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1May 2006
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New Avengers: Illuminati #1

Marvel · May 2006 · on sale March 29, 2006

First appearance (preview): SpeedfreakFirst appearance (preview): Coldheart1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
New Avengers: Illuminati (Marvel, 2006 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
May 2006
Key date
May 2006
On-sale date
March 29, 2006
Indicia publisher
Marvel Publishing Inc.
Price
$3.99; 5.75 CAD
Pages
52
Barcode
75960605919500111
Rating
Rated A

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (preview) of Speedfreak - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher preview, which sometimes reaches print ahead of the story it previews.

First appearance (preview) of Coldheart - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher preview, which sometimes reaches print ahead of the story it previews.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gabriele Dell'Otto; inks: Gabriele Dell'Otto; colors: Gabriele Dell'OttoBlack Bolt, Blackagar Boltagon, Iron Man, Mister Fantastic, Sub-Mariner, Reed Richards, Tony Stark, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange, Professor X, Charles Xavier, Namor
1-comic story32script: Brian Michael Bendis; pencils: Alex Maleev; inks: Alex Maleev; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: VC's Chris EliopoulosBruce Banner, Black Bolt, Black Panther, Blackagar Boltagon, Ben Grimm, Maria Hill, Hulk, Iron Man, Mister Fantastic, Sub-Mariner, Reed Richards, Tony Stark, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange
2A Special Preview of Civil War #1preview (from the publisher)7script: Mark Millar; pencils: Steve McNiven; inks: Dexter Vines; colors: Morry Hollowell; letters: Chris EliopoulosRobbie Baldwin, Cobalt Man, Coldheart First, Robert Hunter, Microbe, Namorita, Night Thrasher, Nitro, Speedball, Speedfreak First, Dwayne Taylor, Ralph Roberts

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
2nd Printingbarcode 75960605919500131

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Civil War: The Road to Civil War #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-1974-4		2007On eBay ›
Civil War: Avengers #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-4880-7		2010On eBay ›
New Avengers #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-3763-4		2009On eBay ›
New Avengers #12013On eBay ›
New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection #2
ISBN 978-1-302-90363-3		2017On eBay ›
Hulk: Planet Hulk Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90769-3		2017On eBay ›
New Avengers Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-6489-0		2012On eBay ›
Illuminati #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-94958-7		2022On eBay ›
Prologue2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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