Appearing in 1st story
Featured Characters:
- Alpha Flight
- Avengers
- Avengers West Coast
- Black Panther
- Daredevil
- Excalibur
- Fantastic Four
- Nick Fury
- Ghost Rider (Dan Ketch)
- Hulk
- Medusa
- Nomad (Jack Monroe)
- Namorita Prentiss
- Punisher
- Quasar
- She-Hulk
- Spider-Man
- Sub-Mariner
- Tigra
- Wasp
- X-Factor
- X-Force
- Cable
- Cannonball
- Vanessa Carlysle (disguised as Domino)
- X-Men
Supporting Characters:
- Betty Banner
- Black Cat
- Johnny Blaze
- Bucky
- Marlo Chandler
- Val Cooper
- Diamondback (Rachel Leighton)
- Rick Jones
- Monica Lynne
- Mary Jane Parker
- Franklin Richards
- Opal Tanaka
- Tyger Tiger
- Uatu
- Volstagg
Adversaries:
Locations:
- Marvel Universe
Items:
Synopsis for 1st story
When the Black Panther invites the Wasp to a gala in Wakanda celebrating his engagement to Monica Lynne, the Wasp uses the event as a backdrop for a swimsuit photo shoot featuring Earth's superheroes.
This issue consists of swimsuit pin-ups with captions by Matthew Morra and mock advertisements featuring various Marvel characters by an assortment of artists:
- an ad for "Death-Con" insecticide featuring the Punisher drawn by Kevin Kobasic and Jimmy Palmiotti;
- an ad for "O-Zones" sunglasses featuring Uatu the Watcher drawn by Paul Ryan and Bud LaRosa;
- Black Panther toasting his engagement with Monica Lynne by Dwayne Turner;
- a two-page spread of the cocktail party celebrating the engagement by Dwayne Turner;
- an ad for "Super Slim-Down" weight loss shakes drawn by Ron Frenz and Joe Sinnott;
- Spider-Man and Mary Jane Parker by Jan Duursema;
- the Hulk, his wife Betty Banner, Rick Jones, and Marlo Chandler by Dale Keown and Mark Farmer;
- Val Cooper from X-Factor and Domino from X-Force by Brian Stelfreeze;
- Namorita from New Warriors by Steve Geiger;
- Thor by P. Craig Russell;
- an ad for "Blackglamour" fur coats featuring the Black Widow drawn by Brian Stelfreeze;
- the X-Men by Whilce Portacio and Scott Williams;
- She-Hulk by John Romita Jr.;
- the Fantastic Four by Walt Simonson;
- Nomad and baby Bucky by S. Clarke Hawbaker;
- Aurora and Guardian from Alpha Flight, Meggan from Excalbur, and the Wasp from Avengers by Terry Shoemaker and Bob Wiacek;
- an ad for "Impagizer" batteries featuring the Fantastic Four and Impossible Man drawn by James Fry and Mark McKenna;
- Psylocke from X-Men by Jim Lee and Scott Williams;
- Val Cooper and Multiple Man from X-Factor by George Perez;
- Phoenix from Excalibur by Alan Davis and Mark Farmer;
- Ghost Rider and Johnny Blaze by Joe Quesada and Klaus Janson;
- Polaris from X-Factor by Larry Stroman and Al Milgrom;
- Excalibur by Adam Hughes;
- Quasar by Greg Capullo and Harry Candelario;
- Sersi from Avengers by Joe Jusko;
- an ad for "401" zippers featuring Cable drawn by Mark Pacella and Brad Vancata;
- Captain America by Joe Phillips and Karl Story;
- Black Cat from Spider-Man, Tigra from Avengers West Coast, and Tyger Tiger from Wolverine by Jan Duursema;
- Bishop, Cyclops, and Gambit from X-Men by June Brigman and Tom Palmer;
- Diamondback from Captain America and Viper by Jackson Guice and Terry Austin;
- Beast and Wolverine from X-Men with Sasquatch from Alpha Flight by Mike Mignola;
- Nick Fury and Iron Man by John Romita Jr.;
- Black Panther, Daredevil, Dr. Doom, and the Kingpin by Gary Barker and Mark Farmer;
- an ad for "The Yellow Pages" phone directory featuring Magneto drawn by Andy Kubert;
- Rogue from X-Men by Marc Silvestri;
- Sub-Mariner by Jae Lee and Bob Wiacek;
- Colossus from X-Men by Joe Jusko;
- a goodbye party for the superheroes by Adam Hughes;
- a vacation scrapbook featuring Franklin Richards and the Thing from Fantastic Four, Wolfsbane from X-Factor, Betty Banner from Incredible Hulk, Beast from X-Men, and Lockheed and Shadowcat from Excalibur;
- an ad for "La Puree" blenders featuring Wolverine drawn by Art Thibert;
- an ad for "Mutual WideState" insurance featuring the Hulk by Dale Keown and Joe Rubinstein.