Publishers / Marvel / Avengers West Coast Annual (1990) / #6
6October 1991
$2.00; 2.45 CAD; 1.00 GBP

Avengers West Coast Annual #6

Marvel · October 1991

First appearance: Living LightningFirst appearance: Miguel SantosFirst appearance: Rachel Carpenter1 variantStoryline: Subterranean Wars
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Identification plate

Series
Avengers West Coast Annual (Marvel, 1990 series)
Issue
#6
Publication date
October 1991
Key date
1991-10-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$2.00; 2.45 CAD; 1.00 GBP
Pages
68
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Buried...Alive! Subterranean Wars Part 5cover1pencils: Tom Morgan; inks: Tom MorganClint Barton, Julia Carpenter, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Wanda Maximoff, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Woman, Tony Stark, Simon Williams, Wonder Man
1-table of contents1letters: typesetAvengers West Coast [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Wonder Man; Scarlet Witch; U.S. Agent; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Spider-Woman [Julia Carpenter]]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]
2A Storm in Subterranea [Subterranean Wars] Part 5comic story25script: Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas; pencils: George Freeman; inks: Danny Bulanadi, Pepoy, Bob Wiacek; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Bill OakleyRomulus Augustulus, Clint Barton, Black Widow, Brutus, Captain America, Julia Carpenter, Rachel Carpenter First, Harvey Elder, Grotesk, Elvin Haliday, Hawkeye, Hercules, Iron Man, Kala
3West Side Storycomic story8script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Jeff Moore; inks: John Tartaglione; colors: Kevin Tinsley; letters: John CostanzaBalkatar First, Clint Barton, Big Bertha, Douglas Birely, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Julia Carpenter, Digger, Doctor Demonicus, Doorman, Eros, Firebird, Flatman, Graviton
4A Wasp In Hollywoodcomic story8script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Jeff Moore; inks: Mark McKenna; colors: Evelyn Stein; letters: John CostanzaAnt-Man, Bruce Banner, Creature from Kosmos, Egghead, Hulk, Iron Man, Loki, Pilai, Hank Pym, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tony Stark, Elihas Starr, Thor, Janet Van Dyne
5Justice, Like Lightningcomic story15script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Steve Carr; inks: George Wildman; colors: Paul Becton; letters: Clem RobinsClint Barton, Douglas Birely, Doctor Demonicus, Jim Hammond, Hawkeye, Human Torch, Iron Man, Living Lightning First, Miguel Santos First, Tony Stark, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp, Simon Williams, Wonder Man

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Sources

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