The Avengers #266 [Direct]
(April 1986)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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... And the War's Desolation! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Avengers / comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Script
Roger Stern (credited); Jim Shooter (credited) (additional dialogue)
Pencils
John Buscema (credited) (breakdowns)
Inks
Tom Palmer (credited) (finishes)
Colors
Christie Scheele (credited)
Letters
Jim Novak (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Behold the Silver Surfer! For untold ages, he soared...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [The Black Knight [Dane Whitman] (also in flashback); Captain America [Steve Rogers] (also in flashback); Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau] (also in flashback); Hercules (also in flashback); Namor the Sub-Mariner [Namor] (also in flashback); Wasp [Janet Van Dyne] (also in flashback)]; Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Woman [Susan Storm Richards]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (also in flashback); She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]]; Beyonder (villain, flashback); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (cameo flashback); Molecule Man [Owen Reece] (also in flashback); Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; The Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo flashback); Thor (cameo flashback); Volcana [Marsha Rosenberg] (also in flashback)
Synopsis
The battle with the Beyonder has destroyed a section of the Rockies leaving a huge rip in the Earth's crust which will lead to the planet's destruction in mere hour. The Avengers and the Fantastic Four convince the Molecule Man, with the help of the Silver Surfer, to restore the Rockies and save the Earth.
Reprints
Keywords
Secret Wars II

Indexer Notes

Continued from Secret Wars II (Marvel, 1985 series) #9.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Avengers Assemble! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Wayne Holland, Jeff Mitchell, George O'Malley, Michael Chernecky, Paul Richardsen and Evan Lanctot.

Tell It To Mark Gruenwald Page! (Table of Contents: 3)

Tell It To Mark Gruenwald Page! / letters page / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

A second letters page specifically about Gruenwald edited comics. Letters from: Pat Szabo, Barry Chin, Jerome Walker and Scott Shumaker.

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents: 4)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Thomas Costello (business manager)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Date of filing: October 1, 1985. Average number of copies of each issue during preceding 12 months (net press run): 408,705. Single issue nearest to filing date: 404,687.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Special Epilogue to Secret Wars II
    The Avengers
  2. 1. ... And the War's Desolation!
    The Avengers
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Avengers Assemble!
  4. 3. Tell It To Mark Gruenwald Page!
    Tell It To Mark Gruenwald Page!
  5. 4. Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Max Capp
  • Terry Collier
  • Dan Creel
  • Peter Croome
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Fawzy Partridge
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Mike Verhart