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Origin

After the New Warriors took on villains that they were ill-equipped to handle, Standford, CT was destroyed in a nuclear-like explosion. To get the superheroes a semblance of checks and balances, Tony Star sponsored the Super-Hero Registration Act, which would require all superheroes to work for the government. Part of the act was the establishment of the 50-State Initiative, where each of the U.S. states would receive their own version of the Avengers, with heroes trained by former and active Avengers. The Point Men were assigned to Hawaii.

Creation

The Point Men made their first appearance in Avengers: The Initiative #14 by Dan Slott, Christos Gage, and Stefano Caselli

Major Story Arcs

Secret Invasion

One of the Initiative's biggest challenges was the secret invasion of Skrulls. Many of them took the form of superheroes so they were planted across all the teams. Point Men member, Magnitude, was one. He was found out by 3-D Man, who has a special pair of goggles, the only gadget that can see the Skrulls' true nature.

Members of the team would join the largest assembly of Initiative cadets and veteran heroes in Central Park to fight the last wave of Skrull troops. After the victory, the replaced heroes, including Magnitude, were found on a Skrull spaceship.

Fear Itself

Commander Steve Rogers informs Prodigy of the unknown meteors that have fallen from the heavens and mass panic is on the horizon. Rogers asks Prodigy to gather heroes on a volunteer basis to help keep the peace and lead a new Initiative where there is no forced conscription or registration. Prodigy agrees to become the leader of the new Initiative and most of the former Initiative teams gather in Washington DC, including The Point Men.