*Marvel: This week, we launch the third title from the Good Doctor Collection: everyone’s favourite Assemblin’ Avengers! There’s been a sharp increase in interest in Avengers #8, featuring the first appearance of Kang, the villain from the future, following his casting announcement in the upcoming Ant-Man 3 movie, accompanied by the news that he’ll be the major villain in Avengers 5. This issue is a tense drama, with the World’s Mightiest Heroes all but helpless in the face of his futuristic technology. In this Lee/Kirby classic, the powerhouses of the team are effortlessly immobilised, leaving the fate of the Avengers, and the world, in the hands of the Wasp and Rick Jones! Kang, of course, became (and remains) a thorn in the side of multiple Avengers teams, but this is his first appearance in the Marvel Universe. This is a pence printed copy, with a nice bright white cover with good colour; the staples are slightly loose but fully attached at cover and centrefold. There are some creases across the bottom right, one of which just breaks colour. Pages are very decent and off-white. The copy is marred by a 2.5 cm spine split at the bottom, on which a tape repair has been attempted at some point; the tape is no longer present, but has left some residual marking (visible on the scan). Nevertheless, a very nice copy of an issue rising in price all the time. 
PICTURED: AVENGERS #8 VG- p £475 SOLD