| Issue | #1 |
| Published | March 2009 |
| Cover Price | 3.99 USD |
| Pages | 52 |
| Editing | Tom Brevoort; Jeanine Schaefer (Associate) |
| Notes | Cover sports Dark Reign trade dress; There is a 3rd print variant cover that utilizes this image in black and white. |
| Characters | Iron Patriot [Norman Osborn]; Ms. Marvel [Moonstone]; Wolverine [Daken]; Hawkeye [Bullseye]; Spider-Man [Mac Gargan] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Mike Deodato Jr. (signed) |
| Inks | Mike Deodato Jr. (signed) |
| Colors | Rain Beredo |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Cover sports Dark Reign trade dress; There is a 3rd print variant cover that utilizes this image in black and white. |
| Characters | Iron Patriot; Norman Osborn |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Marko Djurdjevic (Painted) |
| Inks | Marko Djurdjevic (Painted) |
| Colors | Marko Djurdjevic (Painted) |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Limited variant cover distributed 1:20 with the regular cover. |
| Characters | Iron Patriot [Norman Osborn] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Adi Granov (Painted) |
| Inks | Adi Granov (Painted) |
| Colors | Adi Granov (Painted) |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Limited variant cover distributed 1:50 with the regular cover. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Variant cover has a blank space instead of cover art. |
| Characters | Iron Patriot [Norman Osborn]; Ares; Wolverine [Daken]; Hawkeye [Bullseye] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Mike Deodato Jr. |
| Inks | Mike Deodato Jr. |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Variant cover distributed exclusively at the New York Comic Con in 2009. |
| Characters | Iron Patriot [Norman Osborn]; Ms. Marvel [Moonstone]; Wolverine [Daken]; Hawkeye [Bullseye]; Spider-Man [Mac Gargan] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Mike Deodato Jr. (signed) |
| Inks | Mike Deodato Jr. (signed) |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Leinil Francis Yu |
| Inks | Mark Morales |
| Colors | Laura Martin |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Characters | FEATURE: Dark Avengers--Iron Patriot [Norman Osborn]; Ares; Sentry; Ms. Marvel [Moonstone]; Wolverine [Daken]; Hawkeye [Bullseye]; Spider-Man [Mac Gargan]; Captain Marvel [Noh-Varr]; GUESTS: Victoria Hand; Maria Hill; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; The Ghost; VILLAINS: Dr. Doom; Morgan Le Fay; a Skrull; CAMEOS: Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Loki; The Hood; Avengers--Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; Scarlet Witch; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver |
| Synopsis | Osborn dismantles SHIELD and the old Avengers as he begins to take over the national security of the U.S.; He does away with Tony Stark's tech and replaces it with his own as he puts together the HAMMER organization; He also recruits a new "official" Avengers team and reveals it to the world as he surprises everyone by donning a red, white and blue version of the Iron Man armor and becomes the Iron Patriot. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Brian Michael Bendis |
| Pencils | Mike Deodato Jr. |
| Inks | Mike Deodato Jr. |
| Colors | Rain Beredo |
| Letters | Virtual Calligraphy's Cory Petit |
| Reprinted | in Avengers: I am an Avenger II (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 |
| Characters | FEATURE: Nick Fury; Secret Warriors--Quake; Phobos; Druid; Yo Yo; Hellfire; Stonewall; GUEST: Norman Osborn; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Captain America; Howling Commandos--Dum Dum Dugan; Gabriel Jones; Reb Ralston; Dino Manelli; Izzy Cohen; Pinky Pinkerton |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Brian Michael Bendis; Jonathan Hickman |
| Pencils | Stefano Caselli |
| Inks | Stefano Caselli |
| Colors | Daniele Rudoni |
| Letters | Virtual Calligraphy's Cory Petit |
| Notes | Story leads into Secret Warriors (Marvel, 2009 series) #1. |
| Reprinted | From Dark Reign: New Nation (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 |