The Avengers #3

(October 6, 1973)

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Masters of Evil! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Avengers / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Chic Stone (credited)

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Rick Jones; Teen Brigade; Pate-Pot Pete [Peter Petruski]; Masters of Evil [Baron Zemo [Heinrich Zemo] (introduction); Radioactive Man [Chen Lu]; Melter [Bruno Hogan]; Black Knight [Nathan Garrett]]

Synopsis

An old enemy of Captain America's (Baron Zemo) assembles a team of super-villains to battle the Avengers.

Reprints

• from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #6 (July 1964) [black & white]

Letters (Table of Contents: 3)

letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Also includes 1 column editorial 'From the Bullpen to You'.

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Face-to-Face with the Magic of Baron Mordo! (Table of Contents: 6)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Ditko (plot); Stan Lee (credited) (script)

Pencils

Steve Ditko (credited)

Inks

Steve Ditko (credited)

Letters

Terry Szenics (credited)

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Baron Mordo [Karl Amadeus Mordo] (introduction) ; Hamir (introduction, unnamed); Ancient One [Yao] (called "the Master")

Synopsis

In his castle in Europe, Baron Mordo plots to steal the secrets of his former master, The Ancient One. Sending his spirit form to Tibet, he causes Hamir to poison The Ancient One's food. From his NYC sanctum, Strange senses his master's plight, and challenges Mordo to a battle in their spirit forms. After, The Ancient One warns Strange that Mordo will be a danger to them both, as long as he lives.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #111 (August 1963) [black & white]

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Meet the Avengers (Table of Contents: 8)

Captain America / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sal Buscema

Inks

Frank Giacoia

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain America

Reprints

• from Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #154 (October 1972)

Indexer Notes

The main figure from the cover of Captain America (1968) #154, re-edited on to a generic desert background.