Avengers #27 [Direct Edition]
(April 2000)

Marvel, 1998 Series
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Volume
3
Price
2.99 USD; 4.50 CAD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2000-02-23
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved By the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Barcode
759606044580 02711
Editing
Gregg Schigiel (assistant editor); Tom Brevoort (editor); Bob Harras (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Pérez
Inks
George Pérez
Colors
Tom Smith
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's time for an all-new lineup, Avengers...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Thor; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Moondragon; Quicksilver; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; Hellcat; Wonder Man; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; Firestar; Vision; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]]; Duane Freeman
Reprints
Keywords
Captain America's shield; Iron Man Armor Model 16

Ads (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 9 pages (report information)

New Order (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
George Pérez
Inks
Al Vey
Colors
Tom Smith
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Thor Odinson; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Firestar; Justice [Vance Astrovik]; Scarlet Witch; Wonder Man; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; Ant-Man [Scott Lang]; Captain Marvel [Genis-Vell]; Warbird [Carol Danvers]; Silverclaw; Falcon [Sam Wilson]; Living Lightning; Firebird; Triathlon; She-Hulk [Jen Walters]]; Edwin Jarvis; Triune Understanding; Jonathan Tremont; Duane Freeman; Taskmaster (cameo); Split-Second Squad (cameo); Megan McLaren; Maria Rambeau
Reprints
Keywords
Captain America's shield; Iron Man Armor Model 16; Mjolnir

Indexer Notes

Taskmaster appearance information from David Wiltfong, 12/24/2005.

Got Milk? (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Spider-Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 0.75 page (report information)

Bullpen Bits #42 (Table of Contents: 5)

Bullpen Bits / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Chris Giarrusso
Pencils
Chris Giarrusso
Inks
Chris Giarrusso
Colors
Chris Giarrusso
Letters
Chris Giarrusso

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Rogue; Gambit; Wolverine

Subscribe Today! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

X-Men / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Tom Brevoort; Gregg Schigiel
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Thomas W. White, Doug King, Gerry Valenzuela, Ben Herman, Cody Coulombe.

Avengers Assemble! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Steve Englehart (pages 1-6); Stan Lee (pages 7-18)
Pencils
George Pérez (pages 1-6); Jack Kirby (layouts); Dick Ayers (pencils); Carl Hubbell (see notes) (pages 7-18)
Inks
John Tartaglione (pages 1-5); Duffy Vohland (page 6); Dick Ayers; Carl Hubbell (see notes) (pages 7-18)
Colors
Irene Vartanoff
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (page 1, uncredited); Denise Wohl (pages 2-5); Irv Watanabe (page 6); Artie Simek (pages 7-18)
Editing
Archie Goodwin; Stan Lee (original editor, pages 7-18)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym; also as Ant-Man and Giant-Man (flashback)]; Thor Odinson; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Vision; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Scarlet Witch; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Moondragon; Hellcat]; Edwin Jarvis; Hulk [Bruce Banner] (flashback); Loki (flashback); Masters of Evil [Wonder Man (flashback); Executioner [Skurge] (flashback); Enchantress [Amora] (flashback); Baron Zemo [Heinrich Zemo] (flashback)]; Rick Jones (flashback); Quicksilver (flashback); Hawkeye (flashback); Namor the Submariner (flashback); Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [Magneto [Erik Lensherr] (flashback); Toad (flashback); Mastermind [Jason Wyngarde] (flashback); Toad [Mortimer Toynbee] (flashback)]; X-Men [Angel [Warren Worthington III] (flashback); Iceman [Bobby Drake]]; Happy Hogan (flashback); Kang (cameo); Mole Man (cameo); Immortus (cameo)
Reprints
Keywords
Captain America's shield; Iron Man Armor MK II; Iron Man Armor Model 1; Iron Man Armor Model MK V; Mjolnir

Indexer Notes

Pages 7 to 18 are a reprint and constitute a flashback.

This is the last issue of The Avengers with Steve Englehart as the writer.

The Iron Man Armor MK V makes its first appearance in this issue.

Nick Caputo suspects that Carl Hubbell provided alterations on several figures throughout the story, particularly on pages 5, 10, 17 and 20, per his blog: http://nick-caputo.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-unknown-art-of-carl-hubbell.ht…

At Last: The Decision! (Table of Contents: 9)

The Avengers / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway (pages 1-2, 4, 7, 10); Steve Englehart (pages 3, 5-6, 8-9, 11); Jim Shooter (pages 12-17)
Pencils
George Pérez
Inks
John Tartaglione
Colors
Don Warfield
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (page 1 except title); Irv Watanabe (page 1 title, pages 2-31)
Editing
Gerry Conway

Genre
superhero
Characters
Thing [Ben Grimm]; Sam Reuther; The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Vision; Scarlet Witch; Wonder Man; Thor Odinson; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym; also as Giant-Man and Goliath (flashback)]; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; Moondragon; Hellcat; Beast [Hank McCoy]]; The Champions [Hercules; Black Widow [Natasha Romanova]]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Iceman; Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]]; Quicksilver (cameo); Hawkeye [Clint Barton; also as Goliath] (cameo); Whizzer [Robert Frank]; Doctor Doom (cameo); Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne] (cameo); Two-Gun Kid (cameo); Beetle (flashback); General Pollock; Living Laser [Arthur Parks]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (cameo); Namor the Submariner (cameo); Daredevil [Matt Murdock] (cameo); Black Knight [Dane Whitman] (cameo); Aragorn (cameo); Black Panther [T'Challa] (cameo); Mantis (cameo); Edwin Jarvis; Wonder Man
Reprints
Keywords
Avengers Mansion; Iron Man Armor Model MK V; Los Angeles; Mjolnir

Indexer Notes

Scripting credits detailed in the letters page of Avengers #154.

This story contains the first appearance of Simon Williams [Wonder Man] since his death in Avengers #9.

The Day the Strangers Came (Table of Contents: 10)

The Avengers / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Richard Howell
Inks
Richard Howell
Colors
Richard Howell
Letters
Jack Morelli
Editing
Howard Mackie (editor); Len Kaminski (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Sersi; Quicksilver; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]]; Hubie Green; Lucas Green (member of The Sons of the Serpent)
Reprints
Keywords
Captain America's shield

Five Dooms to Save Tomorrow! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Roy Thomas (adaptation & script); Harlan Ellison (story & plot)
Pencils
Rich Buckler
Inks
Dan Adkins
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza
Editing
Stan Lee

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Thor Odinson [Donald Blake]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Vision; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver; Scarlet Witch; Captain America [Steve Rogers]]; Watcher [Uatu]; Leonard Tippit
Reprints
Keywords
Captain America's shield; Iron Mar Armor Model MK IV; Mjolnir
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["It's time for an all-new lineup, Avengers..."]
    The Avengers
  2. 1. Ads
  3. 2. New Order
    The Avengers
  4. 3. Got Milk?
    Spider-Man
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  6. 5. Bullpen Bits #42
    Bullpen Bits
  7. 6. Subscribe Today!
    X-Men
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Avengers Assemble!
  9. 8. Avengers Assemble!
    The Avengers
  10. 9. At Last: The Decision!
    The Avengers
  11. 10. The Day the Strangers Came
    The Avengers
  12. 11. Five Dooms to Save Tomorrow!
    The Avengers
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  • Katie
  • Ralf Haring
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Hunter Johnson
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
  • Mark Q
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Jim Van Dore