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42March 1989
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP

West Coast Avengers #42

Marvel · March 1989 · on sale 1988-11-01

Origin: Human Torch1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
West Coast Avengers (Marvel, 1985 series)
Issue
#42
Publication date
March 1989
Key date
1989-03-00
On-sale date
1988-11-01
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Human Torch, Jim Hammond, Vision.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0One of Our Androids Is Missing!cover1script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneClint Barton, Hawkeye, Wanda Maximoff, Greer Nelson, Scarlet Witch, Tigra, Vision, Simon Williams, Wonder Man
1One of Our Androids Is Missing!comic story22script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Mike Machlan; colors: Paul Becton; letters: Bill OakleyBucky Barnes, Clint Barton, Black Panther, Bucky, Captain America, Goliath, Ben Grimm, Jim Hammond Origin, Hawkeye, Hawkeye, Human Torch Origin, Human Torch, Immortus, Invisible Woman

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07148602100103

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Vision Quest
ISBN 0-7851-1774-1		2005On eBay ›
Avengers by John Byrne Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90057-1		2016On eBay ›
Vision Quest
ISBN 978-1-302-92742-4		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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