The Avengers
#188
[Direct Edition]
(October 1979)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.40 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Marvel Comics Group
- Brand:
- Marvel Comics Group
- Barcode:
- 0714860245810
- Editing:
- Jim Shooter ("guest editor" and editor-in-chief); Jim Salicrup (assistant editor)
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Modern Age U.S.
- Paper Stock:
- Newsprint
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #188 [Newsstand].
Direct Edition for this issue was actually printed with a barcode that was slashed out by the printer/publisher. Direct Edition also distinguishable by the diamond price box on the upper left of the cover.
The Elements of Doom!
The Avengers / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- John Byrne (signed)
- Inks:
- Terry Austin (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- the Avengers [the Beast; Captain America; the Falcon; Ms. Marvel; the Scarlet Witch; the Wasp; Wonder Man]; "the Elements of Doom" [Carbon; Chlorine; Phosphorus; Radium; Vanadium]
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![Cover Thumbnail for The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #188 [Direct Edition]](http://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/793/w200/793973.jpg?-4915132870816460464)
![Cover Thumbnail for The Avengers (1963 series) #188 [Newsstand]](http://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/19/w100/19186.jpg?5767558948402809120)
Elementary, Dear Avengers!
The Avengers / comic story / 18 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jim Shooter (plot); Bill Mantlo (script)
- Pencils:
- John Byrne (breakdowns); Dan Green (finishes); Frank Springer (finishes)
- Inks:
- Dan Green (pages 1-12); Frank Springer (pages 13-18)
- Colors:
- Bob Sharen
- Letters:
- Gaspar Saladino [as Gaspar]
- Job Number:
- LG516
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- the Avengers [the Beast; Captain America; the Falcon; Ms. Marvel; Quicksilver; the Scarlet Witch; the Vision; the Wasp; Wonder Man]; the Darkhold book; "the Elements of Doom" [Carbon; Chlorine; Cobalt; Phosphorus; Radium; Vanadium (I, D for all)]; the Inhumans [Black Bolt; Crystal (reveals her pregnancy); Gorgon; Karnak]
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
-
in Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] (Marvel UK, 1979 series) #383 (March 1982) -
in Backpack Marvels: Avengers (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (January 2001) -
in Marvel Gold: Los Vengadores: Noches de Wundagore (Panini España, 2011 series) #[nn] (Enero 2011) - in Avengers: Heart of Stone (Marvel, 2013 series) #[nn] (2013)
-
Indexer Notes
The Avengers next appear in Avengers Annual #9. Art credits 2005 by Steven Tice.
The Incredible Hulk and the Ultimate Weapon!
The Hulk; Hostess Fruit Pies / advertisement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Sal Buscema
- Inks:
- Klaus Janson
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Irving Watanabe
- Editing:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- the Hulk
Indexer Notes
Comic strip ad for Hostess Fruit Pies from ITT Continental Baking Company.
Editing
Table of Contents
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0.
The Elements of Doom!
The Avengers -
1.
Elementary, Dear Avengers!
The Avengers -
2.
The Incredible Hulk and the Ultimate Weapon!
The Hulk; Hostess Fruit Pies
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