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40May 1967
$0.12

The Avengers #40

Marvel · May 1967 · on sale 1967-03-14

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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#40
Publication date
May 1967
Key date
1967-05-00
On-sale date
1967-03-14
Indicia publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Suddenly... The Sub-Mariner!cover1pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck, George Roussos; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenClint Barton, Goliath, Hawkeye, Hercules, Namor, Sub-Mariner, Hank Pym, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp
2Suddenly... the Sub-Mariner!comic story20script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Don Heck; inks: George Bell; letters: Sam RosenBlack Widow, Natasha Romanoff, Clint Barton, Captain America, Harvey Elder, Goliath, Hawkeye, Hercules, Vashti, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Mole Man, Namor, Sub-Mariner
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, John Romita; inks: Joe Sinnott, John Romita; letters: Sam RosenFantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Blastaar; Sandman; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Kraven [Sergei Kravinoff]; Vulture [Blackie Drago]
11Dazzling Data, Dizzy Dispatches, and Dangerous Declarations of Rather Dubious Distinction!in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Don Heck; inks: George RoussosMr. Fantastic; the Thing
12-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: ? (ad copy)
13-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: ? (ad copy)
14-letters page2script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Don Heck; inks: George RoussosBlack Widow, Natasha Romanoff

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Triple Action #321976On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #2
ISBN 0-7851-0741-X
1998On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #4
ISBN 978-0-7851-6360-2
2012On eBay ›

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