Heroes and villains united to stop the Skrull’s long-planned secret invasion, but the Wasp’s life was seemingly claimed by a Skrull bioweapon. Norman Osborn, the former Green Goblin, took advantage of the chaos that followed and he was named the leader of H.A.M.M.E.R., an organization that replaced S.H.I.E.L.D. as the nation’s counterterrorism agency. During his Dark Reign, Osborn formed his own team of Avengers, including Venom, Moonstone, Daken, and Bullseye, as well as Ares and Sentry. Meanwhile, Ms. Marvel joined Cage’s Avengers and the other surviving heroes went further underground. Avengers #319-333, Annual #19 and material from Captain America Annual #9, Iron Man Annual #11, Thor Annual #15 and Avengers West Coast Annual #5 These members joined the team following Captain America and Iron Man's major expansion of their influence in the wake of the war between the Avengers and Phoenix Five.

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