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29June 1966
$0.12

The Avengers #29

Marvel · June 1966 · on sale 1966-04-12

First appearance: Chao YenFirst appearance: Hu Chen1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#29
Publication date
June 1966
Key date
1966-06-00
On-sale date
1966-04-12
Indicia publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0This Power Unleashed!cover1pencils: Don Heck; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenClint Barton, Black Widow, Captain America, Jacques Duquesne, Goliath, Hawkeye, Erik Josten, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Power Man, Hank Pym, Quicksilver, Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff
2This Power Unleashed!comic story20script: Stan Lee; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Sam RosenClint Barton, Black Widow, Captain America, Jacques Duquesne, Goliath, Hawkeye, Erik Josten, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Power Man, Hank Pym, Quicksilver, Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Steve Ditko, John Romita, Jack Kirby; inks: Steve Ditko, Frank Giacoia, Joe Sinnott, Sol Brodsky, Dick Ayers; letters: Sam Rosen, Artie SimekFantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Gargantus; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; Watcher; Doctor Strange; Destroyer [Charles Stanton]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Lizar
13-in-house column1script: Stan LeeBen Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Peter Parker, Reed Richards, Spider-Man, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
14-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy)Hulk; Spider-Man
15-letters page2script: Stan LeeCaptain America

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 10d [0-0-10 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Triple Action #231975On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #27
ISBN 0-87135-993-6		1994On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #2
ISBN 0-7851-0741-X		1998On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #3
ISBN 0-7851-1179-4		2004On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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