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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published October 2007
Cover Price 2.99 USD
Pages 36
Editing Tom Brevoort; Molly Lazer (Assistant)
Notes Cover sports "World War Hulk" trade dress.

Cover Details

Characters Constrictor; Bengal; Mutant Zero; Scarlet Spider; Trauma; Hulk
Genre superhero
Pencils Jimmy Cheung
Inks John Dell
Colors Justin Ponsor
Letters Typeset
Notes Cover sports "World War Hulk" trade dress.

1 page Avengers: Initiative recap "Recap and Lineup"

Genre superhero
Pencils Stefano Caselli
Inks Stefano Caselli
Colors Daniele Rudoni
Letters Typeset

22 page Avengers: Initiative story "Secret Weapons"

Characters HEROES: Constrictor; Bengal; Mutant Zero; Scarlet Spiders; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; The Gauntlet; War Machine; Justice [Vance Astrovik]; Sentinel; Anthem; Aralune; Henry Peter Gyrich; Baron Von Blitzschlag; Dani Moonstar; Nighthawk; Doc Samson; Cloud 9; Hardball; Komodo; Trauma [also as Thor; Abomination; Juggernaut; Brian Banner; Bruce Banner]; Rage; Slapstick; Thor Girl; Ultragirl; VILLAINS: Hulk; Warbound--Korg; Miek; Elloe; Brood; Hiroim; Death's Head Robots
Synopsis Gyrich puts together a small strike force to invade Manhattan and rescue the Initiative trainees who have been captured by the Hulk; Trauma, now in control of his powers, goes toe-to-toe with the Hulk (but loses).
Genre superhero
Script Dan Slott
Pencils Stefano Caselli
Inks Stefano Caselli
Colors Daniele Rudoni
Letters Virtual Calligraphy's Joe Caramagna