"Acts of Vengeance" is a

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storyline that ran through several titles published by

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from December 1989 to February 1990.

Publication history

This company-wide fall crossover was centered on the

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and

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after three consecutive fall crossovers were built around the

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and related mutant teams. Promotional materials teased the idea of a wide array of super-villains facing heroes they had never met, or were not part of the heroes' regular

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. The core titles of the crossover include ''Avengers''; ''

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''; '' Avengers West Coast''; ''

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''; ''

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''; ''

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''; ''

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''; and ''Fantastic Four''. Major tie-ins included ''

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'' among other Spider-Man titles, ''

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'' and the second ''

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'' limited series. An epilogue features in ''

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''; ''

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'' and in an ''Avengers'' Annual. A humorous

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with the character the

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features in the title ''

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''. A thematic sequel, ''Acts of Evil'', was published in 2019, the 30th anniversary of ''Acts of Vengeance''.

Plot summary

A mysterious stranger (the Asgardian god

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in disguise) coerces a group of master

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s to join forces in a conspiracy to destroy the

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team the

. Loki does this to strike back at his adopted brother

, and due to his bitterness that he inadvertently caused the formation of the Avengers. The supervillain team consists of

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, the Kingpin,

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, the

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, the

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, and the Wizard. Loki also attempts to recruit

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, Cobra, and the

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, but they all decline. Loki also approaches

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, but he rejects the offer stating he is not a villain anymore. To assist the master villains, Loki engineers a jailbreak at the

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. The lesser villains are then directed against heroes (mainly the Avengers and

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) who have never fought them before, the theory being that the unfamiliarity will act in the villains' favor. While they did manage to give many of the heroes unusual fights, the plan eventually fails as the master villains fail to cooperate and bicker with each other. An example of this is where Magneto, a mutant and a

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survivor, attacks the Red Skull, whose Nazi beliefs include a prejudice against mutants, and imprisons him in a buried crypt. The supervillain pawns are defeated by the heroes. A frustrated Loki reveals himself and imprisons the Red Skull, the Mandarin and the Wizard. Meanwhile, Doctor Doom is revealed to have been using a

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, the Kingpin makes a timely exit and Magneto is not present. The Avengers track the group and defeat the villains, with Thor forcing Loki to flee back to their native home of

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. Loki commits one last act of villainy and fuses three Sentinels to form the robot

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, so that it can destroy

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. The Tri-Sentinel is stopped by Spider-Man, who at the time possessed the powers of

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. Michelinie, David (w), Larsen, Erik (a). ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #329 (Feb. 1990). Marvel Comics

Cast of characters

Heroes

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** Vindicator *

** Black Widow **

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** Hawkeye ** Hellcat **

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Moondragon Moondragon (Heather Douglas) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A powerful telepath, master martial artist, minor telekinetic and highly skilled geneticist, Moondragon's most notable characterist ...

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Sersi Sersi () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a member of the Eternals, a race of superhumans. She was also a member of the Avengers and God Squad. Sersi first ...

She-Hulk She-Hulk (Jennifer "Jen" Walters) is a fictional Character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Buscema, she first appeared in ''The Savage She-Hulk'' #1 (cov ...

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Wonder Man Wonder Man (Simon Williams) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, he first appeared in '' The Avengers'' #9 (October 1964). The c ...

Clea Clea Strange () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by co-plotters Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, Clea first appeared in the Doctor Strange feature in ''Strange Tales'' #126 (November 1964). S ...

* Daredevil *

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Human Torch The Human Torch (Jonathan "Johnny" Storm) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a founding member of the Fantastic Four. He is writer Stan Lee's and artist Jack Kirby's reinvention of ...

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** Wild Child ** Witchfire *

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Moon Knight Moon Knight is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Doug Moench and artist Don Perlin, the character first appeared in ''Werewolf by Night'' #32 (August 1975). The son of a rabb ...

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** Skids *

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** Firestar **

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** Speedball *

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** Jack Power ** Julie Power ** Katie Power * Puma *

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** Human Torch Android **

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Prime movers

* Kingpin * Wizard *

Villain participants

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* Asp * The Assembly of Evil **

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** Fenris **

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** Rock *

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* Bushwacker * Cactus *

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(Calvin Carr) * Coachwhip * Constrictor *

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* Crossbones * Dittomaster * Dragon Man *

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(Edward Lavell) * Electro * Enchantress *

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* The Freedom Force **

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** Pyro *

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(Deviant Mutate version) *

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(Erik Josten) *

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* Grey Hulk *

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(Jason Macendale) *

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Kristoff Vernard Kristoff Vernard (formerly known as Kristoff von Doom and Dr. Doom) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The adoptive son of Victor von Doom and biological son of Nathaniel Richards (and half-brot ...

* Lady Mandarin *

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Man-Ape Man-Ape (M'Baku) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a frequent enemy of Black Panther. Man-Ape has made scattered appearances on animated television series an ...

* Mister Hyde *

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(mind-controlled by Controller when found out he wasn't a villain any more) *

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* Orka *

Owl Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes (), which includes over 200 species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, binaural hearing, sharp talons, and feathers a ...

Plant Man Plant man or ''variation'', may refer to: People * Plantsman or plantman, a plant nursery worker * Gardener or plant man * Horticulturalist or plant man * Botanist or plant man * Factory worker or plant man, a worker at a plant Persons * A man ...

Quill A quill is a writing tool made from a moulted flight feather (preferably a primary wing-feather) of a large bird. Quills were used for writing with ink before the invention of the dip pen, the metal- nibbed pen, the fountain pen, and, eventually ...

(Resistants Version) *

Ramrod A ramrod (or scouring stick) is a metal or wooden device used with muzzleloading firearms to push the projectile up against the propellant (mainly blackpowder). The ramrod was used with weapons such as muskets and cannons and was usually held ...

Rattler Rattlesnakes are venomous snakes that form the genera ''Crotalus'' and ''Sistrurus'' of the subfamily Crotalinae (the pit vipers). All rattlesnakes are vipers. Rattlesnakes are predators that live in a wide array of habitats, hunting small an ...

* Red Ghost *

Rhino A rhinoceros (; ; ), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is a member of any of the five extant species (or numerous extinct species) of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae. (It can also refer to a member of any of the extinct species o ...

* Ringer (Keith Kraft) *

Scarecrow A scarecrow is a decoy or mannequin, often in the shape of a human. Humanoid scarecrows are usually dressed in old clothes and placed in open fields to discourage birds from disturbing and feeding on recently cast seed and growing crops.Lesley B ...

Scorpion Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones. They have eight legs, and are easily recognized by a pair of grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back and always end ...

* Screaming Mimi * Sebastian Shaw * Shocker *

Stilt-Man Stilt-Man is the name of multiple different supervillains in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history Stilt-Man first appeared in '' Daredevil'' #8 (June 1965). He is a criminal wearing an impenetrable suit of armor w ...

* Super-Adaptoid * TESS-One * Terminus *

Tiger Shark The tiger shark (''Galeocerdo cuvier'') is a species of requiem shark and the last extant member of the family Galeocerdonidae. It is a large macropredator, capable of attaining a length over . Populations are found in many tropical and tempera ...

Tinkerer Tinker or tinkerer is an archaic term for an itinerant tinsmith who mends household utensils. Description ''Tinker'' for metal-worker is attested from the thirteenth century as ''tyckner'' or ''tinkler''. Some travelling groups and Romani p ...

* Titania *

Trapster Trapster (Peter Petruski), also known as Paste-Pot Pete, is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The character is one of the first supervillains who became active during the "Silver Ag ...

* Tricephalous *

Typhoid Mary Mary Mallon (September 23, 1869 – November 11, 1938), commonly known as Typhoid Mary, was an Irish Americans, Irish-born American cook believed to have infected between 51 and 122 people with typhoid fever. The infections caused three co ...

* The

U-Foes The U-Foes is a supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are usually depicted as enemies of the Hulk. The group consists of four members: Vector, the group's leader, who can repel matter telekinetica ...

Ironclad An ironclad is a steam engine, steam-propelled warship protected by Wrought iron, iron or steel iron armor, armor plates, constructed from 1859 to the early 1890s. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships ...

Vapor In physics, a vapor (American English) or vapour (British English and Canadian English; American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, see spelling differences) is a substance in the gas phase at a temperature lower than its critic ...

Vector Vector most often refers to: *Euclidean vector, a quantity with a magnitude and a direction *Vector (epidemiology), an agent that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism Vector may also refer to: Mathematic ...

X-Ray An X-ray, or, much less commonly, X-radiation, is a penetrating form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation. Most X-rays have a wavelength ranging from 10 picometers to 10 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30&nb ...

Ulik Ulik is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He usually appears as an adversary of Thor. Ulik was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and first appears in ''Thor'' #137 (February 1967). Debuting in t ...

? * U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. ** Anarchy **

Flag-Smasher The Flag-Smasher is the name used by two anti-nationalist supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics: Karl Morgenthau and Guy Thierrault. The original version was most often a foe of Captain America while other a ...

* Ultron-13 *

Vanisher Vanisher (Telford Porter) is a fictional character and mutant supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Vanisher's primary ability is teleportation. He is usually depicted as an opponent of the X-Men. The charac ...

Venom Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action. The toxin is delivered through a specially evolved ''venom apparatus'', such as fangs or a sti ...

Voice The human voice consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal tract, including talking, singing, laughing, crying, screaming, shouting, humming or yelling. The human voice frequency is specifically a part of human sound production in ...

Vulture A vulture is a bird of prey that scavenges on carrion. There are 23 extant species of vulture (including Condors). Old World vultures include 16 living species native to Europe, Africa, and Asia; New World vultures are restricted to North and ...

* Water Wizard *

Whirlwind A whirlwind is a weather phenomenon in which a vortex of wind (a vertically oriented rotating column of air) forms due to instabilities and turbulence created by heating and flow (current) gradients. Whirlwinds occur all over the world and ...

* The Wrecking Crew **

Bulldozer A bulldozer or dozer (also called a crawler) is a large, motorized machine equipped with a metal blade to the front for pushing material: soil, sand, snow, rubble, or rock during construction work. It travels most commonly on continuous track ...

** Piledriver ** Thunderball ** Wrecker * Yetrigar Other villains that Loki tried to get involved as members of the inner circle of major villains (but who turned him down) are

, Cobra, and the

Issues and events

The following issues are listed in chronological order: *''Thor'' #410 (one page only) - #411 *''The Mutant Misadventures of Cloak & Dagger'' #8 (one page only) *''Avengers Spotlight'' #26 *''The New Mutants'' #84 - (two pages only) - #85 The following issues are approximately in reading order: *''Avengers Spotlight'' #26 *''The New Mutants'' #86 *''X-Factor'' #50 (six pages only) *''Damage Control'' (vol. 2) #1 *''The Avengers'' #311 *''Thor'' #410 *''Captain America'' #365 *''Fantastic Four'' #334 *''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #326 *''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #158 *''Wolverine'' (vol. 2) #19-20 *''The Mutant Misadventures of Cloak and Dagger'' (vol. 3) #8-9 *''Web of Spider-Man'' #59 *''Power Pack'' #53 *''The Incredible Hulk'' #363 *''Marc Spector: Moon Knight'' #8-9 *''Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme'' #11-12 *''Fantastic Four'' #335-336 *''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #327 *''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #159 *''Web of Spider-Man'' #60 *''Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme'' #13 *''Marc Spector: Moon Knight'' #10 *''Alpha Flight'' #79-80 *''Daredevil'' #275-276 *''Thor'' #411-412 *''Avengers West Coast'' #53 *''Quasar'' #5 *''Avengers Spotlight'' #27 *''Iron Man'' #251 *''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #328 *''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #160 *''Web of Spider-Man'' #61 *''Uncanny X-Men'' #256-257 *''The Avengers'' #312 *''The Punisher'' (vol. 2) #28-29 *''The Punisher War Journal'' #12-13 *''Captain America'' #366 *''The Mutant Misadventures of Cloak and Dagger'' #10 *''Iron Man'' #252 *''Avengers West Coast'' #54 *''Quasar'' #6-7 *''Avengers Spotlight'' #28 *''The Avengers'' #313 *''Captain America'' #367 *''Avengers Spotlight'' #29 *''Avengers West Coast'' #55 *''The Uncanny X-Men'' #258 *''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #329 *''The Incredible Hulk'' #369 *''Web of Spider-Man'' #62-63 *''Damage Control'' (vol. 2) #2-4 *''Web of Spider-Man'' #64-65 *''The Avengers Annual'' #19 Note: ''Iron Man'' #250 has the "Acts of Vengeance!" logo on its cover, but has nothing to do with the crossover.

Collected editions

References

External links

Acts of Vengeance
at Marvel.com

at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe * {{Marvel events Comics by John Byrne (comics) Comics about revenge