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Marvel Comics   ·   Released Dec 24th, 2003

The Avengers #76

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Cassie Lang scares off two boys from killing an ant in the schoolyard by telling them what fire ants are capable of doing when a man approaches her and says he is picking up his daughter. When she suggests that they tell a teacher, it becomes clear what the man's true intention was.  As the clock ticks down before Jack of Hearts enters the Zero Room, the rest of the Avengers are debating whether She-Hulk or Jack of Hearts must leave the team with Ant-Man arguing in favor of Jack of Hearts leaving while claiming that he is a wild card just as he enters the room. After a brief standoff between the two, Jack of Hearts leaves and tells Captain America to do what he has to do. Ant-Man heads up to the roof to apologize but is called away due to his daughter's disappearance with Jack of Hearts following.  Jack of Hearts arrives on the scene and learns that the culprit is Charles Cooley, who murdered his own daughter. Meanwhile, Cassie is held at gunpoint by Cooley in an abandoned apartment while he rants about wanting to keep her innocent, clearly projecting his previous experience with his own daughter. Suddenly, Cassie smiles as ants appear from the walls. Cooley shoots Ant-Man in the shoulder but bees prevent him from doing anything else. Now, Ant-Man has the gun aimed at Cooley's head and saying he is tired of people taking his daughter.  The wall is blown open signaling Jack of Hearts' arrival and he talks Ant-Man down from doing anything rash. As he prepares to leave, Cooley picks up the gun and Jack blasts his hand off. Jack of Hearts grabs Cooley and tells Ant-Man that he finally understands it all and it is about making the world safe. Jack says "I'm an Avenger, so I'm Avenging", says goodbye to Ant-Man and takes off into space with Cooley. As the clock reaches expiration for his body's stability, Jack of Hearts tells his father to deal him in. There is an explosion and Ant-Man and his daughter view the flash in the sky as he briefly eulogizes his departed teammate.  The final page is in the border of a Jack of Hearts playing card as the man slowly dissipates in space with a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson that reads "Trust men, and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great."

Format
Comic
Page Count
32 pages
Cover Price
$2.25
UPC
75960604458007611
Distributor SKU
OCT031590
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Creators

Geoff Johns
Writer
Geoff Johns
Stephen Sadowski
Penciller
Stephen Sadowski
Andrew Currie
Inker
Andrew Currie
Chris Sotomayor
Colorist
Chris Sotomayor
Randy Gentile
Letterer
Randy Gentile
Jose Villarrubia
Cover Artist
Jose Villarrubia
Jae Lee
Cover Artist
Jae Lee
Marc Sumerak
Assistant Editor
Marc Sumerak
Andy Schmidt
Assistant Editor
Andy Schmidt
Nicole Wiley Boose
Assistant Editor
Nicole Wiley Boose
Tom Brevoort
Editor
Tom Brevoort
Joe Quesada
Editor-in-Chief
Joe Quesada

Characters

Ant-Man
Scott Lang
Ant-Man
Earth-616
Black Panther
T'Challa
Black Panther
Earth-616
Blake Burdick
Blake Burdick
Earth-616
Captain America
Steve Rogers
Captain America
Earth-616
Cassie Lang
Cassie Lang
Earth-616
Falcon
Sam Wilson
Falcon
Earth-616
Hawkeye
Clint Barton
Hawkeye
Earth-616
Iron Man
Tony Stark
Iron Man
Earth-616
Jack of Hearts
Jack Hart
Jack of Hearts
Earth-616
Peggy Rae Burdick
Peggy Rae Burdick
Earth-616
Redwing
Redwing
Earth-616
Scarlet Witch
Wanda Maximoff
Scarlet Witch
Earth-616
She-Hulk
Jennifer Walters
She-Hulk
Earth-616
Vision
Vision
Earth-616

Collected In

  • The Avengers: The Search for She-Hulk HC
    The Avengers: The Search for She-Hulk HC
    The Avengers Vol. 3 (1998 - 2004)
  • The Avengers Complete Collection By Geoff Johns Vol. 2 TP
    The Avengers Complete Collection By Geoff Johns Vol. 2 TP
    The Avengers Vol. 3 (1998 - 2004)
  • The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection Avengers: Standoff HC
    The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection Avengers: Standoff HC
    The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection (2011)

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