# Avengers (1998) #56

Published: 2002-07-31T00:00:00+0000
Series: Avengers (1998 - 2004)
Creators: Richard Starkings (letterer), Tom Smith (colorist), Yanick Paquette (penciler), Kurt Busiek (writer), Ray Snyder (cover artist)

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The Elements of Doom run wild in St. Louis, and only the Avengers can stop them! But the menace of dozens of power-mad life-forms isn't the only gauntlet the Avengers must run - and it may not even be the worst!