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158April 1977
$0.30

The Avengers #158

Marvel · April 1977 · on sale 1977-01-18

First appearance: GravitonFirst appearance: Franklin HallOrigin: Graviton2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#158
Publication date
April 1977
Key date
1977-04-00
On-sale date
1977-01-18
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.30
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860245804
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

Origin story on record for: Graviton.

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
0Wonder Man vs. The Vision!cover1pencils: Jack Kirby, John Romita; inks: John Romita, Joe Sinnott; letters: Irv WatanabeCaptain America, Iron Man, Wanda Maximoff, Steve Rogers, Scarlet Witch, Tony Stark, Vision, Simon Williams, Wonder Man
1When Avengers Clash!!comic story17script: Jim Shooter; pencils: Sal Buscema, Pablo Marcos; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Don Warfield; letters: Joe RosenBeast, The Black Knight, Captain America, Graviton First, Franklin Hall First, Iron Man, Edwin Jarvis, Wanda Maximoff, Hank McCoy, Hank Pym, Steve Rogers, Scarlet Witch, Tony Stark, Janet Van Dyne
2-letters page1letters: typeset

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
WhitmanSee the GCD record for identification notes.
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Avengers #7
ISBN 978-0-7851-4453-3		2010On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1391977On eBay ›
Avengers: The Bride of Ultron #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6251-3		2012On eBay ›
The Final Threat
ISBN 978-0-7851-8790-5		2013On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #16
ISBN 978-1-302-48841-3		2016On eBay ›
Wonder Man: The Early Years Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-95352-2		2023On eBay ›
The Avengers Omnibus #6
ISBN 978-1-302-96826-7		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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