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Issue: The Avengers #79
Publication Date: August 1970
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Issues: #79 of 402 Issues (913 Printings)
Title:
Is Variant Variant: UK Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: Magazine Management Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: 12.0 pence GBQ 0-1-0
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.; later standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #200)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Lo! The Lethal Legion!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Avengers [Black Panther [T'Challa]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Lethal Legion [Grim Reaper [Eric Williams]; Man-Ape [M'Baku]; Living Laser [Arthur Parks]; Power Man [Erik Josten]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]]
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First Line: 400 crazy labels
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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad for various novelty items from the Johnson Smith Company.
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Lo! The Lethal Legion!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Avengers [Black Panther [T'Challa]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Clint Barton]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Vision]; Monica Lynne; Lethal Legion [Grim Reaper [Eric Williams]; Man-Ape [M'Baku]; Living Laser [Arthur Parks]; Power Man [Erik Josten]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]]
First Line: Hail, Avengers! Wherefore have Thor and Iron Man been summoned into thy midst?
Synopsis: The Avengers invade the lair of the Lethal Legion to rescue the Black Panther.
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Pages: 19
Job Number: 333-Z
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Snoopy Strikes Again!

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Snoopy
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Character(s): Spider-Man
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Character(s): The Silver Surfer; Galactus; The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; The Invisible Girl; The Thing; The Human Torch]
First Line: Marvelmania super-hero posters
Synopsis: Ad for posters from Marvelmania. Features two images by Jack Kirby (signed) of the Silver Surfer & Galactus and the Fantastic Four.
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First Line: Famous name prizes or cash...from Olympic
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Disclose Notes: Ad for Olympic Sales Club, Inc. soliciting salespeople for greeting cards.
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Character(s): Joe Weider
First Line: Tired of being ‘skinny’?
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First Line: Comic books for sale.
Synopsis: Miscellaneous ads from various dealers. Includes ads for stamps, novelty items, and back-issue comic books
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First Line: We sell Giant 40 page comic catalog We buy
Synopsis: Miscellaneous ads from various dealers. Includes ads for novelty items, and back-issue comic books
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First Line: Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma
Synopsis: Send for free booklet on how to finish high school at home.
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First Line: Now... save almost 50% on the hit records you want!
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First Line: Big! Model rockets supply catalog
Synopsis: Miscellaneous ads from various dealers. Includes ads for stamps, novelty items, and back-issue comic books
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First Line: Boys 12 or older sell Grit in your spare time
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First Line: Lesson one: how to fill a page when you've nothing to say
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Disclose Notes: Includes: Stan's Soapbox; Items
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Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Conan the Barbarian
First Line: The comic-mag event of the ‘70’s!!
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Disclose Notes: House ad for Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 Series), with two spot illustrations, and advertised as "On Sale Soon!".
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Character(s): Norman Rockwell
First Line: We're looking for people who like to draw
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Feature(s): American Basic Science Club, Inc.
First Line: America's greatest values in science labs and courses!
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Ad for the American Basic Science Club, Inc.
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First Line: If you need extra money & you know just 10 people...
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Disclose Notes: Back cover. Ad to sell greeting cards to earn money.

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