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76May 1970
$0.15

The Avengers #76

Marvel · May 1970 · on sale 1970-03-17

First appearance: Grand Vizier Greybeard1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#76
Publication date
May 1970
Key date
1970-05-00
On-sale date
1970-03-17
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 Grand Vizier Greybeard - 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
0The Day The Earth Exploded!cover1pencils: John Buscema; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Tom Palmer; letters: Sam RosenArkon, Clint Barton, Black Panther, Captain America, Goliath, Iron Man, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Thor Odinson, Quicksilver, Steve Rogers, Scarlet Witch, Tony Stark, T'Challa
2The Blaze of Battle... the Flames of Love!comic story19script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Tom Palmer; letters: Sam RosenArkon, Clint Barton, Black Panther, Captain America, Goliath, Grand Vizier Greybeard First, Iron Man, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Thor Odinson, Quicksilver, Steve Rogers, Scarlet Witch, Tony Stark
4-in-house column0.4script: ? (promo copy); colors: ? (panel background and borders only); letters: typeset
5Marvelmaniapromo (ad from the publisher)0.6pencils: Jack KirbyCaptain America; Hulk; Iron Man; Human Torch; Spider-Man; Daredevil; Thor; Dr. Doom; Silver Surfer
13-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
15-letters page2script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Sal Buscema, John Buscema; inks: Sam Grainger, Tom PalmerAvengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Clint Barton]; Vision; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne-Pym]; Yellowjacket [Henry Pym]]; Nick Fury

Plus 12 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
Marvel Super Action #371981On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #4
ISBN 0-7851-1485-8		2004On eBay ›
Marvel Visionaries: John Buscema #[nn]
ISBN 0785121617; 978-0785121619		2006On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #8
ISBN 978-0-7851-2934-9		2008On eBay ›
Behold… the Vision
ISBN 978-0-7851-9165-0		2015On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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