The Avengers #13

(February 1965)

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American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Castle of Count Nefaria! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Don Heck (credited); Jack Kirby (sourced) (Giant-Man figure on splash page)

Inks

Dick Ayers (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Suddenly, the world turns against the mighty Avengers!!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Avengers: Captain America [Steve Rogers] (featured); Giant-Man [Hank Pym] (featured); Iron Man [Tony Stark] (featured); Thor [Donald Blake] (featured); Wasp [Janet Van Dyne] (featured)
Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (guest); Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards] (guest); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (guest); The Thing [Ben Grimm] (guest)
Teen Brigade: Willie Bishop (supporting); Charlie (supporting); Rick Jones (supporting)
Count Nefaria [Luchino Nefaria] (villain) (introduction); Teen Brigade [Ted; Buddy] (supporting); Maggia [unnamed members of Nefaria family] (villain, introduction)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

When Count Nefaria, the head of the crime organization known as the Maggia, moves his European castle to New Jersey, he invites the Avengers to be his guests at the castle's opening day. However, he then creates duplicates of the Avengers who go to Washington DC to take over the government.

Reprints

• in Los Vengadores (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1965 series) #18 (31 de mayo de 1966)
• in Terrific! (IPC, 1967 series) #15 (22 July 1967) [Black and white, pages 2-8 only.], #16 (29 July 1967) [Black and white; final 12 pages only.]
• in Los Vengadores (Ediciones Vértice, 1969 series) #6 ([Febrero] 1970)
• in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #19 (21 Dicembre 1971) [part 1], #20 (4 Gennaio 1972) [part 2]
• in Marvel Triple Action (Marvel, 1972 series) #7 (November 1972)
• in Vengeur (Arédit-Artima, 1972 series) #9 (mai 1974) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Die ruhmreichen Rächer (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #12 ([Dezember 1974])
• in Los Vengadores (Novedades, 1981 series) #13 (28 de mayo de 1981)
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #9 ([September] 1989)
• in Biblioteca Marvel: Los Vengadores (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #2 (Febrero 1999)
• in Essential Avengers (Marvel, 1999 series) #1 ([November] 1999) [black and white]
• in Avengers : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2006 series) #1965 (janvier 2007)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 (2009)
• in The Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2012 series) #1 (2012)
• in Avengers Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 - Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2014)
• in Marvel Gold. Los Vengadores (Panini España, 2012 series) #1 (Febrero 2015)

Keywords

ants; Atlantic Ocean; Avengers Emergency Headquarters; Avengers Mansion; Baxter Building; Capitol Building; Captain America's Shield; Count Nefaria's Castle; Hudson River; Iron Man Armor MK II; Italy; Manhattan; Mediterranean Sea; Mjolnir; New Jersey; New Jersey Palisades; New York City; Pentagon; Queens; Sicily; Washington D.C.

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Captain America; Daredevil; Fantastic Four; Iron Man; Spider-Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

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Wayne School Courses / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Atlas Tool Co. Race Car Kits / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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"X-Ray" Specs [Glasses] / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Ellbarr Novelties / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Stamps; Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Yubiwaza System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Doctor Strange; Giant-Man; Hulk; Human Torch; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos; The Thing; Thor; Journey into Mystery; Tales to Astonish; Strange Tales / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Merry Marvel Marching Society (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Merry Marvel Marching Society / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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All About the Avengers / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby (illustration)

Inks

Chic Stone (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Feature Logo

All About the Avengers [All About on top]

Characters

The Avengers: Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Thor Odinson]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
Rick Jones

Reprints

• in The Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2012 series) #1 (2012)

Indexer Notes

Letters from Patrick Kearns, Mike Geralds, George Fergus, Michael Vernidis, Larry Orman, Jane Sanchez, Robert Vann, Joe Wallfried, Peter Wallfried, Michael McNutty, Jack Thibodaus Jr., and Wally Hastings; includes The Mighty Marvel Checklist, Special Announcements Section and an illustration of the team adapted from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #8 cover with the Wasp with a different costume.

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Guide to Hypnotism / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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National Radio Institute Home Study Course / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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