The Avengers #90 [Regular Edition]
(July 1971)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except January, semi-monthly
On-sale Date
1971-05-11
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
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

On-sale date from 1971 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Judgment Day! (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas ?
Pencils
Sal Buscema (signed as Sal Buscema)
Inks
Sal Buscema (signed as Sal Buscema)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Vision; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne-Pym]; Yellowjacket (as a prehistoric man)]; Rick Jones
Reprints

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

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

Judgment Day (Table of Contents: 2)

The Avengers / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Sal Buscema (credited)
Inks
Sal Buscema (credited)
Colors
Marie Severin
Letters
Mike Stevens (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Kill the man called Mar-Vell-- and all who stand beside him!
Feature Logo
The Mighty Avengers!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Goliath [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Vision; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne-Pym]; Yellowjacket [Henry Pym]]; Edwin Jarvis; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell] (origin retold); Rick Jones; Doctor Donaldson; Carol Danvers; Ronan; Sentry 459; Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Thing [Ben Brimm]] (flashback); Super-Skrull [Kl'rt] (flashback); Intelligence Supreme [Supreme Intelligence] (flashback); Medic Una (flashback); Inhumans (flashback); Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff] (cameo); Captain America [Steve Rogers] (cameo); Thor (cameo); Iron Man [Tony Stark] (cameo)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Kree-Skrull War part 2, origin of Captain Marvel retold. This story is briefly summarized in The Kree-Skrull War Starring the Avengers (Marvel, 1983 series) #1. Severin colors confirmed from stat.

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

Estes Rockets / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 0.4 page (report information)

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

Marvelmania / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.6 page (report information)

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

North American School of Drafting / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Ed Sale Secret System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Centre Coin's Album or Catalog / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Columbia Record Club / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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

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

[Shop by Mail] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Comic Sales Comics; Howard Rogofsky Comics; Passaic Book Center Comics; Robert Bell Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Stan, Roy, and John, Ya'a'teh. The Avengers are simply..."
Characters
Avengers [Black Panther [T'Challa]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Vision]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from Marlene Jablonski, Rick Keefe, Jim Bolella, and Dan Patri. Includes "Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom."

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

Famous Artists Schools / 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) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Judgment Day!
    The Avengers
  2. 1. ["The end of the skinny body"]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  3. 2. Judgment Day
    The Avengers
  4. 3. ["Step into the real world of space with Vern Estes."]
    Estes Rockets
  5. 4. ["Boys here's a swell way to make $1 to $6 weekly"]
    Grit Newspaper
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Mighty Marvel Checklist
  7. 6. ["Original unpublished art portfolios"]
    Marvelmania
  8. 7. ["These 3 big drafting kits* given to you!"]
    North American School of Drafting
  9. 8. ["Play Guitar in 7 Days"]
    Ed Sale Secret System
  10. 9. ["We'll pay you $10,000.00 for this Lincoln penny"]
    Centre Coin's Album or Catalog
  11. 10. ["Now revealed — the “2 Hour” method to super speed karate"]
    Precise Publications Defense Training
  12. 11. [Shop by Mail]
  13. 12. ["Now...save almost 50% on the hit records you want!"]
    Columbia Record Club
  14. 13. ["Everything you've always wanted to know about the Bullpen, but were afraid to ask!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  15. 14. [Shop by Mail]
    Comic Sales Comics; Howard Rogofsky Comics; Passaic Book Center Comics; Robert Bell Comics
  16. 15. ["Dear Stan, Roy, and John, Ya'a'teh. The Avengers are simply...""]
    Avengers Assemble!
  17. 16. ["If you like to draw for fun, we can help you draw for money."]
    Famous Artists Schools
  18. 17. ["3 complete fishing outfits"]
    Niresk Fishing Outfits
  19. 18. ["Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma"]
    Academy for Home Study
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