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68September 1969
$0.15

The Avengers #68

Marvel · September 1969 · on sale 1969-07-15

First appearance: Taku1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#68
Publication date
September 1969
Key date
1969-09-00
On-sale date
1969-07-15
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Taku - 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-cover1pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sam Grainger; letters: Sam RosenClint Barton, Black Panther, Goliath, Thor Odinson, Hank Pym, T'Challa, Thor, Janet Van Dyne, Vision, Wasp, Yellowjacket
2...And We Battle for the Earth!comic story20script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sam Grainger; colors: Sam Grainger; letters: Sam RosenClint Barton, Black Panther, Goliath, Myron MacLain, Thor Odinson, Hank Pym, T'Challa, Taku First, Thor, Ultron, Janet Van Dyne, Vision, Wasp, Yellowjacket
4-in-house column1script: Smiley
10Tower of Shadowspromo (ad from the publisher)0.4pencils: Jim Steranko, Gil Kane; inks: Dan Adkins, Jim Steranko; letters: Sam RosenCaptain Marvel; Rick Jones; Captain America
14-letters page2script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: George Klein, Sam GraingerBlack Panther [T'Challa]; Goliath [Clint Barton]; Vision; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne-Pym]; Yellowjacket [Henry Pym]]

Plus 11.6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 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 #291981On eBay ›
Behold… the Vision
ISBN 978-0-7851-9165-0		2015On eBay ›
The Avengers Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-1-302-91020-4		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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