The Avengers #181 (Marvel, 1979) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages....
Auction amount: $528.00
Sold: Sep 5, 2023
The Avengers #181 Values
Publisher: Marvel, 1979
About The Avengers #181
New Avengers line-up. First appearance of Scott Lang (aka Ant-Man II). Guardians of the Galaxy appearance. George Perez cover. John Byrne art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: George Pérez (signed)
Inks: Terry Austin (signed)
Letters: Dan Crespi ?
STORY DETAILS
Characters: the Avengers [the Beast; the Black Panther; the Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye; Hercules; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Jocasta; Moondragon; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; Quicksilver; the Scarlet Witch; Thor [also as Dr. Donald Blake]; the Vision; the Wasp; Wonder Man; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]]; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Django Maximoff; Edwin Jarvis; the Guardians of the Galaxy [Charlie-27; Martinex; Nikki; Starhawk; Yondu]; Henry Peter Gyrich; Scott Lang (first appearance)
Synopsis: The Avengers are given new government guidelines for their official roster.
Pages: 17.000
Script: David Michelinie
Pencils: John Byrne (breakdowns); Gene Day (finished art)
Inks: Gene Day
Letters: Gaspar Saladino (uncredited, page 1); Elaine Heinl (pages 2-17)
Notes: First appearance of Scott Lang, who a month later becomes the new Ant-Man in Marvel Premiere #47. Beast and Wonder Man watching a black and white still photo from "The Adventures of Robin Hood".
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
Grade | 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 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 35 | 34 | 76 | 89 | 112 | 153 | 168 | 200 | 320 | 424 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 1936 |
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 33 | 34 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 167 |
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 39 | 36 | 84 | 94 | 127 | 173 | 183 | 217 | 353 | 459 | 266 | 0 | 0 | 2116 |
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