Appearing in "Part One: One Step Forward"
Featured Characters:
- Thunderbolts (Reformed)
- ⏴ Mach-IV (Abe Jenkins) ⏵ (Appears in flashback) (Rejoins team) (First appearance as Mach-IV)
- ⏴ Songbird (Mel Gold) ⏵ (Appears in flashback) (Rejoins team)
- ⏴ Atlas (Erik Josten) ⏵ (Rejoins team)
- ⏴ Blizzard (Donny Gill) ⏵ (Joins)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- ⏴ Scorpion (Mac Gargan) ⏵ (Only in flashback)
- ⏴ Klaw (Ulysses Klaw) ⏵ (Only in flashback)
- Fathom Five (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Avengers (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Hawkeye (Clint Barton) (Only in recap) (Mentioned as deceased)
- Nagala (Mentioned)
- Shakkoth (Mentioned)
- United Nations (Mentioned)
- Sub-Mariner (Namor) (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) (Mentioned)
- Neptune (Invoked)
- ⏴ Unknown figure ⏵ (Shadow only)
- Merovech Investment Group (First appearance)
- Hilary (a receptionist) (First appearance)
- ⏴ Baron Wolfgang von Strucker ⏵
- ⏴ Baron Helmut Zemo ⏵ (Behind the scenes)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Atlanteans
- Kree
Locations:
- United States of America
- New York
- New York City
- Brooklyn
- Manhattan
- Empire State University
- World Trade Center
- Merovech Investment Group Building (First appearance)
- New York City
- New York
- Atlantis (Mentioned)
Items:
- Mobile Armored Cyber-Harness
- Scorpion's Suit (Only in flashback)
- Mechanic Tentacles
- Pym Particles (Mentioned)
- Hawkeye's Bow and Trick Arrows (Only in recap)
- Nega-Bands
- Satan Claw
- Neptune's Mystic Talismans (Conch Shell)
Vehicles:
- T-Bird
- News helicopters (First appearance)
Synopsis for "Part One: One Step Forward"
- Synopsis not yet written
Solicit Synopsis
- From the ashes of the Avengers a new group of heroes spring forth -- all of whom happen to be FORMER VILLAINS!
- This new ongoing series signals a return to greatness for one of Marvel's longest-running titles of the last decade!
- And it may look all-new, but longtime fans can relax -- these are the same creative schlubs who brought you the rollicking Avengers/Thunderbolts Limited Series!
Notes
Chronology Notes[]
A flashback in this story affects the chronology of the following characters:
