It is growing late at Avengers Mansion,
Hawkeye and Spider-Woman excuse themselves to retire for the night, leaving a
pair of teammates still competing. Wolverine and Captain Marvel are playing
poker while debating who would win a fight, cavemen or astronauts? The argument—and
the game—grow very heated until a huge armored monster smashes through the
wall, introducing itself as “The End.” Carol asks the interloper “Cavemen or Astronauts?”
The monster replies, “Astronauts” citing PLANET OF THE APES….
Summoned by the crash, Hawkeye and
Spider-Woman come running to discover their teammates playing poker with The
End….
“The Thing + Gambit” 4/5
Writer: Mike Costa. Art: Stefano Castelli. Colors: Andres Mossa. Letters: Clayton Cowles.
Synopsis: Thing is playing poker
with three members of the Yancy Street Gang when their other teammate arrives:
Gambit. The two heroes recall a recent incident during Mardi Gras when Gambit
was being chased by a shopkeeper he had robbed and Thing sought to stop him.
The Yancy guys are surprised at the revelation of bad blood between the two.
Thing warns Gambit about cheating; Gambit keeps needling Thing until Ben orders
him outside to settle things like men. Outside we learn that in the previous
incident, Gambit had been caught cheating a cheater and they made plans to work
together in New York. And then the Yancy Street guys notice all the money is
missing….