The Avengers #18

(July 1965)

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The Mason Shoe Mfg. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

When the Commissar Commands! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Don Heck (credited)

Inks

Dick Ayers (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

His mission: prove that the Reds are superior to freedom's champions!

Feature Logo

The Mighty Avengers!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Commissar (villain, robot); Major Hoy (villain)

Synopsis

The Reds (evil commies) led by the monstrous Commissar are enslaving the peaceful land of Sin-Cong. The Avengers travel to that land to aid the people. Commissar defeats them all except the Scarlet Witch who discovers and destroys the Commissar's control panel, ending him.

Reprints

• in Los Vengadores (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1965 series) #27 (15 de octubre de 1966)
• in Terrific! (IPC, 1967 series) #25 (30 September 1967), #26 (7 October 1967), #27 (14 October 1967)
• in Los Vengadores (Ediciones Vértice, 1969 series) #8 ([Abril] 1970)
• in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #27 (11 Aprile 1972)
• in Marvel Triple Action (Marvel, 1972 series) #12 (August 1973)
• in Vengeur (Arédit-Artima, 1972 series) #14 (3ème trimestre 1975) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]
• in Die ruhmreichen Rächer (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #17 ([Mai 1975])
• in Los Vengadores (Novedades, 1981 series) #18 (2 de julio de 1981)
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #9 ([September] 1989)
• in Essential Avengers (Marvel, 1999 series) #1 ([November] 1999) [black and white]
• in Avengers : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2006 series) #1965 (janvier 2007)
• 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 (December 2014)
• in Marvel Gold. Los Vengadores (Panini España, 2012 series) #1 (Febrero 2015)

Keywords

China; communists

Nick Fury, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Nick Fury / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Namor the Sub-Mariner / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

U.S. Gov't Surplus (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Hypno-Coin (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Hypnotic Aids Supply Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Stamps; Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Fantastic Four; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos; Spider-Man; Thor; Journey into Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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The Merry Marvel Bullpen Page! / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Script

Stan Lee ?

Colors

? (panel backgrounds and lettering only)

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in The Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2012 series) #1 (2012)

Indexer Notes

Letters from Jim Ruszka, Gary Mason, Mickey Gaither, Ted White, Frank Tower, Robbie Wright, Bill Humen, and Steve Jessen; includes The Mighty Marvel Checklist.

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Honor House Prod. Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

He's Looking for People Who Like to Draw (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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