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The Avengers #173 (of 402)

Threshold Of Oblivion!
July 31st, 1978

The Avengers #173 (of 1½)

Threshold Of Oblivion!
July 31st, 1978

Volume:
The Avengers (1963)
Publisher:
Marvel
Number:
173 (of 1½)
Name:
Threshold Of Oblivion!
Aliases:
Cover date:
July 31st, 1978
Store date:
Unknown
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Notes

  • Features the Hostess Fruit Pies ad, Spider-Man Meets The Home Wrecker
  • This issue won an Eagle Award in 1979 for "Best Continuing Story" as part of "The Korvac Saga".

Characters in issue

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Ares
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Black Panther
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Black Widow
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Captain America
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Captain Marvel
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Carina Walters
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Charlie-27
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Collector
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Django Maximoff
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Eternity
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Hank Pym
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Hawkeye
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Hera
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Hercules
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Iron Man
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Jarvis
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Justice
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Korvac
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Major Victory
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Mephisto
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Nick Fury
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Nikki
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Odin
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Scarlet Witch
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Starhawk
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Thor
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Two-Gun Kid
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Wasp
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Watcher
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Whizzer (Frank)
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Wonder Man
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Zeus

Concepts in issue

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Bronze Age of Comics
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Eagle Awards
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Hostess Superhero Advertisements
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Marvel Multiverse

Locations in issue

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Avengers Mansion
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Blue Area of the Moon

Objects in issue

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Black Widow's Gauntlets
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Hawkeye's Bow
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Iron Man Armor
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Iron Man Armor Mk. V

Authors

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Annette Kawecki letterer
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George Pérez cover
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Jim Shooter writer, editor
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Many Hands inker
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Nel Yomtov colorist
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Roger Stern editor
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Sal Buscema penciler
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Terry Austin cover

Part of story arcs

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"The Avengers" Korvac Saga

Teams in issue

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Asgardian Gods
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Avengers
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Gods of Olympus
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Guardians of the Galaxy