Secret Avengers by Rick Remender #2 for Sale - First Appearance of Black Ant - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Secret Avengers by Rick Remender (Marvel, 2012 series)
Issue: #2
Publication date: 2012
Key date: 2012-00-00
On-sale date: 2012-11-21
Indicia publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Price: $29.99; 32.99 CAD
Pages: 168
Barcode: 978078516120252999
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6120-2
Rating: T+

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Eric O'Grady - 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	-	cover	1	pencils: Arthur Adams; inks: Arthur Adams; colors: Peter Steigerwald	Clint Barton, Beast, Black Widow, Brian Braddock, Brunnhilde, Captain Britain, Hawkeye, Hank McCoy, Natasha Romanoff, Flash Thompson, Valkyrie, Venom
1	26	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Alan Davis; inks: Mark Farmer; colors: Laura Martin	Beast, Brian Braddock, Brunnhilde, Captain Britain, Carol Danvers, Hank McCoy, Ms. Marvel, Noh-Varr, Protector, Jim Rhodes, Thor, Valkyrie, Vision, War Machine
2	Previously in Avengers vs X-Men	recap	1	letters: typeset
3	Operation Phoenix Part 1	comic story	20	script: Rick Remender; pencils: Renato Guedes; inks: Renato Guedes; colors: Elizabeth Breitweiser, Matthew Wilson; letters: Chris Eliopoulos	Captain Marvel, Mar-Vell, The Phoenix Force
4	27	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Alan Davis; inks: Mark Farmer; colors: Laura Martin	Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers, Mar-Vell, Ms. Marvel, Noh-Varr, Protector
5	Operation Phoenix Part 2 Sacred Ground	comic story	20	script: Rick Remender; pencils: Renato Guedes; inks: Renato Guedes; colors: Elizabeth Breitweiser, Matthew Wilson; letters: Chris Eliopoulos	Captain Marvel, Mar-Vell, The Supreme Intelligence
6	28	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Alan Davis; inks: Mark Farmer; colors: Laura Martin	Carol Danvers, Ms. Marvel, The Phoenix Force, Thor
7	Operation Phoenix Part 3	comic story	20	script: Rick Remender; pencils: Renato Guedes; inks: Renato Guedes; colors: Matthew Wilson, Jeremy Mohler; letters: Chris Eliopoulos	Captain Marvel, Mar-Vell, The Phoenix Force
8	29	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Arthur Adams; inks: Arthur Adams; colors: Peter Steigerwald	Clint Barton, Beast, Black Widow, Brian Braddock, Brunnhilde, Captain Britain, Hawkeye, Hank McCoy, Natasha Romanoff, Flash Thompson, Valkyrie, Venom
9	A Council of Masters	recap	1	letters: typeset
10	-	comic story	20	script: Rick Remender; pencils: Matteo Scalera; inks: Matteo Scalera; colors: Matthew Wilson; letters: VC's Clayton Cowles	Aragorn, Lady Deathstrike, Yuriko Oyama, John Steele
11	30	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Arthur Adams; inks: Arthur Adams; colors: Peter Steigerwald	Arcade, Todd Arliss, Bi-Beast, Bushmaster, Tony Masters, Quincy McIver, Taskmaster, Flash Thompson, Tiger Shark, Venom
12	-	comic story	20	script: Rick Remender; pencils: Matteo Scalera; inks: Matteo Scalera; colors: Matthew Wilson; letters: VC's Clayton Cowles	Masters of Evil [Max Fury; Whiplash; Vengeance; Taskmaster; Brothers Grimm; Firebrand; Tiger Shark; Thunderball; Wrecker; Diablo; Crossfire; Pink Pearl; Squid; Constrictor]; Avengers [Venom [Flash Thompson]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Valkyrie; Ant-Man]
13	31	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Arthur Adams; inks: Arthur Adams; colors: Jason Keith	Ant-Man, Clint Barton, Brunnhilde, Carrion, Constrictor, Zelda DuBois, Griffin, Hawkeye, Killer Shrike, Lady Stilt-Man, Simon Maddicks, Tony Masters, Malcolm McBride, Eric O'Grady
14	-	comic story	20	script: Rick Remender; pencils: Matteo Scalera; inks: Matteo Scalera; colors: Matthew Wilson; letters: VC's Clayton Cowles	Avengers [Ant-Man [Eric O'Grady]; Venom [Flash Thompson]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanova]; Captain Britain [Brian Braddock]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Valkyrie]; Masters of Evil [Wrecker; Constrictor; Vengeance; Diablo; Scarecrow; Bi-Beast; Lady Stilt-M
15	32	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Arthur Adams; inks: Arthur Adams; colors: Peter Steigerwald	Clint Barton, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Natasha Romanoff
16	-	comic story	20	script: Rick Remender; pencils: Matteo Scalera; inks: Matteo Scalera; colors: Matthew Wilson; letters: VC's Clayton Cowles	Ant-Man, Clint Barton, Black Ant First, Black Widow, Brian Braddock, Brunnhilde, Bulldozer, Brian Calusky, Henry Camp, Captain Britain, Carrion, Constrictor, William Cross, Crossfire
17	#26 Avengers Art Appreciation Variant	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Joe Quinones; inks: Joe Quinones; colors: Joe Quinones	Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Black Widow, Captain America, Hawkeye, Hulk, Iron Man, Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, Tony Stark, Thor
18	Original Art	illustration	5	pencils: Renato Guedes

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Secret Avengers by Rick Remender #2 ISBN 978-0-7851-6121-9	2013	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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

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