The Avengers #32 [Regular Edition]
(September 1966)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1966-07-07
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 (credited as Irv Forbush) (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:

The Sign of the Serpent! (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers: Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
Sons of the Serpent [unnamed members]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Keywords
Captain America's Shield

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

Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Sign of the Serpent! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Feature Logo
The Mighty Avengers!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers: Captain America [Steve Rogers] (featured); Goliath [Hank Pym] (featured); Hawkeye [Clint Barton] (featured); Wasp [Janet Van Dyne] (featured)
S.H.I.E.L.D.: Nick Fury (guest)
Sons of the Serpent: Supreme Serpent [Tai Chen] (villain) (team leader, introduction)
Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff] (supporting); Bill Foster (supporting) (introduction); Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff] (guest); Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff] (guest); Tony Stark (guest); Sons of the Serpent [unnamed members] (villain, introduction); S.H.I.E.L.D. [unnamed members] (guest, introduction); Nicholas Katzenbach (attorney general)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Vs. the Sons of the Serpent, 1st. Continued in next issue.

Dr. Bill Foster becomes Black Goliath in Power Man (Marvel, 1974 series) #24.

Bill Foster information submitted by Fred Snyder via the GCD Error Tracker.

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

The Avengers; Daredevil; Doctor Strange; Fantastic Four; Hulk; Human Torch; Iron Man; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Thor / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

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

Ward's Formula / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Littleton Coins / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Start Your Own Business! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

[Stamps; Shop by Mail] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Fellows! Here's A Swell Way To Make Lots of Money and Win Prizes Too! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Now You Can Join! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Turbonique Engine Equipment / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Newsworthy Notes and Nutty Nonsense from Your Friendly Neighborhood Bullpen! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

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

Fantastic Four / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

It's Clobberin' Time!! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Don Heck (illustrations); Jack Kirby (Captain America illustration); ? (Thing illustration)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (illustrations); Don Heck (Captain America illustration); ? (Thing illustration)
Colors
? (illustrations)
Letters
?; typeset

Characters
The Avengers: Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from Robert Kowalski, Emmett O'Donnell, Dave Grayson, Henry Bergman, Michael Lilla, Tim Albrecht, and Brian Alprin. Includes M.M.M.S. membership form and illustrations from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #29, page 8, 1st panel, #30, page 7, 3rd panel, and Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #80, last page, 6th panel.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

200 World War II Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Sign of the Serpent!
    The Avengers
  2. 1. ["U.S. government surplus direct by mail!"]
    Surplus Bargains
  3. 2. The Sign of the Serpent!
    The Avengers
  4. 3. ["More Marvel masterpieces…"]
    The Avengers; Daredevil; Doctor Strange; Fantastic Four; Hulk; Human Torch; Iron Man; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Thor
  5. 4. Treasure Chest of Fun
    Honor House Products
  6. 5. ["Is your hair growing or going?"]
    Ward's Formula
  7. 6. ["Strange coins and valuable coin catalog"]
    Littleton Coins
  8. 7. Start Your Own Business!
    Christy Trades School Training
  9. 8. [Stamps; Shop by Mail]
  10. 9. Fellows! Here's A Swell Way To Make Lots of Money and Win Prizes Too!
    Grit Newspaper
  11. 10. [Shop by Mail; Stamps]
  12. 11. ["Now…fear no man! Don’t be bullied!"]
    Precise Publications Defense Training
  13. 12. Now You Can Join!
    Turbonique Engine Equipment
  14. 13. Newsworthy Notes and Nutty Nonsense from Your Friendly Neighborhood Bullpen!
    Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  15. 14. ["Another Marvel masterpiece"]
    Fantastic Four
  16. 15. It's Clobberin' Time!!
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Avengers Assemble!
  18. 17. ["200 pc. set World War II soldiers"]
    200 World War II Soldiers
  19. 18. ["3 complete fishing outfits"]
    Niresk Fishing Outfits
  20. 19. ["Boys, girls, men, women"]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
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