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133March 1975
$0.25

The Avengers #133

Marvel · March 1975

First appearance: Swordsman
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#133
Publication date
March 1975
Key date
1975-03-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Secret of the Hooded One!cover1pencils: Gil Kane, Dave Cockrum; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Danny CrespiClint Barton, Gustav Brandt, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Libra, Mantis, Thor Odinson, Tony Stark, Thor
1Yesterday and Beyond...comic story18script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Sal Buscema, Joe Staton; inks: Joe Staton; colors: Phil Rachelson; letters: Tom OrzechowskiClint Barton, Gustav Brandt, Jim Hammond, Agatha Harkness, Hawkeye, Human Torch, Immortus, Iron Man, Libra, Mantis, Wanda Maximoff, Thor Odinson, Nathaniel Richards, Scarlet Witch

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #91986On eBay ›
Avengers: Celestial Madonna #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-0826-2		2002On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #6
ISBN 978-0-7851-3058-1		2008On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1131974On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #14
ISBN 978-0-7851-8805-6		2014On eBay ›
Avengers: The Complete Celestial Madonna Saga #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90469-2		2017On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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