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The Avengers #94 front cover

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~6.5 AI-Estimated
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AVENGERS #94
MARVEL COMICS · 12/71
UNIT ECA-019254

AVENGERS #94

Neal Adams' gatefold cover caps the Kree-Skrull War in a landmark Bronze Age Avengers issue

Key Issue SIG 6/10 Available

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// Unit specification

PublisherCover dateEraVariantKey attributeStatus
Marvel Comics December 1971 Bronze — Classic Neal Adams gatefold/wraparound cover; climactic penultimate chapter of the Kree-Skrull War storyline; not a character first appearance AVAILABLE

// Copies in archive

UnitGradeVariantStatus
ECA-022450 ~7.0 — AVAILABLE
ECA-019254 ~6.5 — AVAILABLE

// Run position

Part of an unbroken run · #90–#95 · 6 issues View all 343 available issues of AVENGERS →

// Condition analysis

⚠ AI-Estimated / Approximate Condition Profile

This copy has notable spine stress with visible ticks and slight color break along the vertical spine, along with some corner softening at the top edges. The cover retains good gloss and vivid color with no major creases, tears, or stains visible, though the book is currently in a plastic sleeve which slightly obscures fine surface detail. Interior pages and back cover were not visible for assessment. Overall the cover presents as a solid mid-grade copy.

// Valuation — market reference

⚠ AI-Estimated values — approximate, not an appraisal
BracketGradeEst. market valueMarker
LOW_RAW 0.5 – 1.5 $9
MID_RAW 4.0 – 6.0 $21
HIGH_CERT 9.8 SLAB $2,050

// Archive commentary

Avengers #94 arrived as one of the most visually ambitious mainstream superhero comics of its era, built around a gatefold wraparound cover by Neal Adams that unfolded into a single sweeping battle scene. Roy Thomas scripted the penultimate chapter of the Kree-Skrull War, a storyline widely credited with pushing the Avengers title toward more sophisticated, science-fiction-inflected plotting, while interior art was handled by a rotating team including Adams, John Buscema, and Tom Palmer, whose polished linework became a benchmark for the period. The issue is not a first appearance, but its cover has long been singled out in price guides and collector retrospectives as one of the defining images of the Kree-Skrull War arc and of early-1970s Avengers artwork generally.

The GoCollect census reflects a book that is plentiful in mid and high grades relative to many Bronze Age issues, with over 280 universal copies recorded and steady representation across the 8.0-9.4 range. Demand is driven less by any single character debut and more by the Adams cover and the storyline's reputation, which supports a pronounced value curve: prices stay modest and comparatively flat through the mid grades before rising sharply at 9.4 and above, culminating in a scarce 9.8 population of only eight census copies. Recent sales activity at 9.2 and 8.0 shows consistent, if unspectacular, trading, while thin sales data above 9.6 point to a market where a handful of transactions can move the top-grade benchmark considerably.

This is a book collected primarily by Avengers and Bronze Age completists, Neal Adams admirers, and Kree-Skrull War specialists rather than character-first-appearance investors. Lower and mid-grade copies trade as affordable reading or run-filler pieces with limited upside, while pressure-graded and pedigree 9.6-9.8 slabs command outsized premiums due to genuine scarcity at the top of the census. Expect the bulk of transactional volume to remain concentrated in the 7.0-9.2 range, with high-grade examples serving as the primary value drivers for the issue going forward.

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