Avengers Epic Collection #1

In "The Avengers Meet.. Sub-Mariner!", the Avengers grapple with the fallout of the Hulk’s departure, fearing the chaos he might unleash. When they confront the rampaging Hulk, the battle escalates—until the Sub-Mariner arrives, drawn by the conflict. What begins as a clash of titans soon shifts as Namor and the Hulk find common ground, setting the stage for an uneasy alliance against the heroes who once called themselves their allies.

Captain America Joins... the Avengers! kicks off with a dramatic thaw: Namor’s assault on an eskimo village unleashes a frozen figure from the ice—Captain America, awakened after decades in suspended animation. The Avengers rescue him and bring him to New York, only to face a new threat when an alien warps them to stone. With Rick Jones, Cap tracks down the alien, who offers to restore the team in exchange for help retrieving his shattered spaceship. As they journey to recover it, they’re ambushed by Namor and his forces, forcing the newly reunited Avengers to defend both their allies and the ship’s secrets.

In "Kang, the Conqueror!", the time-traveling tyrant Kang arrives on Earth with a demand for dominion, forcing the Avengers into a desperate fight for survival. As the team struggles to break free from his control, it falls to Wasp and the Teen Brigade to buy them the time they need to turn the tide.

In "The Avengers Break Up!", the Avengers face a shocking new threat when Immortus, wielding his mastery of Limbo, arrives to challenge them—offering to join the Masters of Evil and summon legendary figures from history to turn the tide. As ancient powers rise and loyalties are tested, the team’s unity begins to fracture under the weight of betrayal and time itself.

Trapped in... the Castle of Count Nefaria! sees the Avengers lured to a seemingly grand European castle—now mysteriously transplanted to New Jersey—by the cunning crime lord Count Nefaria. Once inside, they find themselves facing doppelgängers of their own team, sent to seize control of the U.S. government while the real heroes are trapped in the castle's shifting halls.

In "Even Avengers Can Die!", the Avengers race against time to save the Wasp, leading them to seek help from Dr. Svenson—only to discover he’s been usurped by a mysterious alien from the planet Kallu. With the fate of one of their own hanging in the balance, the team must confront an enemy they never saw coming.

In "Now, by My Hand, Shall Die a Villain!", Captain America tracks the Masters of Evil’s leader, Zemo, from the chaos of a New York battle to a remote jungle stronghold, where he finds Rick Jones imprisoned. With Zemo’s final plan unfolding in the mountains, Cap faces the villain in a deadly confrontation that brings a long-standing reckoning to a close.

When the Commissar Commands! sees the Avengers racing to the oppressed land of Sin-Cong, where the monstrous Commissar rules with an iron fist over a people yearning for freedom. As the team faces off against the Red menace, it’s the Scarlet Witch who uncovers the key to breaking the Commissar’s grip—just as the fate of Sin-Cong hangs in the balance.