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The Avengers #244 [Newsstand Edition]
(June 1984)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume:
1
Price:
0.60 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
Monthly
Indicia Publisher:
Marvel Comics Group
Brand:
Marvel
Editing:
Michael Carlin (Assistant Editor); Mark Gruenwald (Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)
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) #244.

The Wraiths Walk Among Us! (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Al Milgrom (signed)
Inks:
Joe Sinnott (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
the Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; the Scarlet Witch; Starfox; the Vision]; a Dire Wraith
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Moon Patrol (Table of Contents)

Moon Patrol / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Editing:
?

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Comics ad for the Moon Patrol video game from Atari.

"And the Rocket's Red Glare!" (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Roger Stern
Pencils:
Al Milgrom (pages 1-9, 17, 18, 22); Carmine Infantino (pages 10-16, 19-21)
Inks:
Joe Sinnott
Colors:
Christie Scheele
Letters:
Jim Novak

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
the Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; the Scarlet Witch; Starfox; the Vision; the Wasp]; Dr. Woodrow Cather; Dire Wraiths; Wraith Rocketeers; General Bridges; CAMEOS: Lockjaw; Quicksilver; Clint Barton [Hawkeye]; Bobbi Morse [Mockingbird]; Bill Foster [Goliath]
Synopsis:
The Avengers battle Dire Wraiths who have been causing accidents at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida; Clint and Bobbi arrive on the West coast.
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Indexer Notes

Although all male Dire Wraith scientists were shown to be killed in Rom (Marvel, 1979 series) #48, this story clearly shows that some of them survived.

Avengers Assemble! (Table of Contents)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
various; David Letterman
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters on The Avengers #239. Short fan letter from David Letterman concerning his appearance in that issue. Question of the Month "What is your biggest pet peeve?" asked to Stern, Milgrom, Sinnott, Novak, Scheele, Carlin, Gruenwald and Shooter; Special Announcements Section.

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Table of Contents

  1. 0. The Wraiths Walk Among Us!
    The Avengers
  2. 1. Moon Patrol
    Moon Patrol
  3. 2. "And the Rocket's Red Glare!"
    The Avengers
  4. 3. Avengers Assemble!
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Bob Klein
  • Jenny R McGinnis
  • Lou Mougin
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ralf Haring
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Max Capp
  • Darrel McCann
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