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83December 1970
$0.15

The Avengers #83

Marvel · December 1970 · on sale 1970-10-13

First appearance: ValkyrieFirst appearance: Tom Fagan1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#83
Publication date
December 1970
Key date
1970-12-00
On-sale date
1970-10-13
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 Valkyrie - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Tom Fagan - 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
0-cover1script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema, Marie Severin; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Tom Palmer; letters: Morrie KuramotoAmora, Clint Barton, Black Panther, Black Widow, Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon, Goliath, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Medusa, Janet Van Dyne, Quicksilver, Natasha Romanoff, Scarlet Witch, T'Challa
2Come On In... the Revolution's Fine!comic story19script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Tom Palmer; letters: Herb CooperAmora, Clint Barton, Black Panther, Black Widow, Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon, Dave Cannon, The Executioner, Tom Fagan First, Goliath, Bruno Horgan, Ulysses Klaue, Klaw, Chen Lu, Pietro Maximoff
4-in-house column0.4script: ? (promo copy); colors: ? (panel background only); letters: typeset
5Marvelmaniapromo (ad from the publisher)0.6pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott
12-in-house column0.8script: Stan Lee
13Marvel Talespromo (ad from the publisher)0.2pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema; letters: Sam RosenSpider-Man [Peter Parker]; Green Goblin; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Bird-Man; Cat-Man
16-letters page1.67script: Roy Thomas
17The Thunder God Vs. Dr. Doom! The Battle of the Eons!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: John Buscema; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Sam RosenDonald Blake [Thor]; Doctor Doom

Plus 12 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
Marvel Treasury Edition #71975On eBay ›
The Avengers Log #11994On eBay ›
Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of The Avengers #02822
ISBN 0-939766-09-4		1982On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #4
ISBN 0-7851-1485-8		2004On eBay ›
King-Size Hulk #12008On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #9
ISBN 978-0-7851-3501-2		2009On eBay ›
Women of Marvel #2
ISBN 0-7851-2708-9		2007On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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