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Issue: Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #6
Publication Date: December 2006
 
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Variant: Regular Edition
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
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On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 6
Pages: 260
ISBN: 0785120793
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Price: $87.95 CAD
$54.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 41 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Joe Quesada (Editor in Chief); Jeff Youngquist (Senior Editor, Special Projects); Cory Sedlmeier (Collection Editor);
Disclose Notes: Reprints The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 Series) #51-58, The Avengers Annual (Marvel, 1967 Series) #2 and X-Men (Marvel, 1963 Series) #45.

Special thanks to Kelly Borkert, Tom Brevoort, Ralph Macchio, Michael Maillot, Roy Thomas and Scott Williams.
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: color
Dimensions: 7.5 in. x 10.25 in.
Paper Stock: glossy
Binding: hardcover with dustjacket
Publishing Format: collected edition
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reprinted 24 times from Content Items in other Issues.
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Cover, Front
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Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Stan Lee (uses signature Excelsior in dustjacket flaps)
John Buscema
Frank Giacoia
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typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Avengers
Early Silver Age and Late Silver Age Avengers [Wasp; Giant Man/Goliath; Hawkeye; Iron Man; Captain America; Thor; Black Panther; Hulk]
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Cover of dustjacket reprints the cover to AVENGERS ANNUAL #2 (Marvel, 1967 series) September 1968. Back cover features nine cover thumbnails of AVENGERS #51-58 and X-Men #45. The dustjacket contains two flaps. The front cover flap is a brief text editorial by Stan Lee basically hyping the book. The back dustjacket flap lists the current Marvel Masterworks catalog titles. Direct Edition UPC located on bottom of this back flap. The front cover is embossed. Printed one sided.
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[untitled]

Filler  on  Interior Page(s)
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Interior front and back cover are blank. Frontispage and Endpage are also blank.
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Title page

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
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Marvel Masterworks Logo atop the Avengers logo with issue numbers in this volume. Roy Thomas and John Buscema listed [as writer and artist].
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Indicia Page

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
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Editorial credits and indicia information. Features the letter "A" taken from the masthead AVENGERS logo, centered above the credits.
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Creator Credits

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
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Source creator credits page listing writers, pencillers, inkers and letterers for the entire reprinted material in this volume.
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The Avengers #57

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Buscema
John Buscema; George Klein ?
Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Black Panther; Goliath; Hawkeye; Wasp; Vision
Reprinting
 
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Cover reprint of THE AVENGERS #57 without the masthead logo and comic book identity. Functions more as a pin-up.
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Marvel Masterworks Contents

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Credits
typeset
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Table of Contents page.
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Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
John Buscema
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Roy Thomas revisits the creation of all issues presented in this volume.
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Each page features a lightly screened background taken from random interior pages from this volume.
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The Avengers #51

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Buscema
Joe Sinnott
Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
?
Stan Lee (original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Hawkeye; Thor; Iron Man; Wasp; Goliath
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FlagThe Avengers #51 published April 1968
was Thor! Iron Man! Plus... the Restored Power of... Goliath! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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In The Clutches of the Collector!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
John Buscema
George Tuska
Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Sam Rosen
Stan Lee (original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Thor; Iron Man; Hawkeye; Wasp; Goliath; The Collector (first appearance); Captain America (cameo); Black Panther (cameo); Hulk (appearance)
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FlagThe Avengers #51 published April 1968
was In the Clutches of...the Collector! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Avengers #52

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Buscema
John Buscema
Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
?
Stan Lee (original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Goliath; Wasp; Hawkeye; Black Panther; Grim Reaper
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FlagThe Avengers #52 published May 1968
was The Grim Reaper! The Man Who Killed the Avengers! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Death Calls For the Arch-Heroes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
John Buscema
Vince Colletta
Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Sam Rosen
Stan Lee (original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Goliath; Wasp; Hawkeye; Black Panther; Grim Reaper; Jasper Sitwell; Natasha Romanoff (cameo); Tony Stark (cameo); Captain America (cameo and flashback); Thor (cameo); Wonder Man (in flashback); Iron Man (in flashback); Hercules (appearance); Quicksilver (appearance); Scarlet Witch (appearance)
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FlagThe Avengers #52 published May 1968
was Death Calls for the Arch-Heroes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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X-Men #45

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Buscema
John Verpoorten
Sno-Cone Digital (color reconstruction)
?
Stan Lee (original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
The X-Men
Cyclops; Quicksilver
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FlagThe X-Men #45 published June 1968
was When Mutants Clash! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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When Mutants Clash!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gary Friedrich
Don Heck (layouts); Werner Roth (pencils)
John Tartaglione
Sno-Cone Digital (color reconstruction)
Sam Rosen
Stan Lee (original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
The X-Men
X-Men [Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Professor X (flashback)]; Quicksilver; Scarlet Witch; Magneto; Toad; The Avengers [Black Panther, Goliath, Wasp, Hawkeye]; Red Raven (flashback)
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FlagThe X-Men #45 published June 1968
was When Mutants Clash! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Avengers #53

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Buscema
George Tuska
Sno-Cone Digital (color reconstruction)
?
Stan Lee (original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
X-Men [Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Marvel Girl]; The Avengers [Black Panther, Goliath, Wasp, Hawkeye]
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FlagThe Avengers #53 published June 1968
was The Avengers vs. the X-Men! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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In Battle Joined!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
John Buscema
George Tuska
Sno-Cone Digital (color reconstruction)
Artie Simek
Stan Lee (original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Avengers [Black Panther [T'Challa]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Beast [Hank McCoy]]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Toad [Mortimer Toynbee]; Magneto
Magneto lures the Avengers to his island base to fight off the invading X-Men. Even after mind controlling the X-Men into hating the Avengers, the two teams outwit Magneto and team up to defeat him.
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FlagThe Avengers #53 published June 1968
was In Battle Joined! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Avengers #54

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Buscema
George Klein
Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
?
Stan Lee (original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
The Black Panther; Hawkeye; Giant-Man; The Black Knight; Aragorn; The Melter; Whirlwind; Klaw; The Radioactive Man
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FlagThe Avengers #54 published July 1968
was The New Masters of Evil! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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...And Deliver Us From The Masters of Evil!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
John Buscema
George Tuska
Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Artie Simek
Stan Lee (original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
The Black Panther; Hawkeye; Giant-Man; The Black Knight; Aragorn; The Melter; Whirlwind; Klaw; The Radioactive Man; Jarvis [The Crimson Cowl]; Thor (in flashback); Iron Man (in flashback); Bill Foster; Ultron-5 (first appearance)
Reprinting
FlagThe Avengers #54 published July 1968
was ...And Deliver Us from - - the Masters of Evil! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Avengers #55

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Buscema
George Roussos
Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Sam Rosen
Stan Lee (original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
The Black Panther; Hawkeye; Giant-Man; The Black Knight; The Melter; Whirlwind; Klaw; The Radioactive Man
Reprinting
FlagThe Avengers #55 published August 1968
was Mayhem Over Manhattan! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Mayhem Over Manhattan!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
John Buscema
George Klein
Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Sam Rosen
Stan Lee (original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
The Black Panther; Hawkeye; Giant-Man; The Black Knight; Aragorn; The Melter; Whirlwind; Klaw; The Radioactive Man; Ultron-5 [Crimson Cowl]; Jarvis
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FlagThe Avengers #55 published August 1968
was Mayhem Over Manhattan! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Filler  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
typeset
Reprinting
 
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1
Segue page that features the capital letter "A" taken from the Avengers masthead logo.
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The Avengers #56

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Buscema
Frank Giacoia
Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
?
Stan Lee (original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Captain America; Bucky Barnes; Hawkeye; Goliath; Black Panther
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FlagThe Avengers #56 published September 1968
was Death Be Not Proud! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Death Be Not Proud!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
John Buscema
George Klein
Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Sam Rosen
Stan Lee (original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Goliath; Wasp; Black Panther; Hawkeye; Captain America; Zemo (from the past); Captain America [Steve Rogers] (from the past); Bucky Barnes (from the past)
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FlagThe Avengers #56 published September 1968
was Death Be Not Proud! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Avengers Annual #2

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Buscema
Frank Giacoia
Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
?
Stan Lee (original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
New Avengers [Wasp; Goliath; Hawkeye; Captain America; Black Panther]; Old Avengers [Wasp; Giant Man; Iron Man; Thor; Hulk]
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FlagThe Avengers Annual #2 published September 1968
was The New Avengers vs. the Old Avengers! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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...And Time The Rushing River...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
Don Heck; Werner Roth
Vince Colletta
Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Joe Rosen
Stan Lee (original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
New Avengers [Wasp; Goliath; Hawkeye; Captain America; Black Panther]; Old Avengers [Wasp; Giant Man; Iron Man; Thor; Hulk]; Scarlet Centurian; ALL IN FLASHBACK: Fantastic Four [The Thing; Human Torch; Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Woman]; Spider-Man; X-Men [Cyclops; Ice Man; Beast; Angel]; Sub-Mariner; Dr. Stephen Strange; Nick Fury; Dum Dumm Dugan; Daredevil; Melter; Zemo; Black Knight; Radioactive Man; Mr. Hyde; Mole Man; Red Ghost; Executioner; Scarlet Witch; Magneto; Sandman; Quicksilver; Enchantress; Red Skull; Dr. Doom; Electro; Mandarin; Doctor Octopus
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FlagThe Avengers Annual #2 published September 1968
was And Time, the Rushing River... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Part 2: The Avengers Must Die!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
Don Heck; Werner Roth
Vince Colletta
Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Joe Rosen
Stan Lee (original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
New Avengers [Wasp; Goliath; Hawkeye; Captain America; Black Panther]; Old Avengers [Wasp; Giant Man; Iron Man; Thor [Dr. Donald Blake]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Scarlet Centurian; Zemo (in flashback); The Watcher (cameo); Rama-Tut (in flashback)
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FlagThe Avengers Annual #2 published September 1968
was The Avengers Must Die! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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HANG LOOSE, HEROES! ...Stan and the Gang

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee (?)
?; John Buscema (Hulk, Captain America, Quicksilver figures)
?; John Buscema (Hulk, Captain America, Quicksilver figures)
Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Hulk; Captain America; Quicksilver; Hercules; Thor; Iron Man; Hawkeye; Giant Man; The Scarlet Witch; The Black Panther; the Wasp
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FlagThe Avengers Annual #2 published September 1968
was HANG LOOSE, HEROES! ...Stan and the Gang [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Avenjerks Assemble

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
John Buscema
Frank Giacoia
Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Artie Simek
Stan Lee (original Editor)
Subject Matter
humorous
Roy Thomas, Don Heck, John Buscema, and Stan Lee in satire.
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FlagThe Avengers Annual #2 published September 1968
was Avenjerks Assemble! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Avengers #57

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Buscema
John Buscema ?; George Klein ?
Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
?
Stan Lee (original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Black Panther; Goliath; Hawkeye; Wasp; Vision
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FlagThe Avengers #57 published October 1968
was Behold...The Vision! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Behold...The Vision!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
John Buscema
George Klein
Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Sam Rosen
Stan Lee (original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Black Panther; Goliath; Hawkeye; Wasp; Vision (first appearance); Ultron-5 (destruction of); Black Widow (cameo)
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FlagThe Avengers #57 published October 1968
was Behold... the Vision! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Avengers #58

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Buscema
John Buscema
Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
?
Stan Lee (original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Black Panther; Goliath; Hawkeye; Captain America; Thor; Iron Man; Vision
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FlagThe Avengers #58 published November 1968
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Even An Android Can Cry

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
John Buscema
George Klein
Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Sam Rosen
Stan Lee (original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Black Panther; Goliath; Hawkeye; Captain America; Thor; Iron Man; Vision; Wasp; NEW & OLD AVENGERS (in flashback): [Giant Man; Wasp; Hulk; Iron Man; Thor; Captain America; Black Panther; Spider-Man; Hercules; Hawkeye; Black Widow; Scarlet Witch; Quicksilver]; Ultron-5 (origin and in flashback); Wonder Man (in flashback); Zemo (in flashback); Executioner (in flashback); Enchantress (in flashback)
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FlagThe Avengers #58 published November 1968
was Even an Android Can Cry [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Marvel Triple Action #47

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko
?
Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers
Black Panther; Goliath; Hawkeye; Black Knight; Aragorn; Melter; Whizzer; Klaw; Radioactive Man
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FlagMarvel Triple Action #47 [Regular] published April 1979
was Deliver Us from the Masters of Evil! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Steve Ditko's reinterpretation of The Avengers #54 cover from the 1979 reprint, Marvel Triple Action.
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Special Bonus [Original Art]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Buscema
Joe Sinnott
None (for original art); Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction for inset cover)
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers #51
Goliath; Hawkeye; Wasp; Thor; Iron Man
Reprinting
 
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Original unedited cover for THE AVENGERS #51. Contains an inset colored cover of the original.
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Special Bonus [Original Art]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Buscema
George Klein
None (for original art); Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction for inset cover)
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers #54
Hawkeye; Black Panther; Goliath; Black Knight; Aragorn; Melter; Whizzer; Klaw; Radioactive Man
Reprinting
 
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Original unedited cover for THE AVENGERS #54. Contains an inset colored cover of the original.
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Special Bonus [Original Art]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Buscema
George Klein
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers #58
Black Panther
A rare glimpse at John Buscema's pencils from this period.
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Photo of John Buscema holding the splash page to issue #58 courtesy of Michael Mailot and Roy Thomas. Features the original art that includes Klein's inks.
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Special Bonus [Original Art]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Buscema (layout); ? (pencils)
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers #51
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Interior layout for page 8 from THE AVENGERS #51 with pencils by an undetermined bullpen member.
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Special Bonus [Original Art]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
John Buscema
George Klein
Sam Rosen; typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers #58
Thor; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Vision; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Iron Man
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Original art for THE AVENGERS #58 page 19
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Special Bonus [Original Art]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
John Buscema
George Klein
Sam Rosen; typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
The Avengers #58
Vision
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Original art for THE AVENGERS #58 page 20.
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Biographies

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Rhett Thomas
typeset
Subject Matter
biography
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Biographies of the following: Roy Thomas, John Buscema, Gary Friedrich, Don Heck and Werner Roth.
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The Marvel Masterworks Library

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
informational
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Detailed listing of the current Masterworks volumes.

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