The Amazing Avengers Issue 16

“Sinister Forces” is the 16th issue and chapter of The Amazing Avengers.

Featured Characters

 * Avengers
 * Captain America / Peter Parker
 * Redwing
 * Captain Marvel / Mary Jane Watson
 * Jocasta
 * Black Panther / Felicia Parker-Reilly
 * Black Widow / Teresa Parker
 * Winter Soldier / Jack Parker
 * Mecha-Hulk / Amadeus Cho
 * Quasar / Gayle Watson / Phyla-Vell Neramani
 * Hulkling / Theodore "Teddy" Altman / Dorrek VIII
 * Star-Lord / Kevin Quill
 * Groot
 * Mantis

Supporting Characters

 * Ghost Rider / Johnny Blaze (first appearance)
 * Avengers Academy
 * Silver Owl / Marina Morbius
 * Ms. Marvel / Kamala Khan
 * American Son / Gabriel Stacy
 * Spider-Boy / Miles Morales
 * Spider-Girl / Gwen Stacy
 * Inferno / Dante Pertuz
 * Sandboy / Finn Marko
 * Wasp / Cassie Lang-Van Dyne
 * Reptil / Humberto Lopez
 * Songbird / Sally Stark
 * Liz Allan
 * S.H.I.E.L.D.
 * Tony Stark
 * Maria Hill
 * Henry "Hank" Pym

Villains

 * Sinister Syndicate (single appearance; disbands)
 * Dark Goblin / Harry Osborn (first appearance as Dark Goblin; dies)
 * Doctor Octopus / Otto Octavius (joins team; dies)
 * Rhino / Joseph "Bone Saw" McGraw (joins team; dies)
 * Electro / Max "Soulpower" Dillon (joins team; dies)
 * Living Brain / Luxias Crown (joins team; dies)
 * Crimson Spider / Flash Thompson

Other Characters

 * Ben Parker-Watson
 * Phillip Parker-Watson
 * May Parker-Watson
 * Anna Parker-Watson
 * Felicity Parker-Altman
 * Luke Parker-Watson
 * Lyla Parker-Watson
 * Richard Parker-Quill
 * Julie Allan-Stark
 * Katie Allan-Stark
 * Betty Brant
 * Robbie Robinson

Premise
Looking for revenge on Crimson Spider for the death of his father Norman in the previous issue, Harry Osborn injects himself with the same serum and equipment as his father, becoming the Dark Goblin, and forms the Sinister Syndicate, a group of villains (consisting of himself, Doctor Octopus, Rhino, Electro and Living Brain) who seek revenge on Crimson Spider, in order to battle and kill the vigilante. Knowing that the villains' hunt for their common foe will lead to collateral damage, the Avengers work to battle and thwart both Crimson Spider and the Syndicate before any innocent life is put at risk. The heroes are also joined in their hunt by Ghost Rider, who seeks to make both Crimson Spider and the Sinister Syndicate atone for their sins.

Plot
Following the events of the previous issue, news about Norman Osborn's death have sprung across New York City. However, he is not given a funeral due to his previous crimes as the Green Goblin. And his body, against Harry Osborn's wishes, is cremated by the police. Enraged with the comments of citizens (with excepion of Liz Allan, who refuses to voice her opinions in public) that no one will miss Norman, Harry finishes designing his armor as he injects himself with more of his father's Green Goblin serum, causing him to get hideously mutated into a monstrous goblin-like creature as he dons his armor, ready to get revenge on Crimson Spider.

Meanwhile, Liz Allan is watching her favorite stunt rider performer Johnny Blaze perform in a show hosted by Betty Brant. Right in the end of the show, Blaze shares some helpful words with Liz before setting out for an "important assigment". At the same time, the Avengers are out to seek and destroy the last remaining science resources of Oscorp while still seeking to arrest Crimson Spider before his next battle will result in collateral damage. They are contacted by a mysterious agent, who offers to help capture Crimson Spider. Back in the last remaining Oscorp Building, Harry (now dubbed the Dark Goblin) has recruited Living Brain and broken Doctor Octopus, Electro and Rhino out of S.H.I.E.L.D. custody, planing to form a team with them with the purpose of revenge on Crimson Spider. While the others accept, Doctor Octopus declines, as he already had too much trouble dealing with their common nemesis. Octavius evidently gets on Harry's bad side by claiming that everything Oscorp created (including the Crimson Spider) was Norman's mistake, leading Harry to attack Octavius as the two engage in a fight across the streets.

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