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Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	June 2007
Cover Price	2.99 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Tom Brevoort; Molly Lazer (Assistant)
Notes	Left side of the group shot featuring a ton of heroes from the Marvel Universe; Cover sports "The Initiative" trade dress.

Cover Details - "Left Side Cover"

Genre	superhero
Pencils	Jimmy Cheung
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Left side of the group shot featuring a ton of heroes from the Marvel Universe; Cover sports "The Initiative" trade dress.

Cover Details - "Right Side Cover"

Genre	superhero
Pencils	Jimmy Cheung
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Right side of the group shot featuring a ton of heroes from the Marvel Universe; Cover sports "The Initiative" trade dress.

1 page Avengers: Initiative recap "Recap"

Genre	superhero
Pencils	Jimmy Cheung
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Recap with a pin-up of the entire left and right side images of the front cover.

23 page Avengers: Initiative story "Happy Accidents"

Characters	HEROES: Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; War Machine; The Gauntlet; Justice [Vance Astrovik]; Henry Peter Gyrich; Triathlon; Baron Von Blitzschlag; Cloud 9 (1st); Hardball (1st); Komodo (1st); Trauma (1st); Armory (1st); M.V.P. (1st and Death); Thor Girl; Slapstick; Rage; Bengal; Wasp; Ms. Marvel; Wonder Man; Ares; VILLAIN: Ultimo; CAMEOS: Red Wolf; Stingray; Nighthawk; Constrictor; More
Synopsis	Gyrich and his core band of instructors recruit a group of young heroes for the secret government endorsed Initiative program and begin their training; During a combat simulation, M.V.P. is killed by Armory causing her to be removed from the program.
Genre	superhero
Script	Dan Slott
Pencils	Stefano Caselli
Inks	Stefano Caselli
Colors	Daniele Rudoni
Letters	Virtual Calligraphy's Joe Caramagna