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144February 1976
$0.25

The Avengers #144

Marvel · February 1976 · on sale 1975-11-18

First appearance: Hellcat
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#144
Publication date
February 1976
Key date
1976-02-00
On-sale date
1975-11-18
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Hellcat - 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
0The Hellcat Cometh!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Dan CrespiBeast, Captain America, Hellcat First, Iron Man, Hank McCoy, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Vision, Patsy Walker
1Claws!comic story17script: Steve Englehart; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Mike Esposito; colors: Petra G.; letters: Denise V. WohlClint Barton, Buzz Baxter, Beast, Captain America, The Cat, Doctor Spectrum, Mal Donalbain, Heather Douglas, Golden Archer, Ben Grimm, Matt Hawk, Hawkeye, Hellcat First, Hyperion
2-letters page1.5script: Steve Englehart

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Avengers Log #11994On eBay ›
Avengers: The Serpent Crown #[nn]2005On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #7
ISBN 978-0-7851-4453-3		2010On eBay ›
Avengers: The Serpent Crown #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5751-9		2012On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #143144 of 402#145 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q5707042 (Hellcat), first-appearance property (CC0)

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