Captain America
- Steve Rogers becomes the titular super soldier who battles Red Skull. Super-Soldier Serum, Odin's Vault, Cosmic Cube, Stark Expo established. Cap defeats Red Skull and is lost in the frozen north. Howard Stark retrieves the Cosmic Cube. Decades later, Cap awakes in the present and meets Nick Fury. He missed a date. Nick Fury meets him later to discuss a mission to save the world.
Iron Man
- Tony Stark, talented son of Howard Stark, is taken hostage and forced to support his heart with a miniaturized Arc Reactor. He becomes Iron Man and defeats his former business partner gone mad. Captain America shield replica seen in Stark's workhouse, Agent Coulson introduced. Stark catches the attention of SHIELD. Nick Fury announces the Avengers Initiative.
Iron Man 2
- Tony Stark must confront both his failing heart, Whiplash, and rival Justin Hammer. After having a drunken meltdown, SHIELD intervenes and presents him with Howard Stark's unfinished concept for a new element (possible replication of the Cosmic Cube). Agent Coulson is reassigned to New Mexico. Stark defeats Whiplash with the help of War Machine, but loses the confidence of Nick Fury. He remains on the "Super Secret Boyband" as a (presumably technical/weapons) consultant. Incredible Hulk's college battle occurs during Stark and Fury's last meeting. In New Mexico, Agent Coulson finds a hammer in a crater.
The Incredible Hulk
- Bruce Banner lives on the run from General Ross and his unit. As the Hulk, he ignites a rivalry with aging soldier Blonsky. Banner meets with Betty Ross as he comes closer to discovering a cure for his condition. Blonsky uses what's left of the Super Soldier Serum to battle Hulk, but is defeated in the college battle. After the battle, Hulk roars toward a mountain region where a thunder storm has developed. Later Blonsky adds Gamma Radiation to his condition and becomes the Abomination, wrecking havoc. Hulk battles Abomination and defeats him. He returns on the run, losing his chance to be cured, but also appears to have controlled the transformations. Tony Stark meets Ross in a bar and reveals the Avengers Initiative, presumably in regard to the Hulk.
Thor
- In one of the Nine Realms of the universe, Asgard, Thor nearly becomes king before Frost Giants reignite an old conflict. Disobeying his father (and at the tacit behest of his brother Loki), Thor leads a botched operation that angers his father, Odin. He his banished to Midgard - Earth, where he meets Jane Foster and her colleagues. SHIELD has surrounded Mjonir and Thor is powerless, while Loki enacts his plan to rule Asgard and destroy the Frost Giants out of shame, jealousy, and general madness. Agent Coulson calls off Hawkeye and allows Thor to interact with Mjornir, to no effect. Thor begins to accept his new life. Sif and The Warrior's Three seek out Thor on Earth when they find Loki to be insane, and Loki sends the Destroyer. After nearly dying protecting his friends, Thor regains Mjonir and defeats the armor. He offers his allegiance to SHIELD before returning home to defeat Loki and destroy the Rainbow Bridge. Nick Fury meets with Jane's colleague and shows him the Cosmic Cube, but it seems Loki has possessed the scientist.