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The Avengers #158

Marvel · Series began 1963 · April 1977

first appearance of Graviton

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Graviton (Franklin Hall) — introduction · origin

Dates

Cover date: April 1977
On sale: January 18, 1977
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #158 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition30¢ cover

Barcode 0714860245804 · shared with another edition
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Whitman edition

Whitman

Whitman branding on the cover.

Barcode 0714860245804 · shared with another edition
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UK pence edition0.12 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.12 GBP.

Barcode 0714860245804 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: John Romita, Jack Kirby, Pablo Marcos, Sal Buscema, George Tuskainks: John Romita, Joe Sinnott, Pablo Marcos, Mike Espositoletters: Irv Watanabe, Joe Rosenscript: Jim Shootercolors: Don Warfield

Stories

When Avengers Clash!! · 17 pages
The Avengers battle Graviton.

Characters

Steve RogersCaptain AmericaTony StarkIron ManHank McCoyBeastWanda MaximoffScarlet WitchHank PymJanet Van DyneVisionWaspSimon WilliamsWonder ManDane WhitmanThe Black KnightEdwin JarvisYellowjacketGravitonFranklin Hall

Reprinted in

Spider-Man Comic (1979), Essential Avengers (1999), Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (2003), The Avengers Omnibus (2011), Avengers: The Bride of Ultron (2012), Avengers Epic Collection (2013), Wonder Man: The Early Years Omnibus (2023)