(November 1951)

Avon, 1951 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1951
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Avon Periodicals Inc.
Brand
An Avon Publication
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Sol Cohen (credited) (editor; general manager)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Wally Wood
Inks
Joe Orlando
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Characters
The Avenger [Rod Hathway]; Teena [Dot Kenny]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Wally Wood; Joe Orlando
Inks
Wally Wood; Joe Orlando
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Thrill to the weird, gruesome puzzle...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
The Avenger [Rod Hathway]; Teena [Dot Kenny, Hathway's secretary]
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Batwomen of Mercury! (Table of Contents: 2)

Space Detective / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
There he is, Teena!
Genre
science fiction
Characters
The Avenger [Rod Hathway]; Teena [Dot Kenny, Hathway's secretary]; Gargoyle [also as William Reet]; Pierre Garonde; Ogg; Ahla
Synopsis
The Avenger and Teena track escaped criminal the Gargoyle to Mercury.
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The Metal Murderers of Mars! (Table of Contents: 3)

Space Detective / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Into the bleak, rocky desolation...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
The Avenger [Rod Hathway]; Teena [Dot Kenny, Hathway's secretary]; Gargoyle; AB6; Zara; Ogg; Grant
Synopsis
The Avenger and Teena trail the fugitive Gargoyle to Mars.
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Slave-Ship of Saturn! (Table of Contents: 4)

Space Detective / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Into the glamorous slave market...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
The Avenger [Rod Hathway]; Teena [Dot Kenny, Hathway's secretary]; Gargoyle; Zara; Aalt; Raga-Xan; Slaan
Synopsis
The Avenger and Teena track the Gargoyle to Saturn where he is stealing slaves.
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How 'Mini-Gym' Turns Plant "Drip" Into Success Dynamo (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Case of the Sub-Sea Bandits (Table of Contents: 6)

Tales from the Shadow Squad / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Henry Kiefer
Inks
Henry Kiefer
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Watch his knife!
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Jac Lombard; MacFarlan; Bob Trant; John Magnus; Jose Gonzales; Tom Allen; Willard Robinson
Synopsis
The police Shadow Squad investigates a potential sub-sea smuggling case.
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Indexer Notes

Kiefer is credit with both pencils and inks in reprints. Previous indexer erroneously credited Steve Ditko on pencils.

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How Joe's Body Brought Him Fame Instead of Shame (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. ["Thrill to the weird, gruesome puzzle..."]
  3. 2. Batwomen of Mercury!
    Space Detective
  4. 3. The Metal Murderers of Mars!
    Space Detective
  5. 4. Slave-Ship of Saturn!
    Space Detective
  6. 5. How 'Mini-Gym' Turns Plant "Drip" Into Success Dynamo
  7. 6. The Case of the Sub-Sea Bandits
    Tales from the Shadow Squad
  8. 7. ["Terrific bargains"]
  9. 8. ["Reducing specialist says: Lose weight where it shows most reduce most any part of the body with Spot Reducer"]
  10. 9. How Joe's Body Brought Him Fame Instead of Shame
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
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  • Merlin Haas
  • Dan Kurdilla
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  • Per Sandell
  • Richard Smith
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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