Dates
- Cover date
- October 1986
- On sale
- June 17, 1986
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #272 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.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0714860245810
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: John Buscemainks: Tom Palmerscript: Roger Stern, Jim Shooter, Mark Gruenwaldcolors: Paul Bectonletters: Jim Novak
Stories
- Assault on Atlantis · 22 pages
The Avengers and Alpha Flight assault Atlantis to rescue Marrina from Attuma. Marrina is saved but she flees due to her more monstrous appearance. Namor takes a leave of absence from the Avengers to help Marrina.
Characters
Steve RogersCaptain AmericaNamorSub-MarinerJanet Van DyneWaspHerculesMonica RambeauDane WhitmanThe Black KnightCaptain MarvelJean-Paul BeaubierNorthstarJeanne-Marie BeaubierAuroraEugene JuddPuckHeather HudsonMichael TwoyoungmenShamanNaryaSnowbirdVindicatorAttumaMarrinaRoger BochsBoxMarrina's Mate
Reprinted in
Avengers: Under Siege (2010), Avengers Epic Collection (2013), Avengers: Earth's Mightiest [Heroes] (2018), Alpha Flight by Mantlo & Lee Omnibus (2025)