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87April 1971
$0.15

The Avengers #87

Marvel · April 1971 · on sale 1971-02-09

Origin: Black Panther1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#87
Publication date
April 1971
Key date
1971-04-00
On-sale date
1971-02-09
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

Origin story on record for: Black Panther.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Look Homeward, Avenger!cover1script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: John Verpoorten; letters: Morrie KuramotoClint Barton, Black Panther, Goliath, Iron Man, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Thor Odinson, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Tony Stark, T'Challa, Thor, Vision
2Look Homeward, Avenger!comic story19script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Frank Giacoia; inks: Sal Buscema; letters: Mike StevensB'Tumba, Clint Barton, Black Panther Origin, Goliath, Iron Man, Edwin Jarvis, Ulysses Klaue, Klaw, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, N'Baza, Thor Odinson, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch
4-in-house column0.4script: ? (promo copy); colors: ? (panel backgrounds only); letters: typeset
5Marvelmania Official Club Stationery Kitpromo (ad from the publisher)0.6pencils: John Romita, Jack Kirby, Jim Steranko, Herb Trimpe; inks: John Romita, Mike Royer, Jim Steranko, Herb Trimpe
13-in-house column1script: Stan LeeSpider-Man; Daredevil; Iceman; Conan; Namor; Thor; Captain America; Hulk; the Thing; Iron Man; Black Widow; Human Torch
15-letters page1.6script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Tom PalmerAvengers [Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne-Pym]]
16Amazing Adventurespromo (ad from the publisher)0.4pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Tom PalmerThe Inhumans; Black Widow

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
The Avengers #3501992On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #4
ISBN 0-7851-1485-8		2004On eBay ›
Avengers No. 87 [Marvel Legends Reprint] #[nn]2005On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #9
ISBN 978-0-7851-3501-2		2009On 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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