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287January 1988
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP

The Avengers #287

Marvel · January 1988

Origin: Super-Adaptoid1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#287
Publication date
January 1988
Key date
1988-01-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Super-Adaptoid.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0What Lurks in the Lair of the Fixer?cover1pencils: John Buscema; inks: Tom PalmerThe Black Knight, Captain Marvel, Anthony Druid, Doctor Druid, Namor, Monica Rambeau, She-Hulk, Sub-Mariner, Super-Adaptoid, Jennifer Walters, Dane Whitman
1Invasion!comic story22script: Roger Stern, Ralph Macchio; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Christie Scheele; letters: Bill OakleyAwesome Android, The Black Knight, Captain Marvel, Anthony Druid, Doctor Druid, Norbert Ebersol, Fixer, Marvin Flumm, Machine Man, Marrina, Mentallo, Namor, Monica Rambeau, She-Hulk
2-in-house column1script: Ann NocentiAnn Nocenti
3-letters page1script: Mark Gruenwald

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07148602458301

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Avengers: Heavy Metal #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-8452-2		2013On eBay ›
Heavy Metal
ISBN 978-1-302-92315-0		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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