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Issue Details

Issue #16
Published 1987
Frequency annually
Cover Price 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages 52
Editing Mark Gruenwald (Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)

Cover Details - "Fifteen Avengers Battle the Warriors of Death!"

Characters the Avengers [the Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Dr. Druid; She-Hulk; Thor]; the Legion of the Unliving [the Black Knight [Sir Percy]; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Dracula; Drax; the Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]; Hyperion; Nighthawk; the Red Guardian [Alexei Shostakov]; the Swordsman; Terrax]; the West Coast Avengers [Dr. Pym; Hawkeye; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mockingbird; Moon Knight; Wonder Man]
Genre superhero; occult
Pencils Bob Layton (signed)
Inks Bob Layton (signed)

5 page The Avengers story "The Day Death Died!; (Chapter 1)"

Characters the Avengers [the Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; the Black Panther (flashback); Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Dr. Druid; She-Hulk; Thor; the Wasp]; the Collector (flashback); Death; the Grandmaster; the Legion of the Unliving [Baron Blood; the Black Knight [Sir Percy]; Bucky; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Dracula; Drax; the Executioner; the Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]; Hyperion; Korvac; Nighthawk; the Red Guardian [Alexei Shostakov]; the Swordsman; Terrax]; the Silver Surfer; the Thing (flashback); Vanguard (flashback); the West Coast Avengers [Dr. Pym; Hawkeye; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mockingbird; Moon Knight; Tigra; Wonder Man]; Wolverine (flashback)
Synopsis The Grandmaster pits the Avengers east and west coast against a horde of dead heroes and villains for the ultimate stakes.
Genre superhero; occult
Script Tom DeFalco
Pencils Bob Hall (breakdowns)
Inks Tom Palmer (finishes)
Colors Christie Scheele [as Max Scheele]
Letters Ken Lopez
Notes Continued from West Coast Avengers Annual #2.

6 page The Avengers story "Hawkeye! Thor! Doctor Pym!; (Chapter 2)"

Characters the Avengers [Dr. Pym; Hawkeye; Thor]; the Legion of the Unliving [the Executioner; Nighthawk; the Swordsman]
Genre superhero; occult
Script Tom DeFalco
Pencils John Romita Jr. (breakdowns)
Inks Bill Sienkiewicz (finishes)
Colors Christie Scheele [as Max Scheele]
Letters Ken Lopez

6 page The Avengers story "Captain Marvel! She-Hulk! Moon Knight! Tigra!; (Chapter 3)"

Characters the Avengers [Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Moon Knight; She-Hulk; Tigra]; the Legion of the Unliving [Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Death Adder; Drax; the Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]]
Genre superhero; occult
Script Tom DeFalco
Pencils Keith Pollard (beakdowns)
Inks Al Williamson (finishes)
Colors Christie Scheele [as Max Scheele]
Letters Ken Lopez

5 page The Avengers story "The Silver Surfer!; (Chapter 4)"

Characters Death; the Grandmaster; Korvac; the Silver Surfer
Genre superhero; occult
Script Tom DeFalco
Pencils Marshall Rogers
Inks Bob Layton
Colors Christie Scheele [as Max Scheele]
Letters Ken Lopez

6 page The Avengers story "Iron Man! Mockingbird! The Black Knight! Doctor Druid!; (Chapter 5)"

Characters the Avengers [the Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Dr. Druid; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mockingbird]; Death; the Grandmaster; the Legion of the Unliving [the Black Knight [Sir Percy]; Dracula; the Red Guardian [Alexei Shostakov]; Terrax]
Genre superhero; occult
Script Tom DeFalco
Pencils Jackson Guice (breakdowns)
Inks Kevin Nowlan (finishes)
Colors Christie Scheele [as Max Scheele]
Letters Ken Lopez

6 page The Avengers story "Captain America! The Wasp! Wonder Man!; (Chapter 6)"

Characters the Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; the Wasp; Wonder Man]; the Legion of the Unliving [Baron Blood; Bucky; Hyperion]
Genre superhero; occult
Script Tom DeFalco
Pencils Ron Frenz (breakdowns)
Inks Bob Wiacek (finishes)
Colors Christie Scheele [as Max Scheele]
Letters Ken Lopez

6 page The Avengers story "Captain America! Hawkeye!; (Chapter 7)"

Characters the Avengers [the Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Dr. Druid; She-Hulk; Thor; the Wasp]; Death; Dracula; the Grandmaster; the Silver Surfer; the West Coast Avengers [Dr. Pym; Hawkeye; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mockingbird; Moon Knight; Tigra; Wonder Man]
Genre superhero; occult
Script Tom DeFalco
Pencils Bob Hall (breakdowns)
Inks Tom Palmer (finishes)
Colors Christie Scheele [as Max Scheele]
Letters Ken Lopez