Publishers / Marvel / The Avengers Annual (1967) / #23
231994
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The Avengers Annual #23

Marvel · 1994

First appearance: Persephone1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers Annual (Marvel, 1967 series)
Issue
#23
Publication date
1994
Key date
1994-00-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$2.95; 4.00 CAD
Pages
68
Barcode
75960602922802311
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0To Tame a Titan Once More!cover1pencils: John Buscema; inks: John BuscemaCaptain America, Crystal, Giant-Man, Hercules, Eric Masterson, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Hank Pym, Steve Rogers, Thunderstrike, Typhon
1-table of contents1pencils: John Buscema; inks: John BuscemaTyphon
2Strangers on an Astral Planecomic story45script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: John Buscema; colors: John Kalisz; letters: Susan CrespiCaptain America, Crystal, Giant-Man, Hades, Hercules, Loki, Eric Masterson, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Persephone First, Pluto, Hank Pym, Steve Rogers, Thunderstrike, Typhon
3Master of His Own Densitycomic story10script: Al Milgrom; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Michael Marts; letters: Ken LopezGiant-Man, Hank Pym, Vision

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07148602922923

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Series context

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Sources

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