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On April 2, 2008, Marvel Comics released Secret Invasion #1 and one of the biggest reveals in that was the news that the Skrulls had infiltrated Earth and replaced many of Earth’s heroes, which means many of the dead Marvel characters at that time were in fact Skrulls who died, and the real heroes remained alive and were held as captives.
Secret Invasion Brought Several Heroes Back From the Dead
The revelation all started when Elektra died and then suddenly reverted into a Skrull. Of course, the big problem here is that Iron Man revealed to Redd Richards and Hank Pym what he discovered and asks them to find out why the Skrulls are undetectable, which was a change from the past. This was a problem because Hank was also a Skrull. The next thing that happens is a Skrull shop landing in the Savage Land. The New Avengers (who were still fugitives from the Civil War) and Iron Man’s team shows up, and before they can fight each other, the Skrull ship opens and several Marvel heroes come out.
This led to the revelation of who the Skrulls on Earth had been all that time. The first dead hero that was revealed as as Skrull was Elektra, which started the entire storyline. Black Bolt was also a Skrull, and he betrayed the Illuminati, and this was important since it was the Illuminati’s threats that caused the Skrulls to plan this attack anyway. Of course, Hank Pym was a Skrull, as he betrayed Reed Richards at the start of the story as well.
The biggest shock was that Spider-Woman was a Skrull, and she was, in fact, the Skrull Queen, Veranke. It turned out that Spider-Woman had been a Skrull since she returned to Marvel as a member of the New Avengers and Hank Pym had been a Skrull for several years, including during the entire Civil War, where he worked with Iron Man on the pre-registration side. One character who “returned from the dead” never returned at all, as this was Mockingbird, who was sent in to cause distrust, especially with her ex-husband Hawkeye. Other Skrulls impersonating heroes included Jarvis, Mar-Vell, Longshot, Bother Voodoo, Dum Dum Duggan, Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine, and several members of the Fifty State Initiative.
With the revelation of the heroes replaced, many of the original Marvel heroes came back to life, including Spider-Woman and Elektra. However, others remained dead (Captain Mar-Vell) and others ended up dying, including Janet Van Dyne (Skrull Hank Pym used her as a bomb) and Jarvis, who was killed by Bullseye after the Skrull impostor was exposed.
