Avengers: The Initiative Issue 1b Variant

1st appearance of Komodo (Melati Kusuma)

1st appearance of Cloud 9 (Abigail Boylen)

1st appearance of Trauma (Terrance Ward)

1st appearance of Hardball (Roger Brokeridge)


Left Side Connecting Cover

"Happy Accidents"

The CIVIL WAR is over, and from now on, THIS is the new face of the MARVEL UNIVERSE? THE INITIATIVE!

Whose side were you on? Well, if you were pro-registration, then there's one hell of a price to pay. You're in the army now. Every last one of you.
Fall in with YELLOWJACKET, WAR MACHINE, SHE-HULK, JUSTICE, and THE GAUNTLET as they train the heroes of tomorrow for the super-powered conflicts of today! Marvel's army of super heroes has just become a super hero army!
Also featuring THE MIGHTY AVENGERS and a new generation of Marvels

This first issue deals with a group of young heroes that have been sent to 'Hero Boot Camp' in Stamford, Connecticut, the site of the explosion that launched the whole civil war. The issue largely follows the young heroes MVP, Cloud 9, Armory, and Trauma, as well as their drill-sergeant, Gauntlet. MVP is established as one of the most capable young heroes there and begins to express some feelings for the shy and self-conscious Cloud 9. During a training exercise, however, Trauma's powers accidentally cause Armory to lose control of her powers, and MVP is apparently killed pushing Cloud 9 out of the way. In response, they forcibly remove Armory's power-glove and kick her out of the camp. Henry Peter Gyrich, who is overseeing the entire project, informs Trauma and Cloud 9 that the mishap 'never happened.'

Right Side Variant