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
Values
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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 5. 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
- Worlds' Finest #6
- Worlds' Finest #7
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.
Publisher’s description
As Earth once again becomes embroiled in the Kree-Skrull War, one Young Avenger is mortally wounded, while another must sacrifice his future to keep the planet from being consumed in the conflict. Not even the combined forces of the YOUNG AVENGERS and the NEW AVENGERS can stem the tide of destruction. And in the battle's bloody aftermath, the YOUNG AVENGERS -- and their relationship to their would-be mentors -- are forever altered. The team's new status quo begins here!
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)