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4January 1986
$0.65; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD

West Coast Avengers #4

Marvel · January 1986

First appearance: Master PandemoniumFirst appearance: Martin PrestonOrigin: Bonita Juárez2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
West Coast Avengers (Marvel, 1985 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
January 1986
Key date
1986-01-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.65; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

Origin story on record for: Bonita Juárez, Firebird.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0His Name Is... Master Pandemonium!cover1pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Joe SinnottClint Barton, Ben Grimm, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Master Pandemonium First, Mockingbird, Bobbi Morse, Greer Nelson, Martin Preston First, Jim Rhodes, The Thing, Tigra, Simon Williams, Wonder Man
1Master Pandemonium!comic story23script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Al Milgrom, Joe Sinnott; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Ken Feduniewicz; letters: Janice ChiangBruce Banner, Clint Barton, Johnny Carson, Corruptor, Drew Daniels, Jackson Day, Firebird Origin, Ben Grimm, Hawkeye, Hulk, Iron Man, Bonita Juárez Origin, Master Pandemonium First, Mockingbird

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.65 USD; barcode 0714860210001
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860210001

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Avengers: West Coast Avengers - Family Ties #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5500-3		2011On eBay ›
West Coast Avengers Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-6745-7		2013On eBay ›
Avengers: West Coast Avengers - Family Ties #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6216-2		2012On eBay ›
How the West Was Won
ISBN 978-1-302-91423-3		2018On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Avengers West Coast #1
ISBN 978-1-302-96219-7		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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