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183May 1979
$0.40

The Avengers #183

Marvel · May 1979 · on sale 1979-02-13

First appearance: Sandy Herkowitz1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#183
Publication date
May 1979
Key date
1979-05-00
On-sale date
1979-02-13
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Sandy Herkowitz - 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 Absorbing Man Lives!cover1pencils: George Pérez; inks: Terry AustinAbsorbing Man, Clint Barton, Beast, Crusher Creel, Carol Danvers, Hawkeye, Sandy Herkowitz First, Iron Man, Hank McCoy, Ms. Marvel, Tony Stark, Vision
1The Redoubtable Return of Crusher Creel!comic story17script: David Michelinie; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Sharen; letters: NovakAbsorbing Man, Clint Barton, Beast, Captain America, Crusher Creel, Carol Danvers, Falcon, Henry Peter Gyrich, Hawkeye, Sandy Herkowitz First, Iron Man, Django Maximoff, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff
3-letters page1script: Roger Stern

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860245805

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Backpack Marvels: Avengers #1
ISBN 0-7851-0765-7		2001On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #8
ISBN 978-0-78516-322-0		2012On eBay ›
Avengers: Nights of Wundagore #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-3721-4		2009On eBay ›
Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus #[1]
ISBN 978-0-7851-9560-3		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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