Avengers: The Initiative Annual #1

Marvel · January, 2008

1st Appearance of 2-D; 1st Appearance of Blue Eagle II (revealed to be a Skrull); 1st Appearance of Hope; 1st Appearance of Iceberg; 1st Appearance of Ms. America; 1st Appearance of Power Broker II; 1st Appearance of the Liberteens; Origin of Armory (Violet Lightner); Origin of Hardball (Roger Brokeridge); Origin of MVP (Michael Van Patrick); Origin of The Gauntlet (Joseph Green); Secret Invasion tie-in

Second Best; Reason tor Being; Be All That You Can Be; Born to Serve; State of Readiness

Writers: Dan Slott, Christos Gage

Artists: Salvador Larroca, Clayton Henry, Steve Uy, Tom Feister, Patrick Scherberger