(February 1968)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1967-12-12
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Editing
Stan Lee (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Mine Is the Power! (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
John Buscema
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers: Ant-Man [Hank Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
Magneto [Erik Lehnsherr]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

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

Fayd Skin Cream / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Mine Is the Power! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
John Buscema (credited)
Inks
John Buscema (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Captain America has resigned from the Avengers!
Feature Logo
The Mighty Avengers!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers: Ant-Man [Hank Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Hercules; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff] (leaves the team); Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff] (leaves the team); Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
Brotherhood of Evil Mutants: Magneto [Erik Lehnsherr]; Toad [Mortimer Toynbee]
Typhon (first appearance, also in flashback); Zeus (flashback); Tartaro (death); Charlie
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
In Olympus the gods have vanished, but Hercules is confronted by Typhon. Meanwhile, back in Midgard, Magneto hauls Wanda and Pietro to his secret lair, then to the U.N. where he demands a separate nation for mutants. Hawkeye, Goliath, and Wasp run them off but Wanda is wounded. Typhon banishes Hercules to a world unknown and sits on the throne of Zeus.
Reprints

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

Captain Marvel; Fantastic Four; Marvel Super-Heroes / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Don Bolander Career Institute Booklet / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

The Mothers of Invention Album / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Shop by Mail; Stamps (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Stan, Roy, and Don, I have just finished...
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Philip Herman, Leo Keil, Ken Kahre, Alan Goginsky, Richard Ferrante, Robert DeStantis, Cpl. Jerry Mercu, Janet Gierman, and Bruce Dravis.

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

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Mine Is the Power!
    The Avengers
  2. 1. ["Skin surface disfigured by pimples?"]
    Fayd Skin Cream
  3. 2. Mine Is the Power!
    The Avengers
  4. 3. ["More triumphs for Marvel..!"]
    Captain Marvel; Fantastic Four; Marvel Super-Heroes
  5. 4. ["Shamed by your English?"]
    Don Bolander Career Institute Booklet
  6. 5. ["U.S. Government Surplus Direct by Mail!"]
    Surplus Bargains
  7. 6. ["New from the Mothers of Invention"]
    The Mothers of Invention Album
  8. 7. Shop by Mail; Stamps
  9. 8. ["Boys 12 or older make $1 to $5 weekly in your spare time"]
    Grit Newspaper
  10. 9. ["I’ll make you a master of karate"]
    Precise Publications Defense Training
  11. 10. ["More batty bulletins to bewilder, bewitch, and bedazzle thee!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox
  12. 11. ["Marvel super-hero T-shirts"]
  13. 12. ["Dear Stan, Roy, and Don, I have just finished..."]
    Avengers Assemble!
  14. 13. ["204pc. Revolutionary War soldiers set"]
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  15. 14. ["Here's a whole treasure chest of fun"]
    Honor House Products
  16. 15. ["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
  • Dennis Forcier
  • James Ludwig
  • Darrel McCann
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Q
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore