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One of the true cornerstones of Western literature comes to the Marvel Illustrated line! The ancient world is embroiled in a mighty clash of armies: Greek vs. Trojan. Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world, has betrayed her husband - the Greek, Menelaus - and fled to Troy with Trojan prince, Paris. The Greeks have sailed to Troy to bring her back - and crush all that stand in their way! This is the first chapter in the saga that virtually defines the word epic. It is a tale of gods and men, heroism and betrayal. From the lips of Homer to the pages of Marvel Illustrated! Collects Marvel Illustrated: The Iliad #1-8.
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The Achaeans
AgamemnonKing of Mycenae
MenelausKing of Sparta
AchillesMightiest Achaean
Warrior
OdysseusKing of Ithaca
Ajax the GreaterForemost Achaean
Warriorafter Achilles
DiomedesYoungest Achaean
Commander
The Trojans
PriamKing of Troy
ParisSon of Priam
HectorGreatest Warrior
of Troy
AeneasTrojan Nobleman
HelenOnce Queen of Sparta -
now Helen of Troy
The Story So Far:When Helen, queen of Sparta, was taken across the sea to the city of Troy (also called Ilium) by its
prince, Paris, her husband Menelaus raised a large Achaean (Greek) force, led by his brother King Agamemnon, to bring her back. In the war’s ninth year, Agamemnon o� ended proud Achilles, and that greatest of heroes vowed to � ght no more till the matter was redressed. His goddess-
mother Thetis persuaded Zeus, king of the gods, to favor the Achaeans in battle for a time.
At times, the Olympian gods took sides in the war—Apollo and Aphrodite favoring the Trojans, Hera and Athena the Argives (Greeks). At last Zeus forbade any gods to take part in combat, and he turned the tide of battle temporarily in favor of Troy and her allies. The Achaeans were driven behind their ship-wall, and pleas to Achilles to return to the fray fell on deaf ears. It seemed that Hector,
Troy’s greatest warrior, might burn the Achaeans’ ships and doom the invaders...
WriterRoy Thomas
PencilerMiguel Angel Sepulveda
InkerSandu Florea
ColoristNathan Fairbairn
LettererVC’s Joe Caramagna
Special Thanks — Allo, Suter, Nausedas, Ginter
ProductionRachel Pinnelas
Asst. EditorLauren Sankovitch
EditorNicole Boose
Senior EditorRalph Macchio
CoverPaolo Rivera
Editor in ChiefJoe Quesada
PublisherDan Buckley
(c) 2010 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights reserved. All characters featured in this issue and the distinctive names and likenesses thereof, and all related indicia are trade-marks of Marvel Characters, Inc. No similarity between any of the names, characters, persons, and/or institutions in this magazine with those of any living or dead person or institution is intended, and any such similarity which may exist is purely coincidental.
