The Avengers #7 [British]
(August 1964)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
9d [0-0-9 GBP]
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly with the exception of December, February, April and June
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A. by Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury 20, Conn.
Editing
Stan Lee (sourced) (editor); Martin Goodman (credited) (publisher)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #7 [Regular Edition].

Their Darkest Hour! (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby (sourced)
Inks
Chic Stone (sourced)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen (sourced)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers: Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
Masters of Evil: Baron Zemo [Heinrich Zemo]; Enchantress [Amora]; The Executioner [Skurge]
Rick Jones
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #7 [British] Cover Thumbnail for The Avengers (1963 series) #7 [Regular Edition]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Their Darkest Hour! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Avengers / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited) (plot, script); Jack Kirby (sourced) (plot)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Chic Stone (credited)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
Job Number
X-739
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Iron Man! You chose to ignore a call from us six days ago!
Feature Logo
The Mighty Avengers! [slightly diagonal letters]
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers (mainstream): Captain America [Steve Rogers] (mainstream) (featured); Giant-Man [Hank Pym] (mainstream) (featured); Iron Man [Tony Stark] (mainstream) (featured); Thor [Doctor Donald Blake] (mainstream) (featured); Wasp [Janet Van Dyne] (mainstream) (featured)
The Avengers (Home to Demonic Avengers - Earth-64087): Captain America [Steven Rogers] (Home to Demonic Avengers - Earth-64087) (cameo) (introduction, in a dream); Giant Man [Hank Pym] (Home to Demonic Avengers - Earth-64087) (cameo) (introduction, in a dream); Iron Man [Anthony Stark] (Home to Demonic Avengers - Earth-64087) (cameo) (introduction, in a dream); Wasp [Janet Van Dyne] (Home to Demonic Avengers - Earth-64087) (cameo) (introduction, in a dream)
Masters of Evil (mainstream): Baron Zemo [Heinrich Zemo] (mainstream) (villain); Enchantress [Amora] (mainstream) (villain) (joins team); The Executioner [Skurge] (mainstream) (villain) (joins team, disguised as Hans Grubervelt)
Rick Jones (mainstream) (supporting) (briefly dons Bucky's costume); Loki (mainstream) (villain); Odin (mainstream) (guest); unnamed Asgardians (guest); wrestlers [Moose; Crusher; unnamed ones]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream; Marvel : Home to Demonic Avengers - Earth-64087
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Keywords
Amazon Jungle; Asgard; Avengers Mansion; Avengers' Jet-Copter; Baron Zemo's Ship; Baron Zemo's Wooden Palace; Bifrost; Bloodaxe; Captain America's Shield; Central Park; Earth-64087; Iron Man Armor MK II; Manhattan; Mjolnir; New York City; South America; Tony Stark's apartment; Vibra-Gun; viewing crystal

Indexer Notes

Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Rick Jones appears in Bucky's uniform.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Daredevil; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Yubiwaza System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Shark's Tooth / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

100 Magnets; Scott-Mitchell Toys / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Littleton Coins / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Giant-Man and the Wasp; Hulk; Iron Man; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos; Spider-Man; Thor / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Stamps; Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

All About the Avengers / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Stan and Jack, This is a letter of indignant protest.
Feature Logo
All About the Avengers [All About on left]
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Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Cory Seidman, Thomas Burrows, Bruce Bourgeois, David Stuard, Sherwood Conant, and Robert Galvanin. Includes Special Announcements Section.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Commercial Trades Institute Courses / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Their Darkest Hour!
    The Avengers
  2. 1. ["3 complete fishing outfits"]
    Niresk Fishing Outfits
  3. 2. Their Darkest Hour!
    The Avengers
  4. 3. ["Two more triumphs for Marvel..!"]
    Daredevil; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos
  5. 4. ["Boys! Men! I'll help you master Yubiwaza"]
    Yubiwaza System
  6. 5. ["Play 1964 big league baseball games"]
    Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game
  7. 6. ["Come on, fella grab the chance to make $1 to $5 weekly and win dandy prizes, too"]
    Grit Newspaper
  8. 7. ["Genuine shark’s tooth"]
    Shark's Tooth
  9. 8. ["No sweat! No strain! No exhaustion!"]
    100 Magnets; Scott-Mitchell Toys
  10. 9. ["Curious coins! Odd paper money!"]
    Littleton Coins
  11. 10. ["Two more triumphs for Marvel..!"]
    Giant-Man and the Wasp; Hulk; Iron Man; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos; Spider-Man; Thor
  12. 11. Stamps; Shop by Mail
  13. 12. ["Dear Stan and Jack, This is a letter of indignant protest."]
    All About the Avengers
  14. 13. ["Boys! Men! my secret new Dynaflex method"]
    Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System
  15. 14. ["Are you proud of your paycheck?"]
    Commercial Trades Institute Courses
  16. 15. ["Treasure chest of fun"]
    Honor House Products
  17. 16. ["Boys, girls, men, women"]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
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