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MARVEL COMICS · 5/22
UNIT ECA-005945
AVENGERS FOREVER #4
Jason Aaron's alternate-timeline Avengers saga continues with Jim Towe art and a Ravenous new lineup
// Unit specification
| Publisher | Cover date | Era | Variant | Key attribute | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics | May 2022 | Modern | — | — | AVAILABLE |
// Run position
// Condition analysis
Cover shows strong gloss and sharp corners with no visible creasing or color-break on the spine. Minor handling wear is visible at the top left corner tip and a slight softness along the right edge, but overall the surface is clean with vibrant color. The 'Direct Edition' text box confirms the direct market variant rather than a UPC barcode. Interior pages and back cover were not visible in this photo and were not assessed.
// 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 | $55 |
// Archive commentary
Avengers Forever #4 is the fourth issue of the 2022 Marvel Comics miniseries written by Jason Aaron, part of his broader Avengers Mountain/Avengers of the different timelines storyline running alongside his flagship Avengers title. This installment features art by Jim Towe with covers by Aaron Kuder and Jason Keith, and brings together an unusual roster of variant and legacy characters including Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes), the Thing, Venom, Deathlok, and the Wodendottir family of Asgardian-adjacent heroines, set against Red Skull and a version of Peggy Carter drawn from Aaron's expansive multiversal concept. The series positioned itself as a companion to Aaron's Avengers run rather than a self-contained key, assembling analog and alternate versions of familiar Marvel characters into one team.
The issue carries no first appearances, deaths, or landmark creative milestones that have driven aftermarket demand for other modern Marvel books, and it has not attracted a dedicated fair-market value in standard pricing references, which places it squarely among the vast majority of contemporary event-adjacent single issues that circulate at or near cover price. Interest in the book is tied almost entirely to ongoing reader demand for Jason Aaron's Avengers work and to completists assembling the full Avengers Forever run, rather than to any specific character or moment depicted within these pages.
This is a book collected primarily by readers finishing out the miniseries and by Jason Aaron completists rather than by investors chasing appreciation. Raw copies in any reading condition are readily available and inexpensive, and even certified 9.8 examples remain modestly priced compared to genuine modern keys, reflecting the absence of any significant first appearance or historical marker. Expect it to remain a low-cost, easily sourced fixture of modern-era Avengers runs rather than a book that moves independently in the market.
// Copies in archive
| Unit | Grade | Variant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-005947 | ~9.4 | — | AVAILABLE |
| ECA-005943 | ~9.2 | — | AVAILABLE |
| ECA-005945 | ~9.0 | — | AVAILABLE |
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