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172June 1978
$0.35

The Avengers #172

Marvel · June 1978 · on sale 1978-03-21

First appearance: Luke Charles1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#172
Publication date
June 1978
Key date
1978-06-00
On-sale date
1978-03-21
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860245806
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Luke Charles - 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
0Holocaust in New York Harbor!cover1pencils: George Pérez; inks: Terry Austin; letters: Annette KaweckiClint Barton, Beast, Captain America, Carol Danvers, Hawkeye, Hank McCoy, Ms. Marvel, Steve Rogers, Vision
1Holocaust in New York Harbor!comic story17script: Jim Shooter; pencils: Sal Buscema, Klaus Janson; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Phil Rache; letters: Denise WohlClint Barton, Beast, Captain America, Luke Charles First, Crystal, Carol Danvers, Heather Douglas, Henry Peter Gyrich, Matt Hawk, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Jocasta, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Pietro Maximoff
2-letters page0.75letters: typeset
3The Marvel Explosion Comes to Television!promo (ad from the publisher)0.25Bruce Banner, Hulk, Peter Parker, Spider-Man
4-in-house column1script: Stan Lee

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Avengers: The Korvac Saga #[nn]
ISBN 0-87135-760-7		1991On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #8
ISBN 978-0-78516-322-0		2012On eBay ›
The Korvac Saga2003On eBay ›
Guardians of the Galaxy: Tomorrow's Avengers #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-6755-6		2013On eBay ›
Avengers: The Korvac Saga #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6205-6		2012On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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