AVENGERS #326

Cover shows sharp corners, glossy surface, and strong ink saturation with no visible spine ticks or creases in this photo. Slight edge wear is possible near the top right but is hard to discern due to the protective sleeve glare. No stains, color breaks, or major surface defects are visible; interior and back cover were not assessed.

Avengers #326 arrived in November 1990 as part of the title's transition period following John Byrne's run, with Paul Ryan taking over as the series' regular penciler (inked by Tom Palmer), a pairing that would anchor the book through much of the early 1990s. The issue features the core Avengers roster of the period, including Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, and She-Hulk, continuing storylines from the team's late-1980s and early-1990s status quo. It carries no first appearance, death, or other landmark event, and its historical footprint is limited to being an early entry in the Ryan/Palmer art team's tenure on the title.

The certified market reflects a typical late-Copper-Age profile: abundant high-grade supply kept mid- and upper-grade values compressed for years, with 9.2 through 9.4 copies trading in the $20-$22 range and even 7.0-8.5 copies holding steady near $18. The one meaningful spike occurs at 9.8, where thin census population (14 copies against 65 total graded) and only a handful of recorded sales push value to $250, a common pattern for direct-market books from this era where true Gem Mint survivors are scarce despite ample raw stock. Demand is driven almost entirely by census chasers and Avengers run-builders rather than character or story significance.

This is a book collected primarily as run-filler for Avengers title completists and as a stepping-stone 9.8 for population-report collectors, rather than as a standalone key. Raw copies in low and mid grades carry nominal value and move mostly in bulk lots or bargain bins, while the gap between 9.6 and 9.8 remains the only segment with real spread, rewarding patient submitters who can pull true Gem Mint copies from unsearched stock.