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85February 1971
$0.15

The Avengers #85

Marvel · February 1971 · on sale 1970-12-08

First appearance: Mark MiltonFirst appearance: HyperionFirst appearance: Joe Ledger1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#85
Publication date
February 1971
Key date
1971-02-00
On-sale date
1970-12-08
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 Mark Milton - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of James Dore Jr. - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Bill Everett, Frank Giacoia; letters: Morrie Kuramoto, Sam RosenPietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Vision
2The World Is Not for Burning!comic story19script: Roy Thomas, Len Wein; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Mike StevensAmerican Eagle First, Aragorn, Clint Barton, The Black Knight, Black Panther, Captain America, Doctor Spectrum First, James Dore Jr. First, Goliath, Hawkeye First, Hyperion First, Lady Lark First, Joe Ledger First, Linda Lewis First
4-in-house column0.4script: ? (promo copy); colors: ? (background only); letters: typeset
5Marvel Artists Self Portraitspromo (ad from the publisher)0.6pencils: Jim Steranko, Gene Colan, Jack Kirby, Herb Trimpe, John Romita, John Buscema; inks: Jim Steranko, Gene Colan, Jack Kirby, Herb Trimpe, John Romita, John Buscema; letters: Mike Royer
13-in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Frank Giacoia, John RomitaCaptain America, Peter Parker, Steve Rogers, Spider-Man
16-letters page1.6script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Tom PalmerClint Barton, Black Panther, Captain America, Goliath, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Quicksilver, Steve Rogers, Scarlet Witch, T'Challa
17-promo (ad from the publisher)0.4pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Morrie KuramotoBeetle, Abner Jenkins, May Parker, Peter Parker, Spider-Man

Plus 12 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
Essential Avengers #4
ISBN 0-7851-1485-8		2004On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #9
ISBN 978-0-7851-3501-2		2009On eBay ›
Supreme Power #1 - Special Edition2003On eBay ›
Squadron Supreme Classic Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90065-6		2016On eBay ›
The Avengers Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-1-302-91020-4		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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