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Mantis revealed to be the Celestial Madonna

Death of Swordsman

Origin of Rama-Tut

Hawkeye joins The Avengers

Marvel ⋅ 2005
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Spider-Man officially joins the Avengers

Marvel ⋅ 1990
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Spider-Man is offered membership to The Avengers but it is revoked in Avengers #318

Marvel ⋅ 1969
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$115

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Black Knight joins the Avengers

1st unofficial team appearance of the Invaders: Captain America, Human Torch and Sub-Mariner

Marvel ⋅ 1973
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$15
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$60

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Black Widow joins the Avengers

Marvel ⋅ 1977
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$15

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Wonder Man joins the Avengers, symbolically, when Captain America lends him his shield

Marvel ⋅ 1985
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Namor joins the Avengers, nominated by Captain America

Origin of Captain America retold from Avengers #4 where it was revealed that Namor had caused Steve Rogers to drift into warmer waters after spending decades encapsulated in ice

Marvel ⋅ 2005
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Wolverine joins the Avengers - fought alongside the team in previous issues but accepted Stark's invite in this issue

Marvel ⋅ 2011
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Daredevil joins the Avengers

Marvel ⋅ 1990
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Nebula obtains a powerful device that can eliminate the universe

Sersi joins the Avengers

Marvel ⋅ 1983
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Eros renamed Starfox by Wasp

Starfox joins the Avengers

Marvel ⋅ 1983
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2nd appearance of Captain Marvel, Monica Rambeau

Monica Rambeau joins the Avengers becoming the first black, female Avenger

Marvel ⋅ 1982
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She-Hulk joins the Avengers

Hawkeye rejoins the Avengers

Marvel ⋅ 1976
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Beast joins the Avengers

Beast requests to become an Avenger in The Avengers #137 but it isn't official until this issue

Marvel ⋅ 1973
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1st cover appearance of Mantis

Mantis joins The Avengers

Swordsman rejoins The Avengers

Marvel ⋅ 2019
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1st team appearance of the Agents of Wakanda: Black Panther, American Eagle, Fat Cobra, Dr. Nemesis, Ka-Zar and Zabu, Gorilla Man, Odin, Wasp, Okoye and Rosalind Solomon

1st cameo appearance of Shadow Colonel, later revealed to be Xarus

Blade joins the Avengers

Marvel ⋅ 1967
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Hercules joins the Avengers

Marvel ⋅ 1965
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$65

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Swordsman joins the Avengers

Marvel ⋅ 1979
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Ms. Marvel joins the Avengers

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Nick Fury Jr. joins the Secret Avengers

Marvel ⋅ 1968
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$25
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$130

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2nd appearance and origin of Vision, revealed Wonder Man's brain patterns are preserved in Vision's mind

Vision joins The Avengers

First meeting of Black Panther and Thor, Iron Man

Iconic final page depicts Vision crying with the text '...even an android can cry!'

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1st team appearance of the Secret Avengers: Captain America, War Machine, Black Widow, Valkyrie, Beast, Nova and Moon Knight

1st team appearance of the Shadow Council

Beginning of the 'Heroic Age' according to Marvel

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Captain Marvel joins The Avengers

Marvel ⋅ 2011
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Doctor Strange joins The Avengers

Marvel ⋅ 2007
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Clint Barton joins The Avengers as Ronin

Marvel ⋅ 2010
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Maria Hill joins The Avengers

Bucky Barnes joins The Avengers as Captain America

1st cameo team appearance of the Next Avengers: Torunn, Henry Pym Jr., Francis Barton, James Rogers, Azari, the son of T'Challa and Storm from an alternate reality

Next Avengers also cameo in #2, #4 and #5 until full appearance in #6 and identities revealed in Avengers World #9

Marvel ⋅ 2003
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Ant-Man, Scott Lang, joins The Avengers

In Avengers #57, Captain America offered Lang a spot on the team but he did not accept until this issue

Marvel ⋅ 1979
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$18

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Falcon joins The Avengers

Marvel ⋅ 1968
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$205

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Black Panther joins the Avengers

1st appearance of the Grim Reaper, brother of Wonder Man

[February 2023 - rumored to appear in the Wonder Man Disney+ series with actor Demetrius Grosse to potentially be cast in the role]

Marvel ⋅ 1965
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Hawkeye joins The Avengers

Scarlet Witch joins The Avengers

Quicksilver joins The Avengers

3rd appearance of Kang

Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Captain America joins the Avengers

1st cover appearance of Captain America on an official Marvel Comics cover, previously Timely, then Atlas

1st appearance of Captain America in the Silver Age

Death of Bucky, in a flashback

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1st cameo appearance of Baron Heinrich Zemo

Marvel ⋅ 1963
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1st team appearance and origin of the Avengers: Hulk, Iron Man, Wasp, Thor, Ant-Man

🏅#5 on the Hot 10

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $432,000 [$369,000 in 2021] +17%

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There exist five copies graded 9.6

Transactions from this week that sold for higher than the previous twelve-month average:

8.0 sold for $20,000 vs the average $18,067 (+11%)

7.0 sold for $10,800 vs the average $9,350 (+16%)

3.0 sold for $2,800 vs the average $2,788 (+0%)

2.5 sold for $2,350 vs the average $2,309 (+2%)

This is the second time in 2024 that Avengers #1 ranked on the Key Collector Comics Hot 10

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