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1January 2005
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New Avengers Director's Cut #1

Marvel · January 2005 · on sale December 29, 2004

First appearance: VerankeFirst appearance (cover): Spider-WomanFirst appearance: Mister Fear
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Identification plate

Series
New Avengers Director's Cut (Marvel, 2005 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
January 2005
Key date
January 2005
On-sale date
December 29, 2004
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$3.99; 5.75 CAD
Pages
52
Barcode
75960605547000121

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance (cover) of Spider-Woman - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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

First appearance of Alan Fagan - 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
0-cover1pencils: David Finch; inks: Danny Miki; colors: Frank D'ArmataCaptain America, Iron Man, Logan, Luke Cage, Peter Parker, Robert Reynolds, Steve Rogers, The Sentry, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman First, Tony Stark, Veranke First, Wolverine
1It Was the Worst Day in Avengers Historyrecap1pencils: various; inks: various; colors: various; letters: typeset
2Breakout Part Onecomic story22script: Brian Michael Bendis; pencils: David Finch; inks: Danny Miki; colors: Frank D'Armata; letters: Richard Starkings, Comicraft, Albert DeschesneArmadillo, Barbarus, Jerome Beechman, Noah Black, Blackout, Carl Burbank, Bushwacker, Captain America, Centurius, The Controller, Daredevil, Ann Darnell, Max Dillon, Nathan Dolly
3New Avengers #1cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: David Finch; inks: Danny Miki; colors: Frank D'ArmataCaptain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Luke Cage; Spider-Woman [Veranke/Jessica Drew]; Spider-Man; Sentry; Wolverine
4New Avengers #1 Alternate Covercover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Steve McNiven; inks: Steve McNiven; colors: Richard IsanoveSpider-Man
5New Avengers #1 Alternate Cover - Sketch Editioncover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Joe Quesada; inks: Joe Quesada; colors: Richard IsanoveCaptain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Luke Cage; Spider-Woman [Veranke/Jessica Drew]; Spider-Man; Sentry; Wolverine; Ronin
6New Avengers Issue #1 Scripttext story10script: Brian Michael Bendis; pencils: David Finch; editing: Jeff Youngquist, Jennifer Grünwald
7Villains Unleashedcharacter profile8script: Jeff Christiansen; pencils: David Finch; inks: Danny Miki; colors: Frank D'Armata; editing: Jeff Youngquist, Jennifer GrünwaldElectro; U-Foes [X-Ray; Vapor; Ironclad; Vector]; Armadillo; Barbarus; Blackout; Blood Brothers; Brothers Grimm; Bushwacker; Centurius; Controller; Grey Gargoyle; Griffin; Jigsaw; Mandrill; Mr. Fear; Molecule Man; Killgrave, the Purple Man; Scarecrow; Shockwave; The Slug; Typhoid Mary; Vermin; Zzzax
8David Finch Cover Gallerycover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: David Finch; inks: Danny Miki; colors: Frank D'ArmataCaptain America [Steve Rogers]; Spider-Man; Luke Cage; Spider-Woman [Veranke/Jessica Drew]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Wolverine; Sentry; Ronin

Where to read it

CollectionYear
New Avengers MGC #12010On eBay ›
New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection #1
ISBN 978-1-302-90362-6		2017On eBay ›
Assembled
ISBN 978-1-302-95261-7		2023On eBay ›

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Sources

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