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Condition Profile
MARVEL COMICS · 2/88 · DIRECT EDITION
UNIT ECA-019399
AVENGERS #300
Avengers 300th anniversary issue with a wraparound cast cover
// Unit specification
| Publisher | Cover date | Era | Variant | Key attribute | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics | February 1988 | Copper | Direct Edition | — | AVAILABLE |
// Copies in archive
| Unit | Grade | Variant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-019399 | ~9.2 | Direct Edition | AVAILABLE |
| ECA-019456 | ~9.2 | Direct Edition | AVAILABLE |
| ECA-019486 | ~9.2 | Direct Edition | AVAILABLE |
| ECA-019507 | ~9.2 | Direct Edition | AVAILABLE |
| ECA-022006 | ~8.5 | Direct Edition | AVAILABLE |
// Run position
// Condition analysis
Cover shows strong gloss and vibrant, unfaded color with sharp, well-defined corners and no visible creases or spine stress lines. Edges appear clean with no chipping or tears, and the image is crisp with good registration. The book is protected in a plastic sleeve, and a faint diagonal light reflection near the top right obscures a small portion of the cover, so minor defects there cannot be ruled out; interior and back cover were not assessed.
// Valuation — market reference
| Bracket | Grade | Est. market value | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOW_RAW | 0.5 – 1.5 | $3 | |
| MID_RAW | 4.0 – 6.0 | $7 | |
| HIGH_CERT | 9.8 SLAB | $120 |
// Archive commentary
Avengers #300, cover-dated February 1988, closes out Walt Simonson's run on the title with art by John Buscema and inks by Tom Palmer, marking a milestone issue number for one of Marvel's flagship team books. The oversized anniversary story brings together an unusually large gathering of past and present Avengers to confront the cosmic threat of Nebula, and the wraparound cover assembling dozens of team members across the group's history has become one of the more visually recognizable Avengers covers of the Copper Age. The issue does not introduce a new character or origin, but its status as a landmark numbered issue with a celebrated creative team gives it lasting appeal among Avengers completists.
The certified market shows a book that is plentiful in high grade and trades modestly across the board: a substantial 9.8 population supports steady but unspectacular demand, with the top grade holding value in the low hundreds while sales activity remains consistent rather than explosive. Mid- and lower-grade copies see comparatively thin transaction volume, consistent with a book whose value is concentrated at the pristine end of the grade curve rather than distributed across the run. Demand is driven primarily by Avengers team collectors, Simonson and Buscema completists, and buyers assembling anniversary-issue runs across Marvel's major franchises.
This is a book collected for completeness and presentation rather than speculative first-appearance value. Nine-eight copies attract steady interest from grade-conscious buyers building high-end Avengers sets, while raw copies in lower grades serve primarily as inexpensive reading or filler copies for long-box collectors. Across the grade spectrum, the title trades as a stable mid-run Copper Age Avengers issue: reliably liquid at the high end, low-cost and low-friction in circulated grades.
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