The Avengers #188 [Direct]
(October 1979)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860245810
Editing
Jim Shooter ("guest editor" and editor-in-chief); Jim Salicrup (assistant editor)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Silver Age U.S.; later Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock
Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding
Saddle-stitched (Squarebound #200)
Publishing Format
Was Ongoing Series

Issue Notes

This issue has variants.

The Elements of Doom! (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Byrne (signed)
Inks
Terry Austin (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
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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Elementary, Dear Avengers! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Avengers / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

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
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]
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Indexer Notes

The Avengers next appear in Avengers Annual #9. Art credits 2005 by Steven Tice.

The Incredible Hulk and the Ultimate Weapon! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

The Hulk; Hostess Fruit Pies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Elements of Doom!
    The Avengers
  2. 1. Elementary, Dear Avengers!
    The Avengers
  3. 2. The Incredible Hulk and the Ultimate Weapon!
    The Hulk; Hostess Fruit Pies
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