The Watcher reveals a reality in which Wonder Man (tool of
Baron Zemo to destroy the Avengers from within) did not succumb to the poison
he was given by Zemo but saved by an antidote created by Reed Richards. He goes
on to join the Avengers which leads to Giant-Man and Wasp taking leave sooner,
and when Iron Man and Thor choose to leave Wonder Man is part of the new
line-up with Captain America, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, and Hawkeye. Simon and
Wanda are attracted to each other but Pietro strongly disapproves. When Cap
goes, Wondy is the obvious choice for leader, which leads to Doctor Doom
dropping his plans to set the Avengers against the Fantastic Four (AVENGERS
#25) and Swordsman being killed by the Mandarin for balking at a mission
against the heroes. The mission to save the Wasp (A #26) leads to Wasp
rejoining the team and Hank Pym being their scientific adviser, so that Hank
and Janet marry earlier and never have any of the problems they had in “our”
world. Quicksilver rejoins Magneto's gang and, as the Grim Reaper, he battles
the Avengers, leading to a confrontation in which Pietro dies saving Wanda's
life and she retaliates by destroying Magneto. Not long after Pietro's funeral,
Simon and Wanda are married....
“What if the Vision Had Destroyed the Avengers?” Part Two.
Ultron-5 creates an android called the Vision to defeat the
Avengers; he transplants his own brain patterns into it and heads out on his
mission of destruction—which ends with his defeating the Avengers in battle at
their mansion. But then the originals, Thor, Iron Man, and Captain America
arrive and join a revived Wonder Man in bashing Vision around. But Vision gets the upper hand and rips Simon's heart out. Hank becomes Ant-Man and enters
Vision through the mouth and tears out the wiring to his brain. To save Simon's
life, Hank programs Simon's brain pattern into the Vision's body; Wanda doesn't
like it but eventually gets used to it. And the cosmic balance is set aright, thus
sayeth the Watcher.
Hercules (who declines to join the team) and Black Panther
also appear but couldn't fit in the synopsis.
Also includes: “What if the Incredible Hulk—Instead of
Becoming a Legbreaker in Las Vegas—Had Become a High School Monitor?”
Writer: John Rozum. Pencils: Vince
Mielcarek. Inks: Chris Ivy. Colors: Tom Vincent.
He terrorizes a kid without a hall
pass.