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The Avengers #330 front cover

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~9.2 AI-Estimated
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AVENGERS #330
MARVEL COMICS · 3/91 · NEWSSTAND
UNIT ECA-021944

AVENGERS #330

Larry Hama and Paul Ryan-era Avengers, late Copper Age team book

SIG 2/10 Available

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// Unit specification

PublisherCover dateEraVariantKey attributeStatus
Marvel Comics March 1991 Copper Newsstand — AVAILABLE

// Copies in archive

UnitGradeVariantStatus
ECA-021944 ~9.2 Newsstand AVAILABLE
ECA-019097 ~9.0 Newsstand AVAILABLE
ECA-019576 ~9.0 Newsstand AVAILABLE

// Run position

Part of an unbroken run · #225–#331 · 107 issues View all 343 available issues of AVENGERS →

// Condition analysis

⚠ AI-Estimated / Approximate Condition Profile

Cover shows strong gloss and vibrant color with sharp corners and no visible spine ticks or creases in this photo. Slight edge wear is not apparent at this resolution, and the book appears well-preserved with square corners. It is bagged, which limits full assessment of surface texture; interior and back cover were not examined.

// Valuation — market reference

⚠ AI-Estimated values — approximate, not an appraisal
BracketGradeEst. market valueMarker
LOW_RAW 0.5 – 1.5 $1
MID_RAW 4.0 – 6.0 $3
HIGH_CERT 9.8 SLAB $36

// Archive commentary

Avengers #330 arrived in March 1991 during a transitional period for the team book, with writer Larry Hama and penciler Paul Ryan steering the Avengers through a lineup built around Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, Hercules, and the Black Knight. Tom Palmer's inks over Ryan's cover give the issue a polished, traditional look typical of the era, and the roster of supporting characters, including Jarvis and John Jameson, situates the story within the broader Marvel continuity of the time rather than marking any singular narrative milestone. The issue is a representative example of the late Copper Age Avengers run rather than a book tied to a first appearance, origin, or other landmark event.

The FMV data reflects a book with low overall demand and a modest population on the certified census, with only 27 total graded copies and a thin sales record even at the top end. Pricing across the available grades is compressed, with 9.6 copies trading around the low twenties and 9.8 copies reaching into the mid-thirties, indicating that grade alone does not drive dramatic premiums for this issue. This pattern is consistent with a mid-run team book lacking a key event, where completeness of a longer collected run, rather than the individual issue, motivates most purchases.

This issue is likely to appeal primarily to Avengers completists and readers assembling the Hama/Ryan era rather than speculative buyers chasing a key. Raw copies in low and mid grades trade inexpensively and are readily available, while CGC 9.8 examples command a modest premium reflecting scarcity of top-census copies rather than any narrative significance. Overall, the book trades as a stable, low-cost addition to a run rather than a standalone investment target.

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