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167January 1978
$0.35

The Avengers #167

Marvel · January 1978 · on sale 1977-10-18

First appearance: Carina WaltersFirst appearance: Denise Vladimir1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#167
Publication date
January 1978
Key date
1978-01-00
On-sale date
1977-10-18
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860245801
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Denise Vladimir - 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
0Behold... The Guardians of the Galaxy!cover1pencils: George Pérez; inks: Terry AustinVance Astro, Beast, Captain America, Charlie-27, Iron Man, Martinex, Wanda Maximoff, Hank McCoy, Nikki, Stakar Ogord, Steve Rogers, Scarlet Witch, Starhawk, Tony Stark
1Tomorrow Dies Today!comic story17script: Jim Shooter, Roger Stern; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Rache; letters: Joe RosenVance Astro, Beast, Brahl, Captain America, Charlie-27, Dumog, Nick Fury, Alexander Gentry, Grott, Iron Man, Korvac, Martinex, Wanda Maximoff, Hank McCoy
2-letters page1script: Archie Goodwin

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Avengers Log #11994On eBay ›
The Avengers: The Korvac Saga #[nn]
ISBN 0-87135-760-7		1991On eBay ›
[Marvel Hostess Ads] #221978On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #8
ISBN 978-0-78516-322-0		2012On eBay ›
The Korvac Saga2003On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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