Avengers: The Initiative #27 for Sale - First Appearance of Techmaster - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Avengers: The Initiative (Marvel, 2007 series)
Issue: #27
Publication date: October 2009
Key date: 2009-10-00
On-sale date: 2009-08-26
Indicia publisher: Marvel Publishing Inc.
Price: $2.99
Pages: 36
Barcode: 75960606084902711
Rating: Rated T+

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Doctor Sax - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Know Your Enemy	cover	1	pencils: Matteo De Longis; inks: Matteo De Longis; colors: Matteo De Longis	Vance Astrovik, Justice, Greer Nelson, Tigra, Tsu-Zana, Ultragirl
1	Roll call, credits and indicia	recap	1	pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset
2	Chapter 1: Even the Losers	comic story	13	script: Christos N. Gage; pencils: Rafa Sandoval; inks: Roger Bonet; colors: Edgar Delgado; letters: VC, Joe Caramagna	St. John Allerdyce, Batwing, Bengal, Alison Blaire, Blob, Clown, Constrictor, Dazzler, Max Dillon, Doctor Sax First, Fred Dukes, Electro, Elliot Franklin, Great Gambonnos
3	Chapter 2: The Taking of 42	comic story	9	script: Christos N. Gage; pencils: Rafa Sandoval; inks: Roger Bonet; colors: Edgar Delgado; letters: VC, Joe Caramagna	Robbie Baldwin, Batwing, Bengal, Blastaar, Constrictor, Cutthroat, Dragon Man, Gorilla-Man, Steven Hudak, Keith Kraft, Daniel Leighton, Living Laser, Tony Masters, Dr. Arthur Nagan

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Variant Edition - '70th Anniversary Frame' - Rafa Sandoval Cover	barcode 75960606084902721

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Dreams & Nightmares ISBN 978-0-7851-3905-8	2010	On eBay ›
Dreams & Nightmares ISBN 978-0-7851-3904-1	2010	On eBay ›
Avengers: The Initiative - The Complete Collection #2 ISBN 978-1-302-90687-0	2017	On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #2627 of 35#28 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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