Avengers #402 – VF/NM – 1996 (Marvel)

VF/NM — Bagged and boarded.

The final issue of the original 402-issue Avengers run — a genuinely historic book. Onslaught brings the curtain down on Marvel's longest-running team title as Post and Holocaust savage Earth's Mightiest Heroes in the streets of Manhattan. Cap's last assembly of the 1st series roster carries real emotional weight, and Tom Palmer's 11-year run as primary inker closes out simultaneously making this a landmark for multiple reasons. A painted Palmer cover on the final chapter of a 33-year run is as significant as Avengers back issues get.

• 36 pages, full color
• September 1996
• Notable: Final issue of the 1st series — 402 issue run ends; Onslaught Impact 2; Tom Palmer's 11-year inking run concludes; Post and Holocaust attack; continues in X-Men #56 and Onslaught Marvel Universe one-shot; series relaunched in Heroes Reborn November 1996; painted cover by Tom Palmer
• Avengers lineup: Black Widow, Captain America, Giant-Man, Iron Man, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and Wasp
• Cover price $1.50

Written by Mark Waid. Breakdowns by Mike Deodato. Finishes by Tom Palmer. Cover painted by Tom Palmer.