Avengers: The Initiative
(Marvel, 2007-2010)
™ and © Marvel Characters, Inc.
After Marvel Comics’ Civil War mini-series, the Marvel Universe is a changed place. Springing from that series is the Initiative, a government plan for training and tracking young heroes. Located on a military base in Stamford, Connecticut (where the seminal events of Civil War took place), the Initiative is lead by Yellowjacket, She-Hulk and other registered super-heroes. The Gauntlet, for example, is a no-nonsense drill sergeant and taskmaster who won’t settle for second best. At first the heroes/recruits don’t take their training seriously, until events prove that the hero business is deadly serious… and so is their training. If they succeed, the new heroes become Avengers and join one of the fifty state teams. Failure could lead to dismissal—or much, much worse.
Winding down from a successful run on She-Hulk, writer Dan Slott hits the ground running with The Initiative. And this time, he’s not kidding around.
— Jerry Smith
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Leftside Cover A by Jim Cheung
May 2007
Cover: $2.99
W: Dan Slott · A: Stefano Caselli
1st Appearance of Armory; 1st Appearance of Baron Von Blitzschlag; 1st Appearance of Cloud 9; 1st Appearance of Hardball; 1st Appearance of Komodo; 1st Appearance of MVP; 1st Appearance of Trauma; Death of MVP
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Rightside Cover B by Jim Cheung
May 2007
Cover: $2.99
W: Dan Slott · A: Stefano Caselli
1st Appearance & Death of MVP; 1st Appearance of Armory; 1st Appearance of Baron Von Blitzschlag; 1st Appearance of Cloud 9; 1st Appearance of Hardball; 1st Appearance of Komodo; 1st Appearance of Trauma
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Jun 2007
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W: Dan Slott · A: Stefano Caselli
Yellowjacket, Justice, Gauntlet, War Machine, Cloud 9, Hardball, Komodo, Trauma
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Aug 2007
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W: Dan Slott · A: Stefano Caselli
Yellowjacket, Justice, Gauntlet, War Machine, Cloud 9, Hardball, Komodo, Trauma
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Sep 2007
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W: Dan Slott · A: Stefano Caselli
World War Hulk
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Oct 2007
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W: Dan Slott · A: Stefano Caselli
1st appearance of The Shadow Initiative; Constrictor (Frank Schlichting),Mutant Zero; Scarlet Spiders); The Shadow Initiative (Bengal (Duc No Tranh); Trauma; World War Hulk tie-in
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Nov 2007
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W: Dan Slott · A: Steve Uy
The Gauntlet attacked (revealed to be by Slapstick)
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Dec 2007
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W: Dan Slott · A: Stefano Caselli
1st Appearance of Action Pack; 1st Appearance of Prima Donna; 1st Appearance of Vox; Versus the Vulturions; Provides explanation for Spider-Man’s unmasking during Civil War; Scarlet Spiders story; Scarlet Spiders’ IDs revealed to be cloned MVPs
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Feb 2008
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W: Dan Slott, Christos Gage · A: Stefano Caselli
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Newsstand Edition with cover by Stefano Casselli
Feb 2008
Cover: $2.99
W: Dan Slott, Christos Gage · A: Stefano Caselli
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Mar 2008
Cover: $2.99
W: Dan Slott, Christos Gage · A: Stefano Caselli
1st appearance of KIA
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May 2008
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W: Dan Slott, Christos Gage · A: Stefano Caselli
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Jun 2008
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W: Dan Slott, Christos Gage · A: Stefano Caselli
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Newsstand Edition with cover by Steve Uy
Jun 2008
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W: Dan Slott, Christos Gage · A: Stefano Caselli
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Jun 2008
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W: Dan Slott, Christos Gage · A: Steve Uy
1st appearance of Freedom Force; 1st appearance of Physique; Death of Dragon Lord; Cloud 9 (Abigail Boylen); Equinox (Terrance Sorenson); Freedom Force (Challenger (Bill Waring); Spinner; Think Tank)
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Regular Cover by Steve Uy
Jul 2008
Cover: $2.99
W: Christos Gage · A: Steve Uy
Includes Moon Knight #20 preview
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Skrull Cover A by Steve Uy
Jul 2008
Cover: $2.99
W: Christos Gage · A: Steve Uy
Includes Moon Knight #20 preview
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Regular Cover by Mark Brooks
Aug 2008
Cover: $2.99
W: Christos Gage, Dan Slott · A: Stefano Caselli
Secret Invasion tie-in
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Sep 2008
Cover: $2.99
W: Dan Slott, Christos Gage · A: Harvey Tolibao
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Oct 2008
Cover: $2.99
W: Dan Slott, Christos Gage · A: Stefano Caselli
Secret Invasion tie-in
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Nov 2008
Cover: $2.99
W: Dan Slott, Christos Gage · A: Harvey Tolibao
Secret Invasion tie-in
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Regular Cover by Mark Brooks
Dec 2008
Cover: $2.99
W: Dan Slott, Christos Gage · A: Steve Kurth
Secret Invasion tie-in
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Marvel Zombie Cover A
Jan 2009
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W: Dan Slott, Christos Gage · A: Steve Kurth
Secret Invasion tie-in
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Jan 2009
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W: Dan Slott, Christos Gage · A: Harvey Tolibao, Bong Dazo
Death of Crusader; Death of Whiz Kid; Secret Invasion tie-in
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Feb 2009
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W: Dan Slott, Christos Gage · A: Steve Kurth
Dark Reign tie-in; Mutant Zero revealed to be Typhoid Mary
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Mar 2009
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W: Christos Gage · A: Humberto Ramos
Dark Reign tie-in
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Apr 2009
Cover: $2.99
W: Christos Gage · A: Humberto Ramos
Death of Scarlet Spider (Michael); Dark Reign tie-in
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May 2009
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W: Christos Gage · A: Humberto Ramos
Dark Reign tie-in
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Jul 2009
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W: Christos Gage · A: Humberto Ramos
Dark Reign tie-in
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Aug 2009
Cover: $2.99
W: Christos Gage · A: Humberto Ramos
Dark Reign tie-in
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Sep 2009
Cover: $2.99
W: Christos Gage · A: Rafa Sandoval
1st Appearance of the Women Warriors; Death of Vampiro; Badd Axe joins Shadow Initiative; Butterball joins Shadow Initiative; Firearms joins Shadow Initiative; Heavy Mettle joins Shadow Initiative; Ringer joins Shadow Initiative; Sunstreak joins Force of Nature
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Regular Cover by Matteo De Longis
Oct 2009
Cover: $2.99
W: Christos Gage · A: Rafa Sandoval
Death of Firearms; Death of Johnny Guitar
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70th Anniversary Frame Cover A by Rafa Sandoval
Oct 2009
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W: Christos Gage · A: Rafa Sandoval
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Nov 2009
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W: Christos Gage · A: Rafa Sandoval
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Regular Cover by Matteo De Longis
Dec 2009
Cover: $2.99
W: Christos Gage · A: Jorge Molina
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Jan 2010
Cover: $2.99
W: Christos Gage · A: Jorge Molina
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Feb 2010
Cover: $2.99
W: Christos Gage · A: Rafa Sandoval
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2nd Printing Cover by Rafa Sandoval
Feb 2010
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W: Christos Gage · A: Rafa Sandoval
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Mar 2010
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W: Christos Gage · A: Mahmud A. Asrar
Death of Teraformer; Death of Warbow; Siege tie-in
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Apr 2010
Cover: $2.99
W: Christos Gage · A: Jorge Molina
Death of Ares; Siege tie-in
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Deadpool Cover A by David Yardin
Apr 2010
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W: Christos Gage · A: Jorge Molina
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May 2010
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W: Christos Gage · A: Jorge Molina
Siege tie-in
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Jun 2010
Cover: $2.99
W: Christos Gage · A: Jorge Molina
1st appearance of William Grant (Tigra’s son); Siege tie-in
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Jan 2008
Cover: $3.99
W: Dan Slott, Christos Gage · A: Salvador Larroca, Clayton Henry, Steve Uy, Tom Feister, Patrick Scherberger
1st Appearance of 2-D; 1st Appearance of Blue Eagle II (revealed to be a Skrull); 1st Appearance of Hope; 1st Appearance of Iceberg; 1st Appearance of Ms. America; 1st Appearance of Power Broker II; 1st Appearance of the Liberteens; Origin of Armory (Violet Lightner); Origin of Hardball (Roger Brokeridge); Origin of MVP (Michael Van Patrick); Origin of The Gauntlet (Joseph Green); Secret Invasion tie-in
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Newsstand Edition with cover by Jim Cheung
Jan 2008
Cover: $3.99
W: Dan Slott, Christos Gage · A: Salvador Larroca, Clayton Henry, Steve Uy, Tom Feister, Patrick Scherberger
1st Appearance of 2-D; 1st Appearance of Blue Eagle II (revealed to be a Skrull); 1st Appearance of Hope; 1st Appearance of Iceberg; 1st Appearance of Ms. America; 1st Appearance of Power Broker II; 1st Appearance of the Liberteens; Origin of Armory (Violet Lightner); Origin of Hardball (Roger Brokeridge); Origin of MVP (Michael Van Patrick); Origin of The Gauntlet (Joseph Green); Secret Invasion tie-in
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Cover: $14.99
W: Dan Slott · A: Stefano Caselli, Steve Uy
Collects Avengers: The Initiative #1–6; ca. 2008
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Cover: $19.99
W: Christos Gage, Dan Slott · A: Stefano Caselli, Salvador Larroca, Clayton Henry, Paul Neary, Steve Uy, Tom Feister, Carmine Di Giandomenico
Collects Avengers: The Initiative #7–13 and Annual #1; ca. 2008
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Hardcover Edition with cover by Jim Cheung
Cover: $24.99
W: Christos Gage, Dan Slott · A: Stefano Caselli, Salvador Larroca, Clayton Henry, Paul Neary, Steve Uy, Tom Feister, Carmine Di Giandomenico
Collects Avengers: The Initiative #7–13 and Annual #1; ca. 2008
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Cover: $16.99
W: Dan Slott, Christos Gage · A: Harvey Tolibao, Stefano Caselli, Steve Kurth
Collects Avengers: The Initiative #14-19
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Hardcover Edition with cover by Mark Brooks
Cover: $19.99
W: Dan Slott, Christos Gage · A: Harvey Tolibao, Stefano Caselli, Steve Kurth
Collects Avengers: The Initiative #14-19; ca. 2009
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Hardcover Edition with cover by Mark Brooks
Cover: $24.99
W: Christos Gage, Dan Slott · A: Steve Kurth, Humberto Ramos, Steve Uy
Collects Avengers: The Initiative #20-25 and Avengers: The Initiative Featuring Reptil #1
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Hardcover Edition with cover by Matteo De Longis
Cover: $19.99
W: Christos Gage · A: Rafa Sandoval, Jorge Molina
Collects Avengers: The Initiative #26-30; ca. 2010
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Hardcover Edition with cover by Humberto Ramos
Cover: $19.99
W: Christos Gage · A: Rafa Sandoval
Collects Avengers: The Initiative #31-35; ca. 2010
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Cover: $34.99
W: Dan Slott
Collects Avengers: The Initiative #1-19 and Annual #1
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Cover: $34.99
W: Christos Gage · A: Steve Kurth
Collects Avengers: The Initiative #20-35, Avengers: The Initiative Special, and Avengers: The Initiative Featuring Reptil
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Jan 2009
Cover: $3.99
W: Christos Gage, Dan Slott · A: Steve Uy
1st appearance of Billy Ward; 1st appearance of Mr. Brokeridge; 1st appearance of Mr. Ward; 1st appearance of Mrs. Brokeridge; 1st appearance of Naomi Ward; 1st appearance of Paul Brokeridge; Death of Senator Woodman; Origin of Komodo