Acts of Vengeance

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Acts of Vengeance is a Marvel Comics 1989-1990 crossover event. Although almost every Marvel Universe series published during that time was involved, the main plot ran through the Avengers comics and was only occasionally referenced elsewhere.

Plot

A group of supervillains, Doctor Doom (revealed to be a Doombot), Kingpin, Magneto, Mandarin, Red Skull, and the Wizard, who are convinced by a mysterious stranger (actually Loki) to join forces in a conspiracy to convince lesser villains to attack superheroes who were not their normal adversaries. This is facilitated by Loki engineering a jailbreak in the Vault, the United States' prison for superhuman criminals. This massive outbreak of supervillains is manipulated by the major villains into ambushing various superheroes, with varying degrees of success.

In the end, the circle of villains collapses thanks to a combination of infighting and defeats of the villains and their pawns by various heroes, primarily the Avengers. It turns out Loki had always been rankled that it was his actions that caused the Avengers to form in the first place and he was attempting to wipe them out. However, the victory is pyhrric, as Doctor Doom destroyed the Avengers headquarters known as the Hydro-Base while the West Coast Avengers team suffered the double loss of Vision (who was shuttled off to the main Avengers book) and Scarlet Witch, who was kidnapped by Magneto and brainwashed into reforming the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.

Notable events

Aftermath

After the failure of the Acts of Vengeance, Loki tried one last attempt to cause harm to much of the greater New York area and its heroes by creating the Tri-Sentinel. This plan was thwarted by Spider-Man, after he was able to fully realize his possession by the Enigma Force/Uni-Power, the essence of Captain Universe.

Cast of characters

Heroes

Among the featured heroes in this storyline are:

Prime movers

The Prime Movers of this event are:

Villain participants

Among the villains hired, mind-controlled, or tricked into participating in this event are:

Villains who declined membership

Other villains that Loki tried to get involved as members of the inner circle of major villains, but who turned him down, are Apocalypse, Cobra, and the Mad Thinker.

Bibliography

Prologue

  • Iron Man #250 (Iron Man and Doctor Doom are transported to 2093 where they fight against their future selves)
  • Thor #410 (Doctor Doom is convinced by Loki to join the Acts of Vengeance)
  • Cloak & Dagger #8 (Cloak & Dagger fight Jester II and Rock)

Main storyline

  • Alpha Flight #79-80 (Vindicator and Diamond Lil fights Nekra, Scorpion, Owl, and Asp)
  • Amazing Spider-Man #326-328 (A cosmic-powered Spider-Man fights Graviton, Magneto, Hulk, and Tri-Sentinel)
  • Avengers #311-313 (Quasar & Avengers' support staff defend the Hydrobase from Doombots. Also a battle against Blob, Avalanche, Pyro, Mandarin & Wizard)
  • Avengers Spotlight #26-29 (Prologue, Hawkeye and Iron Man face a breakout at the Vault. Iron Man fights Klaw and Wizard)
  • Avengers West Coast #53-55 (West Coast Avengers fight The U-Foes and Mole Man's monsters. Avengers and West Coast Avengers battle against Loki)
  • Captain America #365-367 (Captain America fights Controller and a Controller-possessed Namor. Magneto confronts Red Skull)
  • Cloak & Dagger #9-10 (Cloak & Dagger fight Jester II and Rock)
  • Damage Control vol. 2, #1-4 (Damage Control clean-up the messes left by the Acts)
  • Daredevil #275-276 (Daredevil fights Ultron)
  • Dr. Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #11-13 (Doctor Strange fights Hobgoblin IV)
  • Fantastic Four #334-336 (The Fantastic Four fights Constrictor, Beetle I, Shocker, Plantman, Quill II, Flying Tiger, Vanisher, Thunderball, Eel II, Armadillo, Owl, Orka, Man-Ape, Stilt-Man, Whirlwind, Baron Brimstone, Super-Adaptoid, Hydro Man, and Water Wizard. They also fight Congress against Superhuman Registration Act)
  • Incredible Hulk vol. 2, #363 (Doctor Doom sends Grey Gargoyle to battle Hulk)
  • Incredible Hulk #369 (Blob, Avalanche & Pyro are chastised by Mystique while fighting the Avengers during the Acts of Vengeance)
  • Iron Man #251-252 (Iron Man fights Wrecker and Chemistro III)
  • Marc Spector: Moon Knight #8-10 (Moon Knight and Punisher fight U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. Moon Knight also fights Coachwhip, Ringer, and Killer Shrike)
  • New Mutants #84-86 (Rusty & Skids fight Vulture and Nitro)
  • Power Pack #53 (Power Pack fights Typhoid Mary)
  • The Punisher vol. 2, #28-29 (Punisher fights a Doombot)
  • The Punisher War Journal #12-13 (Punisher fights Bushwacker)
  • Quasar #5-7 (Quasar fights The Absorbing Man, Living Laser, Red Ghost, and Venom. Quasar & a cosmic-powered Spider-Man fight Terminus)
  • Silver Surfer #33 ("Acts of Idiocy." Silver Surfer confronts Impossible Man)
  • Spectacular Spider-Man #158-160 (A cosmic-powered Spider-Man fights Trapster and Brothers Grimm)
  • Thor #411-412 (Thor and the New Warriors fight against Juggernaut)
  • Uncanny X-Men #256-258 (Wolverine and Jubilee fight Mandarin and Lady Mandarin)
  • What If...? #31 ("What If Spider-Man Had Kept His Cosmic Powers?")
  • What The...? #6 ("Smacks of Vengeance" parody)
  • Web of Spider-Man #59-62 (A cosmic-powered Spider-Man fights Goliath, Brothers Grimm, and Dragon Man)
  • Wolverine vol. 2, #19-20 (Wolverine and La Bandera fight Tiger Shark)
  • X-Factor #49-50 (Apocalypse refused Loki's offer to join Acts of Vengeance)

Aftermath

  • Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #329 (Spider-Man expended the cosmic powers to stop Tri-Sentinel)
  • Web of Spider-Man #64-65 (Spider-Man fights Trapster, Brothers Grimm, Goliath and Dragon Man)

Epilogue

  • Avengers (vol. 1) Annual #19 (Avengers attempt to piece together the events of the Acts of Vengeance)
  • Amazing Spider-Man #351-352 (Spider-Man and Nova fight the returned Tri-Sentinel)

References


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