Avengers: The Initiative #3 for Sale - First Appearance of The Revolutionary - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Avengers: The Initiative (Marvel, 2007 series)
Issue: #3
Issue title: Secret Invasion
Publication date: 2009
Key date: 2009-02-11
On-sale date: 2009-02-11
Indicia publisher: Marvel Publishing Inc.
Price: $19.99
Pages: 160
Barcode: 978078513150251999
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3150-2
Rating: T+

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Revolutionary - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Ariana Diamante - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Hope - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	0	pencils: Mark Brooks; inks: Mark Brooks, Mark Brooks; colors: Christina Strain	a Skrull (impersonates Iron Man); a Skrull (impersonates Ms. Marvel); a Skrull (impersonates Black Widow); a Skrull (impersonates Stingray); a Skrull (impersonates Hardball); a Skrull (impersonates MVP); a Skrull (impersonates Trauma)
1	Title Page and Credits	credits, title page	3	pencils: Harvey Tolibao; inks: Harvey Tolibao; colors: Jay David Ramos
2	Secret Invasion	recap	1	pencils: Stefano Caselli; inks: Stefano Caselli	Yellowjacket (a Skrull); Ant-Man; Trauma; 3-D Man; Crusader (a Skrull)
3	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Mark Brooks; inks: Mark Brooks; colors: Christina Strain	Yellowjacket (a Skrull); SHIELD agents
4	We Have Met the Enemy, and They Are Us!	comic story	22	script: Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage; pencils: Stefano Caselli; inks: Stefano Caselli; colors: Daniele Rudoni; letters: Virtual Calligraphy's Joe Caramagna	3-D Man, Chuck Chandler, Hal Chandler, Constrictor, Diamondback, Gargoyle, Delroy Garrett Jr., Richard Gilmore, Henry Peter Gyrich, Hellcat, Cassandra Lang, Rachel Leighton, Tony Masters, Greer Nelson
5	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Mark Brooks; inks: Mark Brooks; colors: Christina Strain	Iron Man Skrull; Ms. Marvel Skrull; Black Widow Skrull; Stingray Skrull; Hardball Skrull; MVP Skrull; Trauma Skrull
6	The Only Good Skrull	comic story	22	script: Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage; pencils: Harvey Tolibao; inks: Harvey Tolibao; colors: Jay David Ramos; letters: Virtual Calligraphy's Joe Caramagna	3-D Man, Kate Bishop, Eli Bradley, Captain America, Constrictor, Carol Danvers, Diamondback, Gargoyle, Delroy Garrett Jr., Richard Gilmore, Hawkeye, Hellcat, Jonas, Billy Kaplan
7	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Mark Brooks; inks: Mark Brooks; colors: Christina Strain	Skrull Kill Krew [Ryder; Riot; 3-D Man]
8	Skrull-$%#@ers!	comic story	22	script: Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage; pencils: Stefano Caselli; inks: Stefano Caselli; colors: Luca Malisan; letters: Virtual Calligraphy's Joe Caramagna	Chuck Chandler, Hal Chandler, Nick Fury, Jim Rhodes, War Machine
9	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Mark Brooks; inks: Mark Brooks; colors: Christina Strain	Ant-Man [Eric O'Grady]; Spider-Woman [Veranke] (a Skrull)
10	Home Field Advantage	comic story	22	script: Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage; pencils: Harvey Tolibao; inks: Harvey Tolibao; colors: Jay David Ramos; letters: Chris Eliopoulos	3-D Man, Kate Bishop, Eli Bradley, Chuck Chandler, Hal Chandler, Constrictor, Devil-Slayer, Nick Fury, Delroy Garrett Jr., Hawkeye, Jocasta, Jonas, Billy Kaplan, Cassandra Lang
11	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Mark Brooks; inks: Mark Brooks	Thor Girl; Ultragirl
12	Don't Shoot 'til You See the Green of Their Eyes!	comic story	23	script: Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage; pencils: Steve Kurth; inks: Drew Hennessy; colors: Matt Milla; letters: Virtual Calligraphy's Joe Caramagna	3-D Man, Teddy Altman, Devil-Slayer, Nick Fury, Delroy Garrett Jr., Richard Gilmore, Hulkling, Jocasta, Billy Kaplan, Cassandra Lang, Tony Masters, Prodigy, Stature, Taskmaster
13	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Mark Brooks; inks: Mark Brooks	3-D Man, Delroy Garrett Jr.
14	V-S Day	comic story	24	script: Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage; pencils: Harvey Tolibao; inks: Bong Dazo; colors: Jay David Ramos, Chris Sotomayor; letters: Virtual Calligraphy's Chris Eliopoulos	Ares, Bucky Barnes, Black Widow, Captain America, Chuck Chandler, Hal Chandler, Diamondback, Jessica Drew, Richard Gilmore, The Hood, Iron Man, Jocasta, Rachel Leighton, Logan
15	#14 Variant	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Mark Brooks; inks: Mark Brooks; colors: Christina Strain	Yellowjacket (a Skrull); SHIELD agents
16	#18 Zombie Variant	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Juan Doe; inks: Juan Doe; colors: Juan Doe	Slapstick (zombie variant)
17	Character Designs	illustration	4	pencils: Stefano Caselli, Harvey Tolibao; inks: Stefano Caselli, Harvey Tolibao; colors: Stefano Caselli	Constrictor, Mutant Zero, Frank Payne, Mary Walker

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Secret Invasion ISBN 978-0-7851-3167-0	2009	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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