The Avengers #173 (Marvel, 1978) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages....
Auction amount: $492.00
Sold: Oct 21, 2025
The Avengers #173 Values
Publisher: Marvel, 1978
About The Avengers #173
Captain Marvel, Korvac, and Collector appearances. The Watcher, Odin, Zeus, Eternity, and Mephisto cameos. George Perez cover. Sal Buscema art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: The Avengers [Hawkeye; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; Wasp; Hercules; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]]
Pencils: George Pérez (signed)
Inks: Terry Austin (signed)
STORY DETAILS
Characters: The Avengers [Hawkeye; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Beast; Vision; Scarlet Witch; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Wonder Man; Thor [Donald Blake]; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; Wasp]; Peter Henry Gyrich; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Nick Fury; Guardians of the Galaxy [Nikki; Starhawk; Vance Astro]; Michael Korvac; Odin; The Watcher; Zeus; Mephisto; Eternity; Edwin Jarvis; The Collector
Synopsis: The Avengers are vanishing one by one... Vs The Collector.
Pages: 17.000
Script: David Michelinie (Script); Jim Shooter (Plot)
Pencils: Sal Buscema (layouts); Diverse Hands (various, finished art)
Inks: Diverse Hands: Pablo Marcos (pages 1, 6, 19); Win Mortimer (pages 2-3); Bob McLeod (pages 4, 21 & 23); Joe Rubinstein (pages 7, 10 & 14); Dan Green (pages 11 & 20); Rick Bryant (pages 13 & 27); Klaus Janson (pages 28 & 29)
Letters: Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Annette Kawecki
Notes: Inker information in Avengers #179. Inker information 2005 by Steven Tice.
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
| Grade | NG | PG | CVR | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | Total |
|
Universal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 54 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
|
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
|
CGCxJSA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 58 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 196 |
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