Blue Marvel attempts to take Quasar's place as Protector of the Universe and join the Avengers. He battles Captain Marvel and is about to kill her when Thor, Hercules, and the Black Knight appear.
Characters: Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Donna Maria Puentes; Blue Marvel; Avengers [Black Widow [Natasha Romanov]; Vision; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Hercules; Thor; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]]; Kismet; Kayla Ballantine; Ereshkigal [as H.D. Steckley]; Ken Tanaka; Marlon; Brenna; Marvel Boy; Crusader; Heat-Ray
Script: Mark Gruenwald
Pencils: Andy Smith
Inks: Ralph Cabrera
Colors: Paul Becton
Letters: Janice Chiang