CATALOG RECORD

Avengers vs. X-Men #1

Marvel · Series began 2012 · June 2012

See live listings ♡ Sign in to add to Want List

Dates

Cover date: June 2012
On sale: April 3, 2012
In stores: April 4, 2012
Pages: 44

Values

Looking up values…

Editions and covers (18)

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

Direct edition (original)

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

Barcode 75960607748900111
Source ↗
Variant Cover by Ryan Stegman

Barcode 75960607748900121
This edition’s page
Variant Cover by John Romita Jr.

Barcode 75960607748900131
This edition’s page
Blank Variant Cover

Barcode 75960607748900141
This edition’s page
Retailer Bonus Variant Cover by Jim Cheung

Barcode 75960607748900151
This edition’s page
Team Avengers Variant Cover by Ryan Stegman

Barcode 75960607748900161
This edition’s page
Team X-Men Variant Cover by Ryan Stegman

Barcode 75960607748900171
This edition’s page
Sketch Variant Cover by Ryan Stegman

Barcode 75960607748900181
This edition’s page
Midtown Comics Wraparound Cover by Skottie Young

Barcode 75960607748900115 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
This edition’s page
2nd printing

2nd Printing Cover by Jim Cheung

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
This edition’s page
3rd printing

3rd Printing Variant

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

Barcode 75960607748900113
This edition’s page
4th printing

4th Printing Variant

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

Barcode 75960607748900114
This edition’s page
7th printing

7th Printing Variant

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

Barcode 75960607748900117
This edition’s page
5th printing

5th Printing Variant

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

Barcode 75960607748900115 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
6th printing

6th Printing Variant

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

Barcode 75960607748900116
This edition’s page
Hastings Department Store Variant
This edition’s page
C2E2 Variant by Olivier Coipel
This edition’s page

Story arc: Avengers vs. X-Men

This is part 2 of 71. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Jim Cheung, John Romita Jr.inks: Jim Cheung, Scott Hannacolors: Justin Ponsor, Laura Martinscript: Jonathan Hickman, Matt Fraction, Jason Aaron, Brian Michael Bendis, Ed Brubakerletters: Chris Eliopoulos

Stories

Avengers versus X-Men · 34 pages
Nova crashes to Earth with a dire warning: the Phoenix Force is coming! As the Avengers prepare for the oncoming cosmic manifestation of destruction and rebirth, they learn what the X-Men have already suspected. The Phoenix Force is heading directly for Hope Summers.

Publisher’s description

From the powerhouse creative team of Brian Michael Bendis, Jason Aaron, Matt Fraction, Jonathan Hickman, Ed Brubaker, John Romita Jr., Adam Kubert and Olivier Copiel comes a groundbreaking event pitting Earth’s Mightiest against the X-Men with the entire Marvel Universe at stake. Cyclops and his team believe the arrival of the Phoenix Force will save mutantkind, but Captain America is convinced it will destroy the world! But who is right?

Reprinted in

Avengers vs. X-Men (2012), Avengers vs. X-Men (2013), Avengers vs. X-Men Omnibus (2022), Phoenix: The Death & Rebirth of Jean Grey Omnibus (2025)