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192February 1980
$0.40

The Avengers #192

Marvel · February 1980 · on sale 1979-11-20

First appearance: InfernoFirst appearance: Joseph Conroy2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#192
Publication date
February 1980
Key date
1980-02-00
On-sale date
1979-11-20
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860245802
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Joseph Conroy - 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
0Peril in Pittsburgh!cover1pencils: George Pérez; inks: Joe SinnottJoseph Conroy First, Inferno First, Iron Man, Tony Stark, Simon Williams, Wonder Man
1Steel City Nightmare!comic story17script: David Michelinie; pencils: A. Jones, R. Villamonte, Marvel Staff; inks: R. Villamonte, Marvel Staff; colors: B. Sean; letters: Gaspar Saladino, D. AlbersBeast, Captain America, Joseph Conroy First, Carol Danvers, Falcon, Henry Peter Gyrich, Inferno First, Iron Man, Edwin Jarvis, Wanda Maximoff, Hank McCoy, Ms. Marvel, Hank Pym, Steve Rogers
3-letters page1script: Mark Gruenwald

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
NewsstandSee the GCD record for identification notes.
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Avengers: Nights of Wundagore #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-3721-4		2009On eBay ›
Avengers: Heart of Stone #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-8431-7		2013On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #9
ISBN 978-0-7851-8411-9		2013On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #19
ISBN 978-1-302-91637-4		2019On eBay ›
The Yesterday Quest
ISBN 978-1-302-94876-4		2023On eBay ›
Wonder Man: The Early Years Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-95352-2		2023On eBay ›
The Evil Reborn
ISBN 978-1-302-95523-6		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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