(June 1979)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.40 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Marvel Comics Group
- Brand:
- Marvel Comics Group
- Barcode:
- 0714860245806
- Editing:
- Jim Salicrup (Assistant Editor); Roger Stern (Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Modern Age U.S.
- Paper Stock:
- Newsprint
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
In the Grip of the... Absorbing Man!
The Avengers / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- George Perez (signed)
- Inks:
- Terry Austin (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Irving Watanabe
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- the Absorbing Man; the Avengers [the Beast; Hawkeye; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; the Vision; the Wasp]
- Reprints:
Death On the Hudson!
The Avengers / comic story / 17 pages
Credits
- Script:
- David Michelinie
- Pencils:
- John Byrne ("choreography/pencils")
- Inks:
- Joe Rubinstein? (page 4); Terry Austin (pages 9, 13); Al Gordon? (page 10); Klaus Janson? (page 14); ? [all as Diverse Hands]
- Colors:
- Bob Sharen
- Letters:
- Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Diana Albers (pages 2-17)
- Job Number:
- LG406
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- the Absorbing Man; the Avengers [the Beast; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; the Falcon; Hawkeye; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; Redwing; the Vision; the Wasp]; Edwin Jarvis; Henry Peter Gyrich; Sandy Herkowitz
- Synopsis:
- The Avengers battle the Absorbing Man.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
-
in Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] (Marvel UK, 1979 series) #379 (November 1981) [minus p. 4; pp. 1-3, 5-17] -
in Backpack Marvels: Avengers (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (January 2001) - in Avengers: Nights of Wundagore (Marvel, 2009 series) #[nn] (2009)
-
in Marvel Gold: Los Vengadores: Noches de Wundagore (Panini España, 2011 series) #[nn] (Enero 2011)
-
Indexer Notes
Expanded credits 2005 by Steven Tice.
"Hotshot On the Block."
Spider-Man; Hostess Twinkies / advertisement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Sal Buscema
- Inks:
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Irving Watanabe
- Editing:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Hotshot; Spider-Man
Indexer Notes
Comic strip ad for Hostess Twinkies from ITT Continental Baking Company.
Avengers Assemble!
letters page / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- various
- Letters:
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters on artists and storylines.
Street Ball
Rick Barry and Dr. J; Spalding basketballs / advertisement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Inks:
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Editing:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- sports; children; humor
- Characters:
- Dr. J [Julius Erving]; Rick Barry
Indexer Notes
Outside back cover. Comic strip ad for Spalding autographed basketballs from Questor Corp..
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
In the Grip of the... Absorbing Man!
The Avengers -
1.
Death On the Hudson!
The Avengers -
2.
"Hotshot On the Block."
Spider-Man; Hostess Twinkies -
3.
Avengers Assemble!
-
4.
Street Ball
Rick Barry and Dr. J; Spalding basketballs
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