Publishers / Marvel / The Avengers (1963) / #319
319July 1990
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP

The Avengers #319

Marvel · July 1990 · on sale 1990

First appearance: Vostok1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#319
Publication date
July 1990
Key date
1990-07-00
On-sale date
1990
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Crossing Line Part 1 of Six Confrontation!cover1pencils: Paul Ryan; inks: Tom PalmerAnatoly, Dimitri Bukharin, Crimson Dynamo, Walter Newell, Perun, Sersi, Stingray, Vision, Vostok First
1The Crossing Line: Part One: The Waterwind Interdictioncomic story17script: Fabian Nicieza; pencils: Richard Levins; inks: Christopher Ivy; colors: Renee Witterstaetter; letters: Bill OakleyAnatoly, Dimitri Bukharin, George H. W. Bush, Captain America, Crimson Dynamo, Fantasia, Meranno, Walter Newell, Orka, Perun, Josef Petkus, Quasar, Red Guardian, Steve Rogers
2Rats in the Kitchencomic story5script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: James Fry; inks: Kent Williams; colors: Joe Rosas; letters: Joe AlbeloPeggy Carter, John Jameson, Edwin Jarvis, Mother Night, Michael O'Brien, Susan Scarbo, Fabian Stankiewicz
3-in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602458307

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Crossing Line
ISBN 978-1-302-93444-6		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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