Avengers, The  (1963)

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Marvel ⋅ 1963

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1st team appearance and origin of the Avengers: Hulk, Iron Man, Wasp, Thor, Ant-Man

Facsimile ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2023

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Reprint of Avengers #1 (1963), first team appearance of The Avengers

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1974

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International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1975

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Australian reprint of The Avengers #1

Marvel ⋅ 1963

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$300
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2nd appearance of the Avengers

Hulk leaves the team

1st appearance of Space Phantom

Introduction of the Avengers Mansion

Marvel ⋅ 1964

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Classic battle of the Avengers vs the Hulk and Sub-Mariner

Marvel ⋅ 1964

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Captain America joins the Avengers

1st cover appearance of Captain America on an official Marvel Comics cover, previously Timely, then Atlas

1st appearance of Captain America in the Silver Age

Death of Bucky, in a flashback

1st cameo appearance of Baron Heinrich Zemo

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1993

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$80

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JCPenney reprint

Identified by gray border and X-Men VHS advertisement on the back cover

Marvel ⋅ 1964

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$135
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1st team appearance of the Lava Men

Marvel ⋅ 1964

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$565

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1st full appearance of Baron Heinrich Zemo - on-sale the same week as Sgt. Fury #8

1st team appearance of the Masters of Evil: Nathan Garrett the Black Knight, Melter, Radioactive Man

Marvel ⋅ 1964

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1st appearance of Rick Jones as Bucky Barnes

Classic battle of the Avengers vs Enchantress, Loki, Skurge the Executioner and Baron Zemo

Marvel ⋅ 1964

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1st appearance of Kang, the original version

Marvel ⋅ 2023

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Reprint of Avengers #8, the first appearance of Kang

Marvel ⋅ 1964

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1st appearance and death of Wonder Man, later resurrected

[June 2022 - official series announced featuring Wonder Man for Disney+ with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II cast as Simon Williams]

Marvel ⋅ 2023

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Facsimile reprint of Avengers #9, the first appearance of Wonder Man

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1st appearance of Immortus, a variant of Kang and Rama-Tut

Debut of the call-to-action, 'Avengers Assemble' said by Thor

Error ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1964

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Variant with magenta and yellow printing error

No current sales data

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First meeting of Spider-Man and the Avengers: Captain America, Thor, Giant-Man, Wasp

2nd appearance of Kang the Conqueror

2nd appearance of Wonder Man, in a one panel flashback to Avengers #9 but in an original illustration

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2004

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$40

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Reprint of The Avengers #11 (1964), first meeting of Spider-Man and Avengers

Distributed to tourists in Manhattan by In New York Magazine in 2004, identified by the logo in the upper-left corner

Includes 13-pages of hotel, landmark and attraction advertisements

Marvel ⋅ 1965

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Fan letter from George R.R. Martin, Game of Thrones, at 16 years old

Marvel ⋅ 1965

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1st appearance of Count Nefaria

Marvel ⋅ 1965

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Marvel ⋅ 1965

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$280

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Death of Baron Heinrich Zemo

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Hawkeye joins The Avengers

Scarlet Witch joins The Avengers

Quicksilver joins The Avengers

Iron Man leaves the Avengers

3rd appearance of Kang

Marvel ⋅ 1965

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Marvel ⋅ 1965

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$240

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Origin of Hawkeye

1st appearance of Swordsman

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Swordsman joins the Avengers

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1st appearance of Power Man, Erik Josten, later becomes the third Goliath, the Smuggler and Atlas

3rd appearance of Wonder Man, a three panel flashback to Avengers #9 with new illustrations

Marvel ⋅ 1965

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1st appearance of Ravonna Renslayer, a time-traveler who was romantically pursued by Kang

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2nd appearance of Ravonna Renslayer

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First battle of the Avengers vs Doctor Doom

Hawkeye is shown wearing gloves on this cover, a deviation from the character design in all other issues of this early era

Marvel ⋅ 1966

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Marvel ⋅ 1966

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Marvel ⋅ 1966

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1st appearance of the Collector, an Elder of the Universe

Hank Pym becomes Goliath, formerly Giant-Man

Marvel ⋅ 1966

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Marvel ⋅ 1966

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Marvel ⋅ 1966

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1st appearance of Bill Foster, later becomes Black Goliath

1st team appearance of Sons of the Serpent

Marvel ⋅ 1966

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Marvel ⋅ 1966

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1st appearance of the Living Laser

Marvel ⋅ 1976

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Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1976

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$40

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$0.30 price variant

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