CATALOG RECORD

Civil War: Choosing Sides #1

Marvel · Series began 2007 · December 2006

See live listings ♡ Sign in to add to Want List

Dates

Cover date: December 2006
On sale: October 25, 2006
In stores: October 25, 2006
Pages: 52

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition

Direct Edition

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

Barcode 75960606097900111
Source ↗
2nd printing

Second Printing Variant

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

Barcode 75960606097900121
This edition’s page
Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
This edition’s page

Story arc: Civil War

This is part 15 of 21. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Leinil Francis Yu, Phil Hester, David Aja, Scott Kolins, Roger Langridge, Udon Studios, Alex Chunginks: Leinil Francis Yu, Ande Parks, David Aja, Scott Kolins, Roger Langridge, Udon Studios, Crystal Reidcolors: Dave McCaig, Bill Crabtree, Matt Hollingsworth, Brian Reber, James Brown, Rob Ruffoloscript: Marc Guggenheim, Robert Kirkman, Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, Michael Avon Oeming, Ty Templeton, Jim McCannletters: Joe Caramagna, Dave Lanphearediting: Molly Lazer, Tom Brevoort, Joe Quesada, Aubrey Sitterson, Warren Simons, Andy Schmidt, Erik Ko, Nicole Boose

Stories

Switching Sides · 8 pages
Conscientious Objector · 8 pages
The introduction of a brand-new superhero with a classic name in the Irredeemable Ant-Man. This "hero" isn't looking to help mankind; he's looking out for himself.
Choosing Sides · 8 pages
Choosing Sides · 8 pages
John Walker has to choose a side: the government he has always remained loyal to or the man whose legend he attempted to uphold?
Non-Human-Americans · 8 pages
A New Light · 8 pages

Publisher’s description

This is a one-shot that serves as a prequel for Thunderbolts #110, Irredeemable Ant-Man #1, Immortal Iron Fist #1, Omega Flight #1 and also a Howard the Duck story.

Characters

Peter ParkerSpider-ManSteve RogersCaptain AmericaDanny RandIron FistMac GarganHoward the DuckVenomEric O'GradyAnt-Man

Reprinted in

Avengers Unconquered (2009), Thunderbolts by Warren Ellis (2007), Immortal Iron Fist (2007), Civil War Chronicles (2007), Civil War: Marvel Universe (2007), Omega Flight: Alpha to Omega (2007), Immortal Iron Fist by Matt Fraction, Ed Brubaker & David Aja Omnibus (2009), Civil War: Front Line (2010), The Immortal Iron Fist: The Complete Collection (2013), Civil War (2016), Civil War: Marvel Universe [Second Edition] (2016), Immortal Iron Fist & the Immortal Weapons Omnibus (2022), Venom Modern Era Epic Collection (2023), Thunderbolts: Dark Reign Omnibus (2026)