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The Avengers #272

Marvel · Series began 1963 · October 1986

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Dates

Cover date: October 1986
On sale: June 17, 1986
Pages: 36

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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.
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860245810
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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.

Publisher’s description

A special tie-in with ALPHA FLIGHT #39. Civil war is destroying Prince Namor's undersea kingdom of Atlantis! Can Namor do nothing to stop the rebellion led by Attuma? Will even Namor's fellow Avengers be strong enough to stop the destruction of Atlantis?

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)