Avengers #11-#12 (1996 2nd Series)

"Shadow Victory!" Part 4 of 4. Script by Walt Simonson. Pencils by Michael Ryan. Inks by Saleem Crawford and Sal Regla. Cover by Michael Ryan and Sal Regla. The evil Trickster absorbs the remaining energy from the gamma core reactor and grows to the size of a giant! With no other options left, the Enchantress and the renegade Thor join forces with the Avengers to stop Loki once and for all! It's going to take all the strength & skill and heart & soul Earth's Mightiest Heroes can muster to defeat the near-omnipotent god of lies! Avengers Assemble in the Heroes Reborn Universe! Final appearances of the Heroes Reborn versions of Agatha Harkness, Enchantress, Hellcat, and Loki. Avengers Lineup: Ant-Man, Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Wasp.

"Avengers Assemble" Plot by Kurt Busiek and Roger Stern. Script by Kurt Busiek. Pencils by Carlos Pacheco. Inks by Jesús Merino. Cover by Carlos Pacheco and Jesús Merino. This is it! The mind-blowing conclusion to the Avengers Forever limited series. At the Time-Keepers' citadel at the end of time, the battle rages to save all of time! The powerful Time-Keepers and their army of evil avengers (from corrupted timelines) are on one side! While Kang, Rick Jones, and the seven time-lost avengers plus an army of good avengers (from heroic timelines) are on the other! Who will win this epic war? When in doubt bet on the Destiny Force and the man called the Conqueror! What a finish! Avengers Assemble! Final appearance of the Time-Keepers. Appearances by Libra, Immortus, and the Supreme Intelligence. (Notes: Captain Marvel (aka Genis-Vell) appears next in Captain Marvel Wizard #0 and then in Captain Marvel (1999 4th series) #1. Subplots from Avengers Forever continue in the Avengers Infinity (2000) limited series and the Maximum Security