Avengers: The Initiative #4

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"Green Zone" (Part 1)

Hardball), using powers unknown to his team, steals a S.P.I.N. Tech dart for a mysterious man. His bunkmate, Rage, seems aware of his absence and suspicious. Hardball returns to his bunk just in time to train with the rest of the trainees under the Gauntlet. Meanwhile, Justice and Cloud 9 visit the home of MVP's parents, only to find MVP there himself. Before they can extract an explanation for the presence of their supposedly dead comrade, they are called back to deal with the Hulk crisis. Later, in preparation for Hulk's attack, War Machine delivers a case of S.P.I.N. Tech darts to Iron Man. He expresses his displeasure at being kept ignorant of the Hulk's exile. Triathlon leads a squad of Thor Girl, Ultra Girl, Slapstick, Cloud 9, Rage and Hardball who are to maintain order in the city. After stopping some looters, Hardball, Rage, Komodo, and Slapstick they see news reports of the Hulk fighting Iron Man. Hardball watches Iron Man attempt to disable the Hulk with the S.P.I.N. Tech dart that he swapped for a fake. Rage convinces most of the trainees to disobey orders and confront the hulk. Only Triathlon and Komodo refuse and remain behind as ordered. Once Henry Gyrich is informed, he assigns the Shadow Initiative to their first mission. Meanwhile, Thor Girl, Cloud 9, Ultra Girl, Hardball, Slapstick, and Rage arrive at the scene of the battle with the Warbound, only to see the New Avengers unconscious and defeated...

| Solicit = When the Hulk and his Warbound invade America, the Superhuman Armed Forces answer the call! Our young recruits have seen plenty of action, but will it prepare them for ALL-OUT WAR?! In this time of crisis, will SHE-HULK be able to take IRON MAN'S orders? And what is HARDBALL hiding from everyone? Believe it or not, it's a secret that could turn the tide of the entire WAR!

| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Initiative) ** Staff *** "Yellowjacket (Dr. Hank Pym)") *** Justice (Vance Astrovik)) *** Gauntlet) *** War Machine (Commander Jim Rhodes)) *** Baron von Blitzschlag) ** Trainees *** Cloud 9 (Abby)) *** Hardball (Roger Brokeridge)) *** Komodo (Melati)) *** Rage (Elvin Haliday)) *** MVP (Michael Van Patrick)) *** Slapstick (Steve Harmon)) *** Triathlon (Delroy Garrett))|Avengers: The Initiative Vol 1 3|World War Hulk Aftersmash: Damage Control Vol 1 2 Instructor-in-training *** Thor Girl (Tarene)_(Earth-616)) *** Ultragirl (Suzy Sherman)) **Supporting Characters:** * Initiative) ** Staff *** Henry Peter Gyrich) *** Doc Samson (Leonard Samson)) ** Trainees *** Gargoyle (Isaac Christians)) ** Mighty Avengers_(Earth-616)) *** Wonder Man (Simon Williams)) *** Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers)) *** Iron Man (Tony Stark)) *** Ares) ** Shadow Initiative) *** Trauma (Terry Ward)) *** Constrictor (Frank Schlichting)) *** Bengal (Duc No Tranh)) *** Mutant Zero) *** Red Team) **** Scarlet Spider_(Earth-616)) **** Scarlet Spider_(Earth-616)) **** Scarlet Spider_(Earth-616)) * She-Hulk (Jen Walters)) * New Avengers) ** Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange)) ** "Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)") ** Spider-Man (Peter Parker))|World War Hulk Vol 1 2|Incredible Hulk Vol 2 109 ** Luke Cage) * S.H.I.E.L.D.) ** Cape-Killers) * Senator Woodman) **Antagonists:** * Warbound) ** Hulk/Green King) ** Elloe Kaifi) ** Miek) ** Korg) ** Hiroim) ** No-Name) * Looters **Other Characters:** * Michael Van Patrick_(Earth-616)) * Brian Van Patrick) * Illuminati) ** Black Bolt) ** Reed Richards) * New Warriors) * Captain America (Steven Rogers)) * Namorita ("Nita")) * Night Trasher (Dwayne Taylor)) * Caiera the Oldstrong) * Ant-Man) **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Connecticut) ** Stamford *** Camp Hammond **** Yellowjacket's Lab **** War Room * Kentucky) ** Liberty) *** Van Patrick Farm * New York State) ** Long Island ** New York City *** Avengers Tower) *** Watchtower)

**Items:** * S.P.I.N. Tech dart/Project: Achilles Adamantium-tipped ** A1 (Hulk) ** A2 to A10 * War Machine Armor Model 3 * Extremis Armor * Iron Spider Armor * Hulkbuster Armor * Gauntlet's gauntlet

**Events:** * Planet Hulk * Civil War)

| Notes =

* It's revealed in this issue that the reason Iron Man)'s nanite weapon didn't work in World War Hulk Vol 1 1 is because Hardball) had replaced that vial with a fake. * Revealed that Iron Man contacted Dr. Strange) to get the help of many of the unregistered heroes. * Takes place during the events of World War Hulk Vol 1 1 and World War Hulk Vol 1 2. * While released after World War Hulk Vol 1 1, the Hulkbuster (World War Hulk) armor is seen here before being deployed against Hulk).

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Creative credits

Writers: Dan Slott

Interior art: Stefano Caselli

Color: Daniele Rudoni

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