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30July 1966
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The Avengers #30

Marvel · July 1966 · on sale 1966-05-10

First appearance: Keeper of the FlameFirst appearance: LannFirst appearance: Prince Rey1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#30
Publication date
July 1966
Key date
1966-07-00
On-sale date
1966-05-10
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 Keeper of the Flame - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance of Franz Anton - 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
0Frenzy in a Far-off Land!cover1pencils: Jack Kirby, John Romita; inks: Frank Giacoia, John Romita; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenClint Barton, Black Widow, Captain America, Jacques Duquesne, Goliath, Hawkeye, Erik Josten, Power Man, Hank Pym, Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, Swordsman, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp
2Frenzy in a Far-off Land!comic story20script: Stan Lee; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Sam RosenClint Barton, Black Widow, Captain America, Jacques Duquesne, Goliath, Hawkeye, Erik Josten, Keeper of the Flame First, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Power Man, Prince Rey First, Hank Pym, Quicksilver
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Romita, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko; inks: John Romita, Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, Sol Brodsky, Dick Ayers, Joe Sinnott; letters: Sam Rosen, Artie SimekFantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing]; Black Panther; Klaw; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Green Goblin; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]
14-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
15-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy)Thing [Ben Grimm]; Hulk; Spider-Man
16-letters page2script: Stan Lee; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Frank GiacoiaClint Barton, Ben Grimm, Hawkeye, Pietro Maximoff, Quicksilver, The Thing

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 #241975On 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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