The Avengers #396 [Direct Edition]
(March 1996)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.50 USD; 2.10 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved By the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel A M Universe
Barcode
759606024582 39611
Editing
Matt Idelson (Assistant Editor); Ralph Macchio (Editor); Mark Gruenwald (Group Editor); Bob Harras (Editor-in-Chief)
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.

First Sign (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Luke Ross (signed)
Inks
Tom Palmer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Thor; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Tony Stark (teen)]
Reprints
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Balance of Power (First Sign Part 4) (Table of Contents: 1)

The Avengers / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Terry Kavanagh
Pencils
John Statema (breakdowns)
Inks
Tom Palmer (finishes)
Colors
Frank Lopez; Malibu
Letters
Michael Higgins; Bill Oakley
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor; Tony Stark (teen); Wasp; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Deathcry; Quicksilver; Hawkeye; Scarlet Witch]; Dum Dum Dugan; Zodiac
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Avengers the Assembly / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ralph Macchio
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Anthony Garrison, Michael McClelland, John Warren, Eric J. Flecken, J. Trim, Tim Pendergast, David B. Lovejoy, Al Mejia, Paul J. Weldin

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. First Sign
    The Avengers
  2. 1. Balance of Power (First Sign Part 4)
    The Avengers
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Avengers the Assembly
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