The post-mansion compound SCREAMS “gift shop in the lobby”

I ADORE the leather jackets. It just makes so much sense for a team like the Avengers to have branded apparel.

025 - Eradikator 6

Another one-and-done-er!

The "K" in place of the "C" in Eradicator is laughably 90s (and is probably because of DC's "Eradicator"), but the "6" adds a little something.

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#TradingCardADay #93A #Punisher #Eradikator6

109 - Avengers #375 - 4/19/1994

The Gatherers Saga concludes as Black Knight and Sersi move to the Ultraverse.

Cover by Steve Epting. Interiors by Bob Harras & Epting.

#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #Avengers #Quicksilver

The rest of my haul from today’s show! $10, $5, $2 and $2.50. #StarWars #DarthVader #Robocop #GIJoe

$3 pickup. #Transformers

$12 pickup. 9 more regular Iron Man issues to go! #IronMan

$5 dollar pickup #Xmen

$10 pickup #StarWars

This was a Tony’s Pizza mail-away promo!

$5 pickup!
#Xmen

$4 dollar pickup.

#GIJoe

Marvel Masterpieces X-Men Blue Team!

Which card is your favorite?

#TradingCardADay #MM2 #XMen #Wolverine #Psylocke #Rogue #Gambit #BillSienkiewicz #JulieBell #BrianStelfreeze #JoePhillips

024 - Empyrean

A character with a complicated power set tied directly to a specific storyline, Empyrean never really took off.

Props for teaching me a new vocab word via the name back in the day.

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#TradingCardADay #93A #AronWeisenfeld #XMen #Empyrean

108 - Amazing Adventures #13 - 4/17/1972

The best part of this serial is still how Beast would put on a rubber mask and gloves to pass as "regular" Hank McCoy.

Cover by John Romita. Interiors by Steve Englehart & Tom Sutton

#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #AmazingAdventures #Beast

Cosmic Marvel!

Which card is your favorite?

#TradingCardADay #MM2 #SilverSurfer #Thanos #Warlock #Draz #JulieBell #RayLago #LouHarrison

023 - Legacy

Pretty clearly the unqualified success of this "new character w/a trading card" gimmick, going on to hold down multiple volumes of a solo series.

"Legacy" is still a pretty weak name, though.

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#TradingCardADay #93A #SilverSurfer #RonLim

107 - Alpha Flight #12 - 4/16/1985

One of the seminal Alpha Flight images AND one of its oft-homaged covers.

Cover & interiors by John Byrne

#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #AlphaFlight #Northstar

Marvel Masterpieces Midnight Sons!

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#TradingCardADay #MM2 #GhostRider #Morbius #Blade #Vengeance #BillSienkiewicz #BrianStelfreeze #TomPalmer #TristanSchane

022 - Night Terror

Fun fact: Chris Bachalo drew this annual.

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#TradingCardADay #93A #GhostRider #NightTerror

Yes! Cloud

106 - New Defenders #145 - 4/16/1985

I've also liked the idea of putting the non-Cyclops & Jean X-Men in book at this time.

Cover by Mark Badger. Interiors by Peter B. Gillis & Don Perlin.

#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #NewDefenders #Angel #Beast #Iceman

Empyrean is a great name just cuz it taught me a new word.

I know, right? This disturbed me as well when I realized it.

Looking at all these new characters in total really underscores how much the names are largely phoned in.

(West Coast) Avengers Assemble!

Which card is your favorite?

#TradingCardADay #MM2 #AvengersWestCoast #USAgent #SpiderWoman #WarMachine #Hawkeye #FrankSpinks #TristanSchane #JoeJusko #RayLago

021 - Raptor

AKA what if Angel turned into a bird-man and didn't just have wings?

Roy Thomas does like his bird people...

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#TradingCardADay #93A #AvengersWestCoast #Avengers #Raptor

105 - X-Factor #6 - 4/15/1986

Happy 40th birthday Apocalypse!

Remember, in another world, that's the Owl's head on this cover.

Cover by Ron Frenz. Interiors by Louise Simonson & Jackson Guice.

#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #Cyclops #JeanGrey #Angel #Beast #Iceman

My pick this week is X-Men United #2. Will it be better than the first issue? I sure hope so!

020 - Nocture

Another rare instance of a character who appeared prior to the annual - in this case, Angela Cairn's transformation into Nocturne counts as the "new character."

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#TradingCardADay #93A #SpectacularSpiderMan #SpiderMan #Nocturne