Appearing in "Chapter One"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- S.H.I.E.L.D. (Main story and flashback)
- ⏴ Agent Coulson ⏵ (Main story and flashback)
- Agent Sitwell (Mentioned)
- Black Widow (Agent Natasha Romanoff) (Only in flashback)
- Unnamed agents
Antagonists:
- Hydra soldiers (Only in flashback)
Other Characters:
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Only in flashback)
- World Security Council (First appearance)
- Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S. (Mentioned)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark)
- Hulk (Dr. Bruce Banner)
- Thor (Appears on screen)
- Senator Stern (Mentioned)
- General Ross (Mentioned)
- Lt. Col. James "Rhodey" Rhodes (Only in flashback)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-199999 (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Arctic Circle (Main story and flashback)
- Northeast Coast of Greenland
- S.H.I.E.L.D. base camp
- Northeast Coast of Greenland
- North America (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- New York
- New York City
- S.H.I.E.L.D. HQ
- New York City
- California (Only in flashback)
- Malibu (Only in flashback)
- Stark's Mansion (Only in flashback)
- Dunkin' Donuts (Only in flashback)
- Malibu (Only in flashback)
- New Mexico (State) (Mentioned)
- New York
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Arctic Circle (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
Items:
- Captain America's Uniform and Shield (Only in flashback)
- Iron Man Armor Mark IV (Cameo)
- Iron Man Armor MK VI (Appears on screen)
- Mjolnir (Appears on screen)
- Iron Man Armor MK IV (Only in flashback)
Synopsis for "Chapter One"
Prologue: Captain America fights HYDRA troops onboard the Red Skull's Tesseract-powered plane. One such trooper falls out and lands on one of the mini-planes, which promptly crashes into the Arctic.
The Present: Nick Fury finds the crashed HYDRA plane. When asked by a colleague if it's Cap, Fury replies "No, but we're getting closer." Back at the Greenland base, the S.H.I.E.L.D. Director tries his best to calm down Agent Coulson over the possibility of meeting the World War II hero.
About a week later
Solicit Synopsis
• The Newest Installment Of The Official Marvel Cinematic Universe Tie-In Comics Is Here Just In Time For The Avengers Movie! • How Will S.H.I.E.L.D. Maintain The Status Quo In A World Full Of Gamma-Powered Rage Monsters, Hammer Wielding Gods And Men In Iron Suits? • What Exactly Is The Avengers Initiative?
• If You Thought You Knew Everything There Was To Know About Director Nick Fury And The Elusive Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Think Again!Notes
- The comic was released digitally in eight issues before being published in hard copy as four issues. This hard copy issue comprises the first two issues of the digital release of this series.
- The cover is a homage to Avengers #1
- This issue takes place during Iron Man 2 and The Incredible Hulk, and shortly before Thor and the present day scenes of Captain America: The First Avenger.
See Also
- 1 image(s) from Marvel's The Avengers Prelude: Fury's Big Week Vol 1 1
- 1 reprint(s) of Marvel's The Avengers Prelude: Fury's Big Week Vol 1 1