When the Asgardian trickster known as Loki plans to unleash a dangerous and powerful force upon the Earth, Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. bring together Earth's mightiest heroes, including Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America, to defeat him.

At head of title: Marvel Avengers. "Based on the motion pictures Iron Man, screenplay by Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway; Iron Man 2, screenplay by Justin Theroux; The Incredible Hulk, screen story and screenplay by Zak Penn; Thor, story by J. Michael Straczynski and Mark Protosevich, screenplay by Ashley Edward Miller & Zack Stentz and Don Payne; Captain America: The First Avenger, screenplay by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely; Marvel's The Avengers, written by Joss Whedon."