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178December 1978
$0.35

The Avengers #178

Marvel · December 1978

First appearance: Manipulator1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#178
Publication date
December 1978
Key date
1978-12-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860245812
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Manipulator - 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
0Night of the Beast!cover1pencils: John Buscema; inks: John Buscema; letters: John CostanzaBeast, Captain America, Hank McCoy, Steve Rogers, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp, Simon Williams, Wonder Man
1The Martyr Perplex!comic story17script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Carmine Infantino, Rudy Nebres; inks: Rudy Nebres; colors: Nel Yomtov; letters: J. RosenBeast, Edwin Jarvis, Manipulator First, Hank McCoy, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp, Simon Williams, Wonder Man
2-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Avengers #8
ISBN 978-0-78516-322-0		2012On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #18
ISBN 978-1-302-90960-4		2018On eBay ›
The Yesterday Quest
ISBN 978-1-302-94876-4		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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