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"Threshold of Oblivion!"

"Threshold of Oblivion!" #173

SeriesThe Avengers
NumberVol. 1 #173
PublisherMarvel Comics, Marvel Comics Group*
Date1978-07
TypeComic Book, Softcover
LanguageEnglish
Assistant EditorJim Salicrup
ColoristNel Yomtov
Cover ArtistGeorge Perez, Terry Austin
Editor In ChiefJim Shooter
InkerPablo Marcos, Klaus Janson, Joe Rubinstein*
LettererAnnette Kawecki
PencilerSal Buscema
WriterJim Shooter, David Michelinie
GenreSuperhero
Published inNew York
Pages32
UPC0714860245807
CharactersScarlet Witch, Hawkeye, Wonder Man, Wasp, Captain America (Captain America), Iron Man (Tony Stark), Yellowjacket (Hank Pym), Thor, Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) (Joins team), Hercules (Joins team), Black Widow (Joins team), Black Panther, Whizzer (Joins team), Supporting Characters:, Guardians of the Galaxy:, Charlie-27, Nikki, Starhawk, Vance Astro
Story LocationNew York City, Queens, Asgard; City of Asgard, Hell, Olympia, Blue Area of the Moon
Linkshttps://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Avengers_Vol_1_173
NotesPlot by Shooter, script by Michelinie. Inkers for this issue are credited as "D. Hands". Inks (story pages): Marcos pages 1, 6, 19, Mortimer pages 2 and 3, McLeod pages 4, 21, 23, Rubinstein pages 7, 10, 14, Green pages 11 and 20, Bryant pages 13 and 27, Janson pages 28 and 29. Letters (story pages): Saladino (uncredited) page 1, Kawecki pages 2-17. Trivia: There is a subtle reference to Doctor Who in this issue. The Collector is identified in an orbiting object about the size of a phone booth, with an impossibly large interior, much like the TARDIS used by the Doctor.