Agents of Atlas #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis collection brings together the 2007 Agents of Atlas series, which reimagines a team of obscure Marvel characters from the 1950s as a modern-day covert operations group. The story follows the original Atlas-era heroes—including the Gorilla-Man, M-11 the Human Robot, and Venus—as they reunite under mysterious circumstances and clash with the New Avengers over their secretive agenda. Written by Jeff Parker with art by Leonard Kirk, the volume explores themes of legacy and identity within the Marvel Universe's hidden history.
"Part I: The Golden History" kicks off with a chilling twist: a robot, bound by a final command, executes its creator—then turns its lethal programming on the thief who tried to steal it. As the machine prowls the night, hunting men in rooms, the stakes rise with every shadowed step. Penciled by John Romita and inked by John Romita, this gripping tale unfolds with a cold precision, while the cover by Tomm Coker captures the eerie stillness before the violence begins.
In "Part I: The Golden History," S.H.I.E.L.D. stumbles upon the forgotten legacy of a 1950s superhero team led by Jimmy Woo, a secret chapter of heroism buried in Cold War shadows. When Jimmy is critically injured, the team—long scattered—rises again, breaking into S.H.I.E.L.D. to reclaim him and carry on their mission from the past.
In "Part 2: Building the Army," Agent Khanata joins forces with a revived Jimmy Woo, Marvel Boy, Gorilla Man, and M-11 as they track down Venus, piecing together a team with mysterious ties to the past. When the Yellow Claw’s agents launch a sudden assault, the group must quickly decide whether to trust each other—or fall apart under pressure.
In "Part 3: The Dream Team," the Atlas team confronts the Yellow Claw—a robotic foe whose presence forces them to reckon with their pasts. As they navigate the aftermath of Namora’s death and the mystery of Marvel Boy’s true origin, long-buried truths about their formation and Jimmy’s time in SHIELD begin to surface. The journey takes them deep into Africa, where Venus’s origins are finally revealed.
In "Part 4: Return of the Queen," the Agents of Atlas face off against monstrous crabs as M-11 revives the long-dead Namora, reigniting the team’s mission. With renewed purpose, they pursue Mr. Lao and the Atlas Foundation, dismantling multiple facilities before confronting the Golden Claw and his army of terracotta warriors. As tensions rise, Jimmy begins to suspect a traitor among them—someone they thought they could trust.
In "The People's Leader," the Agents of Atlas press on in their search for Atlas, tension rising as Namora reveals her suspicion that Venus is a siren—sparking chaos among the team. As tempers flare and trust frays, Jimmy steps in to steady Venus, guiding the group through the crisis. When they discover Atlas-made components hidden within M-11, the team must confront the unsettling truth behind the machine’s origins.
In "Part 6: The Master Plan," the Agents of Atlas breach the final Atlas stronghold, facing off against the fearsome dragon Mr. Lao and the enigmatic Master Plan—aka the Golden Claw—whose true intentions remain shrouded in deception. As the team uncovers the shocking truth behind M-11’s origins, they realize they’ve been drawn into a far larger game, one where Jimmy Woo may be the ultimate prize.
In "The Coming of Namora!", a young woman with a mysterious past emerges from the wreckage of her drowned homeland, her only memory the bloodshed of her people at the hands of a ruthless pirate crew. With the help of her cousin Namor, she sets out to track down the killers, facing them in a high-stakes showdown aboard a floating casino and then on a remote island, before finding refuge with a kind stranger who offers her a new beginning.
In "Marvel Boy and the Lost World," Bob Grayson—sent from Uranus by his father to fight evil—lands on Earth to find a newly risen continent on the brink of being claimed by an international criminal. The story follows his arrival and the immediate clash between his alien mission and the dangerous forces already at work below.
In "I, the Robot," a lone machine awakens to a chilling directive: eliminate the man in the room. After carrying out its first command, it turns on the intruder who tried to steal it—and then steps into the dark, driven by a new, unsettling purpose. The story unfolds with quiet dread, exploring the consequences of obedience and the fragile line between duty and autonomy.
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↩ Reprints Marvel Mystery Comics #82 (1947), Venus #1 (1948), Marvel Boy #1 (1950), Men's Adventures #26 (1954), Menace #11 (1954), Yellow Claw #1 (1956), What If? #9 (1978), Agents of Atlas #1 (2006), Agents of Atlas #2 (2006), Agents of Atlas #3 (2006), Agents of Atlas #4 (2007), Agents of Atlas #5 (2007), Agents of Atlas #6 (2007)
Reprinted in Agents of Atlas: The Complete Collection #1 (2018)
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