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes) (Possessed by an unidentified Spirit of Vengeance)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers)
- All-Father Thor (Odinson)
- Three Xs
- Agents of Atlas
- Champions
- Joe Fixit (Bruce Banner) (Main story and flashback)
- Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)
- Dylan Brock
- Venom (Eddie Brock)
- Spider-Man (Miles Morales)
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
- Wiccan (Billy Kaplan)
- Mister Sinister (Nathaniel Essex) (Main story and flashback)
- Fantastic Four (Main story and recap)
- Powerhouse (Franklin Richards)
- Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) (Main story and recap)
- Invisible Woman (Sue Storm Richards) (Main story and recap)
- Brainstorm (Valeria Richards)
- Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (Main story and recap)
- Thing (Ben Grimm)
- Iron Man (Arno Stark) (First appearance as Iron Man)
- Valkyrie (Jane Foster) (Main story and as Thor in recap)
Supporting Characters:
- Defenders of the Deep
- Manowar (Returns)
- Tiger-Shark (Todd Arliss)
- Echidna
- Orka
- Bloodtide
- Nova (Richard Rider)
- Ares
- Geoffrey Patrick (First appearance) (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Dr. Leonard Samson
- Wong
- Knull
- Symbiote Dragons
- Mojo (Only in flashback)
- H.E.R.B.I.E.
- Kiren Khanna (First appearance)
- Joyce
- Dr. Rudy Gillespie
- Cotati (Behind the scenes)
Antagonists:
- The Alliance (First appearance)
- Hulkling / Dorrek VIII (Teddy Altman) (Joins)
- Raksor (Main story and recap) (Death)
- Super-Skrull (Kl'rt)
- Tanalth the Pursuer
Other Characters:
- Jerome Hamilton (Referenced) (Deceased)
- Enclave (Referenced)
- Eternity (Referenced)
- Bel-Dann (Corpse, skeleton or other remains) (Main story and recap)
- H.A.M.M.E.R. (Referenced)
- Hydra (Referenced)
- Ten Rings (Referenced)
- Orchis (Referenced)
- Bullseye (Referenced)
- United States Air Force (Mentioned)
- Star (Ripley Ryan) (Mentioned)
- Alpha Flight (Mentioned)
- Tony Stark (Mentioned)
- King Namor (Mentioned)
- Dracula (Mentioned)
- Starbrand (Mentioned)
- Squadron Supreme of America (Mentioned)
- Mephisto (Mentioned)
- Agents of Wakanda (Mentioned)
- Ultimates (Mentioned)
- Strikeforce (Mentioned)
- Monica Rambeau (Mentioned)
- Illuminati (Mentioned)
- Atlas (Mentioned)
- S.H.I.E.L.D. (Referenced)
- James Bond (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Moriarty (Topical Reference)
- Sherlock Holmes (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Tony Hawk (Topical Reference)
- New Warriors (Mentioned)
- Sentry (Bob Reynolds) (Mentioned)
- Annihilus (Mentioned)
- Nova Corps (Mentioned)
- Jimmy Cagney (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Ralph Meeker (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Shadow Base (Mentioned)
- Roxxon Corporation (Mentioned)
- Brian Banner (Mentioned)
- Michael Berengetti (Mentioned)
- Carnage (Cletus Kasady) (Mentioned)
- Numerous unnamed New Yorkers
- Ultimatum (Miles Morales) (Mentioned)
- Aaron Davis (Mentioned)
- Billie Morales (Mentioned)
- J. Jonah Jameson (Mentioned)
- Mary Jane Watson (Mentioned)
- Professor X (Charles Xavier) (Photo)
- Krakoa
- Longshot (Only in flashback)
- Jean Grey (Earth-616)
- Joshua Foley (Earth-616)
- Max Eisenhardt (Earth-616)
- Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)
- Kevin MacTaggert (Earth-616)
- David Haller (Earth-616)
- Absolon Mercator (Earth-616)
- Quintavius Quire (Earth-616)
- Bennet du Paris (Earth-616)
- Hope Summers (Earth-616)
- Gabriel Summers (Earth-616)
- Ego the Living Planet (Mentioned)
- Galactus (Mentioned)
- Heralds of Galatus (Mentioned)
- Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom) (Mentioned)
- Kang the Conqueror (Mentioned)
- Blastaar (Mentioned)
- Mole Man (Harvey Elder) (Mentioned)
- Attuma (Mentioned)
- Power-Skrull (Paibok) (Mentioned)
- Diablo (Esteban de Ablo) (Mentioned)
- Black Bolt (Only in recap)
- Karnak (Only in recap)
- Mrs. Altman (Mentioned) (Deceased)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Kree (Main story and recap)
- Human-Kree Hybrids
- Krakens (Mentioned)
- Celestials (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
- Human-Vampire Hybrids
- Asgardians
- Elderspawn
- Atlanteans
- Fishes (Mentioned)
- Dragons (Mentioned)
- Olympians
- Synthezoids
- Human-Inhuman Hybrids
- Geese (Mentioned)
- Dogs (Mentioned)
- Demons
- Fallo (First appearance)
- Ravens
- Alien Gods
- Skrull-Kree Hybrids
- Mutants (Main story and flashback)
- Krakoas
- Spineless Ones (Only in flashback)
- Cyborgs
- Robots
- Skrulls (Main story and recap)
- Inhumans (Only in recap)
Locations:
- Prime Marvel Universe (Main story and flashback)
- Sol System (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Arctic Ocean
- Atlantic Ocean
- Atlantis (Mentioned)
- Pacific Ocean
- Mariana Trench
- Kadesh Base
- Krakoa
- Mariana Trench
- South Korea
- Seoul
- Atlas Secret Bunker 394B
- Seoul
- Madripoor
- Pan
- Earth Orbit (Only in recap)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Hala, Pama, Large Magellanic Cloud (Mentioned)
- Negative Zone (Mentioned)
- Hell (Mentioned)
- Planet Fallo (First appearance)
- Asgard (Mentioned)
- Andromeda Galaxy
- Sol System (Main story and flashback)
- Cancerverse (Mentioned)
- Mojoverse (Only in flashback)
Items:
- Eternity Mask
- Daredevil's Billy Club
- Elektra's Suit
- Elektra's Twin Sai
- Kree Militia Uniforms (Main story and recap)
- Captain Marvel's Suit
- Ms. Marvel's Suit
- Panther Habit
- Blade's Sword
- Captain America's Uniform and Shield
- Destroyer arm prosthesis
- Mjolnir
- Blue Marvel's Suit
- Biokinetic Polymer Suit
- Wasp's Suit
- Kiss Me Deadly (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Spider-Man's Suit and Web-Shooters
- Cerebro (Photo)
- X-Uniforms
- Magneto's Helmet
- Fantastic Four Uniforms (Main story and recap)
- Black Bolt's Suit (Only in recap)
- Undrjarn the All-Weapon (Only in recap)
- Excelsior (Star-Sword)
Vehicles:
Events:
- Falling Star (Mentioned)
- War of the Realms (Mentioned)
- Annihilation: Scourge (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "Incoming!"
The mysterious Masked Raider stands in an apartment building, overlooking the corpse of a man who was strangled to death. He thinks that the man is connected to one of the many factions on Earth such as H.A.M.M.E.R. o rOrchis but he says that’s not how they work. Suddenly, he feels himself getting stronger and faster because the mask he is wearing is detecting someone nearby with radar sense. He uses it to find Elektra Natchios and Matt Murdock are training on another roof and says that Matt is just the man he needs.
As Electra comments on Matt’s training, he senses the Raider about to shoot them. The Raider fires off a warning shot, with Elektra seeing where he is and remarking it's time for some real-world training. She dives into battle, and Matt hesitantly follows after her. Elektra confronts the Raider, who quickly makes work of Elektra and knocks her out. Matt arrives and notices the corpse and a knocked out Elektra. He says he won’t fight the Raider because if the Raider can beat Elektra, then he can beat Matt. After the Raider gets away, Elektra wakes up and Matt tells her that they were right about them not committing the murder. When Elektra asks if he sounds like he wants to pick up solving a crime again, Matt denies saying that he isn’t Daredevil anymore but calls someone else to solve the case: Jessica Jones.
Jessica investigates the corpse and studies it thoroughly, remarking that the scene is really clean (which is odd for a locked door murder). She remarks that the strangled man’s ligature marks look different and that they aren’t rope marks but some kind of fabric. As she debates what could’ve caused such an odd death, especially because the case now involves superheroes because of the incident with the Masked Raider, she discovers a portrait on the wall. Remarking that normal people don’t have only photos of themselves, especially in a blank apartment, she takes the portrait and finds something on the back: the word “2Faced”, a number code, and the Hala Star at the end of the code. This clue leads her to ask Carol Danvers about the case, wondering if she’s connected to the murder somehow.
Carol takes Jessica down to her cave underneath her |Harpswell house, and they discuss the case over a cup of coffee. When Jessica shows her the numbers, Carol thinks that the reason she asked Jessica was because of her |public problems with Star and the world finding out she’s part-Kree. Jessica says it's not, and that it's mostly something that sprang to mind because of the Hala Star on the back of the photo. Carol remarks that it does point to her, and says that the code isn’t any kind of code she’s seen. She decides to take the photo to the Avengers, and that they might be able to help.
In Avengers Mountain, Carol tells T’Challa that this is bigger than just her and that he might know something. T’Challa says that Avengers Mountain couldn’t even decipher the code, which makes this even more frightening. The duo heads towards T’Challa’s next appointment with the other Avengers (minus Tony Starkk who’s MIA), and they meet with theDefenders of the Deep. Orka declares that this is their chance to spare their lives from the might fury of King Namor but ends up making a joke about the meeting and leaves. Captain America remarks that they can’t let this escalate anymore or this will end with a war with Atlantis. T’Challa says they need to focus on the problems they have right now. He says to Carol that he will have his Agents of Wakandalook into this, but also recommend using other resources they have available.
Carol decides to go to Kadesh Base and talks with Adam Brashear about the case. She was hoping she would see Monica Rambeau, but Adam replies that she isn’t. here and that she’s worried about her and her [[[Strikeforce (Earth-616)|“secrets”]]. He quickly changes topics and introduces her to the other members of his new team,theThree Xs: Jimmy Woo and [Dwayne Taylor (Earth-616)
Solicit Synopsis
ONE WILL UNITE THEM!
A mysterious murder brings together the heroes of the Marvel Universe in the search for a killer - but no one can imagine where the trail will lead, or how it will affect everything in 2020 and beyond! Who is the victim and who is the assailant?
The closing chapter to MARVEL’s 80th year, which will connect the dots of everything that happened in 2019 and propel the narrative into the year that is to come! Featuring the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Daredevil, Spider-Man, the Champions, the Agents of Atlas, Valkyrie, the Immortal Hulk, Jessica Jones, Venom, Ghost Rider, the Masked Raider and more!Notes
- A series of six teasers were released online for this issue:
- The third teaser, drawn by Valerio Schiti, is inspired by the poster design of Saul Bass.[1]
- A trailer was released by Marvel on YouTube to promote this issue: