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35December 1966
$0.12

The Avengers #35

Marvel · December 1966 · on sale 1966-10-11

First appearance: UltranaFirst appearance: Manuel Hidalgo1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#35
Publication date
December 1966
Key date
1966-12-00
On-sale date
1966-10-11
Indicia publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Light That Failedcover1pencils: Don Heck, Jack Kirby; inks: Don Heck, Frank Giacoia; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenClint Barton, Captain America, Goliath, Hawkeye, Living Laser, Arthur Parks, Hank Pym, Steve Rogers
2The Light That Failed!comic story20script: Roy Thomas, Stan Lee; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; letters: Sam RosenBlack Widow, Natasha Romanoff, Clint Barton, Lucy Barton, Captain America, Bill Foster, Goliath, Hawkeye, Manuel Hidalgo First, Living Laser, Arthur Parks, Hank Pym, Steve Rogers, Ultrana First
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, Don Heck, Paul Reinman; inks: Dick Ayers, Steve Ditko, Don Heck, Paul Reinman, Vince Colletta, Joe Sinnott; letters: Sam Rosen, Artie SimekSpider-Man [Peter Parker]; Electro [Max Dillon]; Thor; Odin; Loki; Paste-Pot Pete; The Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch; The Thing]; Wyatt Wingfoot; Doctor Doom; Captain America; Red Skull
12Pulse-Pounding Pronouncements, Passionately Philosophical, Preposterously Profound, and Particularly Prepared for Permanent Oblivion!in-house column1script: Stan LeeCaptain America, Steve Rogers
13They're on TV...promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Jack KirbyThor; Captain America; Sub-Mariner; Hulk; Iron Man
14-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: ? (promo copy); pencils: various; inks: various
15-letters page2script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Jack Kirby, Don Heck; inks: Frank Giacoia, Don HeckClint Barton, Captain America, Hawkeye, Steve Rogers

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 10d [0-0-10 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Triple Action #271976On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #2
ISBN 0-7851-0741-X		1998On eBay ›
Marvel Visionaries: Roy Thomas #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-2088-2		2006On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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