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36September 1988
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West Coast Avengers #36

Marvel · September 1988 · on sale 1988-05-28

First appearance: Olinka BarankovaOrigin: Olinka Barankova1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
West Coast Avengers (Marvel, 1985 series)
Issue
#36
Publication date
September 1988
Key date
1988-09-00
On-sale date
1988-05-28
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
07148602100109
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

Origin story on record for: Olinka Barankova, The Voice.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Doctor Pym Must Die!cover1pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Mike MachlanClint Barton, Hawkeye, Wanda Maximoff, Mockingbird, Moon Knight, Bobbi Morse, Greer Nelson, Hank Pym, Scarlet Witch, Marc Spector, Tigra, Janet Van Dyne, Vision, Wasp
1Return of the Ant-Mancomic story22script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Al Milgrom, Mike Machlan; inks: Mike Machlan; colors: Paul Becton; letters: Bill OakleyOlinka Barankova First, Clint Barton, Boris Bullski, Jason Cragg, Crimson Dynamo, Hawkeye, Khonshu, M.O.D.O.K., Comrade X, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Mockingbird, Moon Knight, Bobbi Morse
2-letters page1script: Mark Gruenwald

Printings and variants

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Where to read it

CollectionYear
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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