The Avengers #41 [Regular Edition]
(June 1967)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1967-04-11
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 (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1967 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Let Sleeping Dragons Lie! (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
George Roussos
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Goliath [Hank Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Diablo [Esteban de Ablo] (villain); Dragon Man (villain)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Roussos inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Buscema as possible inker.

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Let Sleeping Dragons Lie! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
John Buscema (credited)
Inks
George Roussos (credited as George Bell)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Feature Logo
The Mighty Avengers!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff] (flashback); Colonel Ling (first appearance, flashback); Doctor Yen (flashback); The Avengers [Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Bill Foster; Diablo [Esteban de Ablo] (villain); Dragon Man (villain); Mister Fantastic (cameo flashback); Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
Hank Pym has gained possession of the android Dragon Man, who was rendered inert since his last fight with the Fantastic Four. As soon as Pym gets the android in his lab, however, Diablo appears, reactivating the android. Dragon Man conquers the Avengers and takes Goliath and the Wasp captive. Continued next issue.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Characters added from Dennis Ray's Error Report Email of Feb. 19. 2005.

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

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

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Order by Mail Specials (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Dollar Bargains / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

American Automative Units Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Coin Collector Specials! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Matt Numiss / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Regency Mail Order / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Shop By Mail (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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

Standard American Suppliers, Inc. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Precise Publications Book & Dummy / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

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

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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
Don Heck (illustrations)
Inks
George Roussos (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Namor the Sub-Mariner
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from Christopher Dougherty, John Hiltz, Judy Axelrod, L. J. Johnson, Richard Drillich, Kenneth Bates, and Steven Risser.

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

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Let Sleeping Dragons Lie!
    The Avengers
  2. 1. Treasure Chest of Fun
    Honor House Products
  3. 2. Let Sleeping Dragons Lie!
    The Avengers
  4. 3. ["More Marvel masterpieces…"]
    Fantastic Four; Spider-Man
  5. 4. ["Fellows! Here’s a swell way to make lots of money and win prizes too!"]
    Grit Newspaper
  6. 5. Order by Mail Specials
    Dollar Bargains
  7. 6. ["Now! 30 days of driving on a single tank of gas!"]
    American Automative Units Inc.
  8. 7. Coin Collector Specials!
    Matt Numiss
  9. 8. ["48” talking monster from outer space"]
    Regency Mail Order
  10. 9. Shop By Mail
  11. 10. ["See with new miracle X-Ray Specs"]
    Standard American Suppliers, Inc.
  12. 11. ["I’ll make you a master of karate"]
    Precise Publications Book & Dummy
  13. 12. ["More mixed-up madness from Marvel’s mighty masters of mysticism, magnificence, and misinformation!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  14. 13. ["Marvel super-hero T-shirts"]
  15. 14. ["Hang loose, frantic ones…"]
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Avengers Assemble!
  17. 16. ["Let me show you too, how to make yourself astronaut-tough"]
    American Body Building Club
  18. 17. ["3 complete fishing outfits"]
    Niresk Industries, Inc.
  19. 18. ["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
    Famous Artists Schools
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