The Avengers #116 [Regular Edition]
(October 1973)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1973-07-17
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Roy Thomas (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

Part 2 of 6-part crossover with The Defenders. "Johnny Romita" credited as Art Director. On-sale date from The Comic Reader #98, June 1973.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[It's Avenger vs. Defender -- to the Death!!] (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Romita
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Vision]; Defenders [Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]]
Reprints

[Avengers / Defenders War] Chapter 2: Betrayal! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Avengers / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Englehart (credited)
Pencils
Bob Brown (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors
Petra Goldberg (credited)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)

Job Number
1568Z
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Odin's Blood! I did but place my hand 'pon the latch to Dr. Strange's abode...
Feature Logo
The Mighty Avengers!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Vision]; Mantis; Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Wong; Dormammu; Loki; Prester John [Johann] (flashback); Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (flashback); Wyatt Wingfoot (flashback); Aragorn
Synopsis
Silver Surfer battles Vision and the Scarlet Witch atop a volcano for a piece of the weapon called The Evil Eye.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Chapter 2 Defenders crossover.

[Avengers / Defenders War] Chapter 3 (Table of Contents: 2)

The Avengers / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Englehart
Pencils
Bob Brown
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Petra Goldberg
Letters
John Costanza

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is all very odd!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Vision]; Defenders [Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Chapter 3 Defenders crossover. Continues in The Defenders (Marvel 1972 series) #9.

Marvel Comics Survey (Table of Contents: 3)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A personal plea from your blusin' bullpen
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [It's Avenger vs. Defender -- to the Death!!]
    The Avengers
  2. 1. [Avengers / Defenders War] Chapter 2: Betrayal!
    The Avengers
  3. 2. [Avengers / Defenders War] Chapter 3
    The Avengers
  4. 3. Marvel Comics Survey
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • David Bruce
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Q
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore