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MARVEL COMICS · 7/93 · DIRECT EDITION
UNIT ECA-019597
AVENGERS #364
Avengers #364 – a Bloodties crossover chapter from the Bob Harras/Steve Epting run
// Unit specification
| Publisher | Cover date | Era | Variant | Key attribute | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics | July 1993 | Modern | Direct Edition | — | AVAILABLE |
// Copies in archive
| Unit | Grade | Variant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-019597 | ~9.0 | Direct Edition | AVAILABLE |
// Run position
// Condition analysis
Cover shows sharp corners and strong gloss with no visible creases or spine stress lines; the
// Valuation — market reference
| Bracket | Grade | Est. market value | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOW_RAW | 0.5 – 1.5 | $1 | |
| MID_RAW | 4.0 – 6.0 | $3 | |
| HIGH_CERT | 9.8 SLAB | $40 |
// Archive commentary
Avengers #364, cover-dated July 1993, is a chapter of the "Bloodties" crossover event linking the Avengers and Fantastic Four titles during Bob Harras's tenure as writer, with art by Steve Epting. The storyline pit the two flagship Marvel teams against the Doctor Doom-adjacent machinations of the time and folded in appearances from across the Marvel Universe's cosmic and mutant corners, reflecting the early-1990s house style of sprawling, multi-title crossover events. The issue holds no first appearance, death, or other landmark distinction; it is a mid-arc installment valued primarily as a piece of a larger collected storyline rather than as a stand-alone touchstone.
Market data reflects a book produced in the high print-run era of early-1990s direct-market comics, with abundant surviving copies and correspondingly modest demand at every grade tier. Certified sales are thin and concentrated almost entirely at the 9.8 level, where a small but active slab market persists among Avengers run-completists and modern-age grade collectors; lower certified grades show essentially no trading activity, consistent with a book most collectors acquire raw rather than pursue in slab form below near-mint-mint. There is no meaningful premium tied to creator work, cover imagery, or crossover tie-in status beyond the baseline interest in Bloodties as a complete arc.
This issue trades as a common, high-supply modern-age chapter book: raw copies move cheaply and are typically acquired to complete a run rather than sought individually, while CGC 9.8 examples attract a narrow band of buyers pursuing top-census condition within an established series. Long-term appreciation is unlikely absent a broader resurgence of interest in the Bloodties storyline or a retroactive reappraisal of the Harras/Epting Avengers run; the book's value is best understood as a function of supply and completist demand rather than any inherent collectible significance.
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