Avengers #1 CGC Qualified 3.0 Marvel 1963 Origin 1st App Avengers
$
966
Description
I was an avid comic book reader/collector growing up in the 1960s and 1970s. My interests during that period were primarily in Marvel Comics which coincides with present day categorizations of the Silver and Bronze Ages of comics. I have stored this comic book collection in an air conditioned, smoke free environment for over 40 years. Being that I am now in my mid-60s, it is time to find new "homes" for these comic books. To that end, I am in the process of having select issues CGC-graded in preparation for sale.
This eBay Listing is for the following:
Title: The Avengers
Issue#: 1
Series: Volume 1
Cover Date: 9/63
Print: Full Color
No. of Pages 32
Cover Price: $0.12
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Age: Silver
Condition: Unrestored, Resale shop stamps on cover
CGC Category: Qualified
CGC Certification#: 1996801003
CGC Grade: 3.0
Page Quality: Off-White To White Pages
CGC Grade Text: Page 12 Missing, Does Not Affect Story. Incomplete.
Date CGC Graded: Sept/Oct 2018
Slab Condition: New/Excellent, Includes CGC-supplied protective plastic bag
Creators:
Writer: Stan Lee
Penciller: Jack Kirby
Inker: Dick Ayers
Letterer: Sam Rosen
Cover Penciller: Jack Kirby
Cover Inker: Dick Ayers
Editor: Stan Lee
Issue Title: "The Coming Of The Avengers!"
Characters:
Loki (Loki Laufeyson)
Mechano (Hulk)
Trolls
Wasp (Janet van Dyne)
Rick Jones
Hulk (Robert Bruce Banner)
Thor (Donald Blake)
Ant-Man (Henry "Hank" Pym)
Iron Man (Anthony "Tony" Stark)
Invisible Woman (Susan Storm-Richards)
Human Torch (Jonathan "Johnny" Storm)
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards)
Thing (Benjamin J. Grimm)
Plot Synopsis:
Always seeking a way to wreak mischief on the life of his brother Thor, Loki scans Midgard, the mortal world, searching for some way to make trouble. As his astral gaze finds the Hulk, he sees the perfect instrument. Using his powers of illusion and trickery, Loki makes it seem as if the Hulk has attacked a passenger train. Rick Jones and the Teen Brigade quickly learn of the attack, and attempt to speed the news along o the heroes of the Marvel Universe. In an attempt to keep the broadcast from reaching the Fantastic Four, Loki diverts it to one he knows Thor will hear. But in doing so, Loki has accidentally brings together some of the strongest defenders of the Marvel Universe... Iron Man, Ant Man, the Wasp, his brother Thor and the Hulk... the Avengers!
eBay Listing Details:
Condition Note: As a youth, I removed the aforementioned "Qualified: Page 12 Missing" which was an advertisement for Fantastic Four Annual #1. The opposite side of the missing page only showed advertisements so all the comic's story pages are intact. Also note that this page is actually between story pages 17 and 18. I don't know why CGC identifies it as "Page 12", but I have had three comics graded by them with this same issue and in every case CGC identifies it as "Page 12" when in actuality the page number is different.
Photos: You may notice a small dark square in the center of the photos. This dark square is not a defect on the surface of the comic book. I shot the photos through a hole in a poster board to minimize reflection on the surface of the slab. The dark square is the reflection of this poster board hole and my cell phone camera lens shooting through it.
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Shipping: Free, USPS Priority Mail, Double-boxed for added protection
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