The Avengers #12 for Sale - First Appearance of Wolfgang von Strucker - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue: #12
Publication date: January 1965
Key date: 1965-01-00
On-sale date: 1964-11-10
Indicia publisher: Vista Publications Inc.
Price: $0.12
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Wolfgang von Strucker - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Dragon Man - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Gene Kahn - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Gordon Keefer - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Monk - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	This Hostage Earth!	cover	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Chic Stone; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam Rosen	Captain America, Harvey Elder, Giant-Man, Iron Man, Mole Man, Thor Odinson, Hank Pym, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Thor, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp
2	This Hostage Earth!	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam Rosen	Captain America, Harvey Elder, Giant-Man, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Iron Man, Rick Jones, Gordon Keefer First, Ivan Kragoff, Mister Fantastic, Mole Man, Monk First, Thor Odinson, Hank Pym
3	The Merry Marvel Marching Society	in-house column	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby, Marie Severin; inks: Marie Severin; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam Rosen
14	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko; inks: Chic Stone, Dick Ayers, Steve Ditko; letters: Sam Rosen, Artie Simek	Angel, Bruce Banner, Beast, Thor Odinson, Captain America, Cyclops, Dragon Man First, Bobby Drake, Giant-Man, Jean Grey, Ben Grimm, Hulk, Human Torch, Iceman
15	-	letters page	2	script: Stan Lee
16	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Chic Stone, Dick Ayers; letters: Sam Rosen	Attuma, Bruce Banner, Bull Brogin, Captain America, Izzy Cohen, Yogi Dakor, Dum Dum Dugan, Nick Fury, Giant-Man, Ben Grimm, Handsome Harry, Hulk, Human Torch, Iron Man

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Marvel Triple Action #6	1972	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #9 ISBN 0-87135-595-7	1989	On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #1 ISBN 0-7851-0701-0	1999	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q65929369 (Wolfgang von Strucker), first-appearance property (CC0)

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