Vengeance #1 (2011) – 1st America Chavez – Marvel Key
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1st America Chavez

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2011 · Marvel

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Clean NM Raw · B&B

Vengeance #1 (2011) – 1st America Chavez – Marvel Key

£47.99

Vengeance #1 (2011) — 1st Full Appearance of America Chavez

A defining modern Marvel key. Vengeance was a six-issue limited series written by Joe Casey with art by Nick Dragotta, published by Marvel from September 2011. Issue #1 contains the first full appearance of America Chavez / Miss America — Marvel's first major Latina LGBTQ+ superhero and one of the most successfully deployed new characters of the post-2010 Marvel era.

Since her introduction here, America Chavez has graduated through Young Avengers (Gillen / McKelvie 2013), A-Force (2015), her own solo title America (2017), The Ultimates, and most consequentially the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (May 2022, played by Xochitl Gomez). The character has carried weight across multiple Marvel publishing tiers and one major theatrical IP appearance.

This copy is brand-new, raw Near Mint, vibrant cover, bagged and boarded.

Key Details

  • title Title Vengeance
  • tag Issue #1 (of 6)
  • event Year 2011 (September cover-date)
  • storefront Publisher Marvel Comics
  • info Writer Joe Casey
  • brush Artist Nick Dragotta
  • info Key Designation 1st full appearance America Chavez
  • info Condition Clean NM · Raw · Bagged & Boarded

Why It Matters

  • star First full appearance. Vengeance #1 is the recognised anchor across all key-tracking platforms (CGC, GoCollect, Key Collector, ComicsPriceGuide). For first-appearance buyers, this is the issue.
  • star MCU live-action debut (2022). Played by Xochitl Gomez in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Live-action film appearance is one of the strongest structural lifts a first-appearance key can receive.
  • star Solo title launch (2017). Marvel's America ongoing — written by Gabby Rivera, art by Joe Quinones — was the first ongoing Marvel solo title headlined by a Latina LGBTQ+ superhero. A solo title is one of the strongest validation signals Marvel applies to a character.
  • star Young Avengers carry-over. Gillen/McKelvie's Young Avengers (2013-2014) is one of the most-cited modern Marvel team books — America Chavez is a core member, which lifted her name-recognition across the wider readership.
  • star A-Force / Ultimates / Marvel Rivals. America Chavez has appeared as a core team member on A-Force, The Ultimates and is currently a playable character in Marvel's Rivals video game — broad cross-platform footprint reinforces the key.
  • star Representation lane. Marvel's first major Latina LGBTQ+ superhero. The representation-lane buyer base actively builds first-appearance collections around this category — Vengeance #1 anchors that subset.

America Chavez — Character Footprint

America Chavez (also known as Miss America) was created by Joe Casey and Nick Dragotta and introduced in this issue. Her powerset includes super-strength, flight and the ability to punch star-shaped portals through dimensions — making her one of Marvel's most visibly multiversal characters, a natural fit for the post-2020 multiverse-era publishing direction.

Her trajectory across the Marvel Universe has been one of the more aggressive expansions for a 2010s-introduced character: Young Avengers (2013, Gillen/McKelvie), A-Force (2015), her solo title America (2017, Rivera/Quinones), The Ultimates and Ultimates 2. She crossed into film in May 2022 in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and remains a core Young Avengers / Phase 5+ MCU candidate.

As Marvel's first major Latina LGBTQ+ superhero, her keys also anchor a defined representation-lane sub-collection that has grown materially in volume since 2017.

Collector Notes

Vengeance #1 is one of the cleanest examples in the modern Marvel key category — a single recognised first-full-appearance issue, no disputed predecessor or "first cameo" footnote, no character-revision asterisks. Just the issue. CGC, GoCollect, Key Collector and ComicsPriceGuide all anchor the character on this issue.

The MCU debut in Multiverse of Madness (May 2022) was the structural lift event for the key — that's now historic and priced in. Forward catalysts on the character include any future Young Avengers or Phase 5/6 MCU appearance, any future Marvel Rivals or other game-platform expansion, and the wider trajectory of multiverse-era Marvel storytelling that her powerset (dimensional travel) sits at the centre of.

For collectors building a 2010s Marvel first-appearance run: this slot pairs naturally with Young Avengers (2013) #1 (1st Kid Loki appearance era), A-Force #1 (2015), Champions (2016) #1, and the wider post-2010 character introductions that have crossed into the MCU.

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UK insured tracked dispatch from Canterbury, Kent. Bagged, boarded and rigid-mailer protected. Same packaging standard we use on slabs.

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Is Vengeance #1 the first appearance of America Chavez? add

Yes — first full appearance. Vengeance #1 (Sept 2011, Marvel) is the recognised anchor for the character across CGC, GoCollect, Key Collector and ComicsPriceGuide. Joe Casey and Nick Dragotta created her here.

Has America Chavez appeared in the MCU? add

Yes — her live-action MCU debut was Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (May 2022), played by Xochitl Gomez. She remains a candidate for future Young Avengers / Phase 5+ MCU appearances.

Did America Chavez get her own ongoing title? add

Yes — Marvel's America ongoing launched in 2017, written by Gabby Rivera with art by Joe Quinones. It was the first ongoing Marvel solo title headlined by a Latina LGBTQ+ superhero. A solo ongoing is one of the strongest signals Marvel applies to validate a character commercially.

What's the difference between this and Young Avengers (2013) #1? add

Vengeance #1 (2011) is the first full appearance. Young Avengers (2013) #1 is her first appearance as a member of the Young Avengers team — a separate, secondary key for her team-membership status. Both anchor different collector slots; the first-appearance key is Vengeance #1.

Is the issue still in print? add

No — Vengeance was a six-issue limited series with a single direct-edition print run from Marvel in 2011. It has been collected in trade paperback subsequently, but the original first-print single issue is the key collectors anchor on.

Can I have it CGC graded? add

Yes. CGC submission with optional pre-screen handling at checkout. Retailer-exclusive #1 variants slab cleanly — the originating shop and exclusive designation typically appear on the slab label, which adds visible provenance context to the book in-slab. 9.8 NM/MT slabs sit naturally in modern Image-line launch portfolios. Final grade is never guaranteed.

How is it shipped? add

Bag, board, rigid mailer, insured tracked courier. Same packaging standard we use on slabs. Dispatched daily from Canterbury, Kent — UK orders typically arrive next-working-day.

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