CATALOG RECORD
Young Avengers #12
first appearance of Hawkeye and Speed
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Hawkeye (Kate Bishop) — introduction as Hawkeye
- Speed (Tommy Shepherd) — introduction as Speed
Dates
- Cover date
- August 2006
- On sale
- June 28, 2006
- Pages
- 44
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #12 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct Edition
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Barcode 75960605548701211
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 72527403506908
This edition’s page
Story arc: Family Matters
This is part 3 of 3. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Young Avengers (2005) #9
- Young Avengers (2005) #11
- Young Avengers (2005) #12
Creators
Stories
- Family Matters, Part Four · 24 pages
The Young and New Avengers battle the Kree and the Skrull as they try to figure out a way to placate both sides in regards to Hulkling (he is a high ranking member of both races). Tommy takes the code name of Speed and Kate becomes the new Hawkeye. The Young Avengers continue as a team, now with the blessing of the real Avengers.
- Masked Marvel · Masked Marvel · 8 pages
A creative team is pitching their new idea for a comic book when Electro attacks the Marvel offices.
Characters
Reprinted in
Marvel Adventures Flip Magazine (2005), Franklin Richards: Lab Brat (2007), Young Avengers (2008), Young Avengers Ultimate Collection (2010), Young Avengers by Allan Heinberg and Jim Cheung: The Complete Collection (2016), Young Avengers by Heinberg & Cheung Omnibus (2022), Young Avengers Modern Era Epic Collection (2024)