Appearing in "The Trust: Part Five"
Featured Characters:
- New Avengers (Main story and flashback)
- Luke Cage (Main story and flashback)
- Dr. Strange (Stephen Strange) (Main story and flashback) (Symbiote-possessed in part of flashback)
- Wolverine (James Howlett) (Main story and flashback) (Symbiote-possessed in part of flashback)
- Echo (Maya Lopez) (Main story and flashback) (Symbiote-possessed in part of flashback)
- Ronin (Clint Barton) (Main story and flashback) (Symbiote-possessed in part of flashback)
- Iron Fist (Danny Rand) (Main story and flashback) (Symbiote-possessed in part of flashback)
- ⏴ Spider-Man (Peter Parker) ⏵ (Main story and flashback)(Symbiote-possessed in part of flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Mighty Avengers (Main story and flashback)
- Wonder Man (Simon Williams) (Main story and flashback) (Also in TV broadcast)
- Sentry (Bob Reynolds) (Main story and flashback) (Also in replay TV broadcast and as part of magic projection)
- Ares (Main story and flashback) (Also in replay TV broadcast)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Main story and flashback) (Mentioned only in present; Also appears in replay TV broadcast and as part of magic projection)
- Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff) (Main story and flashback) (Also as part of magic projection)
- Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers) (Main story and flashback) (Also as part of magic projection)
- Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) (Main story and flashback)
- "Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)" (Main story and flashback)
- Jessica Jones
- Danielle Cage
Antagonists:
- Hood's Gang
- Hood (Parker Robbins)
- Wizard (Bentley Wittman)
- Wrecking Crew
- Wrecker (Dirk Garthwaite) (Behind the scenes)
- Piledriver (Brian Calusky)
- Thunderball (Eliot Franklin)
- Bulldozer (Henry Camp) (Cameo)
- John King (Cameo)
- Madame Masque (Whitney Frost) (Cameo)
- Chemistro (Calvin Carr) (Behind the scenes)
- Dard'van (Behind the scenes)
Other Characters:
- Symbiote-possessed Citizens (Only in flashback)
- Lindy Reynolds (Cameo)
- "Edwin Jarvis" (Cameo)
- Deathlok ("Luther Manning") (Cameo) (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
- Thor (Odinson) (Appears only as part of magic projection)
- Thing (Ben Grimm) (Appears only as part of magic projection)
- Doc Samson (Leonard Samson) (Appears only as part of magic projection)
- Cyclops (Scott Summers) (Appears only as part of magic projection)
- Howard the Duck (Appears only as part of magic projection)
- Vision (Jonas) (Appears only as part of magic projection)
- Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (Appears only as part of magic projection)
- Machine Man (X-51) (Appears only as part of magic projection)
- Hercules (Appears only as part of magic projection)
- Cape-Killers (Appear only as part of magic projection)
- Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (Appears only as part of magic projection)
- Angel (Warren Worthington III) (Appears only as part of magic projection)
- Storm (Ororo Munroe) (Appears only as part of magic projection)
- Punisher (Frank Castle) (Appears only as part of magic projection)
- Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) (Appears only as part of magic projection)
- Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) (Appears only as part of magic projection)
- Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond) (Appears only as part of magic projection)
- Black Panther (T'Challa) (Appears only as part of magic projection)
- Wong (Mentioned); (Behind the scenes)
- Dr. Doom (Victor Von Doom) (Mentioned)
- Nick Fury (Mentioned)
- Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Mutants
- Skrulls
- Human-Kree Hybrids
- Olympians
- Symbiotes (Only in flashback)
- Asgardians (Appears only as part of magic projection)
- Duckworldians (Appears only as part of magic projection)
- Zenn-Lavians (Appears only as part of magic projection)
- Synthezoids (Appears only as part of magic projection)
- Dogs (Mentioned)
- Cats (Mentioned)
Locations:
Items:
- Cloak of Levitation
- Spider-Man's Suit and Web-Shooters
- Extremis Armor
- Eye of Agamotto
- Wolverine's Suit
- Ms. Marvel's Suit (Main story and flashback)
- Spider-Woman's Suit
- Venom Bomb (Only in flashback)
- Fantastic Four Uniforms (Appears only as part of magic projection)
- Black Widow's Gauntlets (Appears only as part of magic projection)
- Daredevil's Suit (Appears only as part of magic projection)
- Punisher's Suit (Appears only as part of magic projection)
- Cyclops' Visor (Appears only as part of magic projection)
Vehicles:
- S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier (Mentioned)
- Silver Surfer's Surfboard (Appears only as part of magic projection)
Synopsis for "The Trust: Part Five"
Luke Cage was attacked by his symbiote-possessed teammates. He was then awakened and assisted by the Mighty Avengers. They continued fighting the symbiotes until Tony Stark managed to cure everyone.
In the present, Luke lays in bed with Jessica and their daughter. He explains that the two teams stayed to help the citizens, then the New Avengers were allowed to go. Luke and Jessica discuss their worries about the Skrull invasion.
At Avengers Tower, the Mighty Avengers have a meeting. They plan to invade Latveria, because evidence indicates Dr. Doom was responsible for the Venom bomb. After the meeting, Wolverine surprises and confronts Jessica Drew in the shower. He asks her how much she told Stark about the Skrulls. Wolverine then warns her of The Hood's plan to attack with a Deathlok, but she tells him to turn on a TV to know why that won't be happening. Black Widow suddenly walks in on them. Wolverine jumps out a window to escape, and is caught by Spider-Man.
Later, the New Avengers visit the bank that was destroyed and robbed by The Hood's gang. Wolverine catches a scent, and they follow it to the Hood's hideout. Dr. Strange casts a spell that allows them to see the villains counting money inside. Clint worries that their team may be overpowered. They attack the building, seemingly surrounded by various heroes.
Notes
- Pages 1-6 and 9-10 contain flashback scenes depicting events taking place just after the end of New Avengers #34 and during the course of Mighty Avengers #8, albeit from alternate perspectives. Video footage of the "Venom Bomb incident" is also seen last issue and on page 21 of this issue (erroneously replayed on TV news coverage with a "Live" banner).
- Events on pages 21-22 of last issue are seen again from a different angle on pages 20-21 of this issue.