Article on Thor reaching # 500, and the Avengers hitting #400, with comments from Mark Gruenwald, Mark Waid and William Messner-Loebs; article on the history of Thor and the Avengers; Time Slip: Daredevil illo by Tim Sale; article on Untold Tales of Spider-Man, with comments from Kurt Busiek, Tom Brevoort and Pat Olliffe; Marvel's Silliest Moments: the Hulk eats beans; John Romita, Jr. interview; the X-pencilers share their techniques, with comments from Ian Churchill, Carlos Pacheco, Chris Bachalo, Joe Madureira, Steve Skroce, Adam Kubert and Andy Kubert; John Byrne remembers his first Marvel comic; Beast Files: Genesis. Cover by Mike Deodato, Jr. and Scott Koblish. Cover price $1.50.