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Condition Profile
MARVEL COMICS · 8/90 · DIRECT EDITION
UNIT ECA-019613
AVENGERS #320
Ongoing team adventures as the Avengers roster heads toward the 1990s
// Unit specification
| Publisher | Cover date | Era | Variant | Key attribute | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics | August 1990 | Copper | Direct Edition | — | AVAILABLE |
// Copies in archive
| Unit | Grade | Variant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-019613 | ~9.2 | Direct Edition | AVAILABLE |
| ECA-021965 | ~9.2 | Direct Edition | AVAILABLE |
// Run position
// Condition analysis
Cover shows sharp corners, strong glossy surface, and no visible spine stress or ticks; colors appear bright and unfaded. There is a Spider-Man head
// Valuation — market reference
| Bracket | Grade | Est. market value | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOW_RAW | 0.5 – 1.5 | $2 | |
| MID_RAW | 4.0 – 6.0 | $4 | |
| HIGH_CERT | 9.8 SLAB | $60 |
// Archive commentary
Avengers #320 is a direct-edition issue from Marvel's flagship team title, cover-dated August 1990 and falling within the Copper Age stretch of the series' long original run. By this point the roster had settled into a lineup built around Captain America, Thor, the Vision, the Scarlet Witch, She-Hulk, the Black Knight, and Sersi, with Paul Ryan established as the book's regular penciler and cover artist during this era. The issue continues the ongoing serialized storylines typical of the title in 1990, without an origin, a first appearance, or a landmark creative statement attached to it.
As an unremarkable middle chapter in a decades-long run, the issue carries no individual demand driver beyond general Avengers team-collecting and the completist pull of the series' numbered continuity. It was not singled out by the price guide with a tracked value, which reflects a book that circulates mostly at or near cover price in the secondary market rather than one sought out for a specific hook. Copies are plentiful from the direct market distribution of the period, keeping supply well ahead of demand.
This is a reader's and completist's copy rather than a speculative or investment-grade pickup. Raw copies move cheaply and steadily to Avengers run-builders filling gaps in long boxes, while a high-grade slabbed example appeals only to census chasers pursuing a clean copy of an otherwise ordinary issue. Expect it to remain a stable, low-cost fixture of Copper Age Avengers collections rather than a book that draws standalone attention.
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