Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Ross Andru, John Buscema, Kurt Busiek, John Costanza, Dan Crespi, Steve Englehart, Carl Gafford, Peter B. Gillis, Dick Giordano, Petra Goldberg, Don Heck, Gil Kane, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, David Michelinie, George Perez, Gaspar Saladino, Jim Salicrup, Artie Simek, Roy Thomas, Irving Watanabe, Denise Wohl, Marv Wolfman; Marvel Comics
Marking(s); notes: no signatures/marking(s); Aug. 10, 1965/Dec. 10, 1965/Jun. 10, 1968/Jan. 31, 1976/Jun. 10, 1980
Country of origin; materials: USA; paper
Dimensions (H, W, D): 10.25"h, 6.5"w
Additional Information: Lot consists of five books: THE AVENGERS #19: THE COMING OF THE SWORDSMAN (Key Issue: First appearance of the Swordsman and to origin of Hawkeye); THE AVENGERS #23: ONCE AN AVENGER; THE AVENGERS #53: IN BATTLE JOINED (Key Issue: A guest appearance by The X-Men); THE AVENGERS #144: CLAWS! (Key Issue: First appearance of The Hellcat); and THE AVENGERS #196: THE TERRIBLE TOLL OF THE TASKMASTER (Key Issue: First full appearance of Taskmaster).

Information about comic books has been obtained using the following sources: gocollect.com, cgccomics.com, comics.overstreetaccess.com, cbcscomics.com, and/or the typed information provided on the slab of graded books.

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Comics, Culture, Fashion & Art: 1950s-Present
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good/average, in archival polypropylene sleeves, see detailed photographs

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