(November 1973)

Marvel, 1972 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
8 times a year
On-sale Date
1973-08-07
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 (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from The Comic Reader #99.

The Bitter Taste of Defeat! (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Wally Wood
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Power Man [Erik Josten]
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Cover Thumbnail for Marvel Triple Action (Marvel, 1972 series) #15
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The Bitter Taste of Defeat (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
Wally Wood
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the first few months of their formation, the new team of Avengers proved to be more than equal to the tasks that befell them!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Power Man [Erik Josten] (introduction, origin); Enchantress [Amora]
Synopsis
Enchantress uses the machine that Zemo used to create Wonder Man (see The Avengers #9) to turn one of Zemo's minions into Power Man. The two use tricks - and the Avengers' own internal discord - to make the Avengers appear dysfunctional. The City Council orders them to disband!
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Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Bitter Taste of Defeat!
    The Avengers
  2. 1. The Bitter Taste of Defeat
    The Avengers
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