(March 1969)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except September, semi-monthly
On-sale Date
1969-01-09
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A. by World Color Press, Inc., Sparta, Illinois 62286
Editing
Stan Lee (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

Logo reads "The Mighty Avengers". On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Monarch and the Man-Ape! (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Vision]; Man-Ape [M'Baku]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

New Avengers logo likely by Sam Rosen.

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

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

The Monarch and the Man-Ape! (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
Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The danger is ended!
Feature Logo
The Mighty Avengers!
Genre
superhero
Characters
vengers [Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Vision]; Man-Ape [M'Baku] (introduction); Aragorn; W'Kabi; N'Gamo
Synopsis
When the Black Panther and his fellow Avengers return to Wakanda, they are captured by M'Baku, who plans to kill the Black Panther.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Spotlighting the Black Panther.

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

U.S. School of Music / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Marvel Plastic Pillows; Marvel T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Academy for Home Study / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Littleton Coin Co. Catalog / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Shop by Mail] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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

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

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

Centre Coin Co. Catalog / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

American Circle Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Stan, Roy, and John, Now that you have...
Characters
Avengers [Black Panther [T'Challa]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Vision; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Yellowjacket [Henry Pym]]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from M. Jablonski, Kean Crowe, Bob Thompson, D. A. M. c/o Johnson, Kathleen Bartholomew, and Pete Heerdt; includes “Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.”

[Statement of Ownership] (Table of Contents: 15)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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

Captain America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.75 page (report information)

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

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Monarch and the Man-Ape!
    The Avengers
  2. 1. ["Look what's happening"]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  3. 2. The Monarch and the Man-Ape!
    The Avengers
  4. 3. ["Be the one who “makes’ every party!"]
    U.S. School of Music
  5. 4. ["It's brand new!! Marvel's swingin' inflatable plastic pillows!"]
    Marvel Plastic Pillows; Marvel T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit
  6. 5. ["Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma"]
    Academy for Home Study
  7. 6. ["Boys 12 or older sell Grit in your spare time"]
    Grit Newspaper
  8. 7. ["4 new “finds” for coin collectors"]
    Littleton Coin Co. Catalog
  9. 8. ["Missile tank only $6.98"]
    Honor House Products
  10. 9. ["20 course home study program"]
  11. 10. [Shop by Mail]
  12. 11. ["Fabulous facts and frivolous fables for frantic fans, faithful friends, and fiendish foes!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  13. 12. ["We pay $100.00 for only 59 Lincoln pennies"]
    Centre Coin Co. Catalog
  14. 13. ["Magic world of surprises & mystery"]
    American Circle Products
  15. 14. ["Dear Stan, Roy, and John, Now that you have..."]
    Avengers Assemble!
  16. 15. [Statement of Ownership]
  17. 16. ["Another Marvel masterpiecs"]
    Captain America
  18. 17. ["If you need extra money & you know just 10 people..."]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
  19. 18. ["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
    Famous Artists School
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