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34November 1966
$0.12

The Avengers #34

Marvel · November 1966 · on sale 1966-09-08

First appearance: Living LaserFirst appearance: Arthur ParksFirst appearance: Lucy Barton
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#34
Publication date
November 1966
Key date
1966-11-00
On-sale date
1966-09-08
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 Living Laser - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Living Laser!cover1pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenClint Barton, Captain America, Goliath, Hawkeye, Living Laser First, Arthur Parks First, Hank Pym, Steve Rogers, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp
2The Living Laser!comic story20script: Stan Lee; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; colors: Stan Goldberg, Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekClint Barton, Lucy Barton First, Captain America, Bill Foster, Goliath, Hawkeye, Living Laser First, Arthur Parks First, Hank Pym, Steve Rogers, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp
11Earth-Shattering Essays, Eloquent Epithets, and Exaggerated Endorsements Which You Can Easily Live Without!in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don HeckGoliath, Hank Pym
13-letters page2script: Stan Lee; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Frank Giacoia, Don HeckClint Barton, Black Widow, Captain America, Goliath, Hawkeye, Hank Pym, Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff

Plus 12 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Triple Action #261975On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #2
ISBN 0-7851-0741-X		1998On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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