—Iron Man (Tony Stark)I don't know what just happened -- but this Avenger isn't going to hold an inquiry!
Appearing in "Beware the... Blood Brothers!"
Featured Characters:
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Drax the Destroyer (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
Antagonists:
- Blood Brothers (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
- Thanos (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
- Thanos' Army (First appearance) (Cameo) (Only in flashback) (Unnamed)
- Thanos robot (First appearance) (Destroyed)
Other Characters:
- Stark Industries (Main story and flashback)
- Dan (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Security Guard (Unnamed) (Only in flashback)
- I.S.A.A.C. (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
- Mentor (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
- Eros (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Kronos (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Avengers (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Roclites (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
- Titanians (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
- Mutants (Main story and flashback)
- Eternals (Main story and flashback)
- Unidentified alien species (Only in flashback)
- Robots
Realities:
Locations:
- Milky Way
- Solar System
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- North America (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- New Mexico
- Devil's Tongue (First appearance)
- Thanos's Base (First appearance) (Destruction)
- Devil's Tongue (First appearance)
- New York (Main story and flashback)
- New York City (Main story and flashback)
- Long Island (Main story and flashback)
- Queens (Main story and flashback)
- Flushing (Main story and flashback)
- Stark Enterprises Main Plant (Main story and flashback)
- Flushing (Main story and flashback)
- Queens (Main story and flashback)
- Long Island (Main story and flashback)
- New York City (Main story and flashback)
- New Mexico
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- North America (Main story and flashback)
- Saturn (Main story and flashback)
- Titan (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Solar System
Items:
- Iron Man Armor Model 3 (Main story and flashback)
Synopsis for "Beware the... Blood Brothers!"
Drax the Destroyer telepathically warns Iron Man about the Blood Brothers, but the two villains are already battling him. The duo renders him unconscious and transports him to Thanos' desert base. Thanos confronts Drax and reveals that he has been monitoring him and simply chose not to interfere. On Titan, Mentor prepares to aid Drax. As Iron Man is led into Thanos' base he fights back against the Blood Brothers and evades them. While he is trying to free Drax, Thanos enters and steps on his hand, damaging his right gauntlet. The Blood Brothers recapture Iron Man, but Mentor and ISAAC send a blast of energy from Titan and through Iron Man's unibeam, destroying Drax's manacles. Drax and Iron Man quickly best the Blood Brothers. Thanos prepares to destroy his base, but Drax obliterates the self-destruct switch. Iron Man punches Thanos' head, only to shatter it apart, revealing Thanos has gone, leaving a robot duplicate in his place. Suspecting a booby trap, Drax advises Iron Man to exit quickly. The base is destroyed just as they depart. Drax is certain that Thanos still lives and that he will face him again. He thanks Iron Man for aiding the people of Titan.
Appearing in "A Taste of Madness!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Rick Jones
- Lou-Ann Savannah Thanos (Controlled)
Antagonists:
- Aliens (Unnamed)
- X-7
- Masterlord (Thanos) (Shadow only)
- Skragg (First appearance) (Impersonates Cop, Yon-Rogg, Zarek, an Aakon, and Rick Jones)
- Super-Skrull (Impersonates Ronan the Accuser, Megaton, Hulk, Metazoid, Sub-Mariner, and Captain Marvel)
Other Characters:
- Dr. Mynde (Referenced)
- Benjamin Savannah (Death)
- Lord (Yahweh) (Invoked)
- NYPD (Mentioned)
- Nuron (Only in recap)
- Fantastic Four (Mentioned)
- Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (Mentioned)
- The Thing (Ben Grimm) (Mentioned)
- Skrull Empire (Mentioned)
- Kree Empire (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Unidentified alien species
- Kree
- Robots (Main story and recap)
- Skrulls
- Dogs (Mentioned)
- Humans
- Titanians (Shadow only)
- Aakon (Mentioned)
Realities:
Locations:
- Earthspace
- Solar System
- Earth
- United States
- New York
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Savannah's Apartment
- Run-down office (Destruction)
- Manhattan
- New York City
- New York
- United States
- Saturn
- Sun (Mentioned)
- Earth
- Solar System
- Negative Zone
Items:
- Nega-Bands
- Captain Marvel's Suit
- Slave Discs (Behind the scenes)
- Mento-Probe Helmet (First appearance)
Synopsis for "A Taste of Madness!"
In an elaborate scheme of the Skrulls and their mysterious Masterlord, Super-Skrull and Kl'rt, Rick Jones is framed for the murder of Dr. Benjamin Savannah and brought to a run-down police precinct. Using Super-Skrulls invisibility as well as other Skrull technology, Mar-Vell and Rick are led to believe that many of his long-time friends and foes have returned and are attacking him. Rick and Mar-Vell identify the ruse, and Mar-Vell attacks the Skrulls. The building collapses in the battle and the Skrulls escape. To be continued...
Appearing in "Betrayal!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Lou-Ann Savannah Thanos (Controlled) (Main story and recap)
- Rick Jones (Main story and recap)
- Thing (Ben Grimm)
Antagonists:
- Skragg (Main story and recap) (Impersonates Cop in recap) (Apparent death)
- Super-Skrull (Kl'rt) (Main story and recap)
- Masterlord (Thanos) (Main story and flashback)
- Thanos-Thralls (Only in flashback) (Cameo)
- Controller (Basil Sandhurst) (Only in flashback)
Other Characters:
- Benjamin Savannah (Only in recap) (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
- Death (First Silver Age appearance) (Main story and flashback)
- Lord (Yahweh) (Invoked)
- Human Torch (Mentioned)
- Skrull Empire (Mentioned)
- Avengers (Mentioned)
- Reed Richards (Mentioned)
- Imperial Kree Army (Mentioned)
- Black Knight (Dane Whitman) (Referenced)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Kree
- Dragons (Referenced)
- Skrulls (Main story and recap)
- Titanians (Main story and flashback)
- Aakon (Only in flashback) (Cameo)
- Badoon (Only in flashback) (Cameo)
- Unidentified alien species (Only in flashback) (Cameo)
- Abstract Entities (Main story and flashback)
- Rats (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Prime Marvel Universe (Mentioned)
- Earthspace (Main story and flashback)
- Milky Way (Main story and flashback)
- Sol (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and recap)
- United States of America (Main story and recap)
- New York (Main story and recap)
- New York City (Main story and recap)
- Manhattan (Main story and recap)
- Savannah's Apartment (Main story and recap)
- Midtown
- Hell's Kitchen
- 414 West 44th Street
- Hell's Kitchen
- Run-down office (Only in recap)
- Manhattan (Main story and recap)
- New York City (Main story and recap)
- New York (Main story and recap)
- United States of America (Main story and recap)
- Saturn (Main story and flashback)
- Titan (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and recap)
- Sol (Main story and flashback)
- Milky Way (Main story and flashback)
- Negative Zone
- Heaven (Invoked)
- Earthspace (Main story and flashback)
Items:
- Nega-Bands
- Captain Marvel's Suit
- Slave Discs (In flashback and behind the scenes in main story)
- Controller Suit (Only in flashback)
- Fantastic Four Uniforms
Synopsis for "Betrayal!"
Captain Marvel bursts into Lou-Ann Savannah’s room to figure out why she went along with the Super-Skrull’s frame job last issue. She tells him about Thanos, who rules Titan and commands an army of pirate aliens, and who has recruited the Controller in order to enslave many prominent Earth leaders on his behalf. She reveals that she too has been under his command, and tries to assassinate Marvel, but fails. Captain Marvel changes back into Rick Jones to comfort the emotionally distraught Lou-Ann.
Elsewhere, Thanos and the two Skrulls overhear these events; Skragg forms a plan whereby Super-Skrull picks a fight with the Thing, goading him to an abandoned building, where a super-weapon steals his voice. Rick Jones, following Lou-Ann’s tip, goes to the same building and finds the Thing. Each believes the other to be the Super-Skrull, and Rick Jones changes into Captain Marvel to fight him. After a fierce brawl Captain Marvel electrocutes the Thing and is on the verge of killing him, when he regains his voice and clears up the confusion. Angered that Skragg’s plan failed, Thanos seemingly kills him. The scream from upstairs draws Marvel and Thing who find Skragg transformed to stone, and Thanos gloating that he will soon be ruler of Earth. Thanos blasts the Thing away with a gesture, and forces Mar-Vell to transform back into Rick Jones. Thanos teleports away with everyone except the Thing.
Notes
- Includes a one page introductory strip by Al Milgrom.
- Also included is a pinup of Thanos drawn by Jim Starlin.