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227January 1983
$0.60; 0.75 CAD; 0.25 GBP

The Avengers #227

Marvel · January 1983 · on sale 1982-09-28

Origin: Hank Pym2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#227
Publication date
January 1983
Key date
1983-01-00
On-sale date
1982-09-28
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.75 CAD; 0.25 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Hank Pym.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Brett Breeding; inks: Brett Breeding; letters: Michael HigginsClint Barton, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Hawkeye, Invisible Girl, Iron Man, Mister Fantastic, Hank Pym, Monica Rambeau, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Steve Rogers, She-Hulk, Tony Stark
1Testing... 1... 2... 3!comic story22script: Roger Stern; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Brett Breeding; colors: Christie Scheele; letters: Joe RosenBruce Banner, Clint Barton, Beast, Black Panther, Black Widow, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel, Charlie-27, Carol Danvers, Heather Douglas, Egghead, Falcon, Henry Peter Gyrich
3-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter; pencils: Ken Feduniewicz; inks: Ken Feduniewicz
4-letters page1script: Roger Stern

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860245801
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860245801

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Avengers Log #11994On eBay ›
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #11985On eBay ›
Avengers: The Trial of Yellowjacket #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6207-0		2012On eBay ›
Captain Marvel: Monica Rambeau #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91756-2		2019On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #22
ISBN 978-1-302-93328-9		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #226227 of 402#228 ›

Sources

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