Secret Invasion #4 (2023)

In the Savage Land, Black Widow) overhears Veranke, in the guise of Spider-Woman, telling Tony Stark her true identity and that he is, in fact, a Skrull sleeper agent by the name of Kl’riki Dulu. Before Natasha can make her next move, Beast_(Earth-616)) and Phoenix_(Earth-616)) suddenly appear behind her. Natasha opens fire without hesitation and kills them, revealing both as Skrulls. Veranke uses the commotion to escape, leaving Natasha with an ill and shell-shocked Stark. Natasha tells Tony not to believe Veranke’s lies and injects him with adrenaline to get him back on his feet. Wolverine) arrives on the scene and Natahsa, taking no chances, shoots him several times before asking for “the word” to prove he’s not a Skrull (the word is “carrot sticks”). Satisfied, Natasha tells Wolverine to go on the hunt for Jessica Drew, but Logan convinces her they need to leave. Tony says they’ll need Reed Richards to win this fight, and Natasha asks where he is.

Abigail Brand, having survived the destruction of the Peak, floats through space towards a Skrull warship. She locates an entry point and sneaks aboard, where she finds a wall of screens broadcasting the Battle of Manhattan. On one screen she sees Mr. Fantastic being tortured, but before she can act, she is confronted by two Skrulls.

Meanwhile, Maria Hill) and a number of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents hold Edwin Jarvis_(Earth-616)), who has revealed himself as a Skrull impostor, at gunpoint on the deck of Hill’s downed Helicarrier. Jarvis demands Hill surrender on behalf of the human race. A defiant Hill refuses, but the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents surrounding him and Hill reveal themselves to be Skrulls as well, turning the tide in a split second against the S.H.I.E.L.D. director.

Back in New York, The Hood) rallies his gang of super-villains to join the fight against the Skrulls. Elsewhere, as a group of Super-Skrulls bears down on civilians gathered in Central Park West, a flash of lightning strikes the aliens down. Someone wearing the uniform and bearing the shield of Captain America sees the source of the lightning - a figure wielding a familiar hammer - and prepares to join the fray.