Marvel Released April 1988

Avengers, The #290 (1988) First Print

Avengers, The #290 is an issue of the Avengers, The series from Marvel, released April 1, 1988. Written by Ralph Macchio with artwork by John Buscema. This page represents the regular first-print edition. Separate pages are available for the 1 incentive, retailer-exclusive and later-printing variant cover.

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Published April 1988

Cover Price $0.75

Pages 32

"The World According to the Adaptoid!" The Adaptoid, with the powers of the Cosmic Cube, gets rid of Kubik and captures the Avengers. The Adaptoid then begins to self-replicate as he prepares to take over the planet. Captain America takes him on one-on-one and the Adaptoid is defeated since it's unable to adapt to Captain America's spirit. Kubik returns and strips the Adaptoid of its cosmic power.