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64May 1969
$0.12

The Avengers #64

Marvel · May 1969 · on sale 1969-03-11

First appearance: Barney Barton1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#64
Publication date
May 1969
Key date
1969-05-00
On-sale date
1969-03-11
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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
0...Like a Death Ray from the Sky!cover1pencils: Gene Colan; inks: George KleinClint Barton, Black Panther, Goliath, Hank Pym, Janet Van Dyne, T'Challa, Vision, Wasp, Yellowjacket
2Like a Death Ray from the Sky!comic story20script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: George Klein; letters: Sam RosenBarney Barton First, Clint Barton, Black Panther, Black Widow, Egghead, Goliath, Edwin Jarvis, Hank Pym, Janet Van Dyne, Natasha Romanoff, Elihas Starr, T'Challa, Vision, Wasp
4Marvel Super-Heroes; Marvel Talespromo (ad from the publisher)0.4pencils: Larry Lieber, Steve Ditko; inks: Vince Colletta, Steve Ditko, Steve DitkoDr. Doom; Spider-Man; J. Jonah Jameson
5Marvel Plastic Pillows; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kitpromo (ad from the publisher)0.6script: ? (ad copy)Spider-Man; Thor; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]
11-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
14-letters page2script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Sam RosenGoliath [Henry Pym]; Ringmaster [Maynard Tiboldt]

Plus 11 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 1/- [0-1-0 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Avengers #3
ISBN 0-7851-0787-8		2001On eBay ›
Marvel Super Action #251980On eBay ›
Behold… the Vision
ISBN 978-0-7851-9165-0		2015On eBay ›
The Avengers Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-1-302-91020-4		2018On eBay ›
Beware the Black Widow
ISBN 978-1-302-92126-2		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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