AVENGERS #12

Double-Sized Anniversary Issue. "Old Entanglements!" Guest-starring the Thunderbolts. Story by Kurt Busiek. Art by George Perez, Al Vey, and Bob Wiacek. Once upon a time there was the Masters of Evil, and army of the world's deadliest super villains, and they almost destroyed the Avengers forever (see Avengers (1st Series) #273-277). Now, the Masters are "reformed" and they are the new super team known as the Thunderbolts. So why are they still fighting the Avengers, and why is Hawkeye their team leader? Old habits die hard. Get ready for the titanic battle years in the making