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97March 1972
$0.20

The Avengers #97

Marvel · March 1972 · on sale 1971-12-07

First appearance: The Blazing SkullFirst appearance: Mark ToddDeath of H. Warren Craddock1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#97
Publication date
March 1972
Key date
1972-03-00
On-sale date
1971-12-07
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Blazing Skull - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Mark Todd - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: H. Warren Craddock.

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
0Godhood's End!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Bill Everett; letters: Sam RosenAarkus, The Blazing Skull First, Captain America, The Fin, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Rick Jones, Jeff Mace, Namor, Peter Noble, The Patriot, Steve Rogers, Sub-Mariner, Mark Todd First
2Godhood's End!comic story21script: Roy Thomas, Neal Adams; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Tom Palmer; letters: Sam RosenAarkus, The Angel, Annihilus, Clint Barton, The Blazing Skull First, Captain America, Captain Marvel, H. Warren Craddock Death, Dorrek VII, The Fin, Nick Fury, Goliath, Thomas Halloway, Jim Hammond
11-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
12-letters page1script: Roy Thomas

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.06 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Kree-Skrull War Starring the Avengers #21983On 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 ›

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Series context

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Sources

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