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63April 1969
$0.12

The Avengers #63

Marvel · April 1969 · on sale 1969-02-11

First appearance: Goliath1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#63
Publication date
April 1969
Key date
1969-04-00
On-sale date
1969-02-11
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0And in This Corner Goliathcover1pencils: Gene Colan; inks: George Klein; letters: Gene ColanClint Barton, Black Panther, Black Widow, Captain America, Goliath First, Iron Man, Hank Pym, Janet Van Dyne, Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, Tony Stark, T'Challa, Thor, Vision
2And in This Corner... Goliath!comic story20script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: George Klein; letters: A. SimekClint Barton, Black Panther, Black Widow, Egghead, Nick Fury, Goliath First, Hawkeye, Edwin Jarvis, Mad Thinker, Phillip Masters, Puppet Master, Hank Pym, Janet Van Dyne, Natasha Romanoff
4Marvel Collectors' Item Classicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.4pencils: John Romita, Jack Kirby; inks: John Romita, Sol Brodsky; letters: Artie Simek
11-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
14-letters page2script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: George Klein

Plus 11.6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 1/- [0-1-0 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Avengers Log #11994On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #3
ISBN 0-7851-0787-8		2001On eBay ›
Marvel Super Action #241980On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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