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279May 1987
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP

The Avengers #279

Marvel · May 1987 · on sale 1987-01-20

Origin: Captain Marvel1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#279
Publication date
May 1987
Key date
1987-05-00
On-sale date
1987-01-20
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Captain Marvel.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Who Will Lead the Avengers?cover1pencils: John Buscema; inks: Tom PalmerThe Black Knight, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Anthony Druid, Doctor Druid, Thor Odinson, Monica Rambeau, Steve Rogers, She-Hulk, Thor, Jennifer Walters, Dane Whitman
1Command Decisioncomic story22script: Roger Stern; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Christie Scheele; letters: Jim NovakThe Black Knight, Captain America, Captain Marvel Origin, Anthony Druid, Doctor Druid, Hercules, Hermes, Thor Odinson, Frank Rambeau, Maria Rambeau, Monica Rambeau, Steve Rogers, She-Hulk, Karla Sofen
2-letters page0.75script: Mark Gruenwald
3Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulationstatement of ownership0.25script: Thomas Costello

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 0714860245806

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Avengers #3501992On eBay ›
Avengers: Assault on Olympus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5533-1		2011On eBay ›
Judgment Day
ISBN 978-0-7851-8894-0		2014On eBay ›
Captain Marvel: Monica Rambeau #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91756-2		2019On eBay ›
Captain Marvel: The Saga of Monica Rambeau #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-95099-6		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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