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Issue: The Avengers #37
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Title:
Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Indicia Publisher: Vista Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/08/1966
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Disclose Format
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
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In10
Some/all of Issue reprinted as/in 2 other Issues:
FlagAvengers Epic Collection #2 published January 2016
Disclose Reprinted From0
There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
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Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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To Conquer a Colossus!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
superhero
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FlagLos Vengadores #104 published June 1968
as Conquistar a un coloso [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagLos Vengadores #37 published November 1981
as ¡La conquista del coloso! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagEssential Avengers #2 [1st Edition, 1st Printing] published June 2000
as The Avengers #37 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
Miscellaneous
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Treasure Chest of Fun

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Frankenstein's monster
Throw your voice
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Inside front cover. Ad for a variety of novelty items.
To Conquer a Colossus!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Ultroids
These two are the last to fall.
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FlagLos Vengadores #104 published June 1968
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagIl Mitico Thor #43 published November 1972
as Conquistare un colosso! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMarvel Triple Action #29 [25¢] published May 1976
as To Conquer A Colossus! [Story on Interior Page(s)]minus 2 pages
FlagLos Vengadores #37 published November 1981
as La conquista del coloso [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagEssential Avengers #2 [1st Edition, 1st Printing] published June 2000
as To Conquer a Colossus! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
Miscellaneous
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Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Doctor Doom; The Hulk; The Strange; Doctor Strange; Veritas
More Marvel masterpieces…
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Miscellaneous
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Between story pages 4 and 5.

House ad for Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #60, Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #89, and Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #154 with covers shown and advertised as “now on sale.”
Polaris Nuclear Sub

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Ad for 7-foot play submarine from Honor House Prod. Co. between story pages 4 and 5, located on top half pf page.
[untitled]

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Boy
Boys 12 or older sell Grit in your spare time
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Ad, with response coupon, from Grit Publishing Co. located on lower half of page between story pages 4 and 5.
[untitled]

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Second chance for high school drop-outs to get diplomas
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Ad for the Academy for Home Study between story pages 8 and 9.
[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Norman Rockwell
We’re looking for people who like to draw
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Ad for Famous Artists School between story pages 13 and 14.
Shop by Mail; Stamps

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Various ads for stamps companies and other items. Appears between story pages 16 and 17.
Electronic Computer Brain

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Ad, with order coupon, for Digi Comp I digital computer from Royal Advertising Corp between story pages 16 and 17 on lower half of page.
Shop by Mail; Stamps

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Various ads for stamps companies and other items. Appears between story pages 16 and 17.
[untitled]

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We’ll pay you $10,000 for this Lincoln penny
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Ad for a U.S. coin catalog for $1.00 on top half of page. Sold by Centre Coin Company.
[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Now… fear no man! Don’t be bullied!
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Ad for Master System of oriental fighting arts from Precise Publications. Appears on lower half of page.
Nutty Notes and Nonsensical Name-Dropping, Featuring Naturally Non-essential News of the Nation’s Top Non-entities!

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
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Includes: Items; The Mighty Marvel Checklist; Let's Meet 26 More M.M.M.S. Members!, and an illustration from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #30, page 15, 4th panel.
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Enforcers [The Big Man [Frederick Foswell]; Fancy Dan [Daniel Brito]; Ox [Raymond Bloch]; Montana [Jackson Brice]]; Thor; Ulik; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Wizard; The Wasp; Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]
More Marvel masterpieces…
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Miscellaneous
1
House ad for Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel. 1965 series) #7; Thor (Marvel, 1963 series) #137, and Marvel Tales (Marvel. 1966 series) #7 using reprints of their covers and advertised as “now on sale.”
[untitled]

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typeset
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Letters from: Jack Kelleher, John Pepper, Darryl James, Wesley Cooper, David Sizemore, Steve Neff, and Larry Cummings (as Seymour Forbush); includes M.M.M.S. membership form, and illustrations from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #30.
[untitled]

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200pc. set World War II soldiers
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Ad for toy soldiers and vehicles. Sold by Lucky Products, Inc.
[untitled]

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U.S. government surplus
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Inside back cover. Ad for government surplus items.
[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Spider-Man; Kraven; Hulk; Captain America
Attention all super-hero fans — here are the new Aurora hobby kits you’ve been waiting for!
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Advertisement for Aurora Hobby Kits for Spider-Man (Kit No. 447), Hulk, and Captain America on back cover.

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