{"product_id":"the-avengers-vol-1-322a-marvel-comics-1990","title":"The Avengers, Vol. 1 #322A (Marvel Comics 1990)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1990 Marvel Direct Edition of \u003cem\u003eAvengers\u003c\/em\u003e Vol. 1 #322A delivers a pivotal, 36-page double-issue featuring the submarine warfare climax of the \u003cb\u003eBombs Away!\u003c\/b\u003e storyline alongside a psychological thriller focused on the team administrative personnel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eStoryline Breakdown \u0026amp; Creative Team\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFabian Nicieza pens the lead narrative, art-directed by Paul Ryan with inks by Chris Ivy. The plot accelerates as Captain America and the Red Guardian infiltrate the Waterwind missile bay after discovering two adversaries physically fused to cold fusion warheads. Vision and Vostok coordinate a countermeasure to disrupt the neural transfer, while Fantasma, Sersi, and Shaman orchestrate civilian evacuation. Concurrently, terrestrial heroes including Quasar, Crimson Dynamo, Guardian, and Perun engage Atlantean tacticians Tyrak, Merrano, and Okra near the coastline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe supporting feature, \u003cem\u003e“Into the Fire”\u003c\/em\u003e, written by Mark Gruenwald and penciled by Jim Reddington with Mickey Ritter inking, isolates a new threat: advanced communication hardware broadcasting localized hallucinations. Staff members from Edwin Jarvis to Peggy Carter experience violent echoes of personal trauma. This continuation formally archives the casualty status introduced in \u003cem\u003eCaptain America\u003c\/em\u003e #237, ensuring canonical consistency for long form readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCollector Specifications \u0026amp; Archive Value\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDistributed exclusively through comics specialty distributors via the Direct Edition imprint, this copy omits the retail barcode strip. The publication contains two complete narratives, guest roster additions from Alpha Flight and Stingray, and retains period appropriate promotional inserts. Completionists tracking Marvel mid 1980s geopolitical crossovers or researchers examining Nicieza and Gruenwald collaborative output will recognize this issue as a structural anchor between major saga phases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ugly Monkey Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862178988310,"sku":"UG-5706-THE-UGL-DEF","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/4301\/3142\/files\/3A2B6E15-EBAC-4242-A6DD-089F68C4AE03.jpg?v=1789416274","url":"https:\/\/uglymonkeycomics.com\/products\/the-avengers-vol-1-322a-marvel-comics-1990","provider":"Ugly Monkey Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}