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Cover of The Avengers #290
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The Avengers #290

Marvel · Series began 1963 · April 1988

Dates

Cover date
April 1988
On sale
January 7, 1988
Pages
36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #290 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition

    Direct

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

    This edition’s page
  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07148602458304

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Publisher’s description

Now that the Super-Adaptoid has acquired the powers of the Cosmic Cube, it is able to hold the Avengers captive. Can Captain America defeat the A.I menace?

Reprinted in

Avengers Epic Collection (2013), Avengers: Heavy Metal (2013)

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