Dates
- Cover date
- [October] 1989
- On sale
- August 1989
- Pages
- 68
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #18 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 07148602922995
This edition’s page
Story arc: Atlantis Attacks
This is part 4 of 4. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Thor Annual (1966) #14
- Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #22
- The West Coast Avengers Annual (1986) #4
- The Avengers Annual (1967) #18
Creators
pencils: John Byrne, Ron Wilson, Mark Bagley, Paul Ryan, Kevin Maguire, Kieron Dwyer, Lee Weeks, M. D. Brightinks: John Byrne, Mike Gustovich, Chris Ivy, Paul Ryan, Kieron Dwyer, Lee Weeks, Don Hudson, Keith Williamsscript: Michael Higgins, Mark Gruenwald, Fabian Nicieza, Peter Sandersoncolors: Marc Siry, Nel Yomtov, Mike Rockwitzletters: Rick Parker, Ken Lopez, Jade Moedeediting: Howard Mackie, Gregory Wright, Mark Gruenwald, Tom DeFalco
Stories
- Avengers Assembled · 30 pages
Captain America calls in the Avengers West team and the reserve Avengers to battle the Atlantean forces who have taken over four U.S. military bases.
- The Initiation of Quasar · 11 pages
Quasar becomes an Avenger.
- Cap's Avengerability Analysis · 8 pages
Cap compiles files on his fellow Avengers.
- The Saga of the Serpent Crown Chapter 8: Manifest Destiny · 6 pages
Characters
Steve RogersCaptain AmericaTony StarkIron ManBruce BannerThorHulkBen GrimmThe ThingThor OdinsonReed RichardsJohnny StormHuman TorchMister FantasticSusan Storm RichardsClint BartonWanda MaximoffScarlet WitchNamorT'ChallaHawkeyeBlack PantherHank PymSub-MarinerJanet Van DyneVisionWaspNatasha RomanoffInvisible WomanBlack Widow
Reprinted in
Avengers Epic Collection (2013), Avengers by John Byrne Omnibus (2016), Atlantis Attacks Omnibus (2011), Atlantis Attacks: The Original Epic (2021), Quasar Classic (2012)