Essential Avengers #2 [2000 Cover]
(June 2000)

Marvel, 1999 Series
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Volume
2
Price
14.95 USD; 21.95 CAD
Pages
532
On-sale Date
2000-06-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
ISBN
0-7851-0741-X; 978-0-7851-0741-5 Search at WorldCat
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Editing
Polly Watson (collection editor); Marie Javins (collection editor); Stan Lee (original editor)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Essential Avengers (Marvel, 1999 series) #2.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 4 pages (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Contains various illustrations.

[The Avengers #25] (Table of Contents: 2)

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Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Dick Ayers
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
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Enter...Dr. Doom! (Table of Contents: 3)

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Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Dick Ayers (credited)
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
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[The Avengers #26] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Attuma
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The Voice of the Wasp! (Table of Contents: 5)

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Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (credited as Frank Ray)
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Attuma
Synopsis
The winsome Wasp flies to New York to warn that the savage Sub-Mariner is bent on its destruction. Enroute she is trapped by Attuma, Namor's arch-foe, who is himself planning the destruction of the surface-dwellers. Jan notifies the Avengers who arrive - sans Hawkeye - and are roundly beaten.
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[The Avengers #27] (Table of Contents: 6)

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Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Don Heck
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]
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Four Against the Floodtide! (Table of Contents: 7)

The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (credited as Frankie Ray)
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Beetle [Abner Jenkins]; Attuma; Chet Brinkley
Synopsis
Attuma has captured three Avengers and Hawkeye must rescue them, after he defeats the Beetle, who has broken into Avengers Mansion.
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Keywords
Atlanteans; underwater

[The Avengers #28] (Table of Contents: 8)

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Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]
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Among Us Walks...a Goliath! (Table of Contents: 9)

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Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (credited as Frankie Ray)
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Collector; Beetle [Abner Jenkins]
Synopsis
Giant-Man returns to the line-up, but with a new name, Goliath, and a more limited size-changing power.
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[The Avengers #29] (Table of Contents: 10)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]; Power Man [Erik Josten]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]
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This Power Unleashed! (Table of Contents: 11)

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Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (credited)
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain American [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]; Power Man [Erik Josten]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]
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[The Avengers #30] (Table of Contents: 12)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby; John Romita (see notes)
Inks
Frank Giacoia; John Romita (see notes)
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]; Power Man [Erik Josten]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]
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Indexer Notes

Figure under Goliath's arm likely added/altered by John Romita.

Frenzy in a Far-Off Land! (Table of Contents: 13)

The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (credited)
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]; Power Man [Erik Josten]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Hu Chen; Keeper of the Flame
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[The Avengers #31] (Table of Contents: 14)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
Don Heck
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]]; Keeper of the Flame
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Never Bug a Giant! (Table of Contents: 15)

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Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (credited)
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Doctor Anton; Prince Rey; Keeper of the Flame
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[The Avengers #32] (Table of Contents: 16)

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Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
Don Heck
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]
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The Sign of the Serpent! (Table of Contents: 17)

The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Don Heck (credited)
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Tony Stark; Bill Foster (1st appearance); Colonel Nick Fury; Supreme Serpent
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[The Avengers #33] (Table of Contents: 18)

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Pencils
Don Heck; Jack Kirby (alterations - see notes)
Inks
Don Heck
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Serpent Surpreme
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Indexer Notes

Jack Kirby appears to have worked on some of the background figures of Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch and the Sons of the Serpent. Info per Nick Caputo, August 2012.

To Smash a Serpent (Table of Contents: 19)

The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Don Heck (credited)
Letters
Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Harrington Byrd; Supreme Serpent [General Chen]
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[The Avengers #34] (Table of Contents: 20)

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Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
Don Heck
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Living Laser [Arthur Parks]
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The Living Laser! (Table of Contents: 21)

The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited as Donnie Heck)
Inks
Don Heck (credited as Donnie Heck)
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Bill Foster; Living Laser [Arthur Parks] (introduction)
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[The Avengers #35] (Table of Contents: 22)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
Don Heck
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]]; Living Laser [Arthur Parks]
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Indexer Notes

The Captain America figure on the cover is a Kirby/Giacoia stat from the Captain America story in Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 Series) #84, page 9, panel 1.

The Light That Failed! (Table of Contents: 23)

The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited); Stan Lee (credited) (plot)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Don Heck (credited)
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Bill Foster; Living Laser [Arthur Parks]
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[The Avengers #36] (Table of Contents: 24)

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Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
Don Heck
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]
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The Ultroids Attack! (Table of Contents: 25)

The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Don Heck (credited)
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Ixar; Ultroids
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[The Avengers #37] (Table of Contents: 26)

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Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Gil Kane
Letters
Morrie Kuramoto ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]
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To Conquer a Colossus! (Table of Contents: 27)

The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Don Heck (credited)
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Ixar; Ultrana; Ultroids
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[The Avengers #38] (Table of Contents: 28)

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Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Gil Kane
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Enchantress [Amora]
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In Our Midst... An Immortal! (Table of Contents: 29)

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Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
George Roussos (credited as George Bell)
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Hercules; Enchantress [Amora]; Ares; Nick Fury; Jasper Sitwell; Dum Dum Dugan
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[The Avengers #39] (Table of Contents: 30)

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Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
George Roussos
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Hercules; Mad Thinker; Triumvirate of Terror [Hammerhead [Louis Browning]; Pile-Driver [Jerome Whale]; Thunderboot [Moses Lewton]]
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The Torment... and the Triumph! (Table of Contents: 31)

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Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
George Roussos (credited as George Bell)
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; S.H.I.E.L.D. [Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan; Jasper Sitwell]; Mad Thinker; Triumvirate of Terror [Hammerhead [Louis Browning]; Pile-Driver [Jerome Whale]; Thunderboot [Moses Lewton]]; Mares of Diomedes (flashback)
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[The Avengers #40] (Table of Contents: 32)

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Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
Don Heck
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Sub-Mariner [Namor]
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Suddenly... the Sub-Mariner! (Table of Contents: 33)

The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
George Roussos (credited as George Bell)
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Thunderbolt Ross; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Vashti; Mole Man [Harvey Elder]
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Keywords
Cosmic Cube

[The Avengers #41] (Table of Contents: 34)

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Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
George Roussos
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Goliath [Hank Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Diablo [Esteban de Ablo]; Dragon Man
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Let Sleeping Dragons Lie! (Table of Contents: 35)

The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
John Buscema (credited)
Inks
George Roussos (credited as George Bell)
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Bill Foster; Diablo [Esteban de Ablo] Dragon Man; Colonel Ling; Doctor Yen; Mister Fantastic (cameo flashback); Human Torch (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
Hank Pym has gained possession of the android Dragon Man, who was rendered inert since his last fight with the Fantastic Four. As soon as Pym gets the android in his lab, however, Diablo appears, reactivating the android. Dragon Man conquers the Avengers and takes Goliath and the Wasp captive.
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[The Avengers #42] (Table of Contents: 36)

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Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
George Roussos
Letters
Artie Simek ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Hercules; Dragon Man; Diablo [Esteban de Ablo]
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The Plan -- and the Power! (Table of Contents: 37)

The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
John Buscema (credited)
Inks
George Roussos (credited as George Bell)
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Diablo [Esteban de Ablo]; Dragon Man; Colonel Ling; Doctor Yen
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[The Avengers #43] (Table of Contents: 38)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
George Roussos
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Red Guardian [Alexei Alanovich Shostakov]
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Color Him... the Red Guardian! (Table of Contents: 39)

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Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
John Buscema (credited)
Inks
George Roussos (credited as George Bell)
Letters
Jerry Feldmann (credited as Jerry Mann)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Red Guardian [Alexei Alanovich Shostakov] (introduction); Colonel Ling
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Indexer Notes

Introduction of the Red Guardian, the Black Widow's husband.

[The Avengers #44] (Table of Contents: 40)

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Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Vince Colletta
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Red Guardian [Alexei Alanovich Shostakov]
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The Valiant Also Die! (Table of Contents: 41)

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Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
John Buscema (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Red Guardian [Alexei Alanovich Shostakov]; Colonel Ling; General Brushov
Synopsis
With the Red Guardian as more of the Black Widow's background is shown.
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[Avengers Annual #1] (Table of Contents: 42)

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Pencils
John Buscema; John Romita (alterations)
Inks
George Roussos; John Romita (alterations)
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Mandarin; Enchantress [Amora]; Executioner [Skurge]; Living Laser [Arthur Parks]; Power Man [Erik Josten]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]
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The Monstrous Master Plan of the Mandarin! [Part 1] (Table of Contents: 43)

The Avengers / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
George Roussos (credited)
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Jarvis; Nick Fury; Mandarin; Enchantress [Amora]; Executioner [Skurge]; Living Laser [Arthur Parks]; Power Man [Erik Josten]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]
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[The Monstrous Master Plan of the Mandarin!] Part 2: To Perish by the Sword (Table of Contents: 44)

The Avengers / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
George Roussos
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Goliath [Henry Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Mandarin; Power Man [Erik Josten]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]
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[The Monstrous Master Plan of the Mandarin!] Part 3: Struggle...in a Strange Land! (Table of Contents: 45)

The Avengers / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
George Roussos
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Hercules; Mandarin; Enchantress [Amora]; Executioner [Skurge]
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[The Monstrous Master Plan of the Mandarin!] Part 4: ...And a Monster Shall Stalk the Land! (Table of Contents: 46)

The Avengers / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Roy Thomas
Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
George Roussos
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Thor [Donald Blake]]; Mandarin; Living Laser [Arthur Parks]; Ultimo
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[The Monstrous Master Plan of the Mandarin!] Part 5: Showdown in Space! (Table of Contents: 47)

The Avengers / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
George Roussos
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Mandarin
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More Than Meets the Eye! (Table of Contents: 48)

The Avengers / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
George Roussos
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
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Indexer Notes

Cutaway view of Avengers mansion.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 49)

Hercules / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
George Roussos
Letters
Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Preeeesenting: the unconquerable Hercules!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hercules
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The Original Avengers and the New Avengers (Table of Contents: 50)

The Avengers / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
George Roussos
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]]
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Indexer Notes

Illustration of the original and new Avengers.

[The Avengers #45] (Table of Contents: 51)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Vince Colletta
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Hercules; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Super-Adaptoid
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Blitzkrieg in Central Park! (Table of Contents: 52)

The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Hercules; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Super-Adaptoid
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Indexer Notes

Hercules becomes an Avenger.

[The Avengers #46] (Table of Contents: 53)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
John Buscema
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Hercules; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Whirlwind [David Cannon]
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The Agony and the Anthill! (Table of Contents: 54)

The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
John Buscema (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Hercules; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Natasha Romanoff [Black Widow]; VILLAIN: Whirlwind [David Cannon]
Synopsis
Whirlwind breaks into Avengers Mansion to kill Goliath.
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Indexer Notes

The Human Top changes his name to Whirlwind.

The Man in the Ant Hill! (Table of Contents: 55)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Dick Ayers
Letters
John Duffy ?

Job Number
V-430
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Henry Pym [Ant-Man] (introduction, origin)
Synopsis
Henry Pym invents a shrinking serum, but is trapped in an ant hill when he tests it. He is attacked by several ants, but one of them helps him escape and restore his ordinary size. He destroys the serum because it is too dangerous.
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[Back Cover] (Table of Contents: 56)

The Avengers / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stuart Immonen
Inks
Wade von Grawbadger
Colors
Steve Buccellato

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Dragon Man
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Table of Contents
  1. 1. [no title indexed]
  2. 2. [The Avengers #25]
    The Avengers
  3. 3. Enter...Dr. Doom!
    The Avengers
  4. 4. [The Avengers #26]
    The Avengers
  5. 5. The Voice of the Wasp!
    The Avengers
  6. 6. [The Avengers #27]
    The Avengers
  7. 7. Four Against the Floodtide!
    The Avengers
  8. 8. [The Avengers #28]
    The Avengers
  9. 9. Among Us Walks...a Goliath!
    The Avengers
  10. 10. [The Avengers #29]
    The Avengers
  11. 11. This Power Unleashed!
    The Avengers
  12. 12. [The Avengers #30]
    The Avengers
  13. 13. Frenzy in a Far-Off Land!
    The Avengers
  14. 14. [The Avengers #31]
    The Avengers
  15. 15. Never Bug a Giant!
    The Avengers
  16. 16. [The Avengers #32]
    The Avengers
  17. 17. The Sign of the Serpent!
    The Avengers
  18. 18. [The Avengers #33]
    The Avengers
  19. 19. To Smash a Serpent
    The Avengers
  20. 20. [The Avengers #34]
    The Avengers
  21. 21. The Living Laser!
    The Avengers
  22. 22. [The Avengers #35]
    The Avengers
  23. 23. The Light That Failed!
    The Avengers
  24. 24. [The Avengers #36]
    The Avengers
  25. 25. The Ultroids Attack!
    The Avengers
  26. 26. [The Avengers #37]
    The Avengers
  27. 27. To Conquer a Colossus!
    The Avengers
  28. 28. [The Avengers #38]
    The Avengers
  29. 29. In Our Midst... An Immortal!
    The Avengers
  30. 30. [The Avengers #39]
    The Avengers
  31. 31. The Torment... and the Triumph!
    The Avengers
  32. 32. [The Avengers #40]
    The Avengers
  33. 33. Suddenly... the Sub-Mariner!
    The Avengers
  34. 34. [The Avengers #41]
    The Avengers
  35. 35. Let Sleeping Dragons Lie!
    The Avengers
  36. 36. [The Avengers #42]
    The Avengers
  37. 37. The Plan -- and the Power!
    The Avengers
  38. 38. [The Avengers #43]
    The Avengers
  39. 39. Color Him... the Red Guardian!
    The Avengers
  40. 40. [The Avengers #44]
    The Avengers
  41. 41. The Valiant Also Die!
    The Avengers
  42. 42. [Avengers Annual #1]
    The Avengers
  43. 43. The Monstrous Master Plan of the Mandarin! [Part 1]
    The Avengers
  44. 44. [The Monstrous Master Plan of the Mandarin!] Part 2: To Perish by the Sword
    The Avengers
  45. 45. [The Monstrous Master Plan of the Mandarin!] Part 3: Struggle...in a Strange Land!
    The Avengers
  46. 46. [The Monstrous Master Plan of the Mandarin!] Part 4: ...And a Monster Shall Stalk the Land!
    The Avengers
  47. 47. [The Monstrous Master Plan of the Mandarin!] Part 5: Showdown in Space!
    The Avengers
  48. 48. More Than Meets the Eye!
    The Avengers
  49. 49. ["Preeeesenting: the unconquerable Hercules!"]
    Hercules
  50. 50. The Original Avengers and the New Avengers
    The Avengers
  51. 51. [The Avengers #45]
    The Avengers
  52. 52. Blitzkrieg in Central Park!
    The Avengers
  53. 53. [The Avengers #46]
    The Avengers
  54. 54. The Agony and the Anthill!
    The Avengers
  55. 55. The Man in the Ant Hill!
  56. 56. [Back Cover]
    The Avengers
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