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The world needs the Avengers. The best of the best. The best and the brightest. Symbols. Icons. It's a time of healing. It's a time to tell people we're looking out for them.
- -- Iron Man to Ms. Marvel
Appearing in "The Mighty Avengers"
Featured Characters:
- Mighty Avengers (First appearance)
- Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers) (Joins team) (Main story and flashback)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Joins team) (Main story and flashback)
- Wonder Man (Simon Williams) (Joins team)
- Sentry (Robert Reynolds) (Joins team)
- Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff) (Joins team)
- Ares (Joins team) (Main story and flashback)
- Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) (Joins team)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Mole Man (Harvey Elder)
- Ultron
- Dard'van (Behind the scenes)
Other Characters:
- Ant-Man (Eric O'Grady) (Behind the scenes)[1]
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- New Avengers (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- 50-State Initiative Listing (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Radioactive Man (Chen Lu) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Green Goblin (Norman Osborn) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Blade (Eric Brooks) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Living Lightning (Miguel Santos) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Bullseye (Lester) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Triathlon (Delroy Garrett Jr.) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Gargoyle (Isaac Christians) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Tigra (Greer Grant) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Cloud 9 (Abigail Boylen) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Two-Gun Kid (Matthew Hawk) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Captain Britain (Brian Braddock) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Elsa Bloodstone (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- The Captain (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Howard the Duck (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Red Wolf (Will Talltrees) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Justice (Vance Astrovik) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Firebird (Bonita Juarez) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Boom-Boom (Tabitha Smith) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Toxin (Patrick Mulligan) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Network (Valerie Martin) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Rage (Elvin Haliday) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Silverclaw (Maria de Guadalupe Santiago) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Death Adder (Theodore Scott) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Rattler (Gustav Krueger) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Mathemaniac (Thomas Sorenson) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Colleen Wing (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Atlas (Erik Josten) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Machine Man (X-51) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- War Machine (James Rhodes) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Thing (Ben Grimm) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Rocket Racer (Robert Farrell) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Vision (Jonas) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Stature (Cassie Lang) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Mr. Immortal (Craig Hollis) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Solo (James Bourne) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Swordsman (Andreas von Strucker) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Ultra-Girl (Tsu-Zana) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- "Yellowjacket (Henry Pym)" (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Rockslide (Santo Vaccarro) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Asylum (Psionex) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Shang-Chi (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- White Tiger (Angela del Toro) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Aegis (Trey Rollins) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Beast (Henry McCoy) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Komodo (Melati Kusuma) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Sleepwalker (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Thor Girl (Tarene) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Silhouette (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Monica Rambeau (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Hellcat (Patsy Walker) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Constrictor (Frank Payne) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Black Cat (Felicia Hardy) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Tarantula (Maria Vasquez) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Patriot (Eli Bradley) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- "Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)" (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- She-Hulk (Jen Walters) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Gauntlet (Joe Green) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Dagger (Tandy Bowen) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Stingray (Walt Newell) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Hellion (Julian Keller) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Beetle MKII (Elizabeth Vaughn) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Deadpool (Wade Wilson) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Black Knight (Dane Whitman) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Songbird (Melissa Gold) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Bengal (Duc No Tranh) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Hulkling (Dorrek VIII/Teddy Altman) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Darkhawk (Chris Powell) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Falcon (Sam Wilson) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Humbug (Buck Mitty) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Doc Samson (Leonard Samson) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Flatman (Val Ventura) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Alex Power (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Wiccan (Billy Kaplan) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Puma (Thomas Fireheart) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Squirrel Girl (Doreen Green) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Texas Twister (Drew Daniels) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Debrii (Deborah Fields) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Whirlwind (David Cannon) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Blizzard (Donny Gill) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Quasar (Wendell Vaughn) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Venom (Mac Gargan (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Misty Knight (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Tiger Shark (Todd Arliss) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Hardball (Roger Brokeridge) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Shooting Star (Victoria Star) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Trauma (Terrance Ward) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Speed (Tommy Shepherd) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Moon Knight (Marc Spector) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Namor (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Black Panther (T'Challa) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Black Bolt (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Storm (Ororo Munroe) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Hulk (Bruce Banner) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Mantis (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Moondragon (Heather Douglas) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Luke Cage (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Thor (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Wolverine (Logan) (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Phobos (Alex Aaron) (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Zeus (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- New York
- New Jersey
- Tennessee (On-screen)
- California (On-screen)
- Oakland (On-screen)
- Oakland Hills (On-screen)
- Oakland (On-screen)
- China (On-screen)
- Germany (On-screen)
- Munich (On-screen)
- France (On-screen)
- Paris (On-screen)
- Champ de Mars (On-screen)
- Eiffel Tower (On-screen)
- Champ de Mars (On-screen)
- Paris (On-screen)
- Brussels, Belgium (Named only) (On-screen)
- Subterranea (Mentioned)
- Krafla, Iceland (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Olympus (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
Items:
- Ms. Marvel's Suit
- Black Widow's Suit and Gauntlets
- Iron Man Armor Model 29
- Wasp's Suit and Bio-Synthetic Wings
- Panther Habit (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Deadpool's Suit (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Venom Symbiote (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Toxin Symbiote (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Aegis (Breastplate) (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Falcon's Wings (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Black Bolt's Suit (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Black Cat's Suit (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Captain Britain's Uniform (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Captain Marvel's Suit (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- Heartstar (On-screen) (Only in flashback)
- War Machine Armor Model 3 (First appearance; on-screen in flashback)
Vehicles:
- S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier (Stark Design) (First appearance)
Synopsis for "The Mighty Avengers"
A new group of heroes led by Ms. Marvel and Iron Man prepares to defend Manhattan from giant beasts. Four hours earlier, Tony Stark unveils a new design for the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier. He tells Ms. Marvel that she will now be running the Avengers. When Ms. Marvel asks why they would need the Avengers when they have the 50-State Initiative, Tony Stark replies that the world needs the Avengers. Together, they pick the best from a list of registered heroes.
In the present, the Mighty Avengers battle the unknown mutated creatures, who overwhelm Iron Man until he uses his full-form repulsor ray to get them off. One creature sends Wonder Man flying off into the distance. The team starts suspecting that the creatures may be affiliated with the Mole Man. As another creatures tries to squash Ares, Wasp flies through its head.
Wonder Man returns and saves two civilians from being squashed in the battle. Sentry saves Ms. Marvel from an octopus-like monster. Black Widow throws explosive devices into the creature's mouths. Maria Hill calls Iron Man, reporting an international outbreak of natural disasters. Wonder Man tries diving into the large hole in the ground, but is thrown right back out. The Mole Man surfaces and threatens them for coming at him. Iron Man's Armor starts warping, although the Mole Man claims he is not the cause. The armor sends out a repulsor ray, leaving a crater with a female figure in the center.
Trivia
- When Iron Man and Ms. Marvel are reviewing the list of registered heroes, Triathlon, Green Goblin, and Captain Britain appear twice.
- Among the images on that same wall are Black Bolt and Namor, two heroes currently at odds with the American government, and certainly not registered.
- Hulk also appears among the images. Presumably he and Namor are included because they are both former Avengers.
- When Maria Hill shows the emergency alerts, the Eiffel Tower is seen above a chyron discussing Brussels' temperature. It should be noted that the Eiffel Tower is located in Paris, France while Brussels is located to the north in Belgium.
See Also
Footnotes
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- Comics
- Week 10, 2007
- 2007
- 2007, May
- Modern-Age
- Mighty Avengers Vol 1
- Initiative (Event)
- Joe Quesada/Editor-in-Chief
- Frank Cho/Cover Artist
- Brian Michael Bendis/Writer
- Frank Cho/Penciler
- Frank Cho/Inker
- Jason Keith/Colourist
- Dave Lanphear/Letterer
- Tom Brevoort/Editor
- Anthony Stark (Earth-616)/Quotes
- Mighty Avengers (Initiative) (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Carol Danvers (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Anthony Stark (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Simon Williams (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Robert Reynolds (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Natalia Romanova (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Ares (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Janet Van Dyne (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Maria Hill (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Harvey Elder (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Moloids/Appearances
- Godzilla (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Ultron (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Dard'van Sect (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Eric O'Grady (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Steven Rogers (Earth-616)/Mentions
- New Avengers (Earth-616)/Mentions
- 50-State Initiative (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Chen Lu (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Norman Osborn (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Eric Brooks (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Miguel Santos (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Bullseye (Lester) (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Delroy Garrett Jr. (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Isaac Christians (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Greer Grant (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Abigail Boylen (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Matthew Hawk (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Brian Braddock (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Elsa Bloodstone (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Captain (Nextwave) (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Howard Duckson (Earth-791021)/Minor Appearances
- William Talltrees (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Vance Astrovik (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Bonita Juarez (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Tabitha Smith (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Patrick Mulligan (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Valerie Martin (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Elvin Haliday (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Reed Richards (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Maria de Guadalupe Santiago (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Theodore Scott (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Gustav Krueger (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Thomas Sorenson (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Colleen Wing (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Erik Josten (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Aaron Stack (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- James Rhodes (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Benjamin Grimm (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Robert Farrell (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Jonas (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Cassandra Lang (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Craig Hollis (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- James Bourne (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Andreas von Strucker (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Tsu-Zana (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Criti Noll (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Santo Vaccarro (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Asylum (Psionex) (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Shang-Chi (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Angela del Toro (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Trey Rollins (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Henry McCoy (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Melati Kusuma (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Sleepwalker (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Tarene (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Silhouette Chord (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Monica Rambeau (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Patricia Walker (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Frank Payne (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Felicia Hardy (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Maria Vasquez (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Kyle Richmond (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Elijah Bradley (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Khn'nr (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Jennifer Walters (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Joseph Green (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Tandy Bowen (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Walter Newell (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Julian Keller (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Elizabeth Vaughn (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Wade Wilson (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Dane Whitman (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Melissa Gold (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Duc No Tranh (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Theodore Altman (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Christopher Powell (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Samuel Wilson (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Buchanan Mitty (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Leonard Samson (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Val Ventura (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Alexander Power (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- William Kaplan (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Thomas Fireheart (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Doreen Green (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Drew Daniels (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Deborah Fields (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- David Cannon (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Donald Gill (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Wendell Vaughn (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- MacDonald Gargan (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Mercedes Knight (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Todd Arliss (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Roger Brokeridge (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Victoria Star (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Terrance Ward (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Jonathan Storm (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Thomas Shepherd (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Marc Spector (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Namor McKenzie (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- T'Challa (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Blackagar Boltagon (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Bruce Banner (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Mantis (Brandt) (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Heather Douglas (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Peter Parker (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Luke Cage (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Thor Odinson (Earth-616)/Mentions
- James Howlett (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Matthew Murdock (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Alexander Aaron (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Zeus Panhellenios (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Earth/Appearances
- United States of America/Appearances
- New York (State)/Appearances
- New York City/Appearances
- Manhattan/Appearances
- New Jersey (State)/Appearances
- Dover (New Jersey)/Appearances
- Tennessee (State)/Minor Appearances
- California (State)/Minor Appearances
- Oakland/Minor Appearances
- Oakland Hills/Minor Appearances
- China/Minor Appearances
- Germany/Minor Appearances
- Munich/Minor Appearances
- France/Minor Appearances
- Paris (France)/Minor Appearances
- Champ de Mars/Minor Appearances
- Eiffel Tower/Minor Appearances
- Brussels/Mentions
- Subterranea/Mentions
- Krafla/Mentions
- Olympus (Realm)/Mentions
- Ms. Marvel's Suit/Appearances
- Black Widow's Suit/Appearances
- Black Widow's Gauntlets/Appearances
- Iron Man Armor Model 29/Appearances
- Wasp's Suit/Appearances
- Bio-Synthetic Wings/Appearances
- Panther Habit/Minor Appearances
- Deadpool's Suit/Minor Appearances
- Venom (Klyntar) (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Toxin (Klyntar) (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Aegis (Breastplate)/Minor Appearances
- Falcon's Wings/Minor Appearances
- Black Bolt's Suit/Minor Appearances
- Black Cat's Suit/Minor Appearances
- Captain Britain's Uniform/Minor Appearances
- Captain Marvel's Suit/Minor Appearances
- Heartstar/Minor Appearances
- War Machine Armor Model 3/Minor Appearances
- S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier/Appearances