(June 1965)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1965-04-08
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A. by Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury 20, Conn.
Editing
Stan Lee (sourced) (editor); Martin Goodman (credited) (publisher)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1965 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Four against the Minotaur! (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby (sourced)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (sourced)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen (sourced)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers: Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Minotaur
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

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

Mason Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Four against the Minotaur! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited); Jack Kirby (sourced) (faces retouches)
Inks
Dick Ayers (credited)
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Will the new Avengers succeed in their search for the Hulk?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers: Captain America [Steve Rogers] (featured); Hawkeye [Clint Barton] (featured); Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff] (featured); Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff] (featured)
Hulk [Bruce Banner] (guest); Rick Jones (supporting); Leader [Samuel Sterns] (villain); Minotaur (villain) (introduction); Mole Man [Harvey Elder] (villain); Major Glenn Talbot (cameo); Moloids [unnamed ones] (villain); unnamed soldiers
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Keywords
Avengers Mansion; Captain America's Shield; Earth Orbit; Manhattan; New Mexico; New York City

Indexer Notes

The Hulk appearance coincides with the Hulk story in Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #69.

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

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

U.S. Gov't Surplus (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Yubiwaza System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Hypno-Coin (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Hypno-Coin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Stamps; Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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

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

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

Daredevil; Giant-Man; Hulk; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Merry Marvel Marching Society / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset

Feature Logo
All About the Avengers [All About on left]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from Richard Cochran, Eugene Bearringer, George Bryant, Jim Murphy, Jack House, Fred Ludwig, and Greg Stevens. Includes the Mighty Marvel Checklist.

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

Monster Size Monsters / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Four against the Minotaur!
    The Avengers
  2. 1. ["Men! Join my "$100-a-week" club!"]
    Mason Shoes
  3. 2. Four against the Minotaur!
    The Avengers
  4. 3. ["More triumphs for Marvel..!"]
    Fantastic Four; Spider-Man; Thor
  5. 4. U.S. Gov't Surplus
    Surplus Bargains
  6. 5. ["Play 1965 big league baseball games"]
    Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game
  7. 6. ["Boys! Men! I'll help you master Yubiwaza"]
    Yubiwaza System
  8. 7. Hypno-Coin
    Hypno-Coin
  9. 8. ["Come on, fella grab this chance to make $1 to $5 weekly and win dandy prizes, too"]
    Grit Newspaper
  10. 9. Stamps; Shop by Mail
  11. 10. ["Are you proud of your paycheck?"]
    Commercial Trades Institute Courses
  12. 11. ["More triumphs for Marvel..!"]
    Daredevil; Giant-Man; Hulk; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos
  13. 12. ["If you haven't joined yet, here's another chance!"]
    Merry Marvel Marching Society
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    All About the Avengers
  15. 14. ["Monster s-i-z-e monsters"]
    Monster Size Monsters
  16. 15. ["3 complete fishing outfits"]
    Niresk Fishing Outfits
  17. 16. ["He's looking for people who like to draw"]
    Famous Artists Schools
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Del Gruber
  • Adam Knights
  • James Ludwig
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Steven Tice
  • Jim Van Dore