| 0 | Avengers: The Initiative | cover | 1 | pencils: Jim Cheung; inks: John Dell; colors: Justin Ponsor | Armory; MVP; Hardball; Gauntlet; Scarlet Spider [MVP clone] |
| 1 | Table of Contents | table of contents | 1 | pencils: Salvador Larroca, Clayton Henry, Steve Uy, Tom Feister, Patrick Scherberger; inks: Salvador Larroca, Paul Neary, Steve Uy, Carmine Di Giandomenico, David Meikis; colors: Stephane Peru, Daniele Rudoni, Steve Uy, José Villarrubia, Wil Quintana | Gauntlet; MVP; The Liberteens; Hardball; Armory |
| 2 | Second Best | comic story | 7 | script: Dan Slott, Christos Gage; pencils: Salvador Larroca; inks: Salvador Larroca; colors: Stephane Peru; letters: VC's Joe Caramagna | Henry Peter Gyrich |
| 3 | Reason for Being | comic story | 8 | script: Dan Slott, Christos Gage; pencils: Clayton Henry; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Daniele Rudoni; letters: VC's Joe Caramagna | Iron Man, Tony Stark |
| 4 | Be All That You Can Be | comic story | 8 | script: Dan Slott, Christos Gage; pencils: Steve Uy; inks: Steve Uy; colors: Steve Uy; letters: VC's Joe Caramagna | Simon Williams, Wonder Man |
| 5 | Born to Serve | comic story | 8 | script: Dan Slott, Christos Gage; pencils: Tom Feister; inks: Carmine Di Giandomenico; colors: José Villarrubia; letters: VC's Joe Caramagna | Dr. Abraham Erskine, Heinz Kruger, Tony Masters, Steve Rogers, Taskmaster |
| 6 | State of Readiness | comic story | 6 | script: Dan Slott, Christos Gage; pencils: Patrick Scherberger; inks: David Meikis; colors: Wil Quintana; letters: VC's Joe Caramagna | Flag Smasher; The Liberteens [Blue Eagle; Ms. America; Iceberg; Whiz Kid; Hope; 2-D; The Revolutionary (a Skrull)]; Skrull Commander |