The longtime Hydra leader, Baron Strucker, had acquired Loki’s extremely powerful scepter, and was out there, somewhere, laying plans.īased on this knowledge, the Avengers banded together and searched for Baron Strucker’s secret location by systematically attacking and dismantling known Hydra bases around the world.īase after base fell, but never one with Strucker inside. It is where Thor came when he discovered a dangerous secret.… The tower served as a base of operations where the Avengers, either separately or as a team, could run missions. It was a symbol of hope for all who saw it-a symbol for the Avengers, in the very city where they had stopped an alien army. Stark, at his own personal expense, transformed New York’s Stark Industries building into the Avengers Tower. Bruce Banner, the man who could transform into the Hulk, began the long work of creating an advanced defense system that could save humanity from future attacks-a system that could potentially become the most important technology ever created. While pockets of agents still worked in the shadows to help humankind, the once powerful operation was reduced to a few small, loyal strike forces. S.H.I.E.L.D., as an organization, was shredded-untrusted by the world. He battled at great cost to save people around the world. Helicarriers to destroy thousands of potential adversaries, Captain America was there. When the evil federation attempted to use S.H.I.E.L.D. However, Captain America and Black Widow discovered that Hydra, a terrorist organization with roots in WWII, had long ago infiltrated the international security organization at its very foundation. But Thor battled Malekith and his soldiers long enough for his human friends to banish the Dark Elves forever.Īfter all these assaults, it was shocking to be attacked from within. Malekith came not just to wipe out Earth, but also to use a substance known as the Aether to re-create the universe with his species at the center. A race known as the Dark Elves, led by Malekith, appeared above the city in a spaceship the size of a skyscraper. When the next alien attack came to the planet, it came not to New York, but to Greenwich, England. Missing, and for a while presumed dead, Iron Man reemerged to combat the now superpowered terrorists, destroy their plans, and save the president of the United States from assassination. Stark defied an international terrorist organization run by the Mandarin, and as a result was hit by a missile strike on his own home. He risked everything, and barely emerged with his life. Tony Stark, the man inside the armor, had enough money that he could have hidden himself in a bunker-could have turned his back on humanity and let it burn. Black Widow, a mysterious spy, showed that her loyalties could never be doubted.Īnd Iron Man-a playboy born of privileg e who once made weapons-flew a nuclear missile through a doorway in space to an untold corner of the universe. agent, struck back against Thor’s evil brother, Loki, who had enslaved his mind. Hawkeye, at the time a loyal S.H.I.E.L.D. Thor, a prince from another dimension, battled for a planet and a people that were not his own. The Hulk, a hunted and despised beast, protected those who hated him-defended a world that had never defended him. Captain America, a man who had served his nation at a time when its freedom was threatened, once again risked his life to stop tyranny. The Avengers were born, brought together to fight foes that no single hero could withstand. On that day, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes found themselves united against a common threat. While the people of Earth witnessed the greatest evil they’d ever known, they also experienced their greatest hope. Worse than this, the Chitauri brought with them flying giant whale-like Leviathans, seemingly impossible beasts that wreaked destruction in ways we never could have imagined. Monstrous aliens, called Chitauri, zipped through the air on flying chariots and blasted crowds with their devastating lasers. Not only did we learn in an undeniable way that we as humans are not alone in the universe, we learned that the universe is a much bigger-and much more dangerous-place than we ever expected.Ī hole opened in the sky over Manhattan, and the stuff nightmares are made of descended. The Battle of New York changed everything. If you would like to use material from the book (other than for review purposes), prior written permission must be obtained by contacting the publisher at Thank you for your support of the author’s rights. Copyright Act of 1976, the scanning, uploading, and electronic sharing of any part of this book without the permission of the publisher is unlawful piracy and theft of the author’s intellectual property.
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