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49February 1968
$0.12

The Avengers #49

Marvel · February 1968 · on sale 1967-12-12

First appearance: Typhon
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#49
Publication date
February 1968
Key date
1968-02-00
On-sale date
1967-12-12
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 Typhon - 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
0Mine Is the Power!cover1pencils: John Buscema; inks: John Buscema; letters: Sam RosenAnt-Man, Clint Barton, Hawkeye, Erik Lehnsherr, Magneto, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Hank Pym, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp
2Mine Is the Power!comic story20script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: John Buscema; letters: Artie SimekAnt-Man, Clint Barton, Hawkeye, Hercules, Erik Lehnsherr, Magneto, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Hank Pym, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Toad, Mortimer Toynbee, Typhon First
3Marvel Super-Heroespromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jack Kirby, Gene Colan; inks: Joe Sinnott, Frank Giacoia; letters: Sam RosenCaptain Marvel [Captain Mar-Vell]; Sentry #459; The Silver Surfer; The Watcher
10-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
11-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy)Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; The Fantastic Four; The Avengers; Thor; Spider-Man; Iron Man; The Hulk; The Thing
12-letters page2pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations); letters: typeset

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Triple Action #411978On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #3
ISBN 0-7851-0787-8		2001On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #5
ISBN 0-7851-1848-9		2005On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #5
ISBN 978-0-7851-6758-7		2013On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #4849 of 402#50 ›

Sources

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