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Cover of The Avengers #169
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The Avengers #169

Marvel · Series began 1963 · March 1978

Dates

Cover date
March 1978
On sale
December 20, 1977
Pages
36

Values

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #169 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Original edition35¢ cover

    Barcode 0714860245803 · shared with another edition

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  • UK pence edition0.12 GBP cover

    British

    Printed cover price 0.12 GBP.

    Barcode 0714860245803 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Dave Cockrum, Dave Hunt, Sal Buscemainks: Joe Sinnott, Dave Huntletters: Irv Watanabe, John Costanzascript: Marv Wolfman, Stan Leecolors: Ken Klaczak

Stories

  • If We Should Fail -- The World Dies Tonight · 18 pages

    Captain America, Iron Man and Black Panther must face The Three Dooms.

Publisher’s description

Mad industrialist Jason Beere attacks the Avengers Mansion wearing an armored suit similar in design to Iron Man. When Beere is defeated by three members of the team, he reveals that he is dying and has rigged four bombs to explode when his heart stops beating! How will the Avengers save a man at the end of his rope? And how will they save the city at large?

Characters

Steve RogersCaptain AmericaTony StarkIron ManT'ChallaBlack Panther

Reprinted in

Essential Avengers (1999), Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (2003), The Avengers Omnibus (2011), Avengers Epic Collection (2013)

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