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Civil War Chronicles #1

Marvel · Series began 2007 · October 2007

Dates

Cover date
October 2007
On sale
July 11, 2007
Pages
76

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Editions and covers (2)

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 75960606240900111

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  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07447001663210

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Creators

pencils: Michael Turner, Steve McNiven, John Watson, Ramón F. Bachs, Steve Lieber, Kei Kobayashiinks: Michael Turner, Dexter Vines, Steve McNiven, John Watson, John Lucas, Steve Lieber, Kei Kobayashicolors: Peter Steigerwald, Morry Hollowell, John Watson, Laura Martin, June Chung, Christina Strainscript: Mark Millar, Paul Jenkinsletters: Chris Eliopoulos, Virtual Calligraphy, Cory Petit, Randolph Gentile

Stories

  • Civil War Part One of Seven · 33 pages

    The New Warriors take on four super baddies. Nitro explodes, killing 600 people and wrecking part of the city. The government responds by proposing a bill that would require all "superheroes" to register and work for Uncle Sam. The Human Torch is beaten outside of a nightclub. The heroes gather to discuss the new bill and there is a definite split between them. Cap meets with Director Hill of SHIELD and finds himself in conflict with the spy organization. Iron Man tells the president to go ahead and pass the registration bill and he will take care of the dissenters. The Civil War has begun.

  • Civil War Journal: Marvel's Biggest Events · 1 pages
  • Embedded Part One · 18 pages

    After attending the funeral of a former Bugle reporter that died in the Stamford explosion, Ben and Sally are given their marching orders as to how the Civil War among the heroes is to be reported in the Daily Bugle. Sally conducts an impromptu interview with Spider-Man when he shows up in her apartment. At a press conference discussing the superhuman registration act, Iron Man takes off his mask and reveals himself to be Tony Stark.

  • The Accused Part One · 11 pages

    A pair of farmers find Speedball who has crash landed an astonishing five hundred miles from the Stamford explosion. Speedball is taken in for medical help and he finally wakes up to the news of the explosion and the death of the New Warriors as well as the fact that he is powerless and under arrest.

Publisher’s description

Experience CIVIL WAR and it’s major tie-ins from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, FANTASTIC FOUR, FRON LINE and more in chronological order! The landscape of the Marvel Universe is changing, and it's time to choose: Whose side are you on? A conflict has been brewing, threatening to pit friend against friend, brother against brother – and all it will take is a single misstep to cost thousands their lives and ignite the fuse! As the war claims its first victims, no one is safe as teams, friendships and families begin to fall apart. The crossover that rewrites the rules, CIVIL WAR stars Spider-Man, the New Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men and the entirety of the Marvel pantheon! This issue reprints CIVIL WAR #1, and the “Embedded” and “Accused” stories from CIVIL WAR: FRONT LINE #1.

Characters

Peter ParkerSpider-ManSteve RogersCaptain AmericaTony StarkIron ManBen GrimmScott SummersThe ThingCyclopsReed RichardsJohnny StormHuman TorchMister FantasticSusan Storm RichardsStephen StrangeDoctor StrangePiotr RasputinColossusBobby DrakeIcemanHank PymJanet Van DyneCarol DanversWaspInvisible WomanJennifer WaltersShe-HulkSam WilsonJ. Jonah Jameson

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