Overcome. We Realized, If We Were to Survive This
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we were beset by evil. dangers lurked around every corner. we were outnumbered… attacked… overcome. we realized, if we were to survive this-- hey there, friend… you look like you could use a hand. --we couldn’t do it alone. …who are …couple you two, of travelers, then? trying to make some sense of this place. both of us figured out early on, all the dangers lurking around-- I imagine didn’t hurt to have we’re just someone watching like you… your back. that’s a good idea--I’ve been…on my own out here for a while. well, you don’t have to be anymore. that’s right. we were gonna head a little bit farther up the hill, then make camp. you’re welcome to join. I--I don’t know. I feel like--like there’s something I’m supposed to do-- and you think you have to do it --we on your own? it’s your could call, stranger, but in all use my experience-- friends. and so, in the midst of the darkness, we found hope in friendship-- --in family . Hydra Hydra Command Hydra Captain America Kraken Baron Zemo The Punisher Steve Rogers, A.K.A. Captain America, has claimed the United States for Hydra. The handful of heroes who escaped his initial attack discovered that a Cosmic Cube was behind Steve Rogers’ sinister change of heart, and might be able to change him Avengers back--if the scattered pieces could be reunited. Scarlet Witch Odinson Superior Octopus Black Ant Taskmaster Tony Stark and his team convinced Sam Wilson to smuggle them out of the country, but their destination was more The Underground dangerous than he let on. Captain America is after the cube as well, and to get the first shard, both factions will have to tangle with Ultron himself. Meanwhile, Black Widow and her group of younger heroes are closing in on a less merciful way to deal with Captain America. Tony Stark (A.I.) Ant-Man Hercules Writer • Nick Spencer Penciler • Leinil Francis Yu Inker • Gerry Alanguilan Colorist • Sunny Gho Additional Art • Rod Reis; Joshua Cassara & Rachelle Rosenberg Letterer • VC’s Travis Lanham Quicksilver Mockingbird Sam Wilson Recap Page Art • Andrea Sorrentino Cover • Mark Brooks The Red Room Atlantis Variant Covers • John Tyler Christopher; Dan Mora & Edgar Delgado; Andrea Sorrentino; Leinil Francis Yu & Romulo Fajardo Jr. Production Design • Carlos Lao Assistant Editor • Alanna Smith Black Widow Wasp Spider-Man Namor Editor • Tom Brevoort Editor in Chief • Axel Alonso Chief Creative Officer • Joe Quesada President • Dan Buckley Executive Producer • Alan Fine SECRET EMPIRE No. 4, August 2017. Published Monthly except in May, June, July, and August by MARVEL WORLDWIDE, INC., a subsidiary of MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT, LLC. OFFICE OF PUBLICATION: 135 West 50th Street, New York, NY 10020. BULK MAIL POSTAGE PAID AT NEW YORK, NY AND AT ADDITIONAL MAILING OFFICES.© 2017 MARVEL No similarity between any of the names, characters, persons, and/or institutions in this magazine with those of any living or dead person or institution is intended, and any such similarity which may exist is purely coincidental. $3.99 per copy in the U.S. (GST #R127032852) in the direct market; Canadian Agreement #40668537.Printed in the USA. Subscription rate (U.S. dollars) for 12 issues: U.S. $26.99; Canada $42.99; Foreign $42.99. POSTMASTER: SEND ALL ADDRESS CHANGES TO SECRET EMPIRE, C/O MARVEL SUBSCRIPTIONS P.O. BOX 727 NEW HYDE PARK, NY 11040. TELEPHONE # (888) 511-5480. FAX # (347) 537-2649. [email protected]. DAN BUCKLEY, President, Marvel Entertainment; JOE QUESADA, Chief Creative Officer; TOM BREVOORT, SVP of Publishing; DAVID BOGART, SVP of Business Affairs & Operations, Publishing & Partnership; C.B. CEBULSKI, VP of Brand Management & Development, Asia; DAVID GABRIEL, SVP of Sales & Marketing, Publishing; JEFF YOUNGQUIST, VP of Production & Special Projects; DAN CARR, Executive Director Viv Vision Ironheart Falcon of Publishing Technology; ALEX MORALES, Director of Publishing Operations; SUSAN CRESPI, Production Manager; STAN LEE, Chairman Emeritus. For information regarding advertising in Marvel Comics or on Marvel.com, please contact Vit DeBellis, Integrated Sales Manager, at [email protected]. For Marvel subscription inquiries, please call 888-511-5480. Manufactured between 05/19/2017 and 05/29/2017 by FRY COMMUNICATIONS, MECHANICSBURG, PA, USA..