Avengers 1970s Foundation — Kree/Skrull through Korvac
Roy Thomas · Neal Adams · Steve Englehart · Jim Shooter
Story eras 02–03 · The Expanding Universe to 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.
Setup & reading order
- After Avengers #97
The Kree/Skrull War ends inside Vol. 4; continue the same volume rather than retaining the Gallery duplicate.
- 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
The Avengers Omnibus Vol. 4
Book 1 of 3 · The Expanding Universe
The Kree/Skrull War grows into the team’s early-1970s Roy Thomas and Englehart foundation.
See reading checkpoints9781302953621Planned edition#89–119#99#8–11Avengers #89–97 is the complete Kree/Skrull War, so the narrower Gallery Edition is not needed.
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.
The Avengers Omnibus Vol. 5
Book 2 of 3 · The Expanding Universe
Englehart’s Avengers continues through the Celestial Madonna period.
See reading checkpoints9781302954116Planned edition#120–149#1–4#33#150#6, #7, #12Avengers #125 and Captain Marvel #33 also appear in The Thanos Wars; read their connected conflict once. FOOM #6–7 and #12 add Avengers selections from the fan magazine, not further numbered chapters of the team’s series.
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.
The Avengers Omnibus Vol. 6
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 checkpoints9781302968267Planned edition#150–188#6–9#9#2#35–37, #49#3, #9#100#13Avengers 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 across this project
These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.
Show exact issues
Avengers (1963) #125Captain Marvel (1968) #33Show exact issues
Avengers Annual (1967) #7Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2Show exact issues
Marvel Premiere (1972) #49Connected stories
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.