Publishers / Marvel / Avengers West Coast (1989) / #69
69April 1991
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP

Avengers West Coast #69

Marvel · April 1991

First appearance: JawbreakerFirst appearance: Tung RaponganFirst appearance: Kuroko3 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Avengers West Coast (Marvel, 1989 series)
Issue
#69
Publication date
April 1991
Key date
1991-04-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Toshio Sasaki - 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
0Hawkeye vs. the U.S. Agent!cover1pencils: Paul Ryan; inks: Danny BulanadiClint Barton, Hawkeye, U.S.Agent, John Walker
1Grudge Matchcomic story22script: Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas; pencils: Paul Ryan; inks: Danny Bulanadi; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Bill OakleyClint Barton, Black Widow, Captain America, Jim Hammond, Hawkeye, General Lewis Haywerth, Human Torch, Iron Man, Jawbreaker First, Aya Komatsu First, Kuroko First, Machine Man, Eric Masterson, Pietro Maximoff
2West Coast-Linesletters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602100104
Mark Jewelersprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602100104
Australianprice 1.50 AUD; barcode 07148602100107

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Avengers West Coast: Along Came a Spider-Woman #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6232-2		2012On eBay ›
California Screaming
ISBN 978-1-302-95101-6		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #6822 of 55#70 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q4922057 (Kuroko), first-appearance property (CC0)

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