The Avengers #299 [Direct]
(January 1989)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1988-09-22
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Gregory Wright (managing editor); Mark Gruenwald (credited) (editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On sale date from Amazing Heroes #149.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Mr. Fantastic -- Invisible Woman -- and the Captain Versus the... Orphan-Maker?! (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Buscema (signed as Buscema [all caps])
Inks
Tom Palmer (signed as PALMER)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Captain [Steve Rogers]; Invisible Woman [Susan Storm Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Orphan-Maker; Franklin Richards (in armor)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

I (LOVE) NY (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Walter Simonson (credited)
Pencils
John Buscema (credited) (layouts)
Inks
Tom Palmer (credited) (finishes)
Colors
Christie Scheele (credited as Max Scheele)
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Times Square, New York City... each year, its streets and sidewalks are flooded with tourists.
Feature Logo
The Mighty Avengers! [key-shaped Y]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Eternals: Forgotten One; Sprite; Thena
New Mutants: Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Magik [Illyana Rasputina]; Mirage [Dani Moonstar]; Sunspot [Roberto Da Costa]; Warlock; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]
The Captain [Steve Rogers]; Darkchilde [Illyana Rasputina]; Invisible Woman [Susan Storm Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; N'astirh (cameo flashback); Nanny [Eleanor Murch]; Orphan-Maker; Franklin Richards; S'ym (cameo flashback); Inferno demons
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
At the same time demons descend on Manhattan, Nanny and the Orphan-Maker try to kidnap and recruit Franklin Richards into their Lost Boys. While the Captain aids Franklin's parents against the kidnappers, the Forgotten One arrives to battle the demons, assuming the alias of Gilgamesh.
Reprints
Keywords
Inferno

Indexer Notes

Inferno crossover tie-in.

[Avengers Assemble!; Mark's Remarks] (Table of Contents: 2)

Avengers Assemble! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Geoff Gruber, Richard Roy and Nederland "Nautilus" Aronnax Ph.D.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Mr. Fantastic -- Invisible Woman -- and the Captain Versus the... Orphan-Maker?!
    The Avengers
  2. 1. I (LOVE) NY
    The Avengers
  3. 2. [Avengers Assemble!; Mark's Remarks]
    Avengers Assemble!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ken Austin
  • Max Capp
  • Peter Croome
  • Michael Hoskin
  • James Ludwig
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mark Q
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Mike Verhart