(2009)
Marvel,
2009 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 24.99 USD; 27.99 CAD
- Pages
- 252
- On-sale Date
- 2009-05-13
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Publishing Inc.
- Brand
-
Marvel [in horizontal box]
- ISBN
-
978-0-7851-3706-1
- Barcode
- 9780785137061 52499
- Editing
- Cory Sedlmeier (editor)
[no title indexed]
The Avengers / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Thor [Thor Odinson; Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Loki [Loki Laufeyson]
- Reprints
-
from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 [Regular] (September 1963) - in Avengers 1: The Coming of the Avengers! (Marvel, 2012 series) ([April] 2012)
- in Incredible Hulk Epic Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) #1 - Man or Monster? (2016)
- in Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2017 series) #2 (2017)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Fourth Edition] (2023)
-
[Title Page and Credits]
credits, title page / 4 pages
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (illustration)
- Inks
- George Roussos (illustration)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg (illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
Introduction
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages
- Reprints
- from Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #4 ([September] 1988)
-
[no title indexed]
The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek (cover lettering and logo design); Sol Brodsky (logo design)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Loki! Prepare for battle!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Thor [Thor Odinson; Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Loki [Loki Laufeyson]
- Reprints
- from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 [Regular] (September 1963)
-
The Coming of the Avengers!
The Avengers / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Editing
- Stan Lee
- Job Number
- X-337
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The place: Asgard, home of the Norse gods!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Thor [Thor Odinson; Donald Blake]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Hulk [Bruce Banner; Mechano]] (introduction, origin); circus ringmaster; lion tamer; trapeze artists; Bobby; Bobby's mother; Charlie; Captain; Jane Foster; Asgardians [Odin]; Teen Brigade [Rick Jones; William "Willie" Bishop]; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Loki [Loki Laufeyson]; Silent Ones
- Synopsis
- Iron Man, the Hulk, Ant-Man, the Wasp, and Thor join forces to defeat Loki.
- Reprints
- from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 (September 1963)
-
- Keywords
- ants; Asgard; City News (newspaper); elephant; Flight 738; horse; Imperial Palace; Isle of Silence; lions; Old Man of the Sea (mentioned); Rainbow Bridge; Sea of Mist; seal; Tangle Roots; Volcanic Gas Globules; volcano
Indexer Notes
Loki mentions that the "Old Man of the Sea" was based on legends of the Silent Ones, trolls from Asgard.
[no title indexed]
The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Giant-Man! Thor! Look out!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; The Wasp]; The Space Phantom
- Reprints
- from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #2 [Regular Edition] (November 1963)
-
The Avengers Battle the Space Phantom
The Avengers / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Paul Reinman
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee
- Job Number
- X-435
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Where is Ant-Man??
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thor [Don Blake]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; The Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Ant-Man/Giant-Man [Henry Pym]]; The Space Phantom (villain, introduction); Rick Jones; The Teen Brigade
- Synopsis
- The Space Phantom comes to Earth to defeat the Avengers. If he can, then nothing can stop his race from invading Earth.
- Reprints
- from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #2 (November 1963)
-
- Keywords
- Limbo; shape-change
Indexer Notes
Hulk quits the Avengers.
The Hulk and Sub-Mariner vs. the Avengers!
The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Hulk [Bruce Banner]
- Reprints
- from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #3 [Regular Edition] (January 1964)
-
The Avengers Meet... Sub-Mariner!
The Avengers / comic story / 25 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Paul Reinman
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Editing
- Stan Lee
- Job Number
- X-525
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Thor [Don Blake]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; The Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The X-Men [Angel [Warren Worthington III]; The Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]]; Rick Jones; The Teen Brigade; Jane Foster
- Synopsis
- The Avengers feel responsible for the danger the Hulk may cause after he left the team in the previous issue. When they find the green Goliath a battle ensues. The Sub-Mariner learns of the Hulk's presence and after initially fighting each other Namor convinces the Hulk to join forces with him against the Avengers.
- Reprints
- from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #3 (January 1964)
-
Captain America Lives Again!
The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner
- Reprints
- from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #4 [Regular Edition] (March 1964)
-
Captain America Joins... The Avengers!
The Avengers / comic story / 23 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- George Roussos
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee
- Job Number
- X-587
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Step forward, Captain America!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Rick Jones; Teen Brigade; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Atlanteans; a D'Bari; Bucky Barnes (cameo flashback); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (cameo flashback)
- Synopsis
- Namor attacks a group of eskimos and throws their idol into the sea. When the ice melts, the figure trapped within turns out to be Captain America, in suspended animation since the end of World War II. The Avengers rescue Cap and return to New York. An alien figure turns our heroes to stone. When Cap and Rick Jones track him down, the alien agrees to restore the Avengers if they agree to help him recover his broken space ship in return. When doing so, the Avengers are attacked by Namor and his people. The restored spaceship ultimately drives off Namor and his men.
- Reprints
- from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #4 (March 1964)
-
- Keywords
- D'Bari
The Invasion of the Lava Men!
The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky ?; Frank Giacoia ?
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Rick Jones; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Lava Men
- Reprints
- from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #5 [Regular Edition] (May 1964)
-
The Invasion of the Lava Men!
The Avengers / comic story / 23 pages
- Job Number
- X-652
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Rick Jones; Teen Brigade; Jane Foster; Betty Ross; General Thunderbolt Ross; Molto
- Synopsis
- The Avengers take on their 'hottest' foes yet to save the world.
- Reprints
- from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #5 (May 1964)
-
Introducing Zemo! and His Masters of Evil!
The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Rick Jones; Masters of Evil [Baron Zemo [Heinrich Zemo]; Radioactive Man [Chen Lu]; Melter [Bruno Hogan]; Black Knight [Nathan Garrett]]
- Reprints
- from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #6 (July 1964)
-
The Mighty Avengers Meet the Masters of Evil!
The Avengers / comic story / 23 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Chic Stone
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Editing
- Stan Lee
- Job Number
- X-699
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Cap's shield acts as though it's alive!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The 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
- Zemo forms the Masters of Evil to exact revenge against Captain America.
- Reprints
- from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #6 (July 1964)
-
- Keywords
- Adhesive X
Their Darkest Hour!
The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Rick Jones; Masters of Evil [Baron Zemo [Heinrich Zemo]; Enchantress [Amora]; Executioner [Skurge]]
- Reprints
- from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #7 [Regular Edition] (August 1964)
-
Their Darkest Hour!
The Avengers / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Chic Stone
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee
- Job Number
- X-739
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Iron Man! You chose to ignore a call from us six days ago!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Rick Jones; Odin; Loki; Masters of Evil [Baron Zemo [Heinrich Zemo]; Enchantress [Amora]; Executioner [Skurge]]
- Synopsis
- The Enchantress and the Executioner are exiled to Earth, where they become Zemo's new allies against the Avengers. The Enchantress briefly turns Thor against his allies with one of her love spells.
- Reprints
- from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #7 (August 1964)
-
Indexer Notes
Rick Jones briefly appears in Bucky's uniform.
Kang, the Conqueror!
The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Rick Jones; Kang
- Reprints
- from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #8 [Regular Edition] (September 1964)
-
Kang, The Conqueror!
The Avengers / comic story / 21 pages
- Job Number
- X-767
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You're just in time!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Don Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Rick Jones; Teen Brigade; Kang the Conqueror (introduction, villain)
- Synopsis
- Kang appears and demands to be made ruler of the Earth. The Avengers attempt to stop him, but it comes down to Wasp and the Teen Brigade to slow Kang long enough for the rest of the Avengers to free themselves and put an end to Kang's threat.
- Reprints
- from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #8 (September 1964)
-
- Keywords
- time travel
Marvel Proudly Introduces... Wonder Man
The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Wonder Man [Simon Williams]; Masters of Evil [Baron Zemo [Heinrich Zemo]; Enchantress [Amora]; Executioner [Skurge]]
- Reprints
- from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #9 (October 1964)
-
The Coming of the... Wonder Man!
The Avengers / comic story / 21 pages
- Job Number
- X-795
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You won't escape me again, Zemo!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Jane Foster; Teen Brigade; Wonder Man [Simon Williams] (introduction, origin); Masters of Evil [Baron Zemo [Heinrich Zemo]; Enchantress [Amora]; Executioner [Skurge]]
- Synopsis
- Zemo transforms Simon Williams into the super-strong Wonder Man so he can infiltrate the Avengers' ranks. Although betraying Zemo means his death, Wonder Man proves too noble for the villains and saves the Avengers at the cost of his life.
- Reprints
- from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #9 (October 1964)
-
- Keywords
- ionic rays
Indexer Notes
Introduction of death of Wonder Man.
The Avengers Break Up!
The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Immortus
- Reprints
- from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #10 (November 1964)
-
The Avengers Break Up!
The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages
- Job Number
- X-812
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Confound it!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Rick Jones; Teen Brigade (cameo); Masters of Evil [Baron Zemo [Heinrich Zemo]; Enchantress [Amora]; Executioner [Skurge]]; Immortus (introduction); Paul Bunyan; Attila; Goliath (Biblical); Merlin; Hercules (Roman)
- Synopsis
- Immortus appears before the Masters of Evil and demands to join them against the Avengers, using his control of the realm of Limbo to summon other powerful people from past ages to help them.
- Reprints
- from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #10 (November 1964)
-
- Keywords
- Limbo; time travel; Tower of London
The One and Only "Cap"
A Marvel Masterwork Pin-up / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain America [Steve Rogers]
- Reprints
- from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #10 (November 1964)
-
[Avengers #4 Cover Original Art]
The Avengers / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner
Editing
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Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
The Avengers -
1.
[Title Page and Credits]
-
2.
Contents
-
3.
Introduction
-
4.
["Loki! Prepare for battle!"]
The Avengers -
5.
The Coming of the Avengers!
The Avengers -
6.
["Giant-Man! Thor! Look out!"]
The Avengers -
7.
The Avengers Battle the Space Phantom
The Avengers -
8.
Next Issue...
The Avengers -
9.
The Hulk and Sub-Mariner vs. the Avengers!
The Avengers -
10.
The Avengers Meet... Sub-Mariner!
The Avengers -
11.
Captain America Lives Again!
The Avengers -
12.
Captain America Joins... The Avengers!
The Avengers -
13.
The Invasion of the Lava Men!
The Avengers -
14.
The Invasion of the Lava Men!
The Avengers -
15.
Introducing Zemo! and His Masters of Evil!
The Avengers -
16.
The Mighty Avengers Meet the Masters of Evil!
The Avengers -
17.
Their Darkest Hour!
The Avengers -
18.
Their Darkest Hour!
The Avengers -
19.
Kang, the Conqueror!
The Avengers -
20.
Kang, The Conqueror!
The Avengers -
21.
Marvel Proudly Introduces... Wonder Man
The Avengers -
22.
The Coming of the... Wonder Man!
The Avengers -
23.
The Avengers Break Up!
The Avengers -
24.
The Avengers Break Up!
The Avengers -
25.
The One and Only "Cap"
A Marvel Masterwork Pin-up -
26.
["Look for the newest winner from the Marvel Comics Group!"]
The Avengers -
27.
Don't Miss Another Big One from Marvel!
The Avengers -
28.
72 Big Pages
Strange Tales; The Fantastic Four -
29.
[Avengers #4 Cover Original Art]
The Avengers -
30.
Biographies
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