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12June 2008
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Avengers: The Initiative #12

Marvel · June 2008 · on sale 2008-04-30

First appearance: 3-D Man1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Avengers: The Initiative (Marvel, 2007 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
June 2008
Key date
2008-06-00
On-sale date
2008-04-30
Indicia publisher
Marvel Publishing Inc.
Price
$2.99; 3.05 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
75960606084901211
Rating
Rated T+

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of 3-D Man - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Steve Uy; inks: Steve UyIron Man, Jim Rhodes, Tony Stark, War Machine
1Avengers The Initiativerecap1pencils: ? (illos); inks: ? (illos); letters: typeset
2Changing of the Guardcomic story22script: Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage; pencils: Steve Uy; inks: Steve Uy; colors: Steve Uy; letters: VC, Joe Caramagna3-D Man First, Ant-Man, Vance Astrovik, Valerie Cooper, Carol Danvers, Diamondback, Sally Floyd, Delroy Garrett Jr., Henry Peter Gyrich, Elvin Haliday, Steven Harmon, Iron Man, Justice, Rachel Leighton

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 2.99 USD; 2.99 CAD; barcode 07148602665506

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Killed in Action
ISBN 978-0-7851-2861-8		2008On eBay ›
Killed in Action
ISBN 978-0-7851-2868-7		2008On eBay ›
Avengers: The Initiative - The Complete Collection #1
ISBN 978-1-302-90411-1		2017On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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