Publishers / Marvel / West Coast Avengers (1985) / #27
27December 1987
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP

West Coast Avengers #27

Marvel · December 1987

Origin: Scorpio1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
West Coast Avengers (Marvel, 1985 series)
Issue
#27
Publication date
December 1987
Key date
1987-12-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Scorpio.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Hawkeye vs. Sagittarius! But Which Is Which?cover1pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Mike MachlanClint Barton, Hawkeye
1Star Struck!comic story22script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Al Milgrom, Mike Machlan; inks: Mike Machlan; colors: Paul Becton; letters: Ken LopezClint Barton, Jake Fury LMD, Nick Fury, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Mockingbird, Moon Knight, Bobbi Morse, Hank Pym, Scorpio Origin, Marc Spector, Tony Stark, Taurus, Simon Williams
2-letters page1script: Mark Gruenwald

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07148602100112

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Avengers: West Coast Avengers - Zodiac Attack #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6253-7		2012On eBay ›
West Coast Avengers Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-6748-8		2014On eBay ›
Tales to Astonish
ISBN 978-1-302-92316-7		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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