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109March 1973
$0.20

The Avengers #109

Marvel · March 1973 · on sale 1972-12-05

First appearance: Imus Champion1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#109
Publication date
March 1973
Key date
1973-03-00
On-sale date
1972-12-05
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Imus Champion - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: John Buscema; inks: John Verpoorten; letters: Gaspar SaladinoClint Barton, Black Panther, Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Wanda Maximoff, Steve Rogers, Scarlet Witch, Tony Stark, T'Challa
1The Measure of a Man!comic story20script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Frank McLaughlin; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Charlotte JetterClint Barton, Black Panther, Captain America, Imus Champion First, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Wanda Maximoff, Thor Odinson, Steve Rogers, Scarlet Witch, Tony Stark, T'Challa, Thor, Vision
2-letters page0.67script: Steve Englehart
3Statement of Ownershipstatement of ownership0.33letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.06 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Avengers Log #11994On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #5
ISBN 0785120874		2006On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #11
ISBN 978-0-7851-5038-1		2011On eBay ›
The Avengers Omnibus #4
ISBN 978-1-302-91535-3		2019On eBay ›
A Traitor Stalks Among Us
ISBN 978-1-302-92911-4		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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