Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #3

In "The Bitter Taste of Defeat!", the Enchantress manipulates Zemo’s old machine to transform one of his henchmen into Power Man, exploiting the Avengers’ growing tensions to stage a series of public failures. As the team’s unity crumbles under sabotage and suspicion, the City Council moves to dissolve them—leaving their future in doubt.

In "The Road Back," Hawkeye, Quicksilver, and Scarlet Witch find themselves stranded after the Avengers disband, their skills and reputations in tatters—until the Ringmaster offers them a chance to prove themselves. Framed for a circus robbery they didn’t commit, the trio is forced to flee as the city turns against them, while Captain America works alone to uncover the truth. With the truth exposed and the Council’s order reversed, the Avengers are reinstated—but not everyone walks back into the fold.

In "Once an Avenger...", Steve Rogers returns to the fray when Kang targets the Avengers, swiftly overpowering the team and capturing its remaining members. Though Cap arrives to fight back, even he is bested—leaving the team desperate as Kang's power seems unmatched.

In "From the Ashes of Defeat--!", the Avengers join forces with Princess Ravonna to resist Kang the Conquerer’s overwhelming invasion. When Kang claims victory, his own forces turn on him, forcing the conqueror to forge an uneasy alliance with the very heroes he sought to destroy—alongside Ravonna, who now holds the key to his downfall.

In "The Voice of the Wasp!" from Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #3, Jo finds herself caught between two threats when she races to warn New York of the Sub-Mariner’s wrath—only to be captured by Attuma, who has his own plans for the surface world. With the Avengers arriving without Hawkeye, they’re quickly overwhelmed in a brutal clash that tests their resolve.