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90July 1971
$0.15

The Avengers #90

Marvel · July 1971 · on sale 1971-05-11

Origin: Captain Marvel1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#90
Publication date
July 1971
Key date
1971-07-00
On-sale date
1971-05-11
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: Captain Marvel.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Judgment Day!cover1script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema; letters: Sam RosenRick Jones, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Hank Pym, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Janet Van Dyne, Vision, Wasp, Yellowjacket
2Judgment Daycomic story19script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Mike StevensClint Barton, Black Widow, Captain America, Captain Marvel Origin, Carol Danvers, Goliath, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Iron Man, Edwin Jarvis, Rick Jones, Kl'rt, Mar-Vell
5-in-house column0.4script: ? (promo copy); colors: ? (panel backgrounds only); letters: typeset
6Marvelmaniapromo (ad from the publisher)0.6script: ? (promo copy)Daredevil; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Kraven; Mr. Fear; Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]; Sub-Mariner
13-in-house column1script: Stan LeeIron Man; Captain America
15-letters page2script: Roy ThomasAvengers [Black Panther [T'Challa]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Vision]

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 Kree-Skrull War Starring the Avengers #11983On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #4
ISBN 0-7851-1485-8		2004On eBay ›
Avengers: The Kree-Skrull War #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-0745-2; 978-0-7851-0745-3		2000On eBay ›
Avengers: Kree / Skrull War #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-3230-1		2008On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #10
ISBN 978-0-7851-3331-5		2010On eBay ›
The Avengers Omnibus #4
ISBN 978-1-302-91535-3		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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