New Avengers #42

Dates

Cover date

August 2008

On sale

June 25, 2008

In stores

June 25, 2008

Pages

36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #42 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Direct edition$2.99 cover

  Direct Edition

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

  Barcode 75960605547004211

  Source ↗
• Newsstand edition$3.99 cover

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 00928102458308

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Secret Invasion

This is part 15 of 43. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. The Mighty Avengers #7
2. New Avengers #38
3. New Avengers #39
4. Secret Invasion #1
5. Ms. Marvel #26
6. The Mighty Avengers #12
7. New Avengers #40
8. Secret Invasion #2
9. The Mighty Avengers #13
10. Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #1
11. New Avengers #41
12. Secret Invasion #3
13. Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust? #1
14. Avengers: The Initiative #14
15. New Avengers #42
16. The Mighty Avengers #15
17. Secret Invasion #4
18. The Mighty Avengers #16
19. Avengers: The Initiative #15
20. New Avengers #43
21. Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #3
22. Secret Invasion #5
23. Avengers: The Initiative #16
24. New Avengers #44
25. Secret Invasion: The Amazing Spider-Man #1
26. The Mighty Avengers #17
27. Ms. Marvel #30
28. Secret Invasion #6
29. Secret Invasion: Thor #2
30. The Mighty Avengers #18
31. Avengers: The Initiative #17
32. New Avengers #45
33. Secret Invasion: The Amazing Spider-Man #2
34. The Mighty Avengers #19
35. New Avengers #46
36. Secret Invasion #7
37. Secret Invasion: The Amazing Spider-Man #3
38. Avengers: The Initiative #18
39. Thunderbolts #125
40. New Avengers #47
41. Secret Invasion #8
42. Avengers: The Initiative #19
43. The Mighty Avengers #20

Creators

Stories

• New Avengers · 23 pages

  The Skrull Empress transforms herself completely into Spider-Woman and begins to insinuate herself into the lives of earth's heroes while secretly manipulating events with her fellow aliens which directly effect important events such as the House of M and the super hero Civil War.

Publisher’s description

Jessica Drew, aka Spider-Woman, is caught in a web of intrigue. She's an Avenger, a Hydra Double Agent, Nick Fury's informant--the list goes on. Find out what really happened with Jessica and discover what it all has to do with SECRET INVASION.

Reprinted in

New Avengers (2005), New Avengers (2006), New Avengers (2007), Avengers Unconquered (2009), New Avengers Omnibus (2012), New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection (2017), Secret Invasion by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus (2018), New Avengers Modern Era Epic Collection (2023)