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501October 2004
$2.25; 3.25 CAD

Avengers #501

Marvel · October 2004 · on sale 2004-09-01

First appearance: Pulsar1 variantStoryline: Avengers Disassembled
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Identification plate

Series
Avengers (Marvel, 1998 series)
Issue
#501
Publication date
October 2004
Key date
2004-10-00
On-sale date
2004-09-01
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$2.25; 3.25 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
75960604458050111
Rating
PSR

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Avengers Disassembled Chaos Part 2cover1pencils: David Finch; inks: Danny Miki; colors: Frank D'ArmataCaptain America, Iron Man, Wanda Maximoff, Steve Rogers, Scarlet Witch, She-Hulk, Tony Stark, Jennifer Walters
1Previouslyrecap1pencils: David Finch; inks: Danny Miki; colors: Frank D'Armata
2Chaos Part Two of Fourcomic story22script: Brian Michael Bendis; pencils: David Finch; inks: Danny Miki; colors: Frank D'Armata; letters: RS, Comicraft's Albert DeschesneVance Astrovik, Clint Barton, The Black Knight, Black Panther, Captain America, Carol Danvers, Daredevil, Darkhawk, Jessica Drew, Falcon, Firebird, Firestar, Delroy Garrett Jr., Ben Grimm
3-letters page1script: Andy Schmidt; pencils: David Finch

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 2.99 USD; 4.25 CAD; barcode 07447002458309

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Avengers Disassembled #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-1482-3		2005On eBay ›
Marvel Must Haves: Avengers #500-502 #[nn]2004On eBay ›
Avengers: Disassembled #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-2294-X		2006On eBay ›
New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection #1
ISBN 978-1-302-90362-6		2017On eBay ›
New Avengers Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-6489-0		2012On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #500 (85) [Director's Cut]87 of 89#502 ›

Sources

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