Synopsis
Mighty Avengers, The (2007 series) #1 synopsis by
Rob Johnson
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There are flashbacks to the formation of the team scattered through this issue (and next). I'll deal with that 1st.
Carol Danvers meets with Tony Stark, the new Director of SHIELD, as he oversees the construction of the new red & gold SHIELD helicarrier. He offers Ms Marvel the job of leading the Avengers. He says they still need such a team even though the Initiative is creating teams for each State. And Carol can help him pick the members from all the Registered heroes.
Carol suggests picking the strongest available heroes, but Tony counters that they need a mix of types of ability. She floats the idea of seeking out some of the Resistance Avengers, but Tony won't hear of it. Instead he says the Avengers 1st job will be to capture Luke Cage and his gang. Carol doesn't like this, but Stark suggects it's better Avengers do it than SHIELD.
Their 1st choice is Wasp. Stark vetoes the idea of Wasp being team leader instead of herself (even though Janet's done it well before). Next up is Wonder Man. Carol denies being romantically involved with him. Tony wants Sentry, but Carol is very worried about his mental stability. Stark pulls rank (a troubling sign of things to come for Carol). Stark also confirms that he's in as Iron Man.
Carol thinks they need equivalents of Wolverine and Thor (I would have thought Wonder Man pretty much fit that 2nd bill). Tony sidetracks her into considering a ninja-type 1st. He rejects Daredevil and Shang-Chi in favour of Black Widow. (Carol throws the romantic entanglement question back at him.) Then Ms Danvers says she has a candidate who'll fill both the Wolverine and the Thor slots.
Ms Marvel takes Iron Man to where Ares is working in a secret ID as a construction worker while he brings his son up as a mortal. The Golden Avenger's immediate response is to demand that Ares gets Registered. Carol tries to calm the situation down. But Stark offers to pay the Greek God of War to be an Avenger. Or he'll get enough powerhouse heroes to capture even him. Ares gracefully accepts the offer.
(Next issue's flashbacks will continue the recruiting.)
In the non-flashback section of the comic the Mighty Avengers are fighting monsters that burst forth from under the streets of Manhattan. Everyone hits and gets hit - characters save each other - the usual. Mole Man is suspected - Moloids appear in confirmation - followed by Harvey Elder himself. Meanwhile Maria Hill of SHIELD informs Stark that the world is suffering a barrage of natural disasters and extreme weather.
Moley says this attack is in retaliation for the destruction of his underground kingdom. Ms Marvel, on behalf of the whole surface race, declares they didn't do it. Meanwhile Iron Man's systems are going haywire, and then his whole armoured body starts to morph. Mole Man says he's not doing it.
There's a flash of light and a crater. With what looks like a naked woman standing where Iron Man was.