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The Avengers #273

Marvel · Series began 1963 · November 1986

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Dates

Cover date: November 1986
On sale: July 15, 1986
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #273 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 0714860245811
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Creators

pencils: Tom Palmer, John Romita, John Buscemainks: Tom Palmer, John Romitascript: Roger Stern, Jim Shooter, Mark Gruenwaldcolors: Paul Bectonletters: Jim Novak

Stories

Rites of Conquest! · 22 pages
Led by Baron Zemo the new Masters of Evil take control of Avengers Mansion while the Avengers are all out on personal business.

Publisher’s description

The new Baron Zemo forms the New Masters of Evil! Their mission: destroy the Avengers! Will the New Masters of Evil do it? The bookies say yes, because the bad guys outnumber the Avengers, 3 to 1!

Characters

Steve RogersCaptain AmericaNamorSub-MarinerJanet Van DyneWaspHerculesMonica RambeauDane WhitmanThe Black KnightEdwin JarvisKarla SofenCaptain MarvelErik JostenHelmut ZemoAbsorbing ManCrusher CreelMoonstoneNorbert EbersolBaron ZemoMister HydeThe WreckerCalvin ZaboDirk GarthwaiteMary MacPherranTitaniaEliot FranklinThunderballFixerPiledriver

Reprinted in

Avengers: Under Siege (1998), Avengers: Under Siege (2010), Avengers Epic Collection (2013), Avengers: The Vibranium Collection (2015), Avengers: Earth's Mightiest [Heroes] (2018)