- "She got down, deep into the bowels of Asgardian lore and pulled out a secret so terrible that the Earth had no choice but to buckle and crumble under its weight. She had brought forth the God of Fear and he claimed Earth for his own."
- ―Hercules
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Avengers | |
Title: | "Fear Itself" |
Storyline: | "Fear Itself" |
Volume: | 4 |
Number: | 16 |
Cover price: | $3.99 |
Cover date: | October, 2011 |
Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
Credits | |
Chief: | Axel Alonso |
Writers: | Brian Michael Bendis |
Pencilers: | John Romita, Jr. |
Inkers: | Klaus Janson |
Cover artists: | Alan Davis |
Cover inker: | Mark Farmer |
Cover colorist: | Javier Rodriguez |
Colorists: | Paul Mounts |
Letterers: | VC's Cory Petit |
Associates: | Lauren Sankovitch |
Editors: | Tom Brevoort |
Navigation | |
Previous: | Avengers #16 |
Next: | Avengers #17 |
"Fear Itself" is the untitled sixteenth issue of the fourth Avengers ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Brian Michael Bendis with artwork by John Romita, Jr. and inks by Klaus Janson. It was colored by Paul Mounts and lettered by Cory Petit of Virtual Calligraphy. The story was edited by Tom Brevoort with Lauren Sankovitch as associate editor. This issue shipped with an October, 2011 cover date and carries a cover price of $3.99 per copy (US).
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
- Hawkeye, Clint Barton
- Hercules
- Iron Fist, Danny Rand
- Iron Man, Tony Stark
- Luke Cage
- Ms. Marvel, Carol Danvers
- Spider-Man, Peter Parker
- Spider-Woman, Jessica Drew
- Quake, Daisy Johnson
Villains
- Angelo Baldini
- Eric Gruning
- Franz Cadavus
- Ivan Krushki
- Jun Ching (Final appearance; dies)
- Jurgen Hauptmann (Final appearance; dies)
- Master Man, Max Lohmer
- Red Skull, Sinthea Shmidt (In flashback only)
Minor characters
- Captain America, James Buchanan Barnes (In flashback only)
- Wasp, Janet van Dyne (In flashback only)
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
- Virginia (Behind the scenes only)
- Langley (Referenced only)
Items
- Automatic rifles
- Bow and arrow
- Captain America's shield
- Hammer
- Hammer of Skadi (In flashback only)
- Handguns
- Power armor
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Avengers were created by writer Stan Lee and artists Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. They first appeared in The Avengers #1 in September, 1963.
- "Fear Itself" is the 2011 Marvel Comics crossover event with the hub of the story taking place in the Fear Itself limited series, which ran for seven issues from June, 2011 to January, 2012. The storyline crossed over into numerous tie-in books.
- This is the fourth issue of Avengers, Volume 4 to tie-in with the "Fear Itself" storyline. There are five chapters in the story from this series, concluding with issue #17.
- This is the final appearance of Jun Ching. He is shot in the head and killed by Victoria Hand.
- This is the final appearance of Jurgen Hauptmann. He is shot in the back three times nad killed by Sharon Carter.