([May] 1987)

Marvel, 1986 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Annually
On-sale Date
1987-05
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Mark Gruenwald; Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The West Coast Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Milgrom (signed)
Inks
Al Milgrom (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
the Avengers [the Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Dr. Druid; She-Hulk; Thor; the Wasp]; Death (in corner box); the Silver Surfer; the West Coast Avengers [Dr. Hank Pym; Hawkeye; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; La Espirita; Mockingbird; Moon Knight; Tigra; Wonder Man]
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Cover Thumbnail for The West Coast Avengers Annual (Marvel, 1986 series) #2 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for The West Coast Avengers Annual (1986 series) #2 [Newsstand]
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Cover gallery

Death & Texas! (Table of Contents: 1)

West Coast Avengers / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Englehart; Mark Gruenwald ("creative kibitzing"); Tom DeFalco ("creative kibitzing")
Pencils
Al Milgrom
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
Gregory Wright
Letters
Tom Orzechowski
Genre
superhero
Characters
the Avengers [the Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Doctor Druid; She-Hulk; Thor; the Wasp]; the Elders of the Universe [the Champion (flashback); the Collector; the Gardener (flashback); the Possessor (flashback)]; the Silver Surfer; the West Coast Avengers [Hawkeye; La Espirita; Mockingbird; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Moon Knight; Tigra; Wonder Man]
Synopsis
The Avengers East and West Coast are in the midst of their second annual softball game when the Grandmaster shows up and starts a little contest of his own.
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Indexer Notes

Sequel to the Marvel Super-Heroes Contest of Champions. The story is 41 pages in all.

Chapter 2: The Other Side! (Table of Contents: 2)

West Coast Avengers / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Englehart; Mark Gruenwald ("creative kibitzing"); Tom DeFalco ("creative kibitzing")
Pencils
Al Milgrom
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
Gregory Wright
Letters
Tom Orzechowski
Genre
superhero
Characters
the Avengers [the Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Dr. Druid; She-Hulk; Thor; the Wasp]; the Silver Surfer; the West Coast Avengers [Hawkeye; Mockingbird; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Moon Knight; Tigra; Wonder Man]
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Chapter 3: Iron Man Vs. Captain Marvel (Table of Contents: 3)

West Coast Avengers / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Englehart; Mark Gruenwald ("creative kibitzing"); Tom DeFalco ("creative kibitzing")
Pencils
Al Milgrom
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
Gregory Wright
Letters
Tom Orzechowski
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]
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Chapter 4: Mockingbird Vs. Captain America (Table of Contents: 4)

West Coast Avengers / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Englehart; Mark Gruenwald ("creative kibitzing"); Tom DeFalco ("creative kibitzing")
Pencils
Al Milgrom
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
Gregory Wright
Letters
Tom Orzechowski
Genre
superhero
Characters
the Avengers [the Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; She-Hulk]; the West Coast Avengers [Hawkeye; Mockingbird; Moon Knight]
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Chapter 5: Silver Surfer (Table of Contents: 5)

West Coast Avengers / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Steve Englehart; Mark Gruenwald ("creative kibitzing"); Tom DeFalco ("creative kibitzing")
Pencils
Al Milgrom
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
Gregory Wright
Letters
Tom Orzechowski
Genre
superhero
Characters
Death; the Silver Surfer
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Chapter 6: Dr. Pym Vs. the Wasp (Table of Contents: 6)

West Coast Avengers / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Englehart; Mark Gruenwald ("creative kibitzing"); Tom DeFalco ("creative kibitzing")
Pencils
Al Milgrom
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
Gregory Wright
Letters
Tom Orzechowski
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. Hank Pym; the Wasp
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Chapter 7: Thor Vs. Wonder Man (Table of Contents: 7)

The West Coast Avengers / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Englehart; Mark Gruenwald ("creative kibitzing"); Tom DeFalco ("creative kibitzing")
Pencils
Al Milgrom
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
Gregory Wright
Letters
Tom Orzechowski
Genre
superhero
Characters
Thor; Wonder Man
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Chapter 8: Tigra Vs. Dr. Druid (Table of Contents: 8)

West Coast Avengers / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Englehart; Mark Gruenwald ("creative kibitzing"); Tom DeFalco ("creative kibitzing")
Pencils
Al Milgrom
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
Gregory Wright
Letters
Tom Orzechowski
Genre
superhero
Characters
Doctor Druid; Tigra
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Chapter 9: Moon Knight Vs. Black Knight (Table of Contents: 9)

West Coast Avengers / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Englehart; Mark Gruenwald ("creative kibitzing"); Tom DeFalco ("creative kibitzing")
Pencils
Al Milgrom
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
Gregory Wright
Letters
Tom Orzechowski
Genre
superhero
Characters
the Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Moon Knight
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Chapter 10: Hawkeye Vs. She-Hulk (Table of Contents: 10)

West Coast Avengers / comic story / 3.5 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Englehart; Mark Gruenwald ("creative kibitzing"); Tom DeFalco ("creative kibitzing")
Pencils
Al Milgrom
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
Gregory Wright
Letters
Tom Orzechowski
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hawkeye; She-Hulk
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Chapter 11! The Grandmaster (Table of Contents: 11)

West Coast Avengers / comic story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Englehart
Pencils
Al Milgrom
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
Gregory Wright
Letters
Tom Orzechowski
Genre
superhero
Characters
the Avengers [the Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Dr. Druid; She-Hulk; Thor; the Wasp]; Death; the Grandmaster; the Silver Surfer; the West Coast Avengers [Hawkeye; Mockingbird; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Moon Knight; Tigra; Wonder Man]
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Indexer Notes

Continued in Avengers Annual #16 and in part in Silver Surfer #3 (September 1987).

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The West Coast Avengers
  2. 1. Death & Texas!
    West Coast Avengers
  3. 2. Chapter 2: The Other Side!
    West Coast Avengers
  4. 3. Chapter 3: Iron Man Vs. Captain Marvel
    West Coast Avengers
  5. 4. Chapter 4: Mockingbird Vs. Captain America
    West Coast Avengers
  6. 5. Chapter 5: Silver Surfer
    West Coast Avengers
  7. 6. Chapter 6: Dr. Pym Vs. the Wasp
    West Coast Avengers
  8. 7. Chapter 7: Thor Vs. Wonder Man
    The West Coast Avengers
  9. 8. Chapter 8: Tigra Vs. Dr. Druid
    West Coast Avengers
  10. 9. Chapter 9: Moon Knight Vs. Black Knight
    West Coast Avengers
  11. 10. Chapter 10: Hawkeye Vs. She-Hulk
    West Coast Avengers
  12. 11. Chapter 11! The Grandmaster
    West Coast Avengers
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