Overview

SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!

The Avengers are trapped in the Savage Land, battling friend and foe. And Spider-Man heads to the one person in the entire place he knows he can trust: Ka-Zar!! But is it really him? This important chapter rewinds the events of the very first New Avengers story and shows how it connects to the Invasion.

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SYNOPSIS ASSEMBLE!

• The Mighty Avengers and the New Avengers face off against the heroes, assuming that the newcomers are in fact Skrull imposters. The battle is chaotic, and before either side can gain the upper hand, things are thrown into further disarray when a huge Tyrannosaur stomps his way into the battle…

RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE!

• The heroes and the imposters scatter, trying to avoid the crazed dinosaur. Spider-Man jumps atop the T-Rex, hoping to gain better position. All he gains, though, is a quick way out of the fight…

EXIT STRATEGY

• He lands some distance away from the battle, and as he rises to his feet, he finds that he is not alone…

• Ka-Zar, the so called Lord of the Savage Land, and his wife Shanna lead a group of Savage Land tribesman. They explain to Spider-Man that they are under siege and that they are fighting for their lives.

• Spider-Man thinks they might be more Skrulls in disguise, and isn't sure he can trust them. Ka-Zar does his best to explain what has happened to them over the past few months.

• He tells Spider-Man that they found out that SHIELD was harvesting the natural vibranium found in the Savage Land. They discovered the operation even before the Avengers did, back when the Captain America and Iron Man first brought the New Avengers together.

• Not believing that Nick Fury would allow this to happen, Ka-Zar was determined to find out what was going on. He and Shanna captured a SHIELD sentry…and Shanna accidentally killed her trying to keep her silent.

• Upon the SHIELD Agent's death, they were shocked to see her body transform into that of a Skrull. Even more baffled by what this could all mean, they decided there was only one way to get some answers…

SHANNA: AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D.?!?!

• Dressed in the stolen SHIELD uniform, Shanna tried to find out what was going on. She was soon discovered by the group's leader, and had to fight her way out. She and Ka-Zar managed to escape, and that is when they rallied the tribesmen to their cause.

• They then set out to put a stop to the Vibranium mining…only to discover the New Avengers had arrived on the scene, and were attacked by SHIELD. Had it not been for Iron Man, the New Avengers would not have lasted long.

• Spider-Man remembers all this, of course, from his first adventure with the New Avengers. He explains to Ka-Zar that they never managed to find out the reason behind the attack…just that Captain America, before he died, believed that there was a rogue element in SHIELD that wanted the Avengers dead for some reason. Spidey then says that he isn't buying Ka-Zar's story…but before Ka-Zar can really refute Spider-Man's accusation, they are interrupted by a new arrival…