AVENGERS #46

Cover shows overall wear consistent with age: noticeable browning/toning especially at top edge, a vertical crease running through the upper right corner box, and soft/rounded corners. There are handwritten price markings (10¢) in ink on the cover which is a significant defect, plus a faded ink stamp at the top ('Grand Book Center') indicating retailer marking. Spine appears to have some stress lines and the surface shows general handling wear; interior and back cover were not assessed.

Avengers #46 (November 1967), scripted by Roy Thomas with art by John Buscema, closes out a two-part storyline in which Diablo resurrects the seemingly dead Simon Williams to use as a weapon against Earth's Mightiest Heroes. The issue marks Wonder Man's first appearance since his apparent death in Avengers #9, a plot thread Marvel would not fully resolve until his true resurrection nearly a decade later in Avengers #151. The roster on hand — Captain America, Hawkeye, Goliath, and the Wasp — reflects the post-Kooky Quartet Avengers lineup, and the issue is representative of the Buscema/Thomas run that defined the title's late-1960s house style.

Market data shows a book with broad census presence (nearly 500 CGC Universal copies) and steady, unspectacular demand typical of a strong secondary Avengers issue rather than a top-tier key. Values are flat and modest through the low and mid grades, climbing only meaningfully at the near-pristine end, where thin population at 9.6 and above drives a sharp multiplier in price. This grade curve is characteristic of a book collected mainly by Avengers and Silver Age Marvel run-builders rather than by first-appearance speculators, since Wonder Man's return here is transitional rather than his definitive modern-era debut.

Expect this issue to move as a completist's pickup within Avengers Silver Age sets: modest, consistent turnover in low and mid grades, with real premiums reserved for the handful of high-census slabs. Buyers pursuing Wonder Man's publication history or assembling a complete Buscema Avengers run drive demand more than crossover superhero-key collectors, and a true 9.8 would likely draw strong interest given its near total absence from the certified population.