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The Avengers Omnibus Vol. 6

Roy Thomas · Neal Adams · Steve Englehart · Jim Shooter

Story era 03 · Second Genesis and the Bronze Age

Three Avengers omnibuses connect the Kree/Skrull War to the team’s later 1970s adventures through the Korvac period.

UnownedReading status not recorded1,176 pages51 full issues

Book 3 of 3 in Avengers 1970s Foundation — Kree/Skrull through Korvac · 0 of 3 owned · 2,888 pages in all

Setup & reading order

2 earlier books in this run come first
  1. After Avengers #97

    The Kree/Skrull War ends inside Vol. 4; continue the same volume rather than retaining the Gallery duplicate.

  2. After Avengers #149

    Continue to Omnibus Vol. 6 for the late-1970s Pérez/Korvac phase.

Optional context & path

Path: Avengers, classic era. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.

Useful background and earlier stops: Avengers by Roger Stern.

Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.

About these books · 4 sources

Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.

The books

UnownedThe Avengers Omnibus Vol. 6Roy Thomas · Neal Adams · Steve Englehart · Jim Shooter1,176 pp
This book

The Avengers Omnibus Vol. 6

Omnibus hardcover · 1,176 pages · Unowned

Book 3 of 3 · Second Genesis and the Bronze Age

The Pérez and Korvac stories conclude this stretch of the Avengers’ 1970s adventures.

See reading checkpoints
Released 24 Mar 2026 · 1,176 pages · George Pérez cover9781302968267Planned edition
The Avengers (1963)#150–188
Avengers Annual#6–9
Super-Villain Team-Up (1975)#9
Marvel Two-in-One Annual#2
Marvel Premiere (1972)#35–37, #49
What If? (1977)#3, #9
Marvel Tales (1964) (partial — Avengers material)#100
Marvel Treasury Edition (1974) (partial — Avengers material)#13
Earth-616 Primary

Avengers Annual #7 and Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2 repeat in The Thanos Wars; read that two-part conclusion once, and likewise skip Marvel Premiere #49 if already read in Captain America Vol. 5. Marvel Tales #100 and Marvel Treasury Edition #13 contribute only their Avengers material.

Edition sources

Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.

Duplication · The Avengers Omnibus Vol. 6

These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.

Connected stories

Earlier stories Foundational Kree/Skrull history enriches Illuminati and Secret Invasion without repeating their issues.

Connected project: Bendis Avengers Phase 1

Things to know

Collecting rule: Vols. 4–6 form a sequence. The Kree/Skrull War Gallery Edition repeats part of Vol. 4.

  • Three omnibuses cover much more Avengers history than the Kree/Skrull War alone.
  • Vol. 4 includes the Avengers and Defenders crossover, which also appears in Gerber’s Defenders.