Invincible Vol 5 4

Invincible Issue #0
Author	Robert Kirkman
Illustrator	Ryan Ottley
Published on	March, 2005
Publisher	Image Comics
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Oh, sorry. I was just -- I was thinking about the way things were. Before he -- ...

Invincible (Mark Grayson)

Appearing in "The Facts of Life, Part 4"

Featured Characters:

• Invincible (Mark Grayson)

Supporting Characters:

• Amber Bennett

Villains:

• (flashback only)
  • World Conquering Committee
    • Viltrumites
      • Omni-Man (Nolan Grayson)
  • Flaxans
  • David Hiles
  • The Mauler Twins
  • Titan
  • Doc Seismic
  • Lizard League
  • Elephant
  • Chronodile
  • Mega-Brain
  • Sebastian Khan
  • Robot Zombie thing

Other Characters:

• (flashback only)
  • Deborah Grayson
  • Arthur Rosebaum
  • Teen Team
  • Samantha Eve Wilkins
  • Derek Sanders
  • Guardians of the Globe
    • Green Ghost
    • Darkwing
    • Red Rush
    • Aquarus
    • The Immortal
    • Martian Man
    • War Woman
  • Cecil Stedman
  • William Clockwell

Locations:

• Earth
  • United States of America
    • Peyton-Noble University
    • Burger Mart (flashback only)
    • Reginald Vel Johnson High School (flashback only)
    • Tailor Shoppe (flashback only)
    • Twin Pines Mall (flashback only)
    • Lakeside Mall (flashback only)
    • Hiles House (flashback only)
    • Grayson House (flashback only)
    • Virginia (flashback only)
      • Arlington County (flashback only)
        • Pentagon (flashback only)
    • Upstate University (flashback only)
  • Saudi Arabia (flashback only)
  • Antarctica (flashback only)
• Viltrum (flashback only)
• Unnamed planets (flashback only)
• Space (flashback only)
• Mars (flashback only)

Items:

• Burger Mart trash bag (flashback only)

Vehicles:

Plot Synopsis

Amber is in shock of finding out Mark's identity as Invincible. She asks him to tell her the story about his origin. Mark reveals himself to be a hybrid as his father was part of the species, the Viltrumites. He tells her about Nolan's story about how they plan to help Earth as that's what he would believe. Mark goes into detail and begins to cry as he remembers Nolan betraying Earth and telling how his mother was nothing more than a pet.

Amber comforts him as he tells and Mark says that he will finish. After telling the story about his partnership with Cecil Stedman, Amber pushes him towards the bed and begins kissing him.

Trivia

• This entire issue recaps the Invincible series up to this point in a series of splash pages from about every other issue and lengthy speech bubbles from Mark.
• Despite being on the cover, Donald Ferguson is not even mentioned in this issue.