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190December 1979
$0.40

The Avengers #190

Marvel · December 1979 · on sale 1979-09-01

First appearance: Jeryn Hogarth2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#190
Publication date
December 1979
Key date
1979-12-00
On-sale date
1979-09-01
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860245812
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Jeryn Hogarth - 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
0Something Evil This Way Comes!cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dan Green; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBeast, Captain America, Carol Danvers, Daredevil, Paul Pierre Duval, Grey Gargoyle, Iron Man, Hank McCoy, Ms. Marvel, Matt Murdock, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Janet Van Dyne, Vision
1Heart of Stonecomic story17script: Roger Stern, Steven Grant; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dan Green; colors: Ben Sean; letters: John CostanzaEmerson Bale, Clint Barton, Beast, Captain America, Carol Danvers, Daredevil, Paul Pierre Duval, Falcon, Goliath, Graviton, Grey Gargoyle, Henry Peter Gyrich, Franklin Hall, Jeryn Hogarth First
3More Bombastic Paperbacks From Marvelpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: ? (advertisement copy); letters: typeset
5Now--Get Four Titles For the Price of Three!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: ? (promo copy); letters: typeset
6December 1979in-house column1script: Stan LeeMicronauts [Bug; Commander Arcturus Rann; Marionette [Princess Mari]; Prince Acroyear]

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Conan Annual #51979On eBay ›
Avengers: Heart of Stone #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-8431-7		2013On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #9
ISBN 978-0-7851-8411-9		2013On eBay ›
Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus #[1]
ISBN 978-0-7851-9560-3		2016On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #19
ISBN 978-1-302-91637-4		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #189190 of 402#191 ›

Sources

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