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298December 1988
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP

The Avengers #298

Marvel · December 1988 · on sale 1988-08-18

First appearance: Gloria GarsenFirst appearance: Mike Rockwitz1 variantStoryline: Inferno
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#298
Publication date
December 1988
Key date
1988-12-00
On-sale date
1988-08-18
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Edwin Jarvis -- The Last Avenger?!cover1pencils: John Buscema; inks: Tom PalmerGloria Garsen First, Edwin Jarvis
1Disaster!!!comic story22script: Walter Simonson; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Eliot R. Brown; letters: Oakley, LopezThe Captain, Gloria Garsen First, Abigail Jarvis, Edwin Jarvis, Peter Parker, Steve Rogers
2-in-house column1script: Mike RockwitzMike Rockwitz First
3-letters page1script: Mark Gruenwald

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602458312

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Men: Inferno Crossovers #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-4671-1		2010On eBay ›
X-Men: Inferno Crossovers #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-9551-1		2016On eBay ›
Heavy Metal
ISBN 978-1-302-92315-0		2020On eBay ›
X-Men: Inferno Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-92854-4		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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