JLA/Avengers Vol 1 1

Alternate Covers: Wraparound Cover JLA/Avengers Vol 1 #1 Published September, 2003 Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada Cover Artist George Pérez Tom Smith "A Journey into Mystery" Writer Kurt Busiek Penciler George Pérez Inker George Pérez Colourist Tom Smith Letterer Richard Starkings Editor Tom Brevoort Mike Carlin Dan Raspler Stephen Wacker Andy Schmidt Marc Sumerak Previous Issue Next Issue — JLA/Avengers #2

Appearing in "A Journey into Mystery"

Featured Characters:

• Avengers
  •  Captain America (Steve Rogers) 
  • Hawkeye (Clint Barton)
  •  Iron Man (Tony Stark) 
  •  Jack of Hearts (Jack Hart) 
  •  Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers) 
  •  Quasar (Wendell Vaughn) 
  •  Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) 
  •  Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) 
  •  She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters) 
  •  Thor 
  •  Triathlon (Delroy Garrett Jr.) 
  •  Vision 
  •  Wasp (Janet van Dyne) 
  •  Yellowjacket (Hank Pym) 
• JLA
  • Aquaman (Orin)
  • Atom (Ray Palmer)
  • Batman (Bruce Wayne)
  • Flash (Wally West)
  • Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)
  • Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz)
  • Plastic Man ("Eel" O'Brian)
  • Superman (Kal-El)
  • Wonder Woman (Diana)

Supporting Characters:

• Eternity
• Grandmaster (En Dwi Gast)
• Spectre (Hal Jordan)
• Metron

Antagonists:

• Krona
• Crime Syndicate of Amerika
  • Owlman (Thomas Wayne, Jr.)
  • Johnny Quick
  • Power Ring (Joseph Harrolds)
  • Super-Woman (Lois Lane)
  • Ultraman (Clark Kent)
• Terminus
• Starro
• Loophole (Deke Dickson)

Other Characters:

• Arkon (Only appearance; dies)^[1]
• Thundra (Only appearance; dies)^[1]
• Grand Vizier (Only appearance; dies)^[1]
• Weaponers of Qward
• Imperial Guard
  • Smasher (Vril-Rokk)
  •  Fang 
  • Hobgoblin
  • Oracle (Sybil)
  • Flashfire (Grannz)
  • Titan
  • Hussar
  • Mentor
  • Electron
  • Warstar (B'nee and C'cll)
  • Nightside
  • Neutron
  • Magique
  • Impulse
  • Starbolt
  • Scintilla
  • Astra
  • Manta
• Aakon
• Khunds
• Lobo
• Pete Gehringer (Only appearance)^[1]
• Skrulls
• Brood
• Mongul
• Thanagarians
• Watcher (Uatu)
• Dr. Doom (Victor von Doom)
• Hulk (Bruce Banner)
•  Punisher (Frank Castle) 
• Magneto (Magnus)
• Tricephalous
• Giganto
• Fin Fang Foom
• Captain Marvel (Billy Batson)
• Supergirl (Linda Danvers)
• Lex Luthor
• Booster Gold (Michael Carter)
• Flash (Jay Garrick)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Human-Contraxian Hybrids
• Human-Kree Hybrids
• Asgardians
• Synthezoids
• Green Martians
• Kryptonians
• Atlanteans
• Amazons
• Cosmic Beings
  • Abstract Entities
• New Gods
• Maltusians
• Termini
• Lupak
• Chameloids
• Shi'ar
• Stygians
• Aakon
• Khunds
• Czarnians
• Skrulls
• Brood
• Thanagarians
• Watchers
• Mutants
• Deviant Mutates (Deviant Experiments)
• Makluans
• Angels

Locations:

• Earth-10081 (First appearance)
  • Polemachus (Destruction)
• Earth-616
  • New York City
    • Avengers Mansion
  • Avengers Deep-Space Monitoring Station
  • Latveria
    • Doctor Doom's Castle
  • Genosha
  • Michigan
  • Monster Isle
• DC Universe
  • Keystone City
    • Big Belly Burger
    • Keystone Police Department
  • Justice League Watchtower
  • Thanagar
  • Metropolis
• Antimatter Universe
  • Qward

Items:

• Green Lantern Ring
• Lasso of Truth
• Bracelets of Submission
• Wonder Woman's Tiara
• Mjolnir
• Captain America's Shield
• Captain America's Uniform
• Iron Man Armor Model 16
• Quantum Bands
• Hawkeye's Bow
• Trick Arrows
• The Bell
• the Wheel
• the Jar
• Medusa Mask
• Orb of Ra
• Spear of Destiny
• Eternity Book
• Green Lantern Power Battery
• Doctor Doom's Armor
• Ultimate Nullifier
• Wand of Watoomb
• Evil Eye
• Mind Gem
• Reality Gem
• Power Gem
• Time Gem
• Space Gem
• Soul Gem
• Mobius Chair
• Mother Box
• Boom Tube
• Cask of Ancient Winters

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "A Journey into Mystery"

The adventure begins when the universe of Polemachus is destroyed by a black entity, which then destroys the universe of the Crime Syndicate.

The Grandmaster is watching the Marvel Universe but then he is attacked by Krona who wants to know the origin of the universe. Then one month later the Justice League is fighting against Terminus, a Marvel supervillain. They devise a strategy and with a quick move by Kyle Rayner, the attack of Terminus is redirected to him and knocks him out. Rayner then disappears and Hal Jordan appears saying that he doesn't belong to this universe, that he was brought there by an accident.

Starro appears in the Marvel universe and attacks the city of New York, but the city is defended by the Avengers. Half of the team is seen trapped by the mini stars of Starro, but the rest of the Avengers devise a plan using the Scarlet Witch's psychic powers to enter Starro's mind and manipulate him into leaving the Earth. Meanwhile many people were being swapped between both universes and the Justice League and the Avengers try to find out who or what is causing this.

The Grandmaster appears in the Watchtower and tells to the Justice League that they have to find six objects in the other universe, and the same thing happens with the Avengers, so the JLA travels to the Marvel universe and, they find one of the objects. However, at that moment a purple arrow knocks the object away. Captain America orders to Iron Man to flash out, but Wonder Woman catches the object and the JLA return to their Earth, so the Avengers find the Grandmaster and then they go to the DC Universe to take the objects to save their universe but they were found by the Justice League and a fight ensues.

Notes

• "Journey Into Mystery" is a nod to the series of the same name.
• Monster Island is depicted as existing in the sea of Okhotsk, among Kuril Islands. It was located in the South Pacific in Fantastic Four #296, Bermuda Triangle from Fantastic Four #347, and sea of Japan in Marvel Universe #7

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