The Avengers #227 [Direct]

(January 1983)

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

Script

Roger Stern

Pencils

Sal Buscema

Inks

Brett Breeding

Colors

Christie Scheele

Letters

Joe Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

Avengers [the Beast (flashback); the Black Panther (flashback); the Black Widow [Natasha Romanov] (flashback); Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau] (joins as member-in-training); the Falcon (flashback); Hawkeye; Henry Pym [as the Ant-Man; Giant-Man; Goliath; Yellowjacket (flashbacks)] (origin); Hercules (flashback); the Hulk (flashback); Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Jocasta (flashback); Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers](flashback); Moondragon (flashback); Quicksilver (flashback); the Scarlet Witch; She-Hulk; Thor; Tigra (flashback); the Vision (flashback); the Wasp; Wonder Man (flashback)]; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell] (flashback); Dr. Paul Edmonds; Dr. Vernon Van Dyne (Janet's father); Edwin Jarvis; Egghead; the Elfqueen (flashback); the Guardians of the Galaxy [Charlie-27; Martinex; Nikki; Starhawk; Yondu]; Henry Peter Gyrich; the Invisible Girl; Maria Trovaya (flashback); Mr. Fantastic; the Plant-Man; Salvation I (flashback); S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents; Ultron (flashback); the Wizard

Synopsis

The Wasp invites the new Captain Marvel to join as an Avenger-in-training.

Reprints

• in Die Rächer (Condor, 1979 series) #11
• in Hulk (Interpresse, 1984 series) #4/1985 (uge 15 1985) [Pages 11 (panels 1-6), 12 (panels 2-5), 13, 14 (panel 1), 15, 2/6 page from ? and 14 (panel 3)]
• in Hulk (Semic, 1984 series) #4/1985 (uke 17 1985) [pages 11 (panels 1-6), 12 (panels 2-5), 13, 14 (panel 1), 15, 2/6 page from ? and 14 (panel 3)]
• in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #1 (December 1985)
which is reprinted
• in Marvel Saga (Semic, 1986 series) #1
• in Spider-Man Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #13 (Febrero 1995) [Págs. 9-16], #14 (Abril 1995) [Págs. 25-32]
• in Essential Marvel Saga (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
• in Los Vengadores (Planeta DeAgostini, 1983 series) #38 (Marzo 1986), #39 (Abril 1986)
• in Ombrax-Saga (Editions Lug, 1986 series) #243 (10 avril 1986)
• in Avengers: The Trial of Yellowjacket (Marvel, 2012 series) (2012)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (Marvel, 2003 series) #22 (2021)

Indexer Notes

Henry Pym origin retold. Story continues in part in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #16.

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Script

Roger Stern

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters on The Avengers #222. Letters from Jim Therry, Garvis Reed II, Bud Basinet, Diana Haehs, Dany Holifield, and Ned Bulken; includes Special Announcements Section.

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