There is no honor among thieves, and no love lost between Marvel’s biggest antagonists. The biggest Fantasy Comic League events in the final week of February all revolve around the antagonists fighting each other. The Amazing Spider-Man, the biggest book of the week, focuses on Kraven preparing for his next big hunt. Its 37 points come in large part to the Hunter’s capture of 15 animal-based baddies, including members of the Serpent Society, Beetle and Rhino. Spider-Man is nothing more than an afterthought in his solo title. Captain America, the second-biggest solo title with 31 points, features Baron von Strucker making an example of his own bad guy prisoners in front of Steve Rogers. Fantastic Four and X-Force match Amazing’s point total to claim the top team books for the week with Fantastic continuing the trend of antagonist altercations. Doctor Doom, the Antagonist of the Week, springs his trap on Galactus, trapping the World Eater and turning him into a battery for his kingdom.
Black Panther earns the Hero of the Week with 14 points despite his absence from any of the top books. His Black Panther vs. Deadpool event comes to a somewhat predictable end, with the two characters putting aside their differences to save Willie Lumpkin. The 20-point book falls short of Avengers: No Road Home‘s 25 points for the event book of the week. Deadpool and Mr. Fantastic have top performances as well with 9 points each, while a pair of Captains (America and Marvel) score 8 points apiece to close out February.
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Key: TU – Team-Up; LT – Lead Team; SC – Save Civilian; CD – Character Development; DA – Defeat Antagonist.
| Age of X-Man: The X-Tremists #1 (22) |
| Blob – Melee, Strength, LT Iceman – Ensnare, Ice, Ice Offensive, Morph Jubilee – Energy Moneta – Telepathy Northstar Psylocke – Agility, Melee, Telekinesis, Telekinesis Defensive, Telekinesis Offensive, Vehicle, LT |
| Amazing Spider-Man #16 (37) |
| Lizard Spider-Man (PP) – Crawl, Webs Antagonist(s) Ana Kravinoff – CD (Renounces her father) Arcade – TU (Kraven) Beetle Black Ant – Melee, TU (Kraven), DA (Puma) Black Mamba Bushmaster Cottonmouth High Evolutionary – Tech Kangaroo King Cobra Kraven – TU (Arcade), CD (Clones himself) Owl Puff Adder Puma – Claws Rhino Scorpion Squid Stegron Tarantula Taskmaster – Tech, TU (Kraven), DA (Beetle) Vulture |
| Avengers: No Road Home #3 (25) |
| Hawkeye (CB) – TU (Hulk) Hercules – TU (Scarlet Witch) Hulk – Melee, TU (Rocket Raccoon) Rocket Raccoon – TU (Hulk) Scarlet Witch – Flight, Sense, TU (Hercules) Spectrum – Flight, Morph, TU (Hercules), LT Vision – Flight, Intangibility, Tech, TU (Hercules) Antagonist(s) Nightmare – Telepathy |
| Black Panther #9 (5) |
| Black Panther – Melee, Suit, Weapon, TU (General Nakia) |
| Black Panther vs. Deadpool #5 (20) |
| Black Panther – Agility, Melee, Tech, TU (Deadpool), SC Deadpool – Blade, Durability, Fourth Wall, Melee, Suit, Weapon, TU (Black Panther), SC Okoye – Tech Shuri – Computer, Tech |
| Captain America #8 (31) |
| Agent 13 – Espionage, LT Captain America – Melee Misty Knight Mockingbird White Tiger Antagonist(s) Baron von Strucker – Energy, Melee, Strength Bulldozer – Melee Grey Gargoyle Griffin Jack O’Lantern Jigsaw Kingpin Piledriver – Melee Selene – Absorb, Melee, Telekinesis, Telepathy Supreme Commander – Melee, CD (Receives a pardon) Wrecker – Melee |
| Captain Marvel: Braver & Mightier #1 (8) |
| Captain Marvel – Durability, Energy, Flight, Melee, Speed, Strength, LT |
| Cloak and Dagger: Negative Exposure #3 (15) |
| Cloak – DA (Devourer) Dagger – Energy, Energy Offensive, Melee, Projectile, CD (Regains control of her light powers), DA (Devourer) Antagonist(s) Mr. Negative – Gun, Melee, Morph, Possess, Weapon |
| Daredevil #2 (11) |
| Daredevil – Baton, Exploit, Melee, Sense, SC Jessica Jones Luke Cage Antagonist(s) Kingpin – Business Owl |
| Fantastic Four #7 (37) |
| Brainstorm – Tech Human Torch (JS) – Cosmic, Flame, Flame Offensive, Flight, TU (Doctor Doom) Invisible Woman – Telekinesis, Telekinesis Defensive, TU (Doctor Doom), SC Mr. Fantastic – Computer, Morph, Stretch, TU (Doctor Doom) Powerhouse Thing – Durability, Melee, Strength, Weapon, TU (Doctor Doom) Antagonist(s) Doctor Doom – Intellect, Tech, Vehicle, Weapon, TU (Mr. Fantastic), LT, DA (Galactus) Galactus – Cosmic, Durability, Energy |
| Invaders #2 (18) |
| Captain America – Melee, Shield, Shield Defensive, Shield Offensive, LT Human Torch (JH) Winter Soldier – Espionage Antagonist(s) Hydro-Man Namor – Business, Flight, Melee, Weapon Orka Tiger Shark – Melee |
| Marvel Comics Presents #2 (17) |
| Black Panther – Vehicle, TU (Gorilla-Man) Gorilla-Man – Melee, Weapon, TU (Black Panther), CD (Embraces the Gorilla God) Mr. Fantastic – Intellect, Melee, Tech Thing – Melee Wolverine – Claws Antagonist(s) Doctor Doom |
| Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #40 (20) |
| Doctor Strange – Artifact, Flight, Magic, Magic Offensive, Telepathy, TU (Moon Girl) Moon Girl – Creature, Suit, Tech, Weapon, TU (Doctor Strange) Sleepwalker – Energy, Flight, Telepathy, TU (Doctor Strange) Antagonist(s) Nightmare – Telekinesis |
| Savage Sword of Conan #2 (4) |
| Conan – Blade, Melee, Weapon |
| Superior Spider-Man #3 (19) |
| Brothers Grimm Skein – Flight, Telekinesis Spider-Man (OO) – Cosmic, Durability, Melee, Suit, Weapon, DA (Terrax) Spider-Man (PP) Antagonist(s) Terrax – Blade, Durability, Energy, Geokinetics, Melee, Weapon |
| West Coast Avengers #8 (29) |
| Fuse – Durability, Melee, TU (Marvel Boy) Gwenpool – Agility, Blade, Melee, Weapon, TU (Marvel Boy), LT Hawkeye (CB) – Tech, TU (Marvel Boy) Hawkeye (KB) – Arrow, Melee, TU (Marvel Boy), LT Kid Omega – Telepathy, Telepathy Offensive, TU (Marvel Boy) Marvel Boy – Melee, TU (Hawkeye) Ms. America – Melee, TU (Marvel Boy) |
| X-Force #3 (37) |
| Boom-Boom – Energy, TU (Kid Cable) Cannonball – Durability, Flight, TU (Kid Cable) Deathlok – Computer, Durability, Gun, Weapon, TU (Kid Cable), SC Domino – Gun, Weapon, TU (Kid Cable), LT, SC Kid Cable – Teleport, Weapon, TU (Domino), LT, SC Shatterstar – Weapon, TU (Kid Cable) Warpath – Durability, Melee, TU (Kid Cable) Antagonist(s) Ahab – Blade, Gun, Weapon |
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