The Avengers
#53
(June 1968)
Marvel,
1963 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- 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
- Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- Standard Silver Age U.S.; later Standard Modern Age U.S.
- Paper Stock
- Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched (Squarebound #200)
- Publishing Format
- Was Ongoing Series
The Avengers vs. the X-Men!
The Avengers / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- John Buscema
- Inks
- George Tuska
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Goliath [Hank Pym]; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel; Cyclops; Beast; Iceman
- Reprints
-
in Die ruhmreichen Rächer (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #52 ([Januar 1977]) -
in Marvel Triple Action (Marvel, 1972 series) #46 [Regular Edition] (February 1979) which is reprinted - in The Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2012 series) #2 ([March] 2015) [1/4 page]
-
in Los Vengadores (Novedades, 1981 series) #53 (4 de marzo de 1982) - in The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #350 (Early August 1992) [cover]
- in Essential Avengers (Marvel, 1999 series) #3 (2001)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (Marvel, 2003 series) #5 ([August] 2005), #5 ([August] 2005)
- in Essential Classic X-Men (Marvel, 2006 series) #2 (2006)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (Marvel, 2003 series) #6 ([December] 2006)
- in The X-Men Omnibus (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 ([April] 2011)
-
in Marvel Gold. Los Vengadores: ¡Unidos en Combate! (Panini España, 2012 series) (Marzo 2012) - in The Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2012 series) #2 ([March] 2015)
- in L'ère des Comics Marvel 1961-1978 (Taschen, 2017 series) (2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Tuska confirmed as cover inker by Michel Maillot via the GCD Errors list, August 2009. Previously either Buscema or Tuska suggested by Nick Caputo, November, 2003.
In Battle Joined!
The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- John Buscema
- Inks
- George Tuska
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Avengers [Goliath [Hank Pym]; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]]; GUESTS: X-Men [Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel; Cyclops; Beast; Iceman]; VILLAINS: Magneto; Toad; Quicksilver; Scarlet Witch
- Synopsis
- Magneto lures the Avengers to his island base to fight off the invading X-Men. Even after mind controlling the X-Men into hating the Avengers, the two teams outwit Magneto and team up to defeat him.
- Reprints
-
in Fantastic! (IPC, 1967 series) #88 (19 October 1968), #89 (26 October 1968) -
in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #46 (5 octobre 1973) -
in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #65 (9 Ottobre 1973) - in Die ruhmreichen Rächer (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #52 ([Januar 1977])
- in Marvel Triple Action (Marvel, 1972 series) #46 (February 1979) [minus two original pages]
- in Los Vengadores (Novedades, 1981 series) #53 (4 de marzo de 1982)
- in The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #350 (Early August 1992)
- in Marvel Special (Marvel Italia, 1994 series) #15 (Dicembre 1998)
- in Essential Avengers (Marvel, 1999 series) #3 (2001)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (Marvel, 2003 series) #5 ([August] 2005)
- in Essential Classic X-Men (Marvel, 2006 series) #2 (2006)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (Marvel, 2003 series) #6 ([December] 2006)
- in The X-Men Omnibus (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 ([April] 2011)
- in Marvel Gold. Los Vengadores: ¡Unidos en Combate! (Panini España, 2012 series) (Marzo 2012)
- in The Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2012 series) #2 ([March] 2015)
-
Indexer Notes
Story continues from X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #45
The Second Golden Age of Marvel Is Here! (And You Didn't Even Bake a Cake!)
Marvel Bullpen Bulletins / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
[no title indexed]
Avengers Assemble! / letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
- in The Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2012 series) #2 ([March] 2015)
-
Indexer Notes
Letters from Paul Sanford, Ralph Duby, Jr., Peter Levy, Thomas Miller, Blair Benham, Sharon Burke, Tony Isabella (future comics writer), and Kendall Sutton.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Avengers vs. the X-Men!
The Avengers -
1.
In Battle Joined!
The Avengers -
2.
The Second Golden Age of Marvel Is Here! (And You Didn't Even Bake a Cake!)
Marvel Bullpen Bulletins -
3.
[no title indexed]
Avengers Assemble! -
4.
The Greatest Event In The History Of Comic Magazines!
Spider-Man
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