The Avengers #12

(January 1965)

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

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Don Heck (credited)

Inks

Dick Ayers (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

No one ever knows how an incredible adventure will begin!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Avengers: Captain America [Steve Rogers] (featured); Giant-Man [Hank Pym] (featured); Iron Man [Tony Stark] (featured); Thor [Donald Blake] (featured); Wasp [Janet Van Dyne] (featured)
Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (flashback) (cameo); Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards] (flashback) (cameo); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (flashback) (cameo)
Rick Jones (supporting); Mole Man [Harvey Elder] (villain); Monk [Gordon Keefer] (villain) (introduction); Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff] (villain); Moloids; Miss Mayhew

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Reprints

• in Die Rächer (Condor, 1979 series) #2
• in Los Vengadores (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1965 series) #16 (30 de abril de 1966)
• in Terrific! (IPC, 1967 series) #13 (8 July 1967) [Black and white, pages 1-9 only.], #14 (15 July 1967) [Black and white, pages 11-20, with additional recap pages.]
• in Los Vengadores (Ediciones Vértice, 1969 series) #6 ([Febrero] 1970)
• in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #19 (21 Dicembre 1971)
• in Marvel Triple Action (Marvel, 1972 series) #6 (October 1972)
• in Vengeur (Arédit-Artima, 1972 series) #8 (1er trimestre 1974) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Die ruhmreichen Rächer (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #11 ([November 1974])
• in De Vergelders (Oberon, 1979 series) #2 (1979)
• in Los Vengadores (Novedades, 1981 series) #12 (21 de mayo de 1981)
• in Les Vengeurs Color (Arédit-Artima, 1982 series) #4 (juin 1983)
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #9 ([September] 1989)
• in Biblioteca Marvel: Los Vengadores (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #2 (Febrero 1999)
• in Essential Avengers (Marvel, 1999 series) #1 ([November] 1999) [black and white]
• in Avengers : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2006 series) #1965 (janvier 2007)
• in Avengers Classic (Marvel, 2007 series) #12 (July 2008)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 (2009)
• in The Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2012 series) #1 (2012)
• in Avengers Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 - Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2014)
• in Marvel Gold. Los Vengadores (Panini España, 2012 series) #1 (Febrero 2015)

Keywords

ants; atomic gyroscope; Avengers Mansion; Captain America's Shield; George Washington Bridge; Iron Man Armor MK II; Italy; Leaning Tower of Pisa; Manhattan; Mjolnir; New York City; Pisa; Pym Laboratories; Queens; Stark Enterprises Main Plant; Subterranea

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All About the Avengers / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Letters

typeset

Feature Logo

All About the Avengers [All About on top]

Reprints

• in Avengers Classic (Marvel, 2007 series) #12 (July 2008)
• in The Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2012 series) #1 (2012)

Indexer Notes

Letters from Dan Klinger, Alan McNaly, Steve Lucero, David Kaler, George R. R. Martin, Bobby Harris, Bernard Polachek, Steve Erickson, and Srden Vejvoda. Includes Special Announcements Section and the Mighty Marvel Checklist.

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