Avengers (1963 1st Series) comic books 1990-1999

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 316D CGC 9.8

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Label #4011787022

Direct Edition. "Spiders and Stars!" Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring Spider-Man. Script by John Byrne. Art by Paul Ryan (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by Paul Ryan and Tom Palmer. Order has been restored to the universe! But the lady that caused the chaos is still on the loose! Earth's Mightiest Heroes and the wondrous wall-crawler blast off into outer space to rendezvous with Nebula's massive starship on the other side of the moon! Shell-Head and the synthezoid avenger arrive at the spaceship first and begin working their way through Nebula's guard force! And minutes later Cap, Thor, Spidey, and Sersi join the attack! Meanwhile inside the ship's command center, Starfox's pleasure power puts Nebula and her henchmen under his spell! By all accounts it looks like the Avengers will finish this caper without expending too much energy! But stranger things have happened in outer space…very strange! Cameo appearance by the Stranger. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Iron Man, Sersi, Starfox, Thor, and the Vision. 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 318D CGC 9.8

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Label #4072884009

Direct Edition. "A Vengeful God!" Part 3 of 3. Guest-starring Spider-Man. Script by Fabian Nicieza. Art by Paul Ryan (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by Paul Ryan and Tom Palmer. Nebula does it again! After almost destroying the cosmos with the universal compressor three issues ago, the vengeful super-villainess steals the power of the Infinity Union and threatens stellar genocide once more! But just like last time, the Mighty Avengers stand in her way! On the Stranger's gigantic planet-ship; the star-spangled avenger, golden avenger, synthezoid avenger, Asgardian, Eternal, and amazing one fight to the finish against Nebula! With help from the Stranger, can Earth's Mightiest Heroes bring the universe back from the brink one more time? Cameo appearance by Quasar. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Iron Man, Sersi, Starfox, Thor, and the Vision. (Note: Nebula returns in Silver Surfer 38.) 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 328 CGC 9.0

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Label #4433333006

"Powers That Be!" Part 3 of 3. Origin of Rage. Script by Larry Hama. Art by Paul Ryan (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by Paul Ryan and Tom Palmer. In the Dimension of Exile, the Avengers are under attack! The gruesome Grogg, Orm, Ffurg, Xa, and Ngh (the Unspeakable) assail the Avengers and gain the early momentum! But during the battle, Xa switches sides and helps the good guys defeat the indigenous monsters! That seems rather odd. Were Ngh and his minions really trying to kill the Avengers? Or just using them as the means for escape from this desolate dimension? The Avengers think all is well and bring Xa back to Earth for medical attention. But that's a decision they'll regret…starting next issue! Cameo appearance by Diamondback. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Iron Man, Sersi, She-Hulk, and Thor. (Note: This issue includes a full-page ad for Incredible Hulk 377.) 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 339 CGC 8.0

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Label #4433333012

"Final Redemption" Part 6 of 6. Guest-starring the Watcher. Script by Bob Harris. Pencils by Steve Epting. Inks by Tom Palmer. Cover by Ron Lim and Tom Palmer. Shock follows shock in the pulse-pounding conclusion to the Collection Obsession! The ancient elder of the universe has turned the tables on both the Avengers and the Brethren! And now the conniving Collector transforms the Brethren into deadly bacteria to infect the Earth! Time is of the essence! The alien germs will contaminate the general population in a matter of minutes! Cap, Sersi, Quasar, and the Vision try to contain the outbreak, while Hercules, Iron Man, and Crystal trade blows with the Collector! However, the key to victory lies with Thane Ector and his Fool. In their final hour, can the Brethren overcome their legacy and rewrite their history in the stars? A powerful ending! Final appearance of the Brethren. Flashback cameo by the Celestials. Avengers Lineup: Beast, Black Knight, Black Panther, Black Widow, Captain America, Henry Pym, Hercules, Iron Man, Quasar, Rage, Sersi, and the Vision. (Note: The Avengers previously battled the Collector in Avengers 174.) 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 348 CGC 8.0

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Label #4433333018

The Gatherers Saga: Part 3 of 18 - "Familial Connections" Script by Bob Harras. Pencils by Kirk Jarvinen. Inks by Tom Palmer. Cover by Steve Epting and Tom Palmer. Who is the woman the Vision is kissing on the cover?! Could this be the long-awaited reunion of the Vision and the Scarlet Witch? Alas, not quite. During a peaceful evening inside Avengers Mansion, the synthezoid avenger receives a visitor! It's Laura Lipton…the widow of the man whose brain patterns have recently been programmed inside the Vision's mind. She has a favor to ask for her dying father-in-law, Dr. Miles Lipton…please bring back, if only briefly, the personality and memories of his son Alex. The Vision initially declines the request, but after Crystal's persuasion he accepts. So the Vision and Crystal journey with Laura to Long Island for a heart-rending night for everyone involved. While helping an old friend, will the Vision rediscover some of his own long-lost emotions? Cameo appearances by Proctor, Magdalene, Binary, and Luna. Avengers Lineup: Black Knight, Black Widow, Crystal, Hercules, and the Vision. (Notes: Miles Lipton and Laura Lipton previously appeared in Avengers Spotlight 40. Laura Lipton appears next in issue 3 of the first (1994) Vision Limited Series. This issue was widely praised in the fan letters published in Avengers 351 and 352.) 32 pages Cover price $1.25.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 349 CGC 9.2

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Label #4433333019

The Gatherers Saga: Part 4 of 18 - "Death Wager" Script by Bob Harras. Pencils by Steve Epting. Inks by Tom Palmer. Cover by Steve Epting and Tom Palmer. In an act of benevolence, Hercules, Crystal, and Thor visit a local children's hospital to raise the spirits of its young patients! However in a simultaneous act of malevolence, two of Hercules' rival gods make plans to ruin the happy day! Ares and Hera descend on New York City to extract their revenge on the Son of Zeus! And while the Prince of Power entertains the children, Ares possesses the body of Thor and attacks! Hercules is stunned by the rage of his friend Eric Masterson! But to protect Crystal, the nurses, and the youngsters nearby, the Lion of Olympus roars into battle against the god of thunder! Will the Avengers realize what's happening before anyone gets hurt? First appearance of Taylor Madison. Avengers Lineup: Black Knight, Black Widow, Crystal, Hercules, Thor, and the Vision. (Note: Ares and Hera previously appeared in Avengers 285.) 32 pages

NOTE: The Gatherers Saga continues in Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #355.

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Avengers (1963 1st Series) 351 CGC 8.5

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Label #4433333020

"Retribution!" Script by Bob Harras. Pencils by Kevin West. Inks by Bud LaRosa. Cover by Steve Epting and Tom Palmer. In shocking fashion last issue, Raza stabbed the Black Knight during their duel in the hangar bay! And upon discovering their fallen teammate, Earth's Mightiest Heroes lash out at the Starjammers! Hercules and Thor drive Raza and Ch'od out of the mansion and temporarily defuse the situation! But the Avengers still want vengeance! So the Black Widow sends the Vision, Prince of Power, thunder god, Sersi, and Binary to chase the renegade Starjammers, while Crystal oversees Dane's emergency medical treatment! When the Avengers catch up to the runaway space pirates, the battle is short and sweet! How will Raza slime his way out of this mess? And back at the mansion, another treacherous starjammer makes her move to finish the job on the wounded knight! With "friends" like the Starjammers, the Avengers don't need any enemies! Cameo appearances by Cyclops, Professor Xavier, Lockjaw, Luna, and Quicksilver. 32 pages Cover price $1.25.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 352 CGC 8.5

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Label #4433333022

"Son of Darkness" Part 1 of 3. Script by Len Kaminski. Pencils by M.C. Wyman. Inks by Tom Palmer. Cover by M.C. Wyman and Tom Palmer. The Grim Reaper is back! Not completely alive, but unfortunately not completely dead either! After causing several catastrophes in New York City, the Avenger's long-time foe challenges Earth's Mightiest Heroes to meet him in the Colorado Rockies! With trepidation the Avengers answer the reaper's rocky mountain challenge! What foreboding danger awaits in the centennial state? Avengers Lineup: Black Knight, Crystal, Hercules, Sersi, and the Vision. (Notes: The Grim Reaper previously appeared in Avengers West Coast 68. This is his first appearance in the Avengers title since the classic Avengers 160. This issue begins the three-part Fear the Reaper storyline.) 32 pages Cover price $1.25.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 353 CGC 9.0

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Label #4433333023

"To Wake The Dead" Part 2 of 3. Script by Len Kaminski. Pencils by M.C. Wyman. Inks by Ariane. Cover by M.C. Wyman and Tom Palmer. With a sweep of his scythe, the Grim Reaper whisks the Avengers away to the Dimension of Death! And upon their arrival, the Black Knight, Vision, Prince of Power, Crystal, and Sersi discover…they are not alone! The ghastly reaper has resurrected nine former foes of the Avengers…to give them one more chance to settle the score! Baron Zemo, Count Nefaria, and the Star Stalker lead their grisly comrades into battle against the stunned super-heroes! The Avengers are fighting for their lives! But the Legion of the Unliving are fighting for their deaths! 32 pages Cover price $1.25.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 354 CGC 8.5

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Label #4433333024

"The Conqueror Worm" Part 3 of 3. Script by Len Kaminski. Pencils by M.C. Wyman. Inks by Alexandrov and Ariane. Cover by M.C. Wyman and Tom Palmer. In the catacombs beneath the Grim Reaper's castle, the Avengers clash with the Legion of the Unliving! Hercules vs. Count Nefaria! The Black Knight vs. Baron Zemo! The Vision vs. Necrodamus! Crystal vs. Inferno! And Sersi vs. Nebulon! Earth's Mightiest Heroes fight valiantly against their departed foes, but make little progress! Can anyone breakthrough and get to the Grim Reaper himself? Because therein lies the path to survival, escape, and victory! (Note: The Grim Reaper returns in Wonder Man 22.) 32 pages Cover price $1.25.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 365 CGC 8.0

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Label #4433333021

"For An Empire Lost" Script by Bob Harras. Pencils by Steve Epting. Inks by Tom Palmer. Cover by Steve Epting and Tom Palmer. Are the sins of the past coming back to haunt Earth's Mightiest Heroes? After surviving their South American excursion, the Avengers realize that a group of Kree militants is planning to obliterate the Earth as payback for Operation Galactic Storm (in which the Kree empire was destroyed). But the Avengers don't know how the Kree plan to carry out their revenge…nor where they are hiding! Auspiciously though, a SHIELD spy satellite detects an omni-wave transmission in upstate New York! Could this be where Admiral Galen Kor and the clandestine Kree base are located? The Black Widow sends the Black Knight, Crystal, Deathcry, Hercules, and the Vision to investigate! However the heroes' fact-finding mission turns into a doomsday mission when an electromagnetic pulse knocks their quinjet out of the sky! And that leaves the Kree free to extract their revenge…via another Nega-Bomb! Second feature: Two-page pin-up of the Avengers by Hector Hernandez and Andrew Paquette. Third feature: Two-page pin-up of the Gatherers by Brian Pelletier and Fred Fredericks. Fourth feature: One-page pin-up of the Black Panther by Samuel Clarke Hawbaker. Fifth feature: One-page pin-up of Arkon and Thundra by Brian Pelletier and Greg Adams. Sixth feature: One-page pin-up of Colossus and Wolverine vs. Captain America, Crystal, and Hercules by Michael Avon Oeming. (Notes: This issue was published with the "Hunt for Magneto" Genesis trading card #7 inside. The issue may or may not contain the card now.) 32 pages. MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE CARD Cover price $1.25.