The Avengers #66 [British]
(July 1969)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1/- [0-1-0 GBP]
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except September, semi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

The Great Betrayal! (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Sam Grainger
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Goliath [Clint Barton]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Vision; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne-Pym]; Yellowjacket [Henry Pym]]
Reprints

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

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Betrayal! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Barry Windsor-Smith (credited as Barry Smith)
Inks
Syd Shores (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sacred Mjolnir-- hammer of holocaust and havoc-- strike now-- for the Son of Odin!!
Feature Logo
The Mighty Avengers!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Goliath [Clint Barton]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Vision; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne-Pym]; Yellowjacket [Henry Pym]]; Ultron-6 (introduction); Doctor Myron MacLain (introduction)
Synopsis
The Avengers versus Ultron-6.
Reprints
Keywords
adamantium

Indexer Notes

Continued for the next 2 issues.

First mention and use of adamantium in the Marvel Universe as Ultron-6's exo-skeleton.

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

Hobby Coin Co. Coins / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

American Circle Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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

Don Bolander Career Institute Booklet / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Sideburns, Mustache, or Van Dyke Beard / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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

Hulk; X-Men / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.4 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Marvel Plastic Pillows; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.6 page (report information)

Polaris Nuclear Sub (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Polaris Nuclear Sub / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Avengers Assemble! / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Gene Colan (illustration)
Inks
George Klein (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Stan, Roy, and Gene, I just finished Avengers #63, and I...
Characters
Goliath [Henry Pym]; Yellowjacket [Henry Pym]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from James Van Hise, Werner Leopold, John Lee, Jeffrey Raisch, Tim Allen; includes “Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.”

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

Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Academy for Home Study / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Great Betrayal!
    The Avengers
  2. 1. ["Secret muscle building "tools""]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  3. 2. Betrayal!
    The Avengers
  4. 3. ["Collect coins.. the hobby road to riches"]
    Hobby Coin Co. Coins
  5. 4. ["Magic world of surprises & mystery"]
    American Circle Products
  6. 5. ["Welcome to the wonderful. way-out world of Marvel madness!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  7. 6. ["Shamed by your English?"]
    Don Bolander Career Institute Booklet
  8. 7. ["Every time you twist the Twister... it can put money in your pocket"]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  9. 8. ["Enjoy an exciting, romantic, impressive look anytime!!"]
    Sideburns, Mustache, or Van Dyke Beard
  10. 9. ["Boys 12 or older make $1 to $5 weekly in your spare time"]
    Grit Newspaper
  11. 10. ["Real flying models"]
  12. 11. ["Two more triumphs for Marvel.!"]
    Hulk; X-Men
  13. 12. ["It's brand new!! Marvel's swingin' inflatable plastic pillows!"]
    Marvel Plastic Pillows; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit
  14. 13. Polaris Nuclear Sub
    Polaris Nuclear Sub
  15. 14. ["I’ll make you a master of karate"]
    Precise Publications Defense Training
  16. 15. ["Dear Stan, Roy, and Gene, I just finished Avengers #63, and I..."]
    Avengers Assemble!
  17. 16. ["Do you have art talent worth developing?"]
    Famous Artists Schools
  18. 17. ["3 complete fishing outfits"]
    Niresk Fishing Outfits
  19. 18. ["Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma"]
    Academy for Home Study
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