Marvel Released May 1984

Avengers, The #243 (1984) First Print

Avengers, The #243 is an issue of the Avengers, The series from Marvel, released May 1, 1984. Written by Roger Stern with artwork by Al Milgrom. Notable appearances include West Coast Avengers. This page represents the regular first-print edition. Separate pages are available for the 3 incentive, retailer-exclusive and later-printing variant covers.

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Published May 1984

"Chain of Command!" As acting Avengers chairman, the Vision tries to quell public panic during his missing teammates' absence. Days later, the six Avengers and the other vanished costumed heroes reappear in Central Park. The team then holds a meeting at which the Wasp unexpectedly surrenders the chairmanship to the Vision. The android Avenger then proposes the establishment of a second team on the west coast, headed by Hawkeye, in response to the new threat of the alien Dire Wraiths.

Key Facts

  • First mention of the West Coast Avengers, created to relocate the surplus of Avengers after the Secret War