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The Avengers Annual #9

Marvel · 1979

First appearance: Arsenal Beta1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers Annual (Marvel, 1967 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
1979
Key date
1979-00-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60
Pages
52
Barcode
0714860292265
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Power of Arsenal!cover1pencils: Don Newton; inks: Joe Rubinstein; letters: Gaspar SaladinoArsenal Beta First, Clint Barton, Beast, Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Wanda Maximoff, Hank McCoy, Thor Odinson, Steve Rogers, Scarlet Witch, Tony Stark, Thor, Vision
1--Today the Avengers Die!comic story34script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Jack Abel, Joe Rubinstein; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: John CostanzaArsenal Beta First, Clint Barton, Beast, Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Wanda Maximoff, Hank McCoy, Thor Odinson, Steve Rogers, Scarlet Witch, Tony Stark, Thor, Vision

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
NewsstandSee the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Avengers: Heart of Stone #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-8431-7		2013On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #9
ISBN 978-0-7851-8411-9		2013On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #18
ISBN 978-1-302-90960-4		2018On eBay ›
The Yesterday Quest
ISBN 978-1-302-94876-4		2023On eBay ›
The Avengers Omnibus #6
ISBN 978-1-302-96826-7		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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