The Avengers #9 (Marvel, 1964) Marvel Silver Age Hero Comic #183. Marvel proudly presents a new hero, Wonder Man with this issue. Then, after all the fanfare, they kill him off! Too bad he was really one of Baron Zemo's plots against the Avengers! Don Heck and Dick Ayers pick up the art chores. #15 most valuable 1 st appearance 1964 silver age Marvel comic. Print run estimate: 200,000 copies. Wonder Man is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, he first appeared in The Avengers #9 (Oct. 1964). Wonder Man debuted in the superhero-team title The Avengers #9 (cover-dated Oct. 1964), but appeared to die in that issue. Four years later, Avengers #69 (Nov. 1968) revisited the events of #9, explaining that the Avengers had electronically saved Wonder Man's mind in a computer. Wonder Man was not seen again until The Avengers #102 (Aug. 1972), where he made a cameo appearance in a comatose state. Wonder Man's body was revived by the villain Kang in The Avengers #131-132 (Jan.–Feb. 1975), and then again by the Black Talon in The Avengers #152 (Oct. 1976), and finally by the Living Laser in The Avengers Annual #6 (1976). After this last encounter, Wonder Man finally recovered his faculties and joined the Avengers in a full-time capacity in Avengers #160 (June 1977). Marvel Comics' then-publisher Stan Lee said in 1978, "You know, years ago we brought out Wonder Man, and [DC Comics] sued us because they had Wonder Woman, and... I said okay, I'll discontinue Wonder Man. And all of a sudden they've got Power Girl [after Marvel had introduced Power Man]. Oh, boy. How unfair." Wonder Man later appeared as a founding member of the spin-off West Coast Avengers first in a four-issue miniseries (Sept.-Dec. 1984), and continuing as one of the primary characters in the series' 102-issue run. After that team disbanded, he joined the team Force Works in a series that debuted with a July 1994 cover-date. After that team splintered, Wonder Man rejoined the Avengers in The Avengers vol. 3, #4 (May 1998). After the collapse of the team in The Avengers #503 (Dec. 2004), Wonder Man joined a new splinter group called the Mighty Avengers, co-starred in that team's series, which premiered with March 2007 cover-date. Wonder Man starred in a self-titled graphic novel in 1986. He then starred in a 29-issue series, Wonder Man (Sept. 1991 - Feb. 1994). which was followed in by the three-issue miniseries Avengers Two: Wonder Man and the Beast (2000). In 2007, he starred in the five-issue miniseries Wonder Man: My Fair Super Hero. Wonder Man appeared sporadically throughout the 2010-2013 Avengers series, but played an important role in the "End Times" storyline in issue #31 (December 2012) through its final issue #34 (January 2013). Comic book writer Rick Remender revealed in an interview that Wonder Man would be a member of the Uncanny Avengers, starting with issue #5. CGC Universal 188 copies / NM 9.6 or better = 3 copies / Heritage Auctions sold 48 copies by 5/2010 CGC Universal 332 copies / NM 9.6 or better = 5 copies / Heritage Auctions sold 75 copies by 10/2013 CGC Universal 455 copies / NM 9.6 or better = 5 copies / Heritage Auctions sold 93 copies by 7/2015

OVERSTREET ANNUAL PRICE GUIDE VALUES FOR EACH GRADE 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 9.0 9.2 2015 $53.00 $106.00 $159.00 $413.00 $932.00 $1,450.00 2014 $50.00 $100.00 $150.00 $400.00 $900.00 $1,400.00 2013 $49.00 $98.00 $147.00 $382.00 $866.00 $1,350.00 2012 $48.00 $96.00 $144.00 $389.00 $845.00 $1,300.00 2011 $48.00 $96.00 $144.00 $392.00 $796.00 $1,200.00 2010 $46.00 $92.00 $138.00 $368.00 $709.00 $1,050.00 2009 $38.00 $76.00 $114.00 $293.00 $547.00 $800.00 2008 $31.00 $62.00 $93.00 $233.00 $429.00 $625.00 2007 $31.00 $62.00 $93.00 $229.00 $390.00 $550.00 2006 $31.00 $62.00 $93.00 $233.00 $379.00 $525.00 2005 $31.00 $62.00 $93.00 $228.00 $352.00 $475.00 2004 $29.00 $58.00 $87.00 $210.00 $305.00 $400.00

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The Avengers #9 Pacific Coast pedigree (Marvel, 1964) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages.... Lot 91009 CGC NM+ 9.6 -- Auction ended on Jul 26, 2012 Sold For: $8,365.00‡

The Avengers #9 Twin Cities pedigree (Marvel, 1964) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages... Lot 91058 CGC NM 9.4 -- Auction ended on May 5, 2011 Sold For: $3,226.50‡

The Avengers #9 (Marvel, 1964) CGC NM 9.4 Cream to off-white pages. Marvel proudly presents a new hero, Wonder Man with this... Lot 1106 CGC NM 9.4 -- Auction ended on Aug 11, 2005 Sold For: $2,070.00‡

The Avengers #9 (Marvel, 1964) CGC NM- 9.2 White pages.... Lot 91305 CGC NM- 9.2 -- Auction ended on Nov 15, 2012

The Avengers #9 (Marvel, 1964) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white to white pages.... Internet Only November 30, 2008 $1,434.00 (Internet)

The Avengers #9 (Marvel, 1964) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages.... Signature January 20, 2007 $1,195.00

The Avengers #9 (Marvel, 1964) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages.... Internet Only June 10, 2007 $1,135.25

The Avengers #9 (Marvel, 1964) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages.... Non Floor Session August 13, 2003 $1,006.25 (Internet)

The Avengers #9 (Marvel, 1964) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white pages.... Signature June 13, 2004 $977.50 (Internet)

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