The Avengers #26 [Regular Edition]
(March 1966)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1966-01-11
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

On-sale date from 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Don Heck (sourced)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (sourced)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen (sourced)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No! Your eyes are not deceiving you!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers: Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]
Attuma; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Polaris Nuclear Sub (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Polaris Nuclear Sub / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Voice of the Wasp! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We recorded your call and came as soon as possible, Steve!
Feature Logo
The Mighty Avengers!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers: Captain America [Steve Rogers] (featured); Hawkeye [Clint Barton] (featured); Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff] (featured); Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff] (featured)
Attuma (villain); Beetle [Abner Jenkins] (villain) (in the shadows); Henry Pym (guest); Sub-Mariner [Namor] (guest); Wasp [Janet Van Dyne] (guest)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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.
Reprints
Keywords
Atlantic Ocean; Attuma's Submarine; Avengers Mansion; Captain America's Shield; East Side; Hawkeye's Trick Arrows; Manhattan; New York City; tidal-expander

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

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

Joker’s Special (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Ultra Products Novelties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Christy Trades School Training / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Stamps (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Brown Stamps; Catalina Stamps; Crown Music; Empire Stamps; Globus Stamps; Jaxon Stamps; Longhorn Stamps; Mystic Stamps; Ocean Stamps; Picture Stamps; Potomac Stamps; Roseland Stamps; Spruceland Stamps & Coins; Sunlight Stamps; Sunny Stamps; Thompson Stamps; Tru-Value Stamps; West Coast Stamps; White Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

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

1000 Tricks Catalog [Giant Surprise Catalog]; 1001 Things You Can Get Free; Ace Publishing Song Secrets; Color V Television Filter; Dean Studios Photo Enlargements; Dollar Bargains Novelty Items; Ed Sale Secret System; Estes Rockets; Five Star Music; Giant Talking Clown; Go Kart Parts Catalog; Military Insignia; National Baking School Courses; Songwriters' Associates; Washington School of Art Classes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

U.S. Gov't Surplus (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Hypno-Coin (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Hypno-Coin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Avengers Assemble! / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Don Heck (illustration); ? (Captain America)
Inks
Wally Wood (illustration); John Romita (illustration); ? (Captain America)
Colors
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Stan and Don, I just finished Avengers #22 - it was a masterpiece.
Characters
The Avengers: Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from Kerry Dominic La Cava, James Morton, Lenore Speer, Craig Alan Oberle, Bill Gliner, Tony Haulsey, Linda Livingston, John Wink, Ned Barnett, and Edward Bertrand. Includes one illustration from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #22, page 3, 6th panel, unknown source (two Captain America illustrations), and two illustrations from #23, pages 13 (2nd panel) and 5 (2nd panel).

Record Riot (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Hit Records / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

American Basic Science Labs / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["No! Your eyes are not deceiving you!"]
    The Avengers
  2. 1. Polaris Nuclear Sub
    Polaris Nuclear Sub
  3. 2. The Voice of the Wasp!
    The Avengers
  4. 3. ["More triumphs for Marvel..!"]
    Fantastic Four; Spider-Man
  5. 4. Joker’s Special
    Ultra Products Novelties
  6. 5. ["Start your own business!"]
    Christy Trades School Training
  7. 6. ["Now... fear no man! Don't be bullied! Turn your hands into "explosive" defense mechanism!"]
    Precise Publications Defense Training
  8. 7. ["100 pc. Toy soldiers $1.25"]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  9. 8. ["Come on, fella grab the chance to make $1 to $5 weekly and win dandy prizes, too"]
    Grit Newspaper
  10. 9. Stamps
    Brown Stamps; Catalina Stamps; Crown Music; Empire Stamps; Globus Stamps; Jaxon Stamps; Longhorn Stamps; Mystic Stamps; Ocean Stamps; Picture Stamps; Potomac Stamps; Roseland Stamps; Spruceland Stamps & Coins; Sunlight Stamps; Sunny Stamps; Thompson Stamps; Tru-Value Stamps; West Coast Stamps; White Stamps
  11. 10. ["Amazing illusory X-ray vision instantly!"]
    "X-Ray" Specs [Glasses]
  12. 11. Shop by Mail
    1000 Tricks Catalog [Giant Surprise Catalog]; 1001 Things You Can Get Free; Ace Publishing Song Secrets; Color V Television Filter; Dean Studios Photo Enlargements; Dollar Bargains Novelty Items; Ed Sale Secret System; Estes Rockets; Five Star Music; Giant Talking Clown; Go Kart Parts Catalog; Military Insignia; National Baking School Courses; Songwriters' Associates; Washington School of Art Classes
  13. 12. U.S. Gov't Surplus
    Surplus Bargains
  14. 13. Hypno-Coin
    Hypno-Coin
  15. 14. ["More mirthful, monumental, mind-staggering memoranda from your Marvel madmen!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  16. 15. ["Do people mutter yechh when you walk by?"]
  17. 16. ["Dear Stan and Don, I just finished Avengers #22 - it was a masterpiece."]
    Avengers Assemble!
  18. 17. Record Riot
    Hit Records
  19. 18. ["American Basic Science Club's Master Lab..."]
    American Basic Science Labs
  20. 19. ["Boys! Men! My secret new Dynaflex method"]
    Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System
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