It is with great pride that I introduce the new annual intramural competition known as... The Contest... of Champions! Meta-Human schools from around the globe will all be selecting their best students to go into head-to-head competition. For the first time, Avengers Academy, Future Foundation, the Jean Grey School. Braddock Academy, the Wakandan School for Alternative Studies, the Pan-Asian School for the Unusually Gifted, and the Latverian School of Science will all be competing for the ultimate title of... Champion! 
Appearing in "The Hunt"
Featured Characters:
- Avengers Academy
- X-Men
- Braddock Academy
- Meggan
- Loch (First appearance)
- Box (Roger Bochs Jr.) (First appearance)
- Future Foundation
- She-Hulk (Jen Walters)
- Korr
- Mik
- Tong
- Turg
- Leech
- Bentley 23
- Alex Power (Cameo)
- Frankie Richards (Cameo)
- Valeria Richards (Cameo)
- Onome (Cameo)
Supporting Characters:
- The Pan-Asian School for the Unusually Gifted (First appearance)
- Jimmy Woo
- Sanjar Javeed (Revealed to be alive)
- Gang (First appearance)
- Pom Pom (First appearance)
- Shri (First appearance)
- The Wakandan School for Alternative Studies (First appearance)
- Black Panther (Queen Shuri)
- Asha (First appearance)
- Blocks (First appearance)
- Bull (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Black Order (Behind the scenes)
Other Characters:
- Latverian School of Science (Mentioned)
- Molly Hayes (Cameo)
- Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom) (Mentioned)
- The Thing (Ben Grimm) (Mentioned)
- Durga (Mentioned)
- Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) (Mentioned)
- Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (Mentioned)
- The Wizard (Mentioned)
- Box (Roger Bochs) (Mentioned)
- University of Atlantis (First appearance) (Appears on screen)
- Namora (Aquaria Neptunia) (Appears on screen)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Mutants
- Moloids
- Mutant-Fairy Hybrids
- Hindu Gods (Mentioned)
- Atlantean-Human Hybrids (Appears on screen)
- Atlanteans (Appears on screen)
Locations:
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- California
- Palos Verdes
- Palo Alto (Referenced)
- Los Angeles
- New York (Appears on screen)
- Westchester County (Appears on screen)
- North Salem (Appears on screen)
- Salem Center (Appears on screen)
- Jean Grey School for Higher Learning (Appears on screen)
- Salem Center (Appears on screen)
- North Salem (Appears on screen)
- New York City (Appears on screen)
- Manhattan (Appears on screen)
- Midtown
- 42nd Street and Madison Avenue (Appears on screen)
- Baxter Building (Appears on screen)
- 42nd Street and Madison Avenue (Appears on screen)
- Midtown
- Manhattan (Appears on screen)
- Westchester County (Appears on screen)
- California
- United States of America
- Africa (Appears on screen)
- Wakanda (Appears on screen)
- Borderlands (First appearance) (Unnamed) (Appears on screen)
- Wakandan School for Alternative Studies (First appearance) (Appears on screen)
- Borderlands (First appearance) (Unnamed) (Appears on screen)
- Wakanda (Appears on screen)
- Asia (Appears on screen)
- India (Appears on screen)
- Maharashtra (Appears on screen)
- Mumbai (Appears on screen)
- Pan-Asian School for the Unusually Gifted (First appearance) (Appears on screen)
- Mumbai (Appears on screen)
- Maharashtra (Appears on screen)
- India (Appears on screen)
- Europe (Appears on screen)
- Latveria (Mentioned)
- Latverian School of Science, Doomstadt (Mentioned)
- United Kingdom (Appears on screen)
- England (Appears on screen)
- Essex (Appears on screen)
- Maldon (Appears on screen)
- Braddock Academy (Appears on screen)
- Maldon (Appears on screen)
- Essex (Appears on screen)
- England (Appears on screen)
- Latveria (Mentioned)
- Atlantic Ocean (Appears on screen)
- Atlantis (Appears on screen)
- The Atlantean School (First appearance) (Appears on screen) (Ruins)
- Atlantis (Appears on screen)
- North America
Items:
- Pym Particles (Behind the scenes)
- X-Uniforms
- Future Foundation Uniform
- Turbo Armor (Cameo)
- Power Pack Uniforms (Cameo)
- Panther Habit (Appears on screen)
- Box Armor Model 4 (First appearance)
- Gang Armor (First appearance)
Vehicles:
- Quinjet (Cameo)
Synopsis for "The Hunt"
Shortly before Thanos' invasion of Earth, Hank Pym and some other superhumans create a "Contest of Champions" (the name was chosen from a long list of names) which is to serve as a battle tournament between adolescent superheroes. The tournament will be held at the Avengers Compound at Palo Alto, California. The tournament will be supervised by Henry Pym (representing the Avengers Academy), Meggan (representing the Braddock Academy), Wolverine (representing the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning), and She-Hulk (representing the Future Foundation). As the various contestants are being selected from several groups, including the Avengers Academy, the Braddock Academy, the Future Foundation, the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning, the Pan-Asian School for the Unusually Gifted, and the Latverian School of Science, a news broadcast is shown that features the destruction of Atlantis due to Thanos' invasion.
Solicit Synopsis
INFINITY TIE-IN!
• Hank Pym, Wolverine, and She-Hulk bring the students of the Marvel Universe together to announce a new CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS!
• This CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS pits the super students of schools all over the Marvel U (including some you’ve never seen before) against each other.
• However, the Contest is interrupted when Thanos’ forces descend on Earth. What do they have to do with the young heroes?Notes
- This issue contains two editors' notes referring readers to Avengers Arena.
- This issue erroneously notes that the Avengers Compound is located in Palo Alto; however, the Avengers Compound is actually located in Palos Verdes.