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16October 2008
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Avengers: The Initiative #16

Marvel · October 2008 · on sale 2008-08-27

First appearance: RyderFirst appearance: RiotFirst appearance: Heidi Sladkin1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Avengers: The Initiative (Marvel, 2007 series)
Issue
#16
Publication date
October 2008
Key date
2008-10-00
On-sale date
2008-08-27
Indicia publisher
Marvel Publishing Inc.
Price
$2.99; 3.05 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
75960606084901611
Rating
Rated T+

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Heidi Sladkin - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Mark Brooks; inks: Mark Brooks; colors: Christina Strain3-D Man, Delroy Garrett Jr., Riot First, Ryder First, Heidi Sladkin First
1Avengersrecap1pencils: ? (illos); inks: ? (illos); letters: typeset
2Skrull-$%#@ers!comic story22script: Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage; pencils: Stefano Caselli; inks: Stefano Caselli; colors: Luca Malisan; letters: VC, Joe Caramagna3-D Man, 3-D Man, Ant-Man, Batwing, Chuck Chandler, Hal Chandler, Nick Fury, Delroy Garrett Jr., Eric O'Grady, Jim Rhodes, Riot First, Ryder First, Jimmy Santini, Heidi Sladkin First

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 3.99 USD; 3.99 CAD; barcode 07447002665510

Where to read it

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Secret Invasion
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Series context

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Sources

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