CATALOG RECORD

Avengers: The Origin #1

Marvel · Series began 2010 · June 2010

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Dates

Cover date: June 2010
On sale: April 7, 2010
In stores: April 7, 2010
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition

Direct Edition

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

Barcode 75960606982800111
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 00928103248905
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Creators

pencils: Phil Notoinks: Phil Notoscript: Joe Caseycolors: Phil Notoletters: Richard Starkings, Comicraft, Albert Deschesne

Stories

The Necessary Evil · 22 pages
Loki tricks the Hulk into destroying a section of train track and manipulates Thor, Iron Man, Ant-Man, and the Wasp into confronting Rick Jones and his friends.

Publisher’s description

The true story of the Avengers is revealed right here! This five-issue extravaganza reveals previously untold details of the historic first meeting of Thor, Iron Man, the Hulk, Ant-Man and the Wasp! You only THINK you know the full story. From Joe Casey (AVENGERS: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES) and artist extraordinare Phil Noto!

Reprinted in

Avengers: The Origin (2010), Avengers: The Origin (2011)