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47December 1967
$0.12

The Avengers #47

Marvel · December 1967 · on sale 1967-10-10

First appearance: Dane WhitmanFirst appearance: NorrisDeath of Nathan Garrett
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#47
Publication date
December 1967
Key date
1967-12-00
On-sale date
1967-10-10
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 Dane Whitman - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

Death on record for: Nathan Garrett.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Magneto Walks the Earth!cover1pencils: Don Heck; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Morrie KuramotoClint Barton, Captain America, Goliath, Hawkeye, Hercules, Erik Lehnsherr, Magneto, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Hank Pym, Quicksilver, Steve Rogers, Scarlet Witch, Janet Van Dyne
2Magneto Walks the Earth!comic story20script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: George Tuska; letters: L. P. GregoryNatasha Romanoff, Clint Barton, Black Knight, Captain America, Nathan Garrett Death, Goliath, Hawkeye, Hercules, Erik Lehnsherr, Magneto, Dave Cannon, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Norris First
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Sam RosenSpider-Man [Peter Parker]; Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]
14-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
15-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: ? (promo copy)The Thing
16Marvel Super-Hero T-Shirtspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: ? (ad copy)
17-letters page2pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations); letters: typeset

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Triple Action #391978On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #3
ISBN 0-7851-0787-8		2001On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #5
ISBN 0-7851-1848-9		2005On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #5
ISBN 978-0-7851-6758-7		2013On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #4647 of 402#48 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q134366538 (Norris), first-appearance property (CC0)

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