The Avengers #208

Dates

Cover date

June 1981

Pages

36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #208 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Direct edition50¢ cover

  Direct

  No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

  This edition’s page
• UK pence edition0.20 GBP cover

  British

  Printed cover price 0.20 GBP.

  This edition’s page
• Newsstand edition50¢ cover

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 0714860245806

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Publisher’s description

The Shadow Lord proves a worthy foe of the Avengers, perhaps because of his ancient powers and God Complex. The Avengers take the fight to Mount Vesuvius, where the entire team is in hot lava, along with the civilian population below.

Reprinted in

Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (2003), Avengers Epic Collection (2013), Wonder Man: The Early Years Omnibus (2023)