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14May 1984
$1.50; 1.75 CAD

Marvel Fanfare #14

Marvel · May 1984 · on sale 1984-01-17

First appearance: Aven
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Fanfare (Marvel, 1982 series)
Issue
#14
Publication date
May 1984
Key date
1984-05-00
On-sale date
1984-01-17
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$1.50; 1.75 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Aven - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Rick Leonardi; inks: Joe RubinsteinFantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic; Thing]; Scarlet Witch; Vision
1-comic story1script: Al Milgrom; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Al Milgrom; letters: Jack MorelliAl Milgrom; X-Men [Colossus; Nightcrawler; Shadowcat; Storm; Wolverine]
2Dangerous Visioncomic story22script: Roger McKenzie; pencils: Rick Leonardi; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Nick Burns; letters: Joe RosenScarlet Witch; Vision; Edwin Jarvis; Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic; Thing]; Klaw; Mad Thinker
3Against Attilancomic story10script: Mary Jo Duffy; pencils: Alan Weiss; inks: Alan Weiss; colors: Lee Elias; letters: Jim NovakAireo, Aven First, Black Bolt, Blackagar Boltagon, Crystal, Gorgon, Karnak, Leonus, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Pietro Maximoff, Quicksilver, Stallior
4-letters page0.8script: Al Milgrom
5U.S. Postal Service Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Required by 39 U.S.C. 3685)statement of ownership0.2script: Ed Shukin
6-illustration1pencils: Alan Weiss; inks: Alan WeissGorgon, Karnak, Leonus, Pietro Maximoff, Quicksilver, Stallior

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: The Inhumans #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-4151-8		2010On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Vision and the Scarlet Witch #1
ISBN 978-1-302-96221-0		2024On eBay ›
Marvel Fanfare Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-96227-2		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #1314 of 60#15 ›

Sources

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