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Issue: Essential Avengers #2
Publication Date: June 2000
 
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Variant: 1st Edition, 1st Printing
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 2
Pages: 532
ISBN: 9780785107729
UPC/EAN: 978078510741551495
Price: $21.95 CAD
$14.95 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 57 (28 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Polly Watson (collection editor); Marie Javins (collection editor); Stan Lee (original editor)
Disclose Notes: ISBN-10: 078510772X.
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: Color cover; Black and White Interior
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age US (167mm x 257mm)
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Perfect Bound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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reprinted 54 times from Content Items in other Issues.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Stuart Immonen
Wade Von Grawbadger
Steve Buccellato
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]
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FlagThe Avengers Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby Cover] published February 2012
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[untitled]

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Contains various illustrations.
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The Avengers #25

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Dick Ayers
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
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FlagThe Avengers #25 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1966
was Enter... Dr. Doom! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
 
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Enter...Dr. Doom!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee
Don Heck
Dick Ayers
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
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FlagThe Avengers #25 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1966
was Enter... Dr. Doom! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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The Avengers #26

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Heck
Frank Giacoia
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Attuma
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FlagThe Avengers #26 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1966
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
 
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The Voice of the Wasp!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee
Don Heck
Frank Giacoia [as Frank Ray]
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Attuma
The winsome Wasp flies to New York to warn that the savage Sub-Mariner is bent on its destruction. Enroute she is trapped by Attuma, Namor's arch-foe, who is himself planning the destruction of the surface-dwellers. Jan notifies the Avengers who arrive - sans Hawkeye - and are roundly beaten.
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FlagThe Avengers #26 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1966
was The Voice of the Wasp! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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The Avengers #27

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Don Heck
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]
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FlagThe Avengers #27 [U.S. Cover Price] published April 1966
was Four Against the Flood-Tide! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
 
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Four Against the Floodtide!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee
Don Heck
Frank Giacoia [as Frankie Ray]
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Beetle [Abner Jenkins]; Attuma; Chet Brinkley
Attuma has captured three Avengers and Hawkeye must rescue them, after he defeats the Beetle, who has broken into Avengers Mansion.
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FlagThe Avengers #27 [U.S. Cover Price] published April 1966
was Four Against the Floodtide! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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The Avengers #28

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Frank Giacoia
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]
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FlagThe Avengers #28 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1966
was Among Us Walks... a Goliath! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
 
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Among Us Walks...a Goliath!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee
Don Heck
Frank Giacoia [as Frankie Ray]
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Collector; Beetle [Abner Jenkins]
Giant-Man returns to the line-up, but with a new name, Goliath, and a more limited size-changing power.
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FlagThe Avengers #28 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1966
was Among Us Walks... a Goliath! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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The Avengers #29

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Heck
Frank Giacoia
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]; Power Man [Erik Josten]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]
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FlagThe Avengers #29 [U.S. Cover Price] published June 1966
was This Power Unleashed! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
 
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This Power Unleashed!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee
Don Heck
Frank Giacoia
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Captain American [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]; Power Man [Erik Josten]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]
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FlagThe Avengers #29 [U.S. Cover Price] published June 1966
was This Power Unleashed! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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The Avengers #30

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby; John Romita (see notes)
Frank Giacoia; John Romita (see notes)
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]; Power Man [Erik Josten]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]
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FlagThe Avengers #30 [U.S. Cover Price] published July 1966
was Frenzy in a Far-Off Land! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
 
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Figure under Goliath's arm likely added/altered by John Romita.
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Frenzy in a Far-Off Land!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee
Don Heck
Frank Giacoia
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]; Power Man [Erik Josten]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Hu Chen; Keeper of the Flame
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FlagThe Avengers #30 [U.S. Cover Price] published July 1966
was Frenzy in a Far-Off Land! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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The Avengers #31

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Heck
Don Heck
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]]; Keeper of the Flame
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FlagThe Avengers #31 [U.S. Cover Price] published August 1966
was Never Bug a Giant! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
 
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Never Bug a Giant!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee
Don Heck
Frank Giacoia
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Doctor Anton; Prince Rey; Keeper of the Flame
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FlagThe Avengers #31 [U.S. Cover Price] published August 1966
was Never Bug a Giant! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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The Avengers #32

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Heck
Don Heck
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]
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FlagThe Avengers #32 [U.S. Cover Price] published September 1966
was The Sign of the Serpent! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
 
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The Sign of the Serpent!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee
Don Heck
Don Heck
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Tony Stark; Bill Foster (1st appearance); Colonel Nick Fury; Supreme Serpent
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FlagThe Avengers #32 [U.S. Cover Price] published September 1966
was The Sign of the Serpent! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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The Avengers #33

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Heck; Jack Kirby (alterations)
Don Heck
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Serpent Surpreme
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FlagThe Avengers #33 published October 1966
was To Smash a Serpent! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
 
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Jack Kirby appears to have worked on some of the background figures of Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch and the Sons of the Serpent.
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To Smash a Serpent

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee
Don Heck
Don Heck
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Harrington Byrd; Supreme Serpent [General Chen]
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FlagThe Avengers #33 published October 1966
was To Smash a Serpent [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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The Avengers #34

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Heck
Don Heck
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Living Laser [Arthur Parks]
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FlagThe Avengers #34 published November 1966
was The Living Laser! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
 
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The Living Laser!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee
Don Heck
Don Heck
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Bill Foster; Living Laser [Arthur Parks] (introduction)
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FlagThe Avengers #34 published November 1966
was The Living Laser! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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The Avengers #35

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Heck
Don Heck
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]]; Living Laser [Arthur Parks]
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FlagThe Avengers #35 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1966
was The Light That Failed [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
 
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The Captain America figure on the cover is a Kirby/Giacoia stat from the Captain America story in Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 Series) #84, page 9, panel 1.
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The Light That Failed!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas; Stan Lee (plot)
Don Heck
Don Heck
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Bill Foster; Living Laser [Arthur Parks]
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FlagThe Avengers #35 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1966
was The Light That Failed! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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The Avengers #36

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Heck
Don Heck
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]
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FlagThe Avengers #36 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1967
was The Ultroids Attack! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
 
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The Ultroids Attack!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
Don Heck
Don Heck
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Ixar; Ultroids
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FlagThe Avengers #36 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1967
was The Ultroids Attack! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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The Avengers #37

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Credits
Gil Kane
Gil Kane
Morrie Kuramoto ?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]
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FlagThe Avengers #37 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1967
was To Conquer a Colossus! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
 
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To Conquer a Colossus!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
Don Heck
Don Heck
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Ixar; Ultrana; Ultroids
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FlagThe Avengers #37 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1967
was To Conquer a Colossus! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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The Avengers #38

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gil Kane
Gil Kane
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Enchantress [Amora]
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FlagThe Avengers #38 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1967
was In Our Midst... An Immortal! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
 
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In Our Midst... An Immortal!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
Don Heck
George Roussos [as George Bell]
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Hercules; Enchantress [Amora]; Ares; Nick Fury; Jasper Sitwell; Dum Dum Dugan
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FlagThe Avengers #38 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1967
was In Our Midst... An Immortal! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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The Avengers #39

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Credits
Don Heck
George Roussos
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Avengers [Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Hercules; Mad Thinker; Triumvirate of Terror [Hammerhead [Louis Browning]; Pile-Driver [Jerome Whale]; Thunderboot [Moses Lewton]]
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FlagThe Avengers #39 [U.S. Cover Price] published April 1967
was The Torment and the Triumph! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
 
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The Torment... and the Triumph!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
Don Heck
George Roussos [as George Bell]
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; S.H.I.E.L.D. [Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan; Jasper Sitwell]; Mad Thinker; Triumvirate of Terror [Hammerhead [Louis Browning]; Pile-Driver [Jerome Whale]; Thunderboot [Moses Lewton]]; Mares of Diomedes (flashback)
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FlagThe Avengers #39 [U.S. Cover Price] published April 1967
was The Torment... and the Triumph! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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The Avengers #40

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Heck
Don Heck
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Avengers [Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Sub-Mariner [Namor]
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FlagThe Avengers #40 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1967
was Suddenly... The Sub-Mariner! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
 
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Suddenly... the Sub-Mariner!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
Don Heck
George Roussos [as George Bell]
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Thunderbolt Ross; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Vashti; Mole Man [Harvey Elder]
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FlagThe Avengers #40 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1967
was Suddenly... the Sub-Mariner! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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The Avengers #41

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Buscema
George Roussos
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Avengers [Goliath [Hank Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Diablo [Esteban de Ablo]; Dragon Man
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FlagThe Avengers #41 [U.S. Cover Price] published June 1967
was Let Sleeping Dragons Lie! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
 
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Let Sleeping Dragons Lie!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
John Buscema
George Roussos [as George Bell]
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Bill Foster; Diablo [Esteban de Ablo] Dragon Man; Colonel Ling; Doctor Yen; Mister Fantastic (cameo flashback); Human Torch (cameo flashback)
Hank Pym has gained possession of the android Dragon Man, who was rendered inert since his last fight with the Fantastic Four. As soon as Pym gets the android in his lab, however, Diablo appears, reactivating the android. Dragon Man conquers the Avengers and takes Goliath and the Wasp captive.
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FlagThe Avengers #41 [U.S. Cover Price] published June 1967
was Let Sleeping Dragons Lie! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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The Avengers #42

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Buscema
George Roussos
Artie Simek ?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Avengers [Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Hercules; Dragon Man; Diablo [Esteban de Ablo]
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FlagThe Avengers #42 [U.S. Cover Price] published July 1967
was The Plan -- and the Power! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
 
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The Plan -- and the Power!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
John Buscema
George Roussos [as George Bell]
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Diablo [Esteban de Ablo]; Dragon Man; Colonel Ling; Doctor Yen
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FlagThe Avengers #42 [U.S. Cover Price] published July 1967
was The Plan -- and the Power! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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The Avengers #43

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Buscema
George Roussos
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Red Guardian [Alexei Alanovich Shostakov]
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FlagThe Avengers #43 [U.S. Cover Price] published August 1967
was The Red Guardian! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
 
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Color Him... the Red Guardian!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
John Buscema
George Roussos [as George Bell]
Jerry Feldmann [as Jerry Mann]
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Red Guardian [Alexei Alanovich Shostakov] (introduction); Colonel Ling
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FlagThe Avengers #43 [U.S. Cover Price] published August 1967
was Color Him... the Red Guardian! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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Introduction of the Red Guardian, the Black Widow's husband.
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The Avengers #44

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Credits
John Buscema
Vince Colletta
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Red Guardian [Alexei Alanovich Shostakov]
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FlagThe Avengers #44 [U.S. Cover Price] published September 1967
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
 
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The Valiant Also Die!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
John Buscema
Vince Colletta
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Red Guardian [Alexei Alanovich Shostakov]; Colonel Ling; General Brushov
With the Red Guardian as more of the Black Widow's background is shown.
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FlagThe Avengers #44 [U.S. Cover Price] published September 1967
was The Valiant Also Die! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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Avengers Annual #1

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Buscema; John Romita (alterations)
George Roussos; John Romita (alterations)
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Mandarin; Enchantress [Amora]; Executioner [Skurge]; Living Laser [Arthur Parks]; Power Man [Erik Josten]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]
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FlagThe Avengers Annual #1 published September 1967
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
 
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The Monstrous Master Plan of the Mandarin! [Part 1]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
Don Heck
George Roussos
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Jarvis; Nick Fury; Mandarin; Enchantress [Amora]; Executioner [Skurge]; Living Laser [Arthur Parks]; Power Man [Erik Josten]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]
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FlagThe Avengers Annual #1 published September 1967
was The Monstrous Master Plan of the Mandarin! [Part 1] [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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[The Monstrous Master Plan of the Mandarin!] Part 2: To Perish by the Sword

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
Don Heck
George Roussos
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Goliath [Henry Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Mandarin; Power Man [Erik Josten]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]
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FlagThe Avengers Annual #1 published September 1967
was [The Monstrous Master Plan of the Mandarin!] Part 2: To Perish by the Sword [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and whit
 
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[The Monstrous Master Plan of the Mandarin!] Part 3: Struggle...in a Strange Land!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
Don Heck
George Roussos
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Hercules; Mandarin; Enchantress [Amora]; Executioner [Skurge]
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FlagThe Avengers Annual #1 published September 1967
was [The Monstrous Master Plan of the Mandarin!] Part 3: Struggle...in a Strange Land! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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[The Monstrous Master Plan of the Mandarin!] Part 4: ...And a Monster Shall Stalk the Land!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
Don Heck
George Roussos
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Thor [Donald Blake]]; Mandarin; Living Laser [Arthur Parks]; Ultimo
Reprinting
FlagThe Avengers Annual #1 published September 1967
was [The Monstrous Master Plan of the Mandarin!] Part 4: ...And a Monster Shall Stalk the Land! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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[The Monstrous Master Plan of the Mandarin!] Part 5: Showdown in Space!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
Don Heck
George Roussos
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Hercules; Mandarin
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FlagThe Avengers Annual #1 published September 1967
was [The Monstrous Master Plan of the Mandarin!] Part 5: Showdown in Space! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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More Than Meets the Eye!

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
Don Heck
George Roussos
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
Avengers
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FlagThe Avengers Annual #1 published September 1967
was More Than Meets the Eye! [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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Cutaway view of Avengers mansion.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
Don Heck
George Roussos
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
Hercules
Hercules
Preeeesenting: the unconquerable Hercules!
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FlagThe Avengers Annual #1 published September 1967
was [untitled] [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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The Original Avengers and the New Avengers

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
Don Heck
George Roussos
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]]
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FlagThe Avengers Annual #1 published September 1967
was The Original Avengers and the New Avengers [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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Illustration of the original and new Avengers.
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The Avengers #45

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Buscema
Vince Colletta
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Hercules; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Super-Adaptoid
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FlagThe Avengers #45 [U.S. Cover Price] published October 1967
was Blitzkrieg in Central Park! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
 
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1
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Blitzkrieg in Central Park!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
Don Heck
Vince Colletta
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Hercules; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Super-Adaptoid
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FlagThe Avengers #45 [U.S. Cover Price] published October 1967
was Blitzkrieg in Central Park! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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Hercules becomes an Avenger.
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The Avengers #46

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Buscema
John Buscema
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Hercules; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Whirlwind [David Cannon]
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FlagThe Avengers #46 published November 1967
was The Agony and the Anthill! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
 
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The Agony and the Anthill!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
John Buscema
Vince Colletta
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
The Mighty Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Hercules; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Natasha Romanoff [Black Widow]; VILLAIN: Whirlwind [David Cannon]
Whirlwind breaks into Avengers Mansion to kill Goliath.
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FlagThe Avengers #46 published November 1967
was The Agony and the Anthill! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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The Human Top changes his name to Whirlwind.
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The Man in the Ant Hill!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)
Jack Kirby
Dick Ayers
John Duffy ?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Henry Pym [Ant-Man] (introduction, origin)
Henry Pym invents a shrinking serum, but is trapped in an ant hill when he tests it. He is attacked by several ants, but one of them helps him escape and restore his ordinary size. He destroys the serum because it is too dangerous.
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FlagTales to Astonish #27 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1962
was The Man in the Ant Hill! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
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7
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Back Cover

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stuart Immonen
Wade Von Grawbadger
Steve Buccellato
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Dragon Man
Reprinting
FlagThe Avengers Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby Cover] published February 2012
as Essential Avengers #2 Back Cover [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]1/4 page
 
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