(March 1974)

Marvel, 1972 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
8 times a year
On-sale Date
1973-11-27
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 Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #102, December 1973.

Once an Avenger -- ! (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
John Romita
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Kang the Conqueror
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover from an unaltered stat. The Comics Code did not approve of the original because Kang's looming arm was deemed to be too frightening to children.

Cover Thumbnail for Marvel Triple Action (Marvel, 1972 series) #17
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Once an Avenger (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
John Romita
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Feeling he has failed as leader, Captain America, last issue, walked out on the Avengers!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Kang the Conqueror; Princess Ravonna (Kang's beloved, introduction)
Synopsis
Kang takes note that Steve Rogers is no longer an Avenger and easily defeats and captures the remaining three members. Cap comes to the rescue but is beaten too. Kang seems invincible!
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Indexer Notes

Incorrectly ascribed to Avengers #17.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Once an Avenger -- !
    The Avengers
  2. 1. Once an Avenger
    The Avengers
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