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Avengers (1963 1st Series) 48 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

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    Avengers (1963 1st Series) #48 GD/VG 3.0
    Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Avengers (part 48), Avengers
    Published Jan 1968 by Marvel.

    Avengers (1963 1st Series) 48 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

    1st app. new Black Knight

    Restored (see item notes)

    RESTORATION. Cover cleaned. Cover-to-cover edge tear.

    Starts Dec 2

    First appearance of the new Black Knight (aka Dane Whitman) in "The Black Knight Lives Again!" Script by Roy Thomas. Art by George Tuska. Cover by George Tuska. Inside Garrett Castle Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch are prisoners of Magneto! And the Master of Magnetism is admonishing them to rejoin the brotherhood! While elsewhere in the castle, a stunning transformation is occurring as Dane Whitman decides to take up the mantle of the Black Knight! Dane wants the knight to become a force for good! So his first act is to fly to Avengers Mansion and tell the Avengers about Wanda and Pietro's plight! But Earth's Mightiest Heroes mistake Dane for the evil Black Knight and attack! Will the new knight's career be over before it even starts? Meanwhile in Olympus, Hercules discovers the Temple of the Promethean Flame in ruins and his fellow gods missing! Origin of the new Black Knight. First appearance of Aragorn - the winged horse. Cameo appearances by Jarvis and the Toad. Flashback cameo by Nathan Garrett - the previous Black Knight. Avengers Lineup: Hawkeye, Goliath (aka Hank Pym), Hercules, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, and the Wasp. (Notes: The letters page includes a letter from comics historian Peter Sanderson. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Triple Action #40.) 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12. Grade: GD/VG 3.0 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)