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8September 1964
$0.12

The Avengers #8

Marvel · September 1964 · on sale 1964-07-09

First appearance: Kang the ConquerorFirst appearance: Nathaniel Richards1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
September 1964
Key date
1964-09-00
On-sale date
1964-07-09
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 Kang the Conqueror - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Nathaniel Richards - 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
0Kang the Conqueror!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenCaptain America, Giant-Man, Iron Man, Rick Jones, Kang the Conqueror First, Thor Odinson, Hank Pym, Nathaniel Richards First, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Thor, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp
2Kang, The Conqueror!comic story21script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenCaptain America, Giant-Man, Iron Man, Rick Jones, Kang the Conqueror First, Thor Odinson, Hank Pym, Rama-Tut, Nathaniel Richards, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Thor, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko; inks: Sol Brodsky, Steve Ditko
8-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta, Dick Ayers, Chic Stone; letters: Artie Simek
11-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko; inks: Sol Brodsky, Chic Stone, Steve Ditko; letters: Sam Rosen, Artie Simek, Artie Simek
13-letters page1script: Stan Lee

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 9d [0-0-9 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Avengers Annual #51972On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #4
ISBN 0-87135-479-9		1988On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #1
ISBN 0-7851-0701-0		1999On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #1
ISBN 0-7851-0883-1		2003On eBay ›
Avengers Classic #82008On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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