Many of the stories listed below have an impact on the lives of the Thunderbolts further down the line. If you missed the first part of the Thunderbolts' backstory, you can find it HERE.
MCG Notes:
See the previous Thunderbolts reading order entry:
- Issue listings in blue & black: The must-read Baron Zemo, Beetle, Fixer, Goliath, Moonstone & Screaming Mimi stories from this time period, along with any often-forgotten tales that are worth a read.
- issue listings in grey: Part of the pre-Thunderbolts chronology, cameo appearances or stories of note that non-essential or no longer considered 'required reading'.
- Chronology: Every appearance of these characters from this period is included in chronological order - mapping out his timeline rather than just the order the issues were released.
- Spoilers: The are some spoilers in the story overviews, though I've tried to keep them to a minimum - just be warned!
Iron Man #202 (1986)
Fixer: The Fixer breaks into Avengers Compound in California to steal Iron Man's armour, taking Ka-Zar hostage to use as leverage; Iron Man and Ka-Zar manage to outwit and overpower him.
Secret Wars II #7 (1986)
Baron Zemo: Having survived the explosion at Skull-House, Baron Zemo is seen among the villains employed by Mephisto to attempt to kill the Beyonder during SECRET WARS II.
Thing #33 (1986)
Screaming Mimi: First appearance of Battleaxe/Anita Ehren, Gladiatrix/Robin Braxton and Golddigger/Kendra Louise Price; the Grapplers gain a raft of new members; Titania is killed by the Scourge of the Underworld.
Iron Man #206 (1986)
Goliath: Goliath escapes Avengers Compound; the Avengers defeat him but give him to the authorities as they have no legal right to contain him.
Moonstone: A crowd of protestors opposing Namor the Sub-Mariner's Avengers membership gathers outside of Avengers Mansion; Moonstone stirs the crowd up until she's caught by the heroes; the Absorbing Man and Titania help her avoid arrest and make her an offer during ASSAULT ON ATLANTIS.
Avengers #271 (1986)
Screaming Mimi: The Grey Gargoyle and Screaming Mimi break the new Yellowjacket (Rita DeMara) out of jail; Mimi and the Gargoyle are apprehended by the Wasp and Paladin, while Yellowjacket escapes during ASSAULT ON ATLANTIS.
Beetle: First appearance of the Sinister Syndicate; the Beetle brings a band of villains together as the Sinister Syndicate with the aim of destroying Spider-Man; Silver Sable and the Sandman help Spider-Man defeat the Syndicate after the villains help the Jack O'Lantern retain his freedom.
Avengers #273 (1986)
Marvel Age Annual #2[17/19] (1986)
Avengers #274-276 (1986-1987)
Baron Zemo, Fixer, Goliath & Moonstone: First full appearance of Baron Zemo's Masters of Evil; Zemo gathers a super-villain army who lay siege to Avengers Mansion, pummel Hercules into a coma and take Captain America, the Black Knight and Edwin Jarvis hostage; Wasp assembles a ragtag band of reserve Avengers and allies during UNDER SIEGE.
Baron Zemo, Goliath & Moonstone: The small band of Avengers free Captain America and defeat the Masters, but the mansion is destroyed and the team are physically and emotionally scarred during UNDER SIEGE.
Avengers #279 (1987)
Moonstone: Captain Marvel visits Moonstone as she recovers from a broken neck after their last encounter at Avengers Mansion.
Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man #17-18 (2000)
Beetle: Silver Sable calls on Spider-Man for help when the Beetle's Sinister Syndicate join forces with Doctor Octopus and bring chaos to Belgium.
Iron Man #223-224 (1987)
Beetle: First appearance of Blizzard/Donnie Gill and Rae LaCoste; first appearance of Clayton Wilson/Force as Carl Walker; Force turns against Justin Hammer and decides to go straight, so Hammer sends Beetle, Blacklash and the new Blizzard after him; Iron Man helps fake Force's death and gives him a new civilian identity.
Avengers #287 (1988)
Fixer: While the Super Adaptoid masquerades as the 'Fixer', the Avengers find the real Fixer ina stasis tube; the Adaptoid uses the real Fixer's friendship with Mentallo to manipulate him and the Avengers.
Iron Man #227 (1988)
Beetle: Iron Man hastily takes down the Beetle and nullifies his armours technology during ARMOR WARS.
Solo Avengers #12[2/2] (1988)
Fixer: The Fixer breaks Yellowjacket out of jail to expresses his love for her; Fixer interrupts Yellowjacket's plans to give the Wasp some payback; Yellowjacket ends up taking down the Fixer with help from the Black Knight.
Baron Zemo, Fixer, Goliath & Moonstone: First full appearance of Baron Zemo's Masters of Evil; Zemo gathers a super-villain army who lay siege to Avengers Mansion, pummel Hercules into a coma and take Captain America, the Black Knight and Edwin Jarvis hostage; Wasp assembles a ragtag band of reserve Avengers and allies during UNDER SIEGE.
Avengers #277 (1987)
Avengers #279 (1987)
Moonstone: Captain Marvel visits Moonstone as she recovers from a broken neck after their last encounter at Avengers Mansion.
Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man #17-18 (2000)
Beetle: Silver Sable calls on Spider-Man for help when the Beetle's Sinister Syndicate join forces with Doctor Octopus and bring chaos to Belgium.
Iron Man #223-224 (1987)
Beetle: First appearance of Blizzard/Donnie Gill and Rae LaCoste; first appearance of Clayton Wilson/Force as Carl Walker; Force turns against Justin Hammer and decides to go straight, so Hammer sends Beetle, Blacklash and the new Blizzard after him; Iron Man helps fake Force's death and gives him a new civilian identity.
Avengers #287 (1988)
Fixer: While the Super Adaptoid masquerades as the 'Fixer', the Avengers find the real Fixer ina stasis tube; the Adaptoid uses the real Fixer's friendship with Mentallo to manipulate him and the Avengers.
Iron Man #227 (1988)
Beetle: Iron Man hastily takes down the Beetle and nullifies his armours technology during ARMOR WARS.
Solo Avengers #12[2/2] (1988)
Fixer: The Fixer breaks Yellowjacket out of jail to expresses his love for her; Fixer interrupts Yellowjacket's plans to give the Wasp some payback; Yellowjacket ends up taking down the Fixer with help from the Black Knight.
Iron Man #244 (1989)
Fixer: Knowing Tony Stark is seriously injured and Stark Enterprises is in trouble, the Fixer takes the opportunity to attack, defeating the stand-in Iron Man (Clay Walker) and destroying the experimental Sonic Finder; Stark returns to his Iron Man armour for the first time since he was shot to take down the Fixer when he attacks Stark ENterprises a second time during HEARTBEATEN.
Fantastic Four Annual #25[2/3] (1990)
Moonstone: The Moonstone finally heals Moonstone's injures and she soon finds herself battling Volcana.
Captain Marvel Giant-Size Special #1 (1989)
Moonstone: First appearance of Powderkeg/Frank Skorina; Captain Marvel defeats Moonstone when they have a rematch for the first time since their clash at Avengers Mansion.
Captain America #357[2/2], 358[1/2]-362[2/2] (1989)
Baron Zemo: First appearance of Crossbones/Brock Rumlow; Zemo hires Batroc's Brigade to help him locate the scattered shards of the Bloodstone; despite Captain America and Diamondback's efforts to stop him, Zemo succeeds in restoring the Bloodstone and using it to reanimate his father, Baron Heinrich Zemo; Crossbones destroys the Bloodstone, essentially destroying Heinrich Zemo's body along with it.
Fantastic Four #334 (1989)
Beetle: The Beetle is among the villains who fail to take down the Fantastic Four as they appeal against the Super-Hero Registration Act during ACTS OF VENGEANCE.
Avengers Spotlight #28[1/2] (1990)
Screaming Mimi: Angar the Screamer is paired up with Screaming Mimi to discredit Hawkeye and Mockingbird by disguising themselves as them while committing a series of robberies; the real Hawkeye and Mockingbird show the villains' true colours during ACTS OF VENGEANCE.
Web of Spider-Man #60 (1990)
Goliath: Doctor Doom amplifies Goliath's powers, allowing him to absorb Spider-Man's new cosmic energy powers into himself; Spider-Man overloads Goliath and believes he's accidentally killed him when he appears to explode during ACTS OF VENGEANCE.
Avengers Spotlight #29[2/2] (1990)
Screaming Mimi: Mimi is among the villains who are locked up in the Vault prison for superhumans during ACTS OF VENGEANCE.
Nova #34-35 (2010)
Moonstone: Moonstone is plucked from time by the Sphinx to fight Nova during REALM OF KINGS.
Moonstone: Moonstone is plucked from time by the Sphinx to fight Nova during REALM OF KINGS.
Avengers: Deathtrap, The Vault (1991)
Goliath & Moonstone: Venom attempts to break out of the Vault, releasing a number of other super-criminals - including Moonstone and Goliath - in the process; the Avengers and Freedom Force return the villains to their cells.
Spectacular Spider-Man #164 (1990)
Beetle: The Beetle turns down the job of killing Spider-Man for a 'simple' armed robbery on behalf of the Kingpin, not realising it's a set-up as the Arranger ensures Spider-Man arrives at the scene of the robbery; Spider-Man prevents the Beetle from killing the Arranger.
Web of Spider-Man #65-65 (1990)
Goliath: Goliath joins the other villains who faced humiliating defeats at the hands of the cosmically-powered Spider-Man, who's since lost his Captain Universe abilities; Spider-Man outwits the villains, using their powers against each other.
Deadly Foes of Spider-Man #1-4 (1991)
Beetle: First appearance of Leila Davis and Steve Partridge; the Beetle is quickly paroled and reforms the Sinister Syndicate; the Ringer's wife, Leila Davis, acts as a getaway driver for the Syndicate and gets close to Boomerang in order to get close to the Beetle and murder him for manipulating her now-deceased husband; the Sinister Syndicate are hired to kill scientist named Dr Goulding, a murder the Beetle himself ultimately carries out; the Syndicate split; Leila fails to kill the Beetle.
Captain America #379[1/2] (1990)
Moonstone: First appearance of Moonstone/Lloyd Bloch as Nefarius; Lloyd Bloch returns, seeking revenge against Moonstone for stealing the source of his original powers; now displaying ionic powers and claiming to be the son of Count Nefaria, Bloch is defeated by Captain America and Quasar.
Wonder Man #1 (1991)
Goliath: Wonder Man finds himself stalked by Goliath who feels he got the lesser deal when he gained his ionic powers; Wonder Man defeats Goliath.
Spider-Man Family: Amazing Friends #1[1/5] (2006)
Beetle: The Beetle dodges Spider-Man, Iceman and Firestar when they catch him committing a robbery.
Captain America #388[1/2] (1991)
Moonstone: First appearance of Impala; first appearance of Jackdaw/Heather O'Gara as Blackbird; Moonstone is among the female villains assembled by Superia.
Captain America #389[1/2] (1991)
Moonstone & Screaming Mimi: First named appearances of Ice Princess and the Femizons; Screaming Mimi is seen among Superia's Femizons alongside Moonstone; Superia reveals her plan to turn Earth into a utopia for women which includes transforming men into women; Moonstone is defeated by Captain America and Paladin.
Captain America #390[1/2]-391[1/2] (1991)
Screaming Mimi: Screaming Mimi continues to fight for Superia's cause, despite her plan to sterilise all women on Earth except for those on Femizon Island.
Marvel Comics Presents #114[2/2]-119[2/4] (1992)
Goliath: Doctor Nemesis hires Goliath to assist him in a scheme using his experimental Mass Acquisition Unit; the two size-changing villains are defeated by Giant-Man.
Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #12[1/5] (1992)
Web of Spider-Man Annual #8[1/5] (1992)
Beetle: The Sinister Syndicate are among the villains hired by the Sphinx to kidnap costumed heroes during THE HERO KILLERS.
Iron Man #285-286 (1992)
Beetle: Spymaster, Blizzard, Blacklash and Beetle attack Stark Enterprises following the death of Tony Stark and attempt to steal information; the villains are soon faced with War Machine and a handful of Avengers; Hank Pym shrinks the villains down in order to apprehend them.
Spider-Man Special Edition: The Trial of Venom #1 (1992)
Moonstone: Moonstone cameo; after after being returned to the Vault, Moonstone's cell is given a beach motif when she shows good behaviour.
Moonstone: Moonstone cameo; after after being returned to the Vault, Moonstone's cell is given a beach motif when she shows good behaviour.
Spectacular Spider-Man #195-196 (1992-1993)
Baron Zemo: Vermin stands against Baron Zemo when the villain joins forces with Arnim Zola to create more mutates and attempt to reclaim him; Vermin tries to kill Zemo, but is talked out of and and returns to human form; Spider-Man passes Zemo on to the authorities.
Captain America #411 (1993)
Beetle, Moonstone & Screaming Mimi: Numerous costumed criminals attend the AIM Weapons Expo.
Captain America #412 (1993)
Beetle & Moonstone: Numerous costumed criminals continue to attend the AIM Weapons Expo.
Captain America #413 (1993)
Beetle: Numerous costumed criminals continue to attend the AIM Weapons Expo.
Wonder Man #24-25 (1993)
Goliath: Goliath is among the former-members of the Lethal Legion who are gathered to battle Wonder Man.
Web of Spider-Man #100[1/2] (1993)
Fixer: The Fixer is reunited with Mentallo when they both become key members of the New Enforcers; the team is opposed by Nightwatch and the armoured Spider-Man, though they successfully bring about an end to the Blood Rose's activities.
Alpha Flight #121 (1993)
Beetle & Fixer: Beetle & Fixer cameos; numerous costumed criminals attend an auction run by the Chess Set; the Chess Set's plan to sell the remains of Silver and Auric to the highest bidder is shut down by Alpha Flight and Spider-Man.
Marvel Comics Presents #137[2/4] (1993)
Goliath: Ant-Man uses Pym Particles to shrink Goliath down to ant-size when he rampages through Hollywood.
Avengers West Coast #92 (1993)
Goliath: After Clint Barton ditches his bow and arrow and Hawkeye identity, he returns to his Goliath persona, using Pym Particles to grow in size once again; the villainous Goliath challenges him over the right to use the name, but is defeated by an electro-arrow from Mockingbird that begins cancelling out his powers.
Darkhawk #30 (1993)
Beetle: First appearance of Pureheart; Beetle cameo; due to the Goddess using the Cosmic Egg to make everyone in the universe good, the Beetle changes his mind about an armed robbery he's committing and helps the police officer he injured during THE INFINITY CRUSADE.
Sleepwalker #20 (1993)
Beetle: Beetle cameo; the Beetle is seen at the Bar With No Name.
Lethal Foes of Spider-Man #1-4 (1993)
Beetle: First appearance of Elias Hargrove; first appearance of Leila Davis as Hardshell; first appearance of Ringer/Anthony Davis as Strikeback; Leila Davis joins the Sinister Syndicate, aiding them in their mission of revenge against the Beetle; the Ringer is revealed to have survived the Scourge of the Underworld's attempt to kill him and is transformed into the cyborg Strikeback by AIM; Strikeback stops his wife from trying to kill the Beetle.
Silver Sable & the Wild Pack #21[1/2]-22[1/2] (1994)
Beetle: Silver Sable is hired to bring down teenaged gangs in Beverly Hills, but comes face-to-face with the Beetle and his crew of costumed criminals, giving him the chance for revenge; the Wild Pack and the Intruders beat the Beetle and his battalion of bad guys.
Sensational She-Hulk #59 (1994)
Beetle: Numerous costumed criminals attend the trial of the Tinkerer which soon descends into violence.
Spider-Man: Web of Doom #1-3 (1994)
Beetle: Spider-Man is framed by the Beetle for the murder of Terry Burns.
Avengers #383: Marvel Double-Feature - Giant-Man (1995)
Goliath: Giant-Man (Hank Pym) uncovers a plot by the Kosmosians to drain the powers of super-humans who use Pym Particles as part of a bid to take over Earth; since the battle with Hawkeye and Mockingbird, Goliath's powers had been channeling into Kosmos; the Komosians kidnapped Goliath and drained his powers for their own gain; Goliath is brought back to Earth by Giant-Man, but he's left comatose.
Spider-Man: Power of Terror #1-3 (1995)
Beetle: In-fighting breaks out among the criminal Maggia who hire costumed criminals to fight on alongside them; Beetle comes into conflict with Spider-Man and Deathlok.
Captain America #431-434 (1994)
Baron Zemo: First appearance of Free Spirit/Cathy Webster and Jack Flag/Jack Harrison; Baron Zemo is revealed to have married Baroness Zemo (Heike Zemo) and turned 25 kidnapped children into their own army, the Kinder; Captain America and Diamondback oppose the Zemos and free the Kinder from their control.
Beetle: As a member of the Sinister Seven, the Beetle is among the villains who gather to oppose the murderous Kaine and try to stake his claim on Doctor Octopus' legacy during THE MARK OF KAINE.
Avengers Unplugged #1 (1995)
Moonstone: Nefarius takes another shot at revenge on Moonstone; Black Widow convinces Moonstone to surrender to the authorities.
Spider-Man Unlimited #12 (1996)
Beetle: The Beetle is among the costumed criminals who attempt to apprehend Spider-Man (Ben Reilly) in order to claim the reward put up by the Daily Bugle who believe him to be an impostor; Spider-Man quickly defeats the Beetle.
Avengers Unplugged #4 (1996)
Screaming Mimi: Numerous costumed criminals attend the wedding of Titania and the Absorbing Man.
- 1996-1999: Justice Like Lightning
Avengers: Under Siege (various editions)
Avengers Epic Collection vol.16: Under Siege
Avengers: The Vibranium Collection
All include...
Avengers #273-277
(some editions of Avengers: Under Siege include Marvel Age Annual #2)
Avengers #273-277
(some editions of Avengers: Under Siege include Marvel Age Annual #2)
Spider-Man vs Silver Sable
Includes...
Amazing Spider-Man #280-281
Deadly Foes of Spider-Man (2011 edition)
Deadly Foes of Spider-Man #1-4
Lethal Foes of Spider-Man #1-4
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