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71December 1969
$0.15

The Avengers #71

Marvel · December 1969 · on sale 1969-10-14

First appearance: Man-BruteFirst appearance: Bart DietzelFirst appearance: Silas Cragg1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#71
Publication date
December 1969
Key date
1969-12-00
On-sale date
1969-10-14
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Final Battle!cover1pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sam Grainger; letters: Sam RosenBlack Panther, Captain America, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Namor, Sub-Mariner, Hank Pym, Steve Rogers, T'Challa, Vision, Yellowjacket
2Endgame!comic story20script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sam Grainger; colors: Sam Grainger; letters: Sam RosenAragorn, Clint Barton, The Black Knight, The Black Knight, Black Panther, Captain America, Doctor Spectrum, En Dwi Gast, Goliath, The Grandmaster, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Hyperion, Iron Man
5-in-house column1script: Smiley; pencils: Jack Kirby, John Romita; inks: Joe Sinnott, John Romita; letters: Sam RosenSpider-Man; Sandman; Kraven; Mysterio; Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]; Mole Man
13-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Gene Colan, Marie Severin; inks: Joe Sinnott, Johnny Craig; letters: Sam RosenCaptain America, Sharon Carter, Silas Cragg First, Bart Dietzel First, Nick Fury, Edwin Jarvis, Rick Jones, Man-Brute First, Namor, Hank Pym, Steve Rogers, Sub-Mariner, Yellowjacket
15-letters page2script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sam GraingerAvengers [Black Panther [T'Challa]; Goliath [Clint Barton]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Vision; Yellowjacket [Henry Pym]]

Plus 11 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Super Action #321981On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #4
ISBN 0-7851-1485-8		2004On eBay ›
Giant-Size Avengers / Invaders #12008On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #8
ISBN 978-0-7851-2934-9		2008On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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