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229March 1983
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

The Avengers #229

Marvel · March 1983 · on sale 1982-12-07

Death of Egghead2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#229
Publication date
March 1983
Key date
1983-03-00
On-sale date
1982-12-07
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Death on record for: Egghead.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Al MilgromClint Barton, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Egghead, Hawkeye, Thor Odinson, Hank Pym, Monica Rambeau, Steve Rogers, She-Hulk, Elihas Starr, Thor, Janet Van Dyne, Jennifer Walters
1Final Curtain!comic story22script: Roger Stern; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Christie Scheele; letters: Jim NovakTodd Arliss, Clint Barton, Beetle, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Egghead Death, Hawkeye, Edwin Jarvis, Abner Jenkins, Scott Lang, Chen Lu, Moonstone, Thor Odinson, Hank Pym
3-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter, David Michelinie; pencils: David Michelinie; inks: David MichelinieHulk
4-letters page1letters: typesetEgghead, Elihas Starr

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860245803
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860245803

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Avengers: The Trial of Yellowjacket #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6207-0		2012On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #22
ISBN 978-1-302-93328-9		2021On eBay ›
Seasons of the Witch
ISBN 978-1-302-96009-4		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #228229 of 402#230 ›

Sources

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