Issue Details

Issue	#56
Published	March 1990
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages	36
Editing	Howard Mackie; Len Kaminski (Assistant Editor)

Cover Details - "The Witch is Back! Darker than Scarlet..."

Characters	Scarlet Witch; Avengers West Coast [Iron Man; Wonder Man; Wasp; Hank Pym]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	John Byrne
Inks	John Byrne

17 page Avengers West Coast story "Darker Than Scarlet"

Characters	Scarlet Witch; Avengers West Coast [USAgent; Wasp; Wonder Man; Iron Man; Hank Pym; Tigra (flashback)]; Agatha Harkness; Human Torch I [Jim Hammond]; Mrs Raymond; Immortus; Lockjaw; Quicksilver; Magneto
Synopsis	Wanda has gone mad and holds the Avengers captive.
Genre	superhero
Script	John Byrne
Pencils	John Byrne
Inks	Paul Ryan
Colors	Bob Sharen
Letters	Bill Oakley

4 page Avengers West Coast story "Reunion"

Characters	Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Sersi; Invaders [Captain America; Human Torch; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Bucky; Toro] (all in flashback); Iron Man
Synopsis	Captain America and the Human Torch meet for the first time since the Torch's revival.
Genre	superhero
Script	John Byrne
Pencils	John Byrne
Inks	Paul Ryan
Colors	Bob Sharen
Letters	Bill Oakley
Reprinted	in Atlantis Attacks Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #[nn]

1 page story "And Now... Here's That Important Announcement..."

Characters	John Byrne
Genre	humor
Script	John Byrne
Pencils	John Byrne
Inks	John Byrne
Notes	Humorous page featuring John Byrne as he explains a continuity gaffe.

1 page letters page "West Coast-Lines"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters of comment from readers Craig William Williams, Raoul Dennis, Yosef Vdolyak and Harry (The Rat) Ronalds. Promo's for Avengers Spotlight #30 and Avengers #315, including miniature cover previews.