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Cover: John Buscema & Tom Palmer

The Avengers #259

Sep 1985 · Marvel · 0.65 USD; 0.75 CAD; 0.30 GBP
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“Duty Over All!”

In "Duty Over All!", the Avengers answer Captain Marvel’s urgent call, launching into a high-stakes mission across the cosmos to rescue their teammate from Nebula’s relentless fury. With Firelord joining the ranks, the team faces a mystery deeper than space itself—why is Nebula targeting the Skrull Empire, and what unseen hand might be guiding her? Cover by John Buscema and Tom Palmer, this 1985 issue delivers a pivotal chapter in the Avengers' ongoing saga.

writer Roger Stern · artist John Buscema · inker Tom Palmer · colorist Christie Scheele · letterer Jim Novak · cover John Buscema, Tom Palmer

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Full credits

writer Roger Stern
artist John Buscema
inker Tom Palmer
colorist Christie Scheele
letterer Jim Novak
cover pencils John Buscema
cover inks Tom Palmer

Reprints

Reprinted in Los Vengadores #59 (1987), Strange #223 (1988), The Avengers Log #1 (1994), Avengers: The Legacy of Thanos #[nn] (2014), A Saga dos Vingadores #1 (2023), Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #25 (2025), Die Rächer #16, Secret Wars II #48

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#4★
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#47★
#47 1st appearance — Dane Whitman
#59★
#59 1st appearance — Yellowjacket
#144★
#144 1st appearance — Hellcat
#195★
#195 1st appearance — Taskmaster
#69★
#69 1st appearance — Kyle Richmond

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