The Avengers #8 [British]
(September 1964)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
9d [0-0-9 GBP]
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly with the exception of December, February, April and June
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Vista Publications, Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

A price variant intended for distribution in the United Kingdom, with replaced cover price, cover month removed and Thorpe & Porter distribution appended to indicia.
This issue is a variant of The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #8 [Regular Edition].

Kang the Conqueror! (Table of Contents)

The Avengers [superhero] / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Dick Ayers
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Rick Jones; Kang
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Niresk Industries, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Kang, The Conqueror! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Avengers [superhero] / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Dick Ayers (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Job Number
X-767
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You're just in time!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Don Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Rick Jones; Teen Brigade; Kang the Conqueror (introduction, villain)
Synopsis
Kang appears and demands to be made ruler of the Earth. The Avengers attempt to stop him, but it comes down to Wasp and the Teen Brigade to slow Kang long enough for the rest of the Avengers to free themselves and put an end to Kang's threat.
Reprints
Keywords
time travel

Indexer Notes

Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. This story is expanded in Captain America: Out of Time (Marvel, 2010 series) #4 and 5

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Fantastic Four; Spider-Man; Marvel Tales Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Good Luck Charms / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Daredevil [Marvel]; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos; X-Men / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Scott-Mitchell House / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Littleton Coin Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Fantastic Four; Spider-Man; Tales to Astonish / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Stamps; Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

All About the Avengers / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Colors
? (Logo only)
Letters
typeset

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters by Chris Palmer, Bob Sheridan, Bill McCord, David Calise, Bob Spann, Bobby Rollins

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Mike Marvel System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Commercial Trades Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Kang the Conqueror!
    The Avengers [superhero]
  2. 1. ["3 complete fishing outfits"]
    Niresk Industries, Inc.
  3. 2. Kang, The Conqueror!
    The Avengers [superhero]
  4. 3. ["More triumphs for Marvel..!"]
    Fantastic Four; Spider-Man; Marvel Tales Annual
  5. 4. ["Boys! Men! I'll help you master Yubiwaza"]
  6. 5. ["Play 1964 big league baseball games"]
    Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game
  7. 6. ["Come on, fella grab the chance to make $1 to $5 weekly and win dandy prizes, too"]
    Grit Newspaper
  8. 7. ["Genuine shark’s tooth"]
    Good Luck Charms
  9. 8. ["More triumphs for Marvel …!"]
    Daredevil [Marvel]; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos; X-Men
  10. 9. ["No sweat! No strain! No exhaustion!"]
    Scott-Mitchell House
  11. 10. ["Curious coins! Odd paper money!"]
    Littleton Coin Co.
  12. 11. ["More triumphs for Marvel …!"]
    Fantastic Four; Spider-Man; Tales to Astonish
  13. 12. Stamps; Shop by Mail
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    All About the Avengers
  15. 14. ["Boys! Men!"]
    Mike Marvel System
  16. 15. ["Are you proud of your paycheck?"]
    Commercial Trades Institute
  17. 16. ["Treasure chest of fun"]
  18. 17. ["Boys, girls, men, women"]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
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