This is an episode list forThe Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. The series is based on theMarvel Comics superhero team, theAvengers. The first season premiered onDisney XD in the United States on September 22, 2010.[1] The second season premiered on April 1, 2012.
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| 1 | 26 | September 22, 2010 (2010-09-22) | June 26, 2011 (2011-06-26) | |
| 2 | 26 | April 1, 2012 (2012-04-01)[2] | November 11, 2012 (2012-11-11)[3] | |
The first season premiered on September 22, 2010 with the episode "Iron Man is Born". The series took ahiatus after "The Kang Dynasty" and returned on May 15, 2011 in the United States.
The series was broadcast around the world and released on DVD in the correct chronological story order (production order). The season finale debuted in Australia on April 12, 2011, then aired on June 26, 2011 in the United States. The first half of Season 1 was released on home video on April 26, 2011,[4] and the second half was released on October 25, 2011.[5]
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| 1 | 1 | "Iron Man is Born" | Vinton Heuck | Brandon Auman | September 22, 2010 (2010-09-22) | 001[5] |
After defeatingHydra's attack on theUnited Nations,Iron Man learns that S.H.I.E.L.D. is taking control of his technology.
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| 2 | 2 | "Thor the Mighty" | Vinton Heuck | Michael Ryan | September 22, 2010 (2010-09-22) | 002[5] |
After stopping a robbery attempt by the Wrecking Crew,Thor returns to Asgard to battleLoki and theFrost Giants.
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| 3 | 3 | "Hulk vs the World" | Sebastian Montes | Kevin Burke &Chris Wyatt | September 29, 2010 (2010-09-29) | 003[5] |
Hulk battles theAbsorbing Man and just as he defeats him he grabs the attention and tries not to get captured by S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hulkbuster units, whileHawkeye is betrayed byBlack Widow who is apparently working for Hydra.
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| 4 | 4 | "Meet Captain America" | Sebastian Montes | Paul Giacoppo | October 6, 2010 (2010-10-06) | 004[5] |
Kang the Conqueror revisits a time whereCaptain America and Bucky took down a Hydra portal to Asgard asKang believes Captain America is responsible for destroying his timeline.
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| 5 | 5 | "The Man in the Ant Hill" | Vinton Heuck | Christopher Yost | October 13, 2010 (2010-10-13) | 005[5] |
Ant-Man and theWasp take down Klaw andWhirlwind. Klaw helps M'Baku (a.k.a. the Man Ape) take downT'Chaka and become king ofWakanda. But T'Challa dons theBlack Panther suit and flees to look for help.
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| 6 | 6 | "Breakout, Part 1" | Sebastian Montes | Christopher Yost | October 20, 2010 (2010-10-20)[1] | 006[5] |
A mass breakout occurs at each of the four supervillain prisons.
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| 7 | 7 | "Breakout, Part 2" | Vinton Heuck | Christopher Yost | October 20, 2010 (2010-10-20)[1] | 007[5] |
| 8 | 8 | "Some Assembly Required" | Sebastian Montes | Brandon Auman | October 27, 2010 (2010-10-27) | 008 |
Hulk is magically manipulated by the Enchantress to attack his teammates.
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| 9 | 9 | "Living Legend" | Vinton Heuck | Kevin Burke & Chris Wyatt | November 3, 2010 (2010-11-03) | 009 |
After Captain America's frozen body is discovered in the Arctic, Arnim Zola unleashesDoughboy on New York City to distract the Avengers while Baron Zemo battles Captain America.
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| 10 | 10 | "Everything is Wonderful" | Vinton Heuck | Brandon Auman | November 10, 2010 (2010-11-10) | 010 |
Enraged by Tony Stark buying out his company, Simon Williams becomes a deadly being of ionic energy,Wonder Man, in order to exact revenge. Meanwhile, Wasp and Thor chase a group of A.I.M. agents to find their secret hideout and run into another villain,MODOK.
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| 11 | 11 | "Panther's Quest" | Sebastian Montes | Paul Giacoppo | November 17, 2010 (2010-11-17) | 011 |
T'Challa, the new Black Panther, meets the Avengers and tells them that his country has been overthrown by Man-Ape. As the Avengers arrive in Wakanda, not only do they have to help T'Challa reclaim his family's throne and country, but they also have to deal with Klaw, the Grim Reaper, and Hydra, who are planning to stealvibranium from Wakanda's mines.
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| 12 | 12 | "Gamma World Pt. 1" | Vinton Heuck | Michael Ryan | November 26, 2010 (2010-11-26) | 012 |
The Leader has placed an expanding dome of gamma radiation around theCube, with anyone caught inside it being mutated into a gamma monster. The Avengers, along with the support of S.H.I.E.L.D., enter the Cube in an attempt to the destroy the generator.
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| 13 | 13 | "Gamma World Pt. 2" | Sebastian Montes | Michael Ryan | November 26, 2010 (2010-11-26) | 013 |
With most of the Avengers turned into gamma monsters, Hawkeye must convince the Hulk to help fight the Leader and the Abomination while Thor fights the Absorbing Man. | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Masters of Evil" | Sebastian Montes | Christopher Yost | December 5, 2010 (2010-12-05) | 014 |
With Abomination, Crimson Dynamo, Wonder Man, Enchantress and Executioner on his side, Baron Heinrich Zemo leads them as theMasters of Evil in a systematic takedown of the Avengers.
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| 15 | 15 | "459" | Vinton Heuck | Joelle Sellner | December 12, 2010 (2010-12-12) | 015 |
Wasp and the Avengers meetCaptain Marvel and team up with him to stop aKree Sentry from destroying the planet. Based on Fantastic Four #64 andMARVEL Super-Heroes #12[6]
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| 16 | 16 | "Widow's Sting" | Vinton Heuck | Kevin Burke & Chris Wyatt | December 19, 2010 (2010-12-19) | 019[7] |
Hawkeye, Captain America, Black Panther, and S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Mockingbird take on Hydra in order to find Black Widow.
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| 17 | 17 | "The Man Who Stole Tomorrow" | Sebastian Montes | Andrew Robinson | January 9, 2011 (2011-01-09) | 016 |
Kang the Conqueror comes from the 41st century to destroy Captain America, who Kang believes may soon cause his timeline to cease to exist.
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| 18 | 18 | "Come the Conqueror" | Vinton Heuck | Eugene Son | January 16, 2011 (2011-01-16) | 017 |
The Avengers fend off Kang's invasion of Earth while Iron Man tries to locate Kang's ship.
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| 19 | 19 | "The Kang Dynasty" | Sebastian Montes | Brian Reed | January 23, 2011 (2011-01-23) | 018 |
The Avengers attack Kang's ship with the help of the last of the Ultrons.
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| 20 | 20 | "The Casket of Ancient Winters" | Sebastian Montes | Paul Giacoppo | April 4, 2011 (2011-04-04)(Australia)[8] May 15, 2011 (2011-05-15)(United States)[9] | 020 |
The Avengers must stopMalekith the Accursed after he obtains theCasket of Ancient Winters.
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| 21 | 21 | "Hail, Hydra!" | Vinton Heuck | Kevin Burke & Chris Wyatt | April 5, 2011 (2011-04-05)(Australia)[10] May 22, 2011 (2011-05-22)(United States)[9] | 021 |
The Black Widow requests the Avengers' help in retrieving theCosmic Cube before A.I.M. and Hydra tear the world apart fighting over it. | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | "Ultron-5" | Sebastian Montes | Brandon Auman | April 6, 2011 (2011-04-06)(Australia)[11] May 29, 2011 (2011-05-29)(United States)[9] | 022 |
Ant-Man, tired of the unending violence, quits the team while Ultron attempts to bring about peace.
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| 23 | 23 | "The Ultron Imperative" | Vinton Heuck | Brandon Auman | April 7, 2011 (2011-04-07)(Australia)[12] June 5, 2011 (2011-06-05)(United States)[9] | 023 |
Ultron has transcended his body, and has taken over the world's technology systems. | ||||||
| 24 | 24 | "This Hostage Earth" | Sebastian Montes | Michael Ryan | April 8, 2011 (2011-04-08)(Australia)[13] June 12, 2011 (2011-06-12)(United States)[9] | 024 |
The Masters of Evil (now joined by Chemistro, the Grey Gargoyle, and the Living Laser) prepare for a full-scale invasion of Earth...and unless the Avengers can stop them, the legions of the Nine Realms are coming to Earth.
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| 25 | 25 | "The Fall of Asgard" | Vinton Heuck | Christopher Yost | April 11, 2011 (2011-04-11)(Australia)[14] June 19, 2011 (2011-06-19)(United States)[9] | 025 |
Lost and separated, the Avengers struggle to survive in the Nine Realms.
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| 26 | 26 | "A Day Unlike Any Other" | Sebastian Montes | Christopher Yost | April 12, 2011 (2011-04-12)(Australia)[15] June 26, 2011 (2011-06-26)(United States)[9] | 026 |
The Avengers battle Loki in Asgard as the other realms fall.
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Marvel Animation andDisney XD later confirmed a second season of the series.[16][17] The first episode was publicly shown at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con in June 2011 and again at New York Comic-Con in October 2011 before its television broadcast.[18][1][19]
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| 27 | 1 | "The Private War of Doctor Doom" | Gary Hartle | Christopher Yost | April 1, 2012 (2012-04-01)[2] | 027 |
Doctor Doom's forces attacks the Avengers and the Fantastic Four where they must fight to save New York City, capturing the Wasp and the Invisible Woman.
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| 28 | 2 | "Alone Against A.I.M." | Boyd Kirkland | Kevin Burke &Chris Wyatt | April 8, 2012 (2012-04-08)[20] | 028 |
A.I.M.'s Scientist Supreme unleashes Technovore, providing a distraction for an armorless Tony Stark while the A.I.M. agents fight Black Panther, Captain America, and War Machine in an attempt to steal Stark Industries' technology.
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| 29 | 3 | "Acts of Vengeance" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan[21] | April 15, 2012 (2012-04-15)[20] | 029 |
The Enchantress seeks revenge on Baron Zemo and the Masters of Evil for betraying her, and the remaining supervillains go to the Avengers for protection.
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| 30 | 4 | "Welcome to the Kree Empire" | Boyd Kirkland | Paul Giacoppo | April 22, 2012 (2012-04-22)[20] | 030 |
AKree ship led by Ronan the Accuser arrives and attacks aS.W.O.R.D. ship. WhileAbigail Brand fights the Kree soldiers in space, the Avengers are assisted byMs. Marvel in fighting Ronan and an army of Kree soldiers on Earth.
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| 31 | 5 | "To Steal an Ant-Man" | Roy Burdine | Brandon Auman | April 29, 2012 (2012-04-29)[20] | 031 |
When Hank Pym's Ant-Man/Giant-Man suit is stolen, he enlists theHeroes for Hire to find the thief, but Pym soon learns that it is not a common robbery.
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| 32 | 6 | "Michael Korvac" | Boyd Kirkland | Dan Abnett &Andy Lanning | May 6, 2012 (2012-05-06) | 032 |
When a mysterious man known as Michael Korvac is discovered, the Avengers must figure out exactly what happened to him - all while defending him from the Guardians of the Galaxy.
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| 33 | 7 | "Who Do You Trust?" | Gary Hartle | Brian Reed | May 13, 2012 (2012-05-13) | 034[22] |
| 34 | 8 | "The Ballad of Beta Ray Bill" | Steve Gordon | Michael Ryan | May 20, 2012 (2012-05-20) | 033[22] |
Thor is attacked by a powerful creature known as Beta Ray Bill - who proves himself just as able to lift and wield Mjölnir. Thor and Sif soon finds themselves allying with this strange warrior (who apparently has his own reasons for disliking Surtur) to save all of Asgard from being burned to the ground by Surtur.
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| 35 | 9 | "Nightmare in Red" | Boyd Kirkland | Mark Parsons | May 30, 2012 (2012-05-30)(Australia)[citation needed] June 17, 2012 (2012-06-17)(United States)[23] | 036[24] |
A mysterious red-skinned Hulk attacks the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier. While Wasp and Captain America fight Red Hulk (who Maria Hill believes is the Hulk gone rogue), Hawkeye attempts to protect Bruce Banner, who is off duty for the day. During the battle, Red Hulk flees to avoid having his identity exposed. The Hulkbusters corner Captain America and Hulk, who chooses to surrender and be imprisoned rather than fight them and risk damaging his reputation further. Meanwhile, Captain America reports to Veranke and is revealed to be a Skrull imposter.
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| 36 | 10 | "Prisoner of War" | Steve Gordon | Kevin Burke & Chris Wyatt | May 31, 2012 (2012-05-31)(Australia)[citation needed] June 24, 2012 (2012-06-24)(United States) | 038[25] |
After being a prisoner of the Skrulls for months, Captain America teams up with other prisoners, including some of his enemies, to escape. But in order to do so, they must first get past the mighty Super-Skrull.
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| 37 | 11 | "Infiltration" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | June 4, 2012 (2012-06-04)(Australia)[26] July 1, 2012 (2012-07-01)(United States) | 037 |
The Skrulls' invasion of Earth has begun - and Wakanda is the first target. Ms. Marvel comes to the rescue, but must deal with both a stubborn Black Panther and a team of Skrulls posing as the Avengers.
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| 38 | 12 | "Secret Invasion" | Boyd Kirkland | Christopher Yost | June 5, 2012 (2012-06-05)(Australia)[27] July 8, 2012 (2012-07-08)(United States) | 039[25] |
The Skrulls have invaded the entire planet and are using Captain America's position of respect to convince the humans to submit. When Hawkeye, Wasp, and Ms. Marvel are captured by Veranke's army ofSuper-Skrulls, all seems lost - until Iron Man and Thor are reunited with the real Captain America in a last-ditch effort to drive back the Skrull onslaught and save Earth.
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| 39 | 13 | "Along Came a Spider..." | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | June 6, 2012 (2012-06-06)(Australia)[28] July 15, 2012 (2012-07-15)(United States) | 042[25] |
Captain America teams up with the equally mistrustedSpider-Man to fight theSerpent Society when they try to rescue Viper and King Cobra from S.H.I.E.L.D. custody.
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| 40 | 14 | "Behold...The Vision!" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | June 7, 2012 (2012-06-07)(Australia)[29] July 22, 2012 (2012-07-22)(United States) | 035[25] |
With Thor and Hawkeye in tow, Captain America travels to Wakanda to have his shield repaired and to persuade Black Panther to rejoin the team. But a mysterious figure known only as the Vision arrives to steal the shield and Wakanda's supply of vibranium.
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| 41 | 15 | "Powerless" | Steve Gordon | Man of Action & Danielle Wolff | June 11, 2012 (2012-06-11)(Australia)[30] July 29, 2012 (2012-07-29)(United States) | 044 |
The Enchantress offers Loki a chance to exact his revenge on Thor and the Avengers for thwarting his conquest of the Nine Realms, and uses a spell to strip Thor, Captain America, and Iron Man of their powers. Now, the helpless heroes must defeat Loki - his soul now in command of a powerful Asgardian weapon known as the Destroyer - without their abilities.
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| 42 | 16 | "Assault on 42" | Steve Gordon | Brian Reed | June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12)(Australia)[31] August 5, 2012 (2012-08-05)(United States) | 040[32] |
Stranded in theNegative Zone, the Avengers must join forces with their enemies - including former members of the Masters of Evil - to fight offAnnihilus and his army of monsters.
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| 43 | 17 | "Ultron Unlimited" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | June 13, 2012 (2012-06-13)(Australia)[33] August 19, 2012 (2012-08-19)(United States)[34] | 041[32] |
The Avengers are ambushed and captured, one by one, by Ultron's team of synthezoid Avengers as part of his plan to rid the world of "flawed" humans, perfect himself, and construct a mate.
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| 44 | 18 | "Yellowjacket" | Boyd Kirkland | Man of Action & James Felder | June 14, 2012 (2012-06-14)(Australia)[35] September 9, 2012 (2012-09-09)(United States)[36] | 043[36] |
A mysterious explosion seemingly kills Hank Pym in his college laboratory, but as the Avengers and their friends mourn the loss of their fallen comrade-in-arms, a fearless new vigilante namedYellowjacket - endowed with the same powers and technology as Ant-Man/Giant-Man and Wasp - begins taking out the members of theSerpent Society.
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| 45 | 19 | "Emperor Stark" | Boyd Kirkland | Christopher Yost | June 18, 2012 (2012-06-18)(Australia)[37] September 16, 2012 (2012-09-16)(United States)[36] | 045[36] |
The Vision awakens after a month of repairs to find that Tony Stark and his fellow Avengers have taken over the world. With the whole planet turned against him, the Vision must get to the bottom of Stark's "utopia" - only to discover an unlikely figure to be the true power behind the Avengers' throne.
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| 46 | 20 | "Code Red" | Roy Burdine | Man of Action | June 19, 2012 (2012-06-19)(Australia)[38] September 23, 2012 (2012-09-23)(United States)[36] | 046[36] |
Strange fumes sicken all of the Avengers - save for Iron Man, whose suit of armor provides him with protection.
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| 47 | 21 | "Winter Soldier" | Boyd Kirkland | Man of Action & James Felder | June 20, 2012 (2012-06-20)(Australia)[39] September 30, 2012 (2012-09-30)(United States)[36] | 047[36] |
Captain America ponders the mystery of the Winter Soldier and enlists Nick Fury's aid to find him when the Red Skull escapes from prison and massive robots - theSleepers - arise as part of a contingency plan by the founder of Hydra to destroy Washington, D.C.
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| 48 | 22 | "The Deadliest Man Alive" | Steve Gordon | Man of Action | June 21, 2012 (2012-06-21)(Australia)[40] October 7, 2012 (2012-10-07)(United States)[41] | 048[41] |
When the Hulk's name is cleared of the crimes committed by the Red Hulk, the Avengers find that the deception put forth by Captain America's Skrull doppelganger has made him even more of a loose cannon than before. Meanwhile, Red Hulk joins the Avengers, wanting to repent for his actions under the Red Skull's control. However, he confronts Captain America after he attempts to free Bruce Banner from prison, revealing that he was framing Hulk to make himself look like a hero. Iron Man subdues Red Hulk with a nanite formula, revealing him to be Thunderbolt Ross, who is imprisoned. | ||||||
| 49 | 23 | "New Avengers" | Steve Gordon | Christopher Yost | June 25, 2012 (2012-06-25)(Australia)[42] October 14, 2012 (2012-10-14)(United States)[41] | 050[41] |
Kang the Conqueror is freed from prison by his alternate timeline doppelgangers and attempts to conquer the world once again, this time trapping the Avengers in a temporal void to keep them from getting in the way of his plans. Now a new team of heroes (Spider-Man, War Machine,Wolverine, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, and the Thing) must band together to stop the cross-temporal onslaught.
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| 50 | 24 | "Operation Galactic Storm" | Boyd Kirkland | Christopher Yost | June 26, 2012 (2012-06-26)(Australia)[43] October 21, 2012 (2012-10-21)(United States)[41] | 049[41] |
The Kree attempt to create a wormhole connecting Earth's solar system with their galaxy, which will consequently destroy the Sun and all life on Earth - just as Kang the Conqueror predicted. The Avengers and Captain Marvel head into space to stop it.
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| 51 | 25 | "Live Kree or Die" | Steve Gordon | Christopher Yost | June 27, 2012 (2012-06-27)(Australia)[44] November 4, 2012 (2012-11-04)(United States)[45] | 051[45] |
The Avengers arrive on the Kree homeworld of Hala, but find that they are not welcome there - even with Captain Marvel on their side.
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| 52 | 26 | "Avengers Assemble!" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | June 28, 2012 (2012-06-28)(Australia)[46] November 11, 2012 (2012-11-11)(United States)[45] | 052[45] |
The Avengers must bring forth an army of nearly all their allies to face their greatest challenge yet -Galactus, the devourer of worlds, and his quartet of heralds drawn from the elements of nature. Galactus sends his heralds to oversee the construction of devices around the world to aid him in consuming Earth. The Avengers then call their allies, splitting up into five different teams to destroy the Heralds. Galactus attempts to destroy Earth by himself, but is transported to the Negative Zone, where he can consume energy infinitely and no longer be a threat.
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Halfway point! 13 episodes of Season 2 in the can.