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148June 1976
$0.25

The Avengers #148

Marvel · June 1976 · on sale 1976-03-16

First appearance: AmphibianFirst appearance: Kingsley RiceFirst appearance: Cap'n Hawk1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#148
Publication date
June 1976
Key date
1976-06-00
On-sale date
1976-03-16
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860245806
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Cap'n Hawk - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Danny CrespiAmphibian First, Beast, Cap'n Hawk First, Captain America, Doctor Spectrum, James Dore Jr., Golden Archer, Hellcat, Hyperion, Iron Man, Lady Lark, Joe Ledger, Linda Lewis, Hank McCoy
220,000 Leagues under Justice!comic story17script: Steve Englehart; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Sam Grainger; colors: Hugh Paley; letters: Tom OrzechowskiAmphibian First, Beast, Cap'n Hawk First, Captain America, Doctor Spectrum, James Dore Jr., Heather Douglas, Golden Archer, Hellcat, Hyperion, Iron Man, Lady Lark, Joe Ledger, Linda Lewis
3-letters page1script: Steve Englehart

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
30¢price 0.30 USD

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Avengers: The Serpent Crown #[nn]2005On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #7
ISBN 978-0-7851-4453-3		2010On eBay ›
Avengers: The Serpent Crown #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5751-9		2012On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #15
ISBN 978-0-7851-9196-4		2015On eBay ›
Squadron Supreme Classic Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90065-6		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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