The Avengers #188 (Marvel, 1979) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages....
Auction amount: $149.00
Sold: Oct 3, 2023
The Avengers #188 Values
Publisher: Marvel, 1979
About The Avengers #188
First appearance of the Elements of Doom. Inhumans cameo. John Byrne cover and art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: the Avengers [the Beast; Captain America; the Falcon; Ms. Marvel; the Scarlet Witch; the Wasp; Wonder Man]; "the Elements of Doom" [Carbon; Chlorine; Phosphorus; Radium; Vanadium]
Pencils: John Byrne (signed)
Inks: Terry Austin (signed)
STORY DETAILS
Characters: the Avengers [the Beast; Captain America; the Falcon; Ms. Marvel; Quicksilver; the Scarlet Witch; the Vision; the Wasp; Wonder Man]; the Darkhold book; "the Elements of Doom" [Carbon; Chlorine; Cobalt; Phosphorus; Radium; Vanadium (I, D for all)]; the Inhumans [Black Bolt; Crystal (reveals her pregnancy); Gorgon; Karnak]
Pages: 18.000
Script: Jim Shooter (plot); Bill Mantlo (script)
Pencils: John Byrne (breakdowns); Dan Green (finishes); Frank Springer (finishes)
Inks: Dan Green (pages 1-12); Frank Springer (pages 13-18)
Letters: Gaspar Saladino [as Gaspar]
Notes: The Avengers next appear in Avengers Annual #9. Art credits 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 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 51 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 225 |
|
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 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
|
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 51 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 233 |
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