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162August 1977
$0.30

The Avengers #162

Marvel · August 1977 · on sale 1977-05-17

First appearance: Jocasta3 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#162
Publication date
August 1977
Key date
1977-08-00
On-sale date
1977-05-17
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.30
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860245808
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Showdown with Ultron!cover1pencils: George Pérez; inks: Pablo Marcos; letters: Danny CrespiBlack Panther, Iron Man, Tony Stark, T'Challa, Thor, Ultron, Simon Williams, Wonder Man, Thor Odinson
1The Bride of Ultron!comic story17script: James Shooter; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Don Warfield; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Denise WohlAnt-Man, Clint Barton, Beast, Black Panther, Captain America, Matt Hawk, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Edwin Jarvis, Jocasta First, Wanda Maximoff, Hank McCoy, Hank Pym, Steve Rogers
2-letters page1letters: typeset

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
35¢price 0.35 USD
WhitmanSee the GCD record for identification notes.
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Avengers Visionaries #[nn]
ISBN 0785107177		1999On eBay ›
George Perez Book 12003On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #7
ISBN 978-0-7851-4453-3		2010On eBay ›
Avengers: The Bride of Ultron #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6251-3		2012On eBay ›
Avengers: The Bride of Ultron
ISBN 978-0-7851-6252-0		2012On eBay ›
The Final Threat
ISBN 978-0-7851-8790-5		2013On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #16
ISBN 978-1-302-48841-3		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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