The Avengers #4 · 1964
Captain America lives again.
Captain America charges toward the reader with the Avengers behind him. Follow Jack Kirby and George Roussos’s 1964 composition through team reunions, parodies and new generations of heroes.
The origin pointThe Avengers #4 · Jack Kirby; George Roussos
The original cover
The Avengers #4
Captain America charges toward the reader with the Avengers behind him. Follow Jack Kirby and George Roussos’s 1964 composition through team reunions, parodies and new generations of heroes.
This catalog follows the original cover’s composition across published comics and announced editions. Trade dress, virgin, foil and sketch treatments are described in edition notes. Connecting sets identify their participating issues and panels.
Verified records have source support for the exact cover and target. Partial records retain attribution or edition gaps. Reprints, interior-scene homages, different targets and unresolved references are listed separately below.
The Avengers #4 collection
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Research & releases · Reviewed October 20, 2026
New editions and open questions
No publisher-confirmed exact Avengers #4 homage scheduled after 20 October 2026 was located. The 2025 Toy Story cover and 2026 Dungeon Crawler Carl cover are already published and retained. Speculation about future Star Wars/Marvel homages is excluded until exact artwork and solicitation evidence are available.
Undisclosed print quantities, ambiguous credits and conflicting edition dates remain identified as unknown. This catalog can grow as publishers, artists and collectors provide new evidence.
Reprints, interior-scene homages and references (2)
- Uncanny Avengers Omnibus HC Unnumbered collected edition
Reuses John Cassaday’s Uncanny Avengers #4 variant artwork; group as an edition, not another distinct drawing. Same John Cassaday drawing as Uncanny Avengers #4; collected edition recorded without adding a second artwork to the gallery.
Research source ↗ - Secret Empire #1
Black-and-white edition of Mike Perkins’s color Stan Lee Box artwork; group with CL-A4-0032. Color and sketch treatments of the Mike Perkins drawing share the existing gallery artwork group CL-A4-0032.
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Research changes and source notes
- CL-A4-0001: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed.
- CL-A4-0002: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed.
- CL-A4-0003: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed.
- CL-A4-0004: Cover homage
GCD marks Ron Wilson pencils and Ralph Cabrera inks with question marks; retain tentative attribution pending primary indicia confirmation.
- CL-A4-0005: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed.
- CL-A4-0006: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed. Minor depicted character identifications remain for follow-up.
- CL-A4-0007: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed.
- CL-A4-0008: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed. Minor depicted character identifications remain for follow-up.
- CL-A4-0009: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed. Minor depicted character identifications remain for follow-up.
- CL-A4-0010: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed. Minor depicted character identifications remain for follow-up.
- CL-A4-0011: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed.
- CL-A4-0012: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed.
- CL-A4-0013: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed.
- CL-A4-0014: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed. Minor depicted character identifications remain for follow-up.
- CL-A4-0015: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed.
- CL-A4-0016: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed.
- CL-A4-0017: Cover homage
Exact variant image reviewed; edition-specific cover artist credit not yet established from accessible publisher or creator sources. The publisher standard-issue page credits Chris Bachalo while the separate standard-cover index credits Marcelo DiChiara; neither identifies this exact Bring on the Bad Guys variant. Artist remains explicitly unknown.
- CL-A4-0018: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed. Minor depicted character identifications remain for follow-up.
- CL-A4-0019: Cover homage
Exact variant image reviewed; edition-specific cover artist credit not yet established from accessible publisher or creator sources.
- CL-A4-0020: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed.
- CL-A4-0021: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed.
- CL-A4-0022: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed.
- CL-A4-0023: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed.
- CL-A4-0024: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed.
- CL-A4-0025: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed. Minor depicted character identifications remain for follow-up.
- CL-A4-0026: Reference / related edition
Reuses John Cassaday’s Uncanny Avengers #4 variant artwork; group as an edition, not another distinct drawing. Same John Cassaday drawing as Uncanny Avengers #4; collected edition recorded without adding a second artwork to the gallery.
- CL-A4-0027: Cover homage
Photographic action-figure arrangement credited to Sam Noir featuring Odeon Toys in the publisher announcement; initial order of CoverB/C labels changed in later solicitations. Preserve edition name rather than impose uncertain letter.
- CL-A4-0028: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed. Minor depicted character identifications remain for follow-up.
- CL-A4-0029: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed. Minor depicted character identifications remain for follow-up.
- CL-A4-0030: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed.
- CL-A4-0031: Reference / related edition
Black-and-white edition of Mike Perkins’s color Stan Lee Box artwork; group with CL-A4-0032. Color and sketch treatments of the Mike Perkins drawing share the existing gallery artwork group CL-A4-0032.
- CL-A4-0032: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed.
- CL-A4-0033: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed. Minor depicted character identifications remain for follow-up.
- CL-A4-0034: Cover homage
Photographic doll arrangement; individual photographer not credited in accessible sources.
- CL-A4-0035: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed.
- CL-A4-0036: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed.
- CL-A4-0037: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed. Minor depicted character identifications remain for follow-up.
- CL-A4-0038: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed. Minor depicted character identifications remain for follow-up.
- CL-A4-0039: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed.
- CL-A4-0040: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed. Minor depicted character identifications remain for follow-up.
- CL-A4-0041: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed. Minor depicted character identifications remain for follow-up.
- CL-A4-0042: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed.
- CL-A4-0043: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed.
- CL-A4-0044: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed. Minor depicted character identifications remain for follow-up.
- CL-A4-0045: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed. Minor depicted character identifications remain for follow-up.
- CL-A4-0046: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed. Minor depicted character identifications remain for follow-up.
- CL-A4-0047: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed. Minor depicted character identifications remain for follow-up.
- CL-A4-0048: Cover homage
Color and 1:100 black-and-white editions share this drawing. Current exact scan is the black-and-white edition.
- CL-A4-0049: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed. Minor depicted character identifications remain for follow-up.
- CL-A4-0050: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed. Minor depicted character identifications remain for follow-up.
- CL-A4-0051: Cover homage
Exact artwork visually reviewed. Minor depicted character identifications remain for follow-up.
- CL-A4-0052: Cover homage
Cross-listed from existing catalog; preserve existing shared catalog ID and tracker identity.
- CL-A4-0053: Cover homage
Cross-listed from existing catalog; preserve existing shared catalog ID and tracker identity.
- CL-A4-0054: Cover homage
Official creator site dates issue May 2002, correcting ComicVine list’s December 2002. Other childhood hero identities remain unresolved.
- CL-A4-0055: Cover homage
1977 series, not 1989 series. Captain America depicted is William Naslund per cover-specificGCD; keep distinct from SteveRogers. Native image only 300 x 462; replacement desirable.
- CL-A4-0056: Cover homage
Exact composite cover scan visually inspected. GCD gives 20 November 2002; other collector listings use generic March or November dates. The acetate-overlay drawing is credited to John Cassaday with Dave Stewart colors; original Kirby/Roussos background credit is retained for the pictured composite. Native scan is only 377 × 567; no artificial upscaling.
- The Avengers #300 (1989): Not added
- Thor #390 (1988): Not added
- What If...? #68 (1994): Not added
- Guarding the Globe #1 solo-character variant back cover (2010): Not added
- Rat-Man Collection #94 (2013): Not added
- Star Wars / Marvel prospective Avengers #4 variants (2027): Not added
- JLA/Avengers Alex Ross connecting variants (2026): Not added
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