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The Avengers #279

Marvel · Series began 1963 · May 1987

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Dates

Cover date: May 1987
On sale: January 20, 1987
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #279 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 0714860245806
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Creators

pencils: John Buscemainks: Tom Palmerscript: Roger Stern, Mark Gruenwald, Thomas Costellocolors: Christie Scheeleletters: Jim Novak

Stories

Command Decision · 22 pages
Doctor Druid officially joins the Avengers. Captain Marvel is nominated as the new chairperson and, after much soul-searching, accepts the nomination. A still-comatose Hercules is taken from his hospital bed.

Publisher’s description

Doctor Druid decides to join the Avengers! Following Wasp’s departure, Captain America offers young Captain Marvel the position of chairwoman. After deliberating amongst herself and her family, Captain Marvel accepts!

Characters

Steve RogersCaptain AmericaThorThor OdinsonJennifer WaltersShe-HulkHerculesMonica RambeauDane WhitmanThe Black KnightKarla SofenCaptain MarvelAnthony DruidDoctor DruidHermesFrank RambeauMaria Rambeau

Reprinted in

Avengers: Assault on Olympus (2011), Avengers Epic Collection (2013), Captain Marvel: Monica Rambeau (2019), Captain Marvel: The Saga of Monica Rambeau (2023)