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Marvel Comics   ·   Released Feb 1st, 1972

The Avengers #96

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"The Andromeda Swarm!"

The Avengers board a SHIELD's space station, they are also are granted the use of a space shuttle by Nick Fury so that they may travel to the Andromeda galaxy to rescue their captured friends Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch and Captain Marvel.While traveling through space, they run into a Skrull armada and who engages them in a battle. They manage to fight back the invading force and board the lead ship.Then they raise the Skrull home world where the emperor reveals to them that he has been manipulating Mar-Vel into creating an Omni-Wave device which he plans to use as a weapon. However, Mar-Vel has used the device to cast a holographic illusion of himself, and begins fighting to free himself and his friends. The Emperor orders his fleet to then initiate plan Delta before cutting off the transmission. The Vision, furious over the events and the risk to Wanda's life, beats the ship captain nearly to death, to learn that plan Delta is a plan to raze the entire planet Earth. Captain America sends Goliath on a life or death mission to stop the Skrull craft that is to be utilized in this plot.Meanwhile on the Kree homeworld, Rick Jones (captured by the Kree last issue) is brought before Ronan the Accuser, who has Rick locked up with the Supreme Intelligence. There the Intelligence explains that Rick is a important part of the Kree-Skrull War and opens a dimensional gate that transports Rick to the Negative Zone. When he arrives there he finds Annhilius there waiting for him. Please note, that this is also the issue where Hulkling was concieved.

Format
Comic
Page Count
32 pages
Cover Price
$0.20
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Creators

Roy Thomas
Writer
Roy Thomas
Neal Adams
Artist, Cover Artist
Neal Adams
Tom Palmer
Inker
Tom Palmer
Alan Weiss
Inker
Alan Weiss
Sam Rosen
Letterer
Sam Rosen
Stan Lee
Editor
Stan Lee

Characters

Annihilus
Annihilus
Earth-616
Captain America
Steve Rogers
Captain America
Earth-616
Captain Marvel
Mar-Vell
Captain Marvel
Earth-616
Dorrek VII
Dorrek VII
Earth-616
Goliath
Clint Barton
Goliath
Earth-616
H. Warren Craddock (Skrull)
Earth-616
Iron Man
Tony Stark
Iron Man
Earth-616
Nick Fury
Nick Fury
Earth-616
Quicksilver
Pietro Maximoff
Quicksilver
Earth-616
Rick Jones
Rick Jones
Earth-616
Ronan the Accuser
Ronan
Ronan the Accuser
Earth-616
Scarlet Witch
Wanda Maximoff
Scarlet Witch
Earth-616
Super-Skrull
Kl'rt
Super-Skrull
Earth-616
Supreme Intelligence
Supreme Intelligence
Earth-616
Thor Odinson
Thor Odinson
Earth-616
Vision
Vision
Earth-616

Collected In

  • Essential Avengers Vol. 4 TP New Ed
    Essential Avengers Vol. 4 TP New Ed
    Essential Avengers
  • The Avengers: The Kree/Skrull War TP
    The Avengers: The Kree/Skrull War TP
    The Avengers Vol. 1 (1963 - 1996)
  • The Avengers: The Kree/Skrull War HC
    The Avengers: The Kree/Skrull War HC
    The Avengers Vol. 1 (1963 - 1996)
  • The Avengers Omnibus Vol. 4 HC
    The Avengers Omnibus Vol. 4 HC
    The Avengers Vol. 1 (1963 - 1996)
  • The Avengers Epic Collection: This Beachhead Earth TP
    The Avengers Epic Collection: This Beachhead Earth TP
    The Avengers Epic Collection (2013)
  • The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection The Avengers: Kree-Skrull War
    The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection The Avengers: Kree-Skrull War
    The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection (2011)

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