The Avengers #41 [Regular Edition]
(June 1967)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1967-04-11
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 The Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury 20, Conn.
Editing
Stan Lee (credited) (editor); Martin Goodman (credited) (publisher)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1967 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Let Sleeping Dragons Lie! (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Buscema (sourced)
Inks
George Roussos (sourced)
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Sam Rosen (sourced)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers: Goliath [Hank Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]
Diablo [Esteban Corazón de Ablo]; Dragon Man
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Roussos inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Buscema as possible inker.

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Let Sleeping Dragons Lie! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Feature Logo
The Mighty Avengers!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers: Goliath [Hank Pym] (featured); Hawkeye [Clint Barton] (featured); Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff] (featured); Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff] (featured); Wasp [Janet Van Dyne] (featured)
Fantastic Four: Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (flashback) (cameo)
S.H.I.E.L.D.: Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff] (flashback) (supporting)
Diablo [Esteban Corazón de Ablo] (villain); Dragon Man (villain); Bill Foster (supporting); Hercules (guest); Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (flashback) (cameo); Colonel Ling (villain) (introduction, flashback); Doctor Yen (flashback) (villain)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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. Continued next issue.
Reprints
Keywords
Avengers Mansion; Black Widow's Gauntlets; Chariot of Hermes; Dayton Building; Far East; Hawkeye's Trick Arrows; Manhattan; New York City; Pym Laboratories

Indexer Notes

Characters added from Dennis Ray's Error Report Email of Feb. 19. 2005.

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

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

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Order by Mail Specials (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

1001 Things You Can Get Free / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

G.T. Energy Chambers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Coin Collector Specials! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Coin Wholesalers Coins / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

48" Talking Monster / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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

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

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

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

More Mixed-up Madness from Marvel’s Mighty Masters of Mysticism, Magnificence, and Misinformation! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

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

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

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

Super Heroes Club Posters / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Don Heck (illustrations)
Inks
George Roussos (illustrations)
Colors
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

Characters
The Avengers: Hawkeye [Clint Barton]
The Avengers: Goliath [Hank Pym]
Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Hercules
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from Christopher Dougherty, John Hiltz, Judy Axelrod, L. J. Johnson, Richard Drillich, Kenneth Bates, and Steven Risser. Includes illustration from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #38 and #39 (Hawkeye).

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

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

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

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

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

Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Let Sleeping Dragons Lie!
    The Avengers
  2. 1. Treasure Chest of Fun
    Honor House Products
  3. 2. Let Sleeping Dragons Lie!
    The Avengers
  4. 3. ["More Marvel masterpieces…"]
    Fantastic Four; Spider-Man
  5. 4. ["Fellows! Here’s a swell way to make lots of money and win prizes too!"]
    Grit Newspaper
  6. 5. Order by Mail Specials
    1001 Things You Can Get Free
  7. 6. ["Now! 30 days of driving on a single tank of gas!"]
    G.T. Energy Chambers
  8. 7. Coin Collector Specials!
    Coin Wholesalers Coins
  9. 8. ["48” talking monster from outer space"]
    48" Talking Monster
  10. 9. Shop by Mail
  11. 10. ["See with new miracle X-Ray Specs"]
    "X-Ray" Specs [Glasses]
  12. 11. ["I’ll make you a master of karate"]
    Precise Publications Defense Training
  13. 12. More Mixed-up Madness from Marvel’s Mighty Masters of Mysticism, Magnificence, and Misinformation!
    Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox
  14. 13. ["Marvel super-hero T-shirts"]
  15. 14. ["Hang loose, frantic ones…"]
    Super Heroes Club Posters
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Avengers Assemble!
  17. 16. ["Let me show you too, how to make yourself astronaut-tough"]
    American Body Building Club
  18. 17. ["3 complete fishing outfits"]
    Niresk Fishing Outfits
  19. 18. ["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
    Famous Artists Schools
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • James Ludwig
  • Darrel McCann
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Tony Oliva
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
  • Mark Q
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Timothy L. Stroup
  • Jim Van Dore