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Iron Man, Spider-Man and the Illuminati confront looming threats—and the first cracks appear between heroes.
Fantastic Four (1998) #536-537; Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #529-531; New Avengers: Illuminati (2006) #1

Captain America and Iron Man lead opposing armies when a super-human registration law divides the Marvel Universe.
Civil War (2006) #1-7; Civil War: Opening Shot (2006) #1

New Warriors
A reality-TV stunt catapults the young New Warriors into tragedy, lighting the fuse for Marvel's Civil War.
New Warriors (2005) #1-6

Ms. Marvel
Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Carol Danvers enforces registration, but her loyalty is tested by friends on the run.
Ms. Marvel (2006) #6-10; Ms. Marvel Special (2007) #1

Fantastic Four
Family bonds break when Reed Richards backs the Registration Act and the Thing walks away from the war.
Fantastic Four (1998) #538-543

New Avengers
Earth's Mightiest Heroes splinter as Luke Cage's rebels face Iron Man's pro-registration forces.
New Avengers (2005) #21-25

The Amazing Spider-Man
Peter Parker unmasks on national TV—then learns the deadly price of siding with Iron Man.
Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #532-538

X-Men Universe
Mutant tensions boil over as X-Factor splits on registration and Cable faces Deadpool across the ideological divide.
Cable & Deadpool (2004) #30-32; X-Factor (2006) #8-9

Black Panther
T'Challa and Storm navigate global politics and Reed Richards' betrayal when war splits the hero community.
Black Panther (2005) #19-25

Young Avengers & Runaways
When the Super-Human Registration Act threatens teen heroes everywhere, the Young Avengers join forces with the Runaways to stay one step ahead of Iron Man's task force.
Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways (2006) #1-4

Wolverine
Logan hunts Nitro and uncovers a corporate conspiracy behind the Stamford tragedy.
Wolverine (2003) #42-48

Peter Parker, Spider-Man
Peter Parker's public unmasking upends his life and forces hard choices as heroes turn on each other.
Sensational Spider-Man (2006) #28-34

Front Line
Reporters Ben Urich and Sally Floyd chronicle the human cost of the super-hero civil war.
Civil War: Front Line (2006) #1-11; Daily Bugle: Civil War Newspaper Special Edition (2006) #1

The Underside
Street-level and covert operatives navigate the gray areas of a super-hero civil war.
Thunderbolts (2006) #103-105; Moon Knight (2006) #7-12; Heroes for Hire (2006) #1-3; Civil War: War Crimes (2007) #1; Punisher War Journal (2007) #1-3; Ghost Rider (2006) #8-11

X-Men
Mutant refugees are caught between Sentinels and super-hero armies as Cyclops fights for mutant neutrality.
Civil War: X-Men (2006) #1-4

The Death of Captain America
Marvel's heroes pass through denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance after Steve Rogers falls.
Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America (2007) #1-5

Marvel Universe
How the wider Marvel Universe—Thunderbolts, Young Avengers, Runaways and more—faces registration fallout.
Civil War: The Intiative (2007) #1; Civil War: Choosing Sides (2006) #1; Civil War: The Return (2007) #1; She-Hulk (2005) #8; What If: Civil War (2008) #1

Captain America/Iron Man
Captain America and Iron Man's friendship shatters as they clash over the Super-Human Registration Act, with the Winter Soldier and a devastating epilogue sealing their fate.
Captain America (2005) #22-24; Winter Soldier: Winter Kills (2007) #1; Iron Man (2005) #13-14; Iron Man/Captain America: Casualties of War (2007)#1; Civil War: The Confession (2007) #1

Companion
A handbook-style guide to Marvel's original Civil War event, profiling heroes, villains and key incidents with dossiers, dossiers, and post-war status updates.
Civil War: Battle Damage Report (2007) #1; Civil War Files (2006) #1; Daily Bugle: Civil War Newspaper Special Edition (2006) #1; Marvel Spotlight: Civil War (2006) #1; Marvel Spotlight: Civil War: Aftermath (2007) #1

Relentless
Racked with guilt over Stamford, former Speedball becomes the ultra-violent Penance and hunts Nitro.
Penance: Relentless (2007) #1-5