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4May 1998
$1.99; 2.80 CAD

Avengers #4

Marvel · May 1998 · on sale 1998-03-25

First appearance: WarbirdFirst appearance: Duane Freeman1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Avengers (Marvel, 1998 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
May 1998
Key date
1998-05-00
On-sale date
1998-03-25
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.99; 2.80 CAD
Pages
46
Barcode
75960604458000411
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Duane Freeman - 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
0Who Will Be the Avengers?cover1pencils: George Pérez; inks: George Pérez; colors: Tom Smith; letters: Richard Starkings, ComicraftBruce Banner, Clint Barton, Beast, Binary, The Black Knight, Black Panther, Black Widow, Captain America, Julia Carpenter, Crystal, Carol Danvers, Heather Douglas, Eros, Falcon
1Previously...recap2script: Gregg Schigiel; pencils: George Pérez; inks: George Pérez, Al Vey; colors: Tom Smith, Digital Chameleon; letters: Comicraft's John MarasiganVance Astrovik, Clint Barton, Beast, Binary, The Black Knight, Black Panther, Black Widow, Dave Cannon, Captain America, Julia Carpenter, Crystal, Demolition Man, Carol Danvers, Darkhawk
3Too Many Avengers!comic story22script: Kurt Busiek; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Al Vey, Bob Wiacek; colors: Tom Smith; letters: RS, Comicraft/DLVance Astrovik, Clint Barton, Beast, Binary, The Black Knight, Black Panther, Black Widow, Dave Cannon, Captain America, Julia Carpenter, Crystal, Demolition Man, Carol Danvers, Darkhawk
4Posterillustration4pencils: George Pérez; inks: George Pérez; colors: Tom SmithVance Astrovik, Clint Barton, Captain America, Carol Danvers, Firestar, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Angelica Jones, Justice, Wanda Maximoff, Thor Odinson, Steve Rogers, Scarlet Witch, Tony Stark
5-blank page(s)4
6Believe in the Impossible!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Adam Kubert; inks: Dan Green; colors: Digital ChameleonHulk [Bruce Banner]; Ghetto Mob
7Subscribe Today!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Scott Clark; inks: Chris Carlson; colors: Liquid!Alpha Flight [Guardian [James MacDonald Hudson]; Vindicator [Heather Hudson]; Sasquatch; Puck; Radius [Jared Corbo]; Flex]
8-in-house column1script: Stan Lee; letters: Richard Starkings, ComicraftStan Lee
9Official Marvel Contestpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Klaus JansonThor Odinson
10-letters page1script: Kurt Busiek, Tom Brevoort, Gregg Schigiel; letters: Comicraft

Plus 8 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.99 USD; 2.70 CAD; barcode 07447002458305

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Avengers: The Morgan Conquest #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-0728-2		2000On eBay ›
Avengers Assemble #1
ISBN 0-7851-1573-0		2004On eBay ›
Marvel 70th Anniversary #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-3743-6		2009On eBay ›
Avengers: I Am an Avenger #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-4360-4		2010On eBay ›
Avengers by Busiek and Perez Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-9288-6		2015On eBay ›
Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection #2
ISBN 978-1-302-90774-7		2017On eBay ›
Captain Marvel: The Many Lives of Carol Danvers #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-92506-2		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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