(November 1968)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1968-09-10
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 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
John Buscema ?; George Klein ?
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Avengers Assemble...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Donald Blake; Thor Odinson]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Vision]
Reprints

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

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Even an Android Can Cry (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
John Buscema (credited)
Inks
George Klein (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Feature Logo
The Mighty Avengers!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Donald Blake; Thor Odinson]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Vision (origin, joins)]; Hulk [Bruce Banner] (cameo flashback); Quicksilver (cameo flashback); Scarlet Witch (cameo flashback); Black Widow [Natasha Romanova] (cameo flashback); Hercules (cameo flashback); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (cameo flashback); Ultron-5 (origin, cameo flashback); Wonder Man (cameo flashback); Baron Zemo (cameo flashback); Enchantress (cameo flashback); Executioner (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
The Vision asks to become an Avenger and the team agrees once they learn a little bit of his origins.
Reprints

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Marvel Super-Hero T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society membership kit / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Free! Giant Stallion Mural Full Color Masterpiece Free! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Colonial Studios art prints / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

World's Fastest Train (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Cheerios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Hobby Coin Co. Surprise Coin Packet / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Stamps; Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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) /

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

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

H. H. Ward & Co., Inc. formula / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Avengers Assemble! / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Ultron; The Avengers [Captain America; Goliath [Henry Pym]; The Wasp; Hawkeye; Black Panther; Vision]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Kevin Irie, Richard Struempler, Bryant Stavely, Scott Raymond, Achille Di Bacco, Eric Vinicoff, Dave Glass, Lane Bailey, and Bob Laier; includes “Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.”

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

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

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

Creative Card Company Christmas cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["The Avengers Assemble..."]
    The Avengers
  2. 1. ["Look what's happening to the handsome muscular men on Muscle Beach, California!"]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  3. 2. Even an Android Can Cry
    The Avengers
  4. 3. ["Look, fellows!"]
    Grit Newspaper
  5. 4. ["It's brand new!! Marvel's swingin' inflatable plastic pillows!"]
    Marvel Super-Hero T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society membership kit
  6. 5. Free! Giant Stallion Mural Full Color Masterpiece Free!
    Colonial Studios art prints
  7. 6. World's Fastest Train
    Cheerios
  8. 7. ["Collect coins... the hobby road to riches"]
    Hobby Coin Co. Surprise Coin Packet
  9. 8. Stamps; Shop by Mail
  10. 9. Shop by Mail
  11. 10. ["A plethora of pronouncements up for grabs!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  12. 11. ["Must I lose my hair?"]
    H. H. Ward & Co., Inc. formula
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Avengers Assemble!
  14. 13. ["More Marvel masterpieces..."]
    Fantastic Four; Spider-Man
  15. 14. ["Good news for you who want to make extra money easily!"]
    Creative Card Company Christmas cards
  16. 15. ["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
    Famous Artists Schools
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Bruno Andreacchi
  • Chris Boyko
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Ruben Cortes
  • Peter Croome
  • Kauldi Gilibert
  • Merlin Haas
  • Ralf Haring
  • Matthias Hofmann
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Q
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore