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20September 1965
$0.12

The Avengers #20

Marvel · September 1965 · on sale 1965-07-08

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Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#20
Publication date
September 1965
Key date
1965-09-00
On-sale date
1965-07-08
Indicia publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Vengeance Is Ours!cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenClint Barton, Captain America, Jacques Duquesne, Hawkeye, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Quicksilver, Steve Rogers, Scarlet Witch, Swordsman
2Vengeance Is Ours!comic story20script: Stan Lee; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Wallace Wood; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekClint Barton, Captain America, Jacques Duquesne, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Gene Kahn, Mandarin, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Quicksilver, Steve Rogers, Scarlet Witch, Tony Stark, Swordsman
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko; inks: Vince Colletta, Mike Esposito, Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenFantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Spider-Man; Scorpion; Captain America; Bucky Barnes
12-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Dick Ayers; inks: Mike Esposito, Steve Ditko, Sol Brodsky, Dick Ayers; letters: Sam Rosen, Artie SimekFantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Avengers [Thor; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van D
13-in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack KirbyClint Barton, Captain America, Ben Grimm, Hawkeye, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Quicksilver, Steve Rogers, Scarlet Witch, The Thing
14-letters page2script: Stan Lee

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 10d [0-0-10 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Triple Action #141973On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #9
ISBN 0-87135-595-7
1989On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #1
ISBN 0-7851-0701-0
1999On eBay ›

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