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221July 1982
$0.60; 0.25 GBP

The Avengers #221

Marvel · July 1982 · on sale 1982-04-06

First appearance: Fabian StankiewiczFirst appearance: The Mechano-Marauder1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#221
Publication date
July 1982
Key date
1982-07-00
On-sale date
1982-04-06
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of The Mechano-Marauder - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Joe RubinsteinAnt-Man, Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Black Bolt, Alison Blaire, Blackagar Boltagon, Luke Cage, Daredevil, Dazzler, Doctor Strange, Jessica Drew, Hawkeye, Hulk, Scott Lang
2...New Blood!comic story22script: Jim Shooter, David Michelinie; pencils: Bob Hall; inks: Brett Breeding; colors: Christie Scheele; letters: Janice ChiangClint Barton, Black Widow, Alison Blaire, Captain America, Dazzler, Arthur Douglas, Heather Douglas, Drax the Destroyer, Jessica Drew, Henry Peter Gyrich, Hawkeye, Hercules, Invisible Girl, Iron Man
4-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter
5-letters page1letters: typeset

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860245807

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Women of Marvel #[1]
ISBN 0-7851-2219-2		2006On eBay ›
Avengers: I Am an Avenger #[1]
ISBN 978-0-7851-4360-4		2010On eBay ›
Avengers: The Trial of Yellowjacket #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6207-0		2012On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #21
ISBN 978-1-302-92935-0		2021On eBay ›
Court-Martial
ISBN 978-1-302-96050-6		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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