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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published December 1998
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 2.99 USD; 4.20 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Tom Brevoort (Editor); Gregg Schigiel (Assistant Editor); Bob Harras (Editor-in-Chief)

Cover Details

Characters Rick Jones; faces of past, present and future Avengers (from t to b, l to r) Jack of Hearts; Crystal; Red Wolf; Valkyrie; Iron Man (golden armor) Black Panther; Wonder Man (current energy form); Sandman; Deathcry; Goliath II (Hawkeye); Nova II (Frankie Ray?); 3-D Man; Hawkeye II (from the Franklinverse); Hulk; Hellcat; Magdalene; Thor; Stingray; Masque; Captain America; the original Human Torch; Mr. Infinity; Moondragon; Vision; Ant Man; Thundra; Black Knight; Giant Man (current); Black Widow; Future Thor; Yellowjacket; Scarlet Witch; Sub-Mariner; Iron Man (current armor); Songbird; Rage; Invisible Woman (?); Wonder Man (2nd costume); Captain Marvel (current); Hawkeye (1st costume); Beast; Wasp; Spider Woman II; Jocasta; Warbird; Swordsman; Justice; Thing; Mockingbird; Starfox; Quasar; Falcon; Quicksilver; Hercules; Machine Man; Deathlok; unidentified others
Genre Superhero
Pencils Carlos Pacheco (signed)
Inks George Pérez (signed)
Colors Steve Oliff; Tony Kelly
Reprinted in Avengers Forever (Marvel, 2009 series) #[nn]; in Avengers Forever (Marvel, 2001 series) #[nn]

Cover Details - "Westfield Comics variant cover"

Characters Kang
Genre Superhero
Pencils Carlos Pacheco
Inks George Perez
Colors Steve Oliff; Tony Kelly
Notes Variant cover only available through Westfield Comics; Limited to 5000.

23 page The Avengers story "Destiny Made Manifest"

Characters Jonz Rickard and his Avengers; the Timekeepers (cameo); the current Avengers [Captain America; Iron Man; Giant Man; Firestar; Justice; Scarlet Witch]; Rick Jones; the original Avengers [Thor; Iron Man (golden armor); Ant Man; Wasp; Captain America (flashback)]; previous Avengers foes (The Masters of Evil [Baron Zemo; Black Knight I; Radioactive Man; Melter;] the Executioner; Immortus; Wonder Man; Space Phantom; Kang; Lava Men --all in flashback); Rick’s creations during the Kree/Skrull War (Blazing Skull; Patriot; Vision I; Avenging Angel; the Fin -- all in flashback); the Supreme Intelligence; Libra; Immortus; Tempus; Kang; Avengers from various times [Captain America; Yellowjacket; Songbird; Hawkeye; Captain Marvel; Wasp; Giant Man]
Synopsis A war is brewing between Kang and Immortus, starting with Immortus trying to kill Rick Jones. In order to defeat these two foes, the Supreme Intelligence empowers Rick Jones with the Destiny Force again. Using his power, Rick --with Libra's help--randomly selects 7 Avengers from the past, present and future to his aid.
Genre Superhero
Script Kurt Busiek
Pencils Carlos Pacheco
Inks Jesús Merino
Colors Steve Oliff
Letters Richard Starkings; Albert Deschesne; Comicraft
Reprinted in Avengers Forever (Marvel, 2001 series) #[nn]; in Avengers Forever (Marvel, 2009 series) #[nn]

1 page illustration "back cover"

Pencils John Roshell (design); Comicraft (design); Randee Z (3-D rendering)