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Publishers / Marvel / The Avengers (1963) / #258
258August 1985
$0.65; 0.75 CAD; 0.30 GBP

The Avengers #258

Marvel · August 1985 · on sale April 16, 1985

2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#258
Publication date
August 1985
Key date
August 1985
On-sale date
April 16, 1985
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.65; 0.75 CAD; 0.30 GBP
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Fury of... Firelord!cover1pencils: John Buscema; inks: Tom PalmerThe Black Knight, Captain America, Eros, Firelord, Hercules, Pyreus Kril, Peter Parker, Steve Rogers, Spider-Man, Starfox, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp, Dane Whitman
1Pyrrhic Victory!comic story22script: Roger Stern; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Christie Scheele; letters: Jim NovakThe Black Knight, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Eros, Firelord, Gunthar, Hercules, Edwin Jarvis, Ka-Zar, Pyreus Kril, Levan, Nebula, Peter Parker, Kevin Plunder
2-in-house column1script: Archie GoodwinArchie Goodwin
3-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.65 USD; barcode 0714860245808
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860245808

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Avengers: The Legacy of Thanos #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-785-18891-9		2014On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #25
ISBN 978-1-302-96231-9		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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