Some months in the past, the Eternals and Avengers barely managed to defeat Ghaur when he obtained the ability of a Celestial. The facility of the Uni-Thoughts disintegrated his physique and his consciousness was solid into the ether. However that did not cease the discoporated Deviant from planning his subsequent transfer. The Silver Surfer is about to set issues in movement that may carry Ghaur again so he can provoke his alliance with the serpent demon Set!
- YEARS OF GLORY, DAY OF DOOM – First look of the Serpent Crown
- NO FINAL VICTORY – The Serpent Crown is misplaced within the ocean
- ASSAULT ON ATLANTIS – Attuma claims the Atlantean throne from Namor
- THE SAGA OF THE SERPENT CROWN – The historical past of the Serpent Crown
Main Crossover: As a multiple-part occasion, largely containing longer chapters, Atlantis Assaults might be thought-about a significant occasion. The storyline ran by means of the vast majority of Marvel’s 1989 annuals, impacting quite a few characters within the Marvel Universe. All important chapters are marked with an asterisk *.
- New Mutants #76 (tie-in)
- Silver Surfer Annual #2[1/7] * (additionally see THE KREE-SKRULL WAR II)
- Iron Man Annual #10[1/4] * (additionally see HEARTBEATEN)
- Iron Man Annual #10[2/4] (tie-in)
- Avengers West Coast Annual #4[4/5] (tie-in)
- Marvel Comics Presents #26[4/4] (tie-in)
- Iron Man Annual #10[3/4] (tie-in)
- X-Males Annual #13[1/3]
- Superb Spider-Man Annual #23[1/7]
- Punisher Annual #2[1/4]
- Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #9[1/5]
- Daredevil Annual #5[1/5] (misnumbered #4, typically known as #4B)
- Avengers Annual #18[1/4]
- West Coast Avengers #52 (tie-in)
- New Mutants Annual #5[1/3] (additionally see HOME!)
- X-Issue Annual #4[1/4]
- Net of Spider-Man Annual #5[1/7]
- Avengers West Coast Annual #4[1/5]
- Thor Annual #14[1/6]
- Improbable 4 Annual #22[1/5]
Deep in area, the Silver Surfer‘s involvement within the renewed Kree-Skrull Warfare (throughout THE KREE-SKRULL WAR II) is interrupted when he reconstitutes area fungus to its authentic kind, that of the Deviant known as Ghaur. Alive once more since he was discorporated by the Eternals and Avengers, Ghaur heads again to Earth. The Surfer sends a psychological warning Talisman of Alpha Flight and Physician Unusual. Ghaur heads to the undersea kingdom Lemuria and recruits Llyra to help him in finding the Serpent Crown, planning to make use of it to carry the serpent god Set to the Earthly aircraft and destroy his enemies. Set appears extra intent on destroying all life on Earth…
Attuma, ruler of Atlantis, agrees to assist Ghaur and Llyra restore the Serpent Crown, seizing the chance to invade the floor world. Iron Man and Namor intercede within the ongoing conflict between Hydra and the Maggia, discovering each organisations are behind the current sabotage makes an attempt on Stark Enterprises (throughout HEARTBEATEN). Iron Man learns of Hydra’s plan to offer free addictive medication to Americans, making them depending on Hydra, however destroys their provide. Iron Man and Namor find a Hydra ship that is quickly attacked by a military of invading Lemurians. Iron Man is simply too late to avoid wasting Namor when he boards the Hydra ship simply because it blows up. Namor the Sub-Mariner is useless.
Iron Man Annual #10[2/4] (tie-in)
A band of Atlantean and Lemurian invaders get misplaced and find yourself in Baja, Mexico, after their conflict with Namor and iron Man. As they battle with the warmth, they wander into Firebird who melts their weapons and talks them out of invading, taking them safely again to the ocean.
Marvel Comics Presents #26[4/4] (tie-in)
Andromeda returns to Atlantis days after Namor’s demise and is reunited along with her buddy and ally Colonel Dakkor who updates her on Attuma’s newest plans for conflict in opposition to the floor world. Andromeda confronts her father Attuma, however is rapidly pressured to retreat. She plans to place an finish to her father’s mad rule as soon as and for all.
Diamondback left the Serpent Society when Sidewinder was deposed as chief, however now she rejoins the Society underneath Sidewinder’s orders when Ghaur hires them to find particular gadgets of arcane energy. When Diamondback tries to steal considered one of this stuff from Mister Jip, he captures each her and Dazzler of the X-Males and swaps their minds into every others’ our bodies. Utilizing this as leverage, he forces the X-Males into finding the opposite mystical gadgets earlier than the Serpent Society can. The X-Males beat the Society, although Longshot is misplaced when he is buried underneath a rockslide. Jip restores Dazzler and Diamondback to their very own our bodies and returns Longshot when Wolverine threatens him. Sidewinder teleports in, grabs Diamondback and the magical gadgets, and teleports out. He sells the gadgets to Ghaur and offers the Serpent Society a lower. Jip regrets not with the ability to use the gadgets to avoid wasting Dagger from Ghaur’s intentions. Ghaur and Llyra relocate to Magneto‘s previous Bermuda Triangle base and put together to recreate the Serpent Crown…
Superb Spider-Man Annual #23[1/7]
Lemurian troopers to free the Abomination, whose physique is now inhabited by the thoughts of Tyrannus. Ghaur and Llyra pull Tyrannus out of the Abomination, restoring human kind. They return Emil Blonsky to the Abomination physique, however he turns into a senseless beast. Spider-Man and She-Hulk pursue the rampaging Abomination by means of the streets of New York. When She-Hulk is knocked unconscious, Ghaur tattoos her with the Mark of Set. When she recovers, Shulkie throws a petroleum tanker on the Abomination, sending the monster off the bridge. Heading residence, Spider-Man swings previous an indication for a marketing campaign known as SOS. Days later, ‘Dr Tyrone’ (a disguised Tyrannus) meets up with considered one of Captain America‘s previous foes…
Dr Tyrone reveals his true identification to the recently-blinded Dagger and takes her to turn out to be considered one of Ghaur’s brides-to-be. Tyrannus steals the e book of Keel to realize the ability to betray Ghaur and lift Set himself. Spider-Man and Cloak find Dagger as a stranger in Atlantean armour helps them free her. With Dagger now secure, Cloak turns his again on Spider-Man as he is hypnotised by Tyrannus and shoved at the back of a van…
One week later, in upstate New York, Physician Unusual convinces the nomadic Daredevil to rescue a person from Dr Tyrone’s Save Our Society rehab group that acts as a canopy for his ‘manufacturing facility’ for Serpent-Males. Daredevil breaks into Tyrannus’ compound and instantly fends off a savage Spider-Man. Unusual arrives at Tyrannus’ sanctum in time to witness him betray Viper and open a portal. However as an alternative of summoning Set, he pulls considered one of Dormammu‘s demons, Yiggorum, from the Darkish Dimension. Viper throws Tyrannus to the demon to devour him, then Physician Unusual sends the demon again and closes the portal. He magically cures the Serpent-Males and Spider-Man and erases their reminiscences of all the things they’ve witnessed. Daredevil heads again to the street.
Avengers Annual #18[1/4] *
Ghar activation of the Serpent Crown is felt by those that’ve worn it earlier than. He orders the full-scale Atlantean assault on America, concentrating on 4 key places. Captain America summons each obtainable Avenger to defend the floor. Orka and Lord Arno are pushed out of the Shoreham Nuclear Plant, although She-Hulk begins to really feel the impact of the Mark of Set in the course of the combat. Tyrak makes use of the ability provide at Langley Air Pressure Base to supersize himself till Moondragon unleashes Rick Jones‘ Future Pressure powers (briefly displayed throughout THE KREE-SKRULL WAR) in opposition to him and his troopers. Hank Pym shrinks down U-Man‘s forces once they invade Fort Hamilton Military Base. Cap’s workforce are assisted by the thriller Atlantean who helps them defeat Krang and his troops at Cape Canaveral.
An entranced Marvel Woman telekinetically flies at velocity herself the Atlantic Ocean on a tractor beam with the Beast desperately hanging from her ankle. He wakes her which sends them into the depths beneath. Attuma hopes to say Marvel Woman for himself, believing her to be the Phoenix who rejected him beforehand. Andromeda involves Beast’s support. Marvel Woman wakes in Atlantean apparel, with Atuma calling her ‘Phoenix’ not realising she’s fairly not the identical particular person he beforehand encountered. Beast and Andromeda arrive whereas she’s fending him off as he tries to drown her for rejecting him. Beast takes Marvel Woman to the floor the place he is met by Ghaur’s forces and has no selection by to let him take her as a way to save her life. Andromeda is defeated by her father however is snateched proper from underneath him earlier than he can decapitate her. Now Ghaur has six of his seven Brides…
Attuma places his points with Ghaur apart and leads a remaining assault on the floor world. Standing in opposition to them in New York harbour are US army armed forces, Spider-Man and the Improbable 4. Whereas they defend the town from the Atlantean military and the Megasaur, Llyra sends her Lemurian forces to assault the undefended Atlantis to create the last word blood sacrifice. Ghaur takes the Invisible Girl because the seventh bride. The thriller Atlantean joins the combat as soon as extra. When Attuma hears information that Atlantis has been destroyed by his supposed allies, he orders his forces to retreat and surrenders to the people. With the Atlantean military nonetheless residing, Ghaur’s supposed blood sacrifice did not pan out the best way he’d deliberate…
Avengers West Coast Annual #4[1/5] *
Ghaur’s plans are in tatters, so he sends the Seven Brides of Set – Andromeda, Dagger, the Invisible Girl, Marvel Woman, She-Hulk, the Scarlet Witch & Storm – to say artefacts he might use to free Set. Regardless of the efforts of Captain America, Beast and the West Coast Avengers, the Brides succeed, however they observe She-Hulk again to Ghaur’s undersea lair. Surprise Man smashes the lens. Ghaur orders the entranced Scarlet Witch to make use of her reality-warping powers on the fragment of Set’s life pressure. Beast makes use of an iron gauntlet to interrupt the spell, however the ensuing explosion permits Set to tear by means of a good portal into the Earthly aircraft…
Thor, Quasar, the Factor (really Ben Grimm in a robotic ‘Factor’ physique) and Physician Unusual arrive on the scene, getting into Set’s dimension by flying into his mouth and ripping out by means of his tail-end. Unusual, Quasar and Factor combat Set in his inside-out true kind, whereas Thor turns to his consideration to rescuing his mom Gaea. He heads to the centre of the Solar to summon Atum, goading him into changing into the god-eating Demogorge. Demogorge consumes Thor, however his face emerges as he takes management of the creature’s physique. Thor/Demogorge rips off Set’s heads and sends them into seven completely different dimensions. Demogorge then spits Thor out. The heroes return to the Earthly aircraft and the defeated Ghaur teleports away with the Seven Brides and the Serpent Crown…
In a back-up function, Captain America is reunited with the unique Human Torch, simply earlier than Iron Man reviews again to the workforce that Namor the Sub-Mariner is useless.
Uatu the Watcher recounts the origin of the Serpent Crown to Gaea instantly following Ghaur’s defeat throughout THE SAGA OF THE SERPENT CROWN.
Emil Blonsky regains management of the Abomination’s kind.
Avengers West Coast #55 (1990)
Avengers #319-324 (1990)
Tyrak leads the subsequent unsuccessful Atlantean assault on the floor world.
Marine biologist Caleb Alexander saves Namor’s life and discovers his hybrid human/Atlantean genetic make-up has been the reason for his emotional instability for all these years; Namor makes use of the wealth constructed up by sunken treasure to arrange Oracle, Inc and work in the direction of doing extra for the planet.
Namor the Sub-Mariner #2-5 (1990)
The Factor is returned to his extra acquainted rocky look.
Avengers Annual #20 (1991)
It is revealed that Attuma returned to what was left of Atlantis as ruler, regardless of his tactical failures throughout SUBTERRANEAN WARS.
Namor the Sub-Mariner reclaims the throne of Atlantis.
Andromeda and Dakkor proceed to combat in opposition to Attuma.
The Dreaming Celestial finds a loophole that enables him to briefly get up throughout HEROES REBORN: DOOMSDAY.
Defenders #7 (2001)
Defenders #11 (2001)
Mystic Arcana: Scarlet Witch #1 (2007)
Sidewinder kinds a brand new Serpent Society with Anaconda, Black Mamba and Demise Adder.
See how this story suits into the broader Marvel Universe with these studying orders:
- ABOMINATION: Emil Blonsky (1967-2014)
- CAPTAIN MARVEL: Monica Rambeau (1982-1994)
- DAREDEVIL: A Contact of Typhoid (1986-1991)
- DAZZLER: Stay! Tonight! Bought Out! (1980-1990)
- HULK: Mister Fixit (1987-1990)
- MOON KNIGHT: The Deaths of Marc Spector (1989-1994)
- PUNISHER: Again to the Warfare (1974-1989)
- SHE-HULK: Sensational (1989-1991)
- VISION & SCARLET WITCH: Weird Break-Up (1984-1990)
