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226December 1982
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

The Avengers #226

Marvel · December 1982 · on sale 1982-09-07

First appearance: Valinor2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#226
Publication date
December 1982
Key date
1982-12-00
On-sale date
1982-09-07
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Valinor - 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
0Beware -- the Evil Eye!cover1pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: John BeattyClint Barton, The Black Knight, Captain America, Hawkeye, Steve Rogers, Valinor First, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp, Dane Whitman
1An Eye for an Eyecomic story22script: Steven Grant; pencils: Greg LaRocque; inks: Chic Stone; colors: Christie Scheele; letters: Janice ChiangClint Barton, The Black Knight, Captain America, Anthony Druid, Doctor Druid, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Thor Odinson, Steve Rogers, She-Hulk, Tony Stark, Thor, Valinor First, Janet Van Dyne
2-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter, Stan Lee
3-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860245812
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860245812

Where to read it

CollectionYear
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

‹ #225226 of 402#227 ›

Sources

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