The Amazing Avengers Issue 15

“Thunder” is the 15th 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 (flashback and main story; origins revealed)
 * Mantis

Supporting Characters

 * 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 / Melissa Gold (first appearance) (joins and leaves Thunderbolts)
 * Liz Allan

Villains

 * Oscorp
 * Green Goblin / Norman Osborn (dies)
 * Harry Osborn
 * Truman Marsh (single appearance; dies)
 * Thunderbolts
 * Citizen V / Baron Helmut Zemo (single appearance; dies)
 * Meteorite / Karla Sofen (single appearance; dies)
 * Techno / Norbert Ebersol (single appearance; dies)
 * Mach IV / Abner Jenkins (single appearance; dies)
 * Atlas / Erik Josten (single appearance; dies)
 * Rhino / Joseph "Bone Saw" McGraw (first appearance) (flashback and main story)
 * Crimson Spider / Flash Thompson (flashback and main story)

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

Premise
The Avengers work to solve the secrets surrounding Groot's origins while working to protect him from the Thunderbolts, a group of super-powered mercenaries working for Oscorp executive Truman Marsh, who wants to brainwash Groot as a living weapon for "human evolution". Things get more serious when the Green Goblin returns to Norman Osborn's mind and launches an attack on both the Thunderbolts and the Avengers.

Plot
Captain America, Star-Lord, Black Widow, Mantis and Groot are battling Rhino, an immensely strong rhinoceros-themed villain who is on a rampage in the city. After defeating Rhino, Captain America has Redwing analyse Rhino, who is confirmed as Joseph McGraw, a former wrestler nicknamed "Bone Saw" whose career was ruined by Crimson Spider, who defeated and humiliated him in a match for $3,000. Groot is able to protect images of McGraw's memories, showing the group that McGraw was met with Truman Marsh, who (having learned of Crimson Spider's past as a wrestler and Bone Saw's wish for revenge) injected him with a serum which turned him into a nearly mindless humanoid rhinoceros, and McGraw agreed to work for Marsh's Thunderbolts Project in exchange of resources to get revenge on Crimson Spider. As the Avengers takes Rhino to custody, Marsh, who was watching the event from a micro-camera implanted on Rhino, voices interest about what Groot can do.

Back in the Avengers Tower, the Avengers watch footage of Groot showing off other amazing features and attributes, to which Mary Jane tells them that, during hers and her siblings' travels in the galaxy, she once had visions of Groot's past as a member of the Flora colossus, humanoid trees from Planet X. The Avengers set out to Planet X to learn more about Groot's origins. At the same time, Marsh has organized the Thunderbolts (Meteorite, Techno, Songbird, Atlas, Mach IV and field leader Citizen V) and sends them to seek and capture Groot. On the middle of their journey in space, the Avengers are soon alerted by their secret agent of Marsh's plans and advise them to be prepared. At the same time, Norman Osborn is making things up with his son despite their past conflict about Liz Allan. But as he has a moment alone, Norman overhears a creepy voice saying: "Hello, Norman".

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