Heroes Reborn! Part 3: Marvel Bankruptcy!

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Heroes Reborn! Part 3: Marvel Bankruptcy!

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The much anticipated Heroes Reborn titles arrive, Avengers #1 becomes the top selling book in that title’s history, but is it enough to stave off Marvel’s pending bankruptcy? Chaos erupts as Jim Lee works behind the scenes to take over Marvel and run it from his La Jolla studio! Rob Liefeld relives his first hand account of Marvel’s most dramatic period!

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