Avengers: The Initiative Vol 1 4

Part of the 'World War Hulk' event

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Avengers: The Initiative Vol 1 #4

September, 2007

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Editor-in-Chief

Joe Quesada

Cover Artists

Jim Cheung

Publisher

Marvel Comics

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Avengers: The Initiative #3

Avengers: The Initiative #5

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)
  
  

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.
  

Trivia

• No trivia.

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See Also

• Discuss Avengers: The Initiative Vol 1 4 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Avengers: The Initiative series

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Recommended Reading

• None.

Links and References

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