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264February 1986
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP

The Avengers #264

Marvel · February 1986 · on sale 1985-10-22

First appearance: YellowjacketFirst appearance: Rita DeMara2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#264
Publication date
February 1986
Key date
1986-02-00
On-sale date
1985-10-22
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Rita DeMara - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0And Now -- The All-New Yellowjacketcover1pencils: John Buscema; inks: Tom PalmerRita DeMara First, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp, Yellowjacket First
1Stings & Sorrows!comic story22script: Roger Stern; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Christie Scheele; letters: Jim NovakBeyonder, The Black Knight, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Rita DeMara First, Doctor Strange, Hercules, Invisible Girl, Edwin Jarvis, Mister Fantastic, Namor, Hank Pym, Frank Rambeau, Maria Rambeau
2-letters page1letters: typeset
3-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0714860245802
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0714860245802

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Avengers: The Once and Future Kang #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6729-7		2013On eBay ›
Under Siege
ISBN 978-0-7851-9539-9		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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