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112June 1973
$0.20

The Avengers #112

Marvel · June 1973 · on sale 1973-03-20

First appearance: MantisFirst appearance: Lion God1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#112
Publication date
June 1973
Key date
1973-06-00
On-sale date
1973-03-20
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Lion God - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; letters: Morrie KuramotoBlack Panther, Black Widow, Iron Man, Lion God First, Wanda Maximoff, Thor Odinson, Natasha Romanoff, Scarlet Witch, Tony Stark, T'Challa, Thor, Vision
1The Lion God Lives!comic story20script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Frank Bolle; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: John CostanzaBlack Panther, Black Widow, Captain America, Iron Man, Lion God First, Mantis First, Wanda Maximoff, Thor Odinson, Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, Scarlet Witch, Tony Stark, T'Challa, Thor
2-letters page0.6script: Steve Englehart
3Monsters Unleashed!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.06 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Avengers #5
ISBN 0785120874		2006On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #12
ISBN 978-0-78515-879-0		2012On eBay ›
The Avengers Omnibus #4
ISBN 978-1-302-91535-3		2019On eBay ›
True Believers: Annihilation - Mantis #12020On eBay ›
A Traitor Stalks Among Us
ISBN 978-1-302-92911-4		2021On eBay ›
Black Panther: The Early Years Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-94508-4		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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