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Comics : Avengers: The Initiative

This title is currently Active, and is managed by Andrew Miller (E-Mail).

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After the superhero Civil War, the U.S. government launched the 'Fifty State Initiative,' a program that aimed to train and develop a superhero team for each of the country's fifty states. Americans who manifest superpowers, typically youths, are required by law to register and report for military-style training at Camp Hammond, a boot camp built in Stamford, Connecticut on the site of the explosion which sparked the Civil War.

Avengers: The Initiative is the on-going story of the camp, its instructors, and its recruits.

Section Name: Spider-Man Mainstream Guest Apps
Base Level: No Spidey

#3
 Story: "Bug Hunt"
 Summary: Spider-Man appears
Editor:  Tom Bervoort
Writer:  Dan Slott
Artist:  Stephano Caselli
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Aug 2007 : NM ($3.00) : SM Guest
 Review by Andrew Miller (4 Webs)
#4
 Story: "Green Zone"
 Summary: Spider-Man & Spider Woman (Drew) appear
Editor:  Tom Brevoort
Writer:  Dan Slott
Artist:  Stephano Caselli
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Sep 2007 : NM ($3.00) : SM Guest
 Review by Andrew Miller (3 Webs)
#5
 Story: "Secret Weapons"
 Summary: The Scarlet Spiders Appear (MVP)
Editor:  Tom Brevoort
Writer:  Dan Slott
Artist:  Stephano Caselli
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Oct 2007 : NM ($3.00) : SM Spin-Off App
 Review by Andrew Miller (3 Webs)
#6
 Story: "Persons of Interest"
 Summary: No Spider-Man
Editor:  Tom Brevoort
Writer:  Dan Slott
Artist:  Steve Uy
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Nov 2007 : NM ($3.00) : No Spidey
 Review by Andrew Miller (3.5 Webs)
#7
 Story: "The Scarlet Spiders in... Triple Threat"
 Summary: Peter Parker and the Scarlet Spiders (MVP) appear
Editor:  Tom Brevoort
Writer:  Dan Slott
Artist:  Steve Uy
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Dec 2007 : NM ($3.00) : SM Guest
 Review by Andrew Miller (4 Webs)
#8
 Story: "SNAFU"
 Summary: The Scarlet Spiders (MVP) appear
 Arc: Part 1 of "Killed in Action"
Editor:  Tom Brevoort
Writer:  Dan Slott, Cristos N. Gage
Artist:  Steffano Caselli
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Feb 2008 : NM ($3.00) : SM Spin-Off App
 Review by Andrew Miller (3.5 Webs)
#9
 Story: "First Casualties"
 Summary: No Spider-Man
 Arc: Part 2 of "Killed in Action"
Editor:  Tom Brevoort
Writer:  Dan Slott, Cristos N. Gage
Artist:  Steffano Caselli
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Mar 2008 : NM ($3.00) : No Spidey
 Review by Andrew Miller (4 Webs)
#10
 Story: "Confirmed Kills"
 Summary: Spider-Man reference, Scarlet Spiders (MVP)
 Arc: Part 3 of "Killed in Action"
Editor:  Tom Brevoort
Writer:  Dan Slott, Cristos N. Gage
Artist:  Steffano Caselli
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Apr 2008 : NM ($3.00) : SM Reference
 Review by Andrew Miller (4 Webs)
#11
 Story: "Worst Case Scenario"
 Summary: Spider-Man reference, Scarlet Spiders (MVP)
 Arc: Part 4 of "Killed in Action"
Editor:  Tom Brevoort
Writer:  Dan Slott, Cristos N. Gage
Artist:  Steffano Caselli
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May 2008 : NM ($3.00) : SM Reference
 Review by Andrew Miller (4 Webs)
#12
 Story: "Changing of the Guard"
 Summary: Scarlet Spiders (MVP) appear
Editor:  Tom Brevoort
Writer:  Dan Slott, Cristos N. Gage
Artist:  Steve Uy
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Jun 2008 : NM ($3.00) : SM Spin-Off App
 Review by Andrew Miller (4 Webs)
#13
 Summary: No Spider-Man
Editor:  Tom Brevoort
Writer:  Cristos N. Gage
Artist:  Steve Uy
Staff Only
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Jul 2008 : NM ($3.00) : No Spidey
 Review by Andrew Miller (5 Webs)
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