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Publishers / Marvel / The Avengers (1963) / #48
48January 1968
$0.12

The Avengers #48

Marvel · January 1968 · on sale November 9, 1967

First appearance (cover): The Black KnightFirst appearance (cover): Aragorn
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#48
Publication date
January 1968
Key date
January 1968
On-sale date
November 9, 1967
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 (cover) of The Black Knight - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Aragorn - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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
0The Black Knight Lives Again!cover1pencils: George Tuska; inks: George Tuska; letters: Sam RosenAnt-Man, Aragorn First, Clint Barton, The Black Knight First, Hawkeye, Hank Pym, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp, Dane Whitman
2The Black Knight Lives Again!comic story20script: Roy Thomas; pencils: George Tuska; inks: George Tuska; letters: Artie SimekAnt-Man, Aragorn First, Clint Barton, Black Knight, The Black Knight First, Nathan Garrett, Hawkeye, Hercules, Iron Man, Edwin Jarvis, Erik Lehnsherr, Magneto, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff
3Marvel Super-Heroespromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Romita, Gene Colan; inks: John Romita, Frank Giacoia; letters: Artie Simek, Sam RosenSpider-Man; Ka-Zar; Zabu; Captain Marvel
14-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
15-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: ? (promo copy)Spider-Man
16-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: ? (ad copy)
17-letters page2pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations); letters: ?; typesetCaptain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Hercules; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Red Guardian [Alexei Alanovich Shostakov]

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Avengers Log #11994On eBay ›
Marvel Triple Action #401978On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #3
ISBN 0-7851-0787-8		2001On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #5
ISBN 0-7851-1848-9		2005On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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