(January 1969)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except September, semi-monthly
On-sale Date
1968-11-12
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A. by World Color Press, Inc., Sparta, Illinois 62286
Editing
Stan Lee (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue is seen briefly in a 1974 episode of M*A*S*H under the hand of a sleeping Radar O'Reilly. #72 is also seen in the same position in this episode. (Note from Kirk Groeneveld via the GCD Error Tracker.) On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

'Til Death Do Us Part! (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Buscema; John Romita (see notes)
Inks
George Klein; John Romita (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers: Black Panther [T'Challa] (head shot); Captain America [Steve Rogers] (head shot); Hawkeye [Clint Barton] (head shot); Vision (head shot); Wasp [Janet Pym]; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]
Circus of Crime: Princess Python [Zelda DuBois]; Ringmaster [Maynard Tiboldt]
Clown [Elliot Franklin]; Precious
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Alterations on Ringmaster's face and arm by John Romita. An unaltered stat of the cover is used as the cover of Marvel Super Action # 21.

Cover Thumbnail for The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #60
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

...Till Death Do Us Part! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
John Buscema (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited as Mickey Demeo)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited); Herb Cooper (sourced) (page 1, invitation, see notes)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It can't be!! Yet... it is! The Wasp is getting married in a few hours...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers: Black Panther [T'Challa]; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton] (also in flashback); Vision; Wasp [Janet Pym] (also in flashback); Yellowjacket [Hank Pym] (also in flashback)
Circus of Crime: Clown [Elliot Franklin]; Great Gambonnos; Human Cannonball [Jack Pulver]; Princess Python [Zelda DuBois]; Ringmaster [Maynard Tiboldt]
Fantastic Four: Crystal [Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
X-Men: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]
The Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Nick Fury; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Edwin Jarvis; Precious; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Pat; Swain
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Henry Pym and Janet Van Dyne (Yellowjacket and the Wasp) are married. Cameo appearances of many of the Marvel Universe. Vs. the Ringmaster and his Circus of Crime.
Reprints

80,000 Candlepower (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Freeman Electric Co. Skin Diving Torch / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Marvel Plastic Pillows; Marvel T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Academy for Home Study / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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

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

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

Precise Publications Book and Dummy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
John Buscema (illustrations)
Inks
George Klein (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen; typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can we level with you?
Characters
Goliath [Henry Pym]; Yellowjacket [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Achille Di Bacco, Philip Palmer, Kenneth Eng, Louis Henken, Neil Wolff, and Bob Barnett; includes “Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.”

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

Captain America; Fantastic Four / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. 'Til Death Do Us Part!
    The Avengers
  2. 1. ["Hercules wrist band"]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  3. 2. ...Till Death Do Us Part!
    The Avengers
  4. 3. 80,000 Candlepower
    Freeman Electric Co. Skin Diving Torch
  5. 4. ["It's brand new!! Marvel's swingin' inflatable plastic pillows!"]
    Marvel Plastic Pillows; Marvel T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit
  6. 5. ["Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma"]
    Academy for Home Study
  7. 6. ["Missile firing tank only $6.98"]
    Honor House Products
  8. 7. ["Boys 12 or older make $1 to $5 in your spare time"]
    Grit Newspaper
  9. 8. [Shop by Mail; Stamps]
  10. 9. [Shop by Mail]
  11. 10. ["Sensational scoops to startle, stun, and soothe you!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  12. 11. ["I’ll make you a master of karate"]
    Precise Publications Book and Dummy
  13. 12. ["Can we level with you?"]
    Avengers Assemble!
  14. 13. ["Two more triumphs for Marvel..!"]
    Captain America; Fantastic Four
  15. 14. ["Tired of being 'skinny'?"]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  16. 15. ["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
    Famous Artists Schools
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