Publishers / Marvel / The Avengers (1963) / #280
280June 1987
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP

The Avengers #280

Marvel · June 1987

Origin: Edwin Jarvis1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#280
Publication date
June 1987
Key date
1987-06-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
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: Edwin Jarvis.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0To Serve No More...cover1pencils: John Buscema; inks: Tom PalmerAnt-Man, Clint Barton, Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Edwin Jarvis, Wanda Maximoff, Thor Odinson, Hank Pym, Steve Rogers, Scarlet Witch, Tony Stark, Thor, Janet Van Dyne
1Faithful Servantcomic story22script: Bob Harras; pencils: Bob Hall; inks: Kyle Baker; colors: Max Scheele; letters: Janice ChiangAnt-Man, Bruce Banner, Bucky Barnes, Clint Barton, Beast, The Black Knight, Black Panther, Bucky, Dave Cannon, Captain America, Carol Danvers, Heather Douglas, Jacques Duquesne, Falcon
2-in-house column1letters: typeset
3-letters page1script: Mark Gruenwald

Printings and variants

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Avengers: Assault on Olympus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5533-1		2011On eBay ›
Judgment Day
ISBN 978-0-7851-8894-0		2014On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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