Loki returns to Earth with hazy memories, but he returns a trickster nonetheless. And when Thor is awoken from his icy coma, Loki instigates a major showdown between The Thunder God and The Avengers!

Now that Thor is a member of The Avengers, the team tests out The Thunder God's strength to see what he's really capable of. Meanwhile, Janet van Dyne, Scarlet Witch, and Hellcat are attacked by a mysterious spacecraft!

The Avengers have been captured by Kang The Conqueror! The world's greatest heroes are trapped in the 31st century—can Nick Fury get them free?

Someone or something has emerged from the gamma core! Who is this familiar hero and how does he know The Avengers when they don't know him?

Loki has absorbed the power contained within the gamma core and is now giant-sized. How will The Avengers defeat him this time? Treachery and betrayals abound!

Has Thor truly been killed? Also, prepare for the arrival of Doctor Doom!

Cap, Thor, the Vision, Hawkeye, Hellcat, Mantis and more: The Avengers lineup is both new AND classic on an Earth that hits them with villains as fast as they can assemble! Revised versions of Ultron, the Radioactive Man, the Grim Reaper and many more prove their mastery of evil against Reborn Earth's mightiest heroes! Plus, the Heroes Reborn Universe only got a piece of the Hulk - but, darn it, it may still be more than it can handle! Guest-starring Nick Fury and the Fantastic Four! Collecting: Avengers 1-12

In 1996, the hottest creators of the day teamed up to reimagine and reinvigorate Marvel's greatest heroes. The Avengers and Fantastic Four were reborn with bold new looks on a brave new world, their origins re-envisioned with a raw vitality and contemporary sensibility! Captain America, Scarlet Witch, Vision, Hawkeye, Hellcat and more: the Avengers lineup is both new and classic - but will Thor assemble alongside them? They'll need him against revised versions of Kang, Ultron, the Enchantress, the Masters of Evil and more -but as Ant-Man and Iron Man enter the fray, what is Loki up to in the shadows? Plus: the Avengers and Fantastic Four take on the Hulk - and Galactus! COLLECTING: AVENGERS (1996) 1-12; IRON MAN (1996) 6, 12; FANTASTIC FOUR (1996) 12; CAPTAIN AMERICA (1996) 12; MATERIAL FROM FANTASTIC FOUR (1996) 6; CAPTAIN AMERICA (1996) 6