Avengers: The Initiative Vol 1 4

Part of the World War Hulk event
Avengers: The Initiative #4
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Next Issue	Avengers: The Initiative #5
Art by: Jim Cheung
Alternate Covers
1 - Textless
Cover Date	September, 2007
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Joe Quesada
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Country	USA
Rating	T+ (13 and up)

1. ""Green Zone" (Part 1)"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Dan Slott
Penciler(s)	Stefano Caselli
Inker(s)	Stefano Caselli
Letterer(s)	Joe Caramagna
Editor(s)	Tom Brevoort

Appearing in ""Green Zone" (Part 1)"

Featured Characters:

• Initiative
  • Staff
    • "Yellowjacket (Pym)"
    • Justice (Vance Astrovik)
    • Gauntlet
    • War Machine (James "Jim" Rupert "Rhodey" Rhodes)
    • Baron von Blitzschlag
  • Trainees
    • Cloud 9
    • Hardball (Roger Brokeridge) (Full name first revealed)
    • Komodo
    • Rage (Elvin)
    • MVP (Corpse)
    • Slapstick
    •  Triathlon (Delroy)  (Instructor-in-training)
    • Thor Girl
    • Ultra Girl

Supporting Characters:

• Initiative
  • Staff
    •  Doc Samson 
    • Henry Peter Gyrich
  • Trainees
    • Gargoyle
  • Mighty Avengers
    •  Ares 
    •  Iron Man (Stark) 
    •  Ms. Marvel 
    •  Wonder Man 

• • Shadow Initiative (First appearance)
    • Bengal (Joins Team)
    •  Constrictor (Joins Team)
    •  Mutant Zero 
    • Scarlet Spiders (Joins Team)
      • Scarlet Spider
      • Scarlet Spider
      • Scarlet Spider
    • Trauma (Joins Team)

•  She-Hulk 
• New Avengers
  •  Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange) 
  •  Luke Cage 
  •  Spider-Man (Peter Parker) 
  • "Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)"

• S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Cape-Killers
• Senator Woodman (Unnamed)

Adversaries:

• Warbound
  • Elloe Kaifi
  • Hiroim
  •  Hulk/Green King 
  •  Korg 
  • Miek
  • No-Name
• Looters

Other Characters:

• "MVP" (Michael van Patrick) (First appearance)
• Brian van Patrick
• Illuminati (Appears on a Computer Screen, TV or Hologram Only)
  • Black Bolt (Appears on a Computer Screen, TV or Hologram Only)
  • Reed Richards (Appears on a Computer Screen, TV or Hologram Only)
• New Warriors (Mentioned)
• Captain America (Mentioned)
• Namorita ("Nita") (Mentioned)
• Night Trasher (Dwayne Taylor) (Mentioned)
• Caiera the Oldstrong (Mentioned)
• Ant-Man (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Connecticut
  • Stamford
    • Camp Hammond
      • Yellowjacket's Lab
      • War Room
• Kentucky
  • Liberty
    • Van Patrick Farm
• New York State
  • Long Island
    • Tony Stark's Armory
  • New York City
    • Avengers Tower (Destruction)

Items:

• S.P.I.N. Tech dart/Project: Achilles (Adamantium)
  • A1 (Hulk)
  • A2 to A10
• War Machine Armor
• Extremis Armor
• Iron Spider Armor
• Hulkbuster Armor
• Gauntlet's gauntlet

Vehicles:

Events:

• Planet Hulk (Mentioned)
• Civil War (Mentioned)

Synopsis for ""Green Zone" (Part 1)"

• Synopsis not yet written

Solicit Synopsis

When the Hulk and his Warbound invade America, the Superhuman Armed Forces answer the call! Our young recruits have seen plenty of action, but will it prepare them for ALL-OUT WAR?! In this time of crisis, will SHE-HULK be able to take IRON MAN'S orders? And what is HARDBALL hiding from everyone? Believe it or not, it's a secret that could turn the tide of the entire WAR!

Notes

• It's revealed in this issue that the reason Iron Man's nanite weapon didn't work in World War Hulk #1 is because Hardball had replaced that vial with a fake.

• Revealed that Iron Man contacted Dr. Strange to get the help of many of the unregistered heroes.

• Takes place during the events of World War Hulk #1 and World War Hulk #2.

• While released after World War Hulk #1, the Hulkbuster (World War Hulk) armor is seen here before being deployed against Hulk.

See Also

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