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Issue Details

Issue #4
Published January 1971
Frequency monthly except January, semi-monthly
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 68
Editing Stan Lee

Cover Details

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Hulk; Thor; Wasp; Masters of Evil [Radioactive Man; Baron Helmut Zemo; Black Knight [Nathan Garrett]; Melter]
Genre superhero
Pencils Sal Buscema
Inks Sal Buscema

23 page Avengers story "The Invasion of the Lava Men"

Characters Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Giant-man [Hank Pym]; Wasp; Rick Jones; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor; The Hulk; Bruce Banner; Betty Ross; General Ross; Lava Men
Synopsis The Avengers take on their foes to save the world.
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Paul Reinman
Letters Sam Rosen
Notes Character appearances and synopsis from Jason Aydelotte on 11 August 2004.
Reprinted from Avengers, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #5 (May 1964)

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "2 More Triumphs From Marvel"

Script ? (ad copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Advert reproducing covers of SPIDER-MAN SPECIAL #7 and X-MEN KING-SIZE SPECIAL #1. Sequence information from Michel Faber (June 13, 2006).

1 page Avengers cover reprint (on interior page) "THE AVENGERS #1"

Characters Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Ant-Man [Hank Pym]; Hulk; Thor; Wasp; Loki
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Notes Sequence information from Michel Faber (June 13, 2006). Credits from GCD indexes as of June 18, 2006.
Reprinted from Avengers, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #1

1 page Avengers cover reprint (on interior page) "THE AVENGERS #2"

Characters Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Thor; Wasp; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Space Phantom
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Sol Brodsky?
Notes Disputed inker credit--Sol Brodsky per Steve Whitaker, Nick Caputo, and Bob Ford; Frank Giacoia per Carl Gafford; Dick Ayers per the original indexer. Sequence information from Michel Faber (June 13, 2006). Credits from GCD indexes as of June 18, 2006.
Reprinted from Avengers, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #2

1 page Avengers cover reprint (on interior page) "THE AVENGERS #3"

Characters Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]]; Sub-Mariner; Hulk
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Paul Reinman
Notes Sequence information from Michel Faber (June 13, 2006). Credits from GCD indexes as of June 18, 2006.
Reprinted from Avengers, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #3

1 page Avengers cover reprint (on interior page) "THE AVENGERS #4"

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Thor; Wasp; Namor the Sub-Mariner
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks George Roussos
Notes Sequence information from Michel Faber (June 13, 2006). Credits from GCD indexes as of June 18, 2006.
Reprinted from Avengers, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #4

1 page Avengers cover reprint (on interior page) "THE AVENGERS #5"

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Hulk; Thor; Wasp; Lava Men; Rick Jones
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Sol Brodsky?
Notes Disputed inker credit--Sol Brodsky per John Hedegor, Nick Caputo, and Steve Whitaker; Frank Giacoia per Carl Gafford; Chic Stone per the original indexer. Sequence information from Michel Faber (June 13, 2006). Credits from GCD indexes as of June 18, 2006.
Reprinted from Avengers, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #5

1 page Avengers cover reprint (on interior page) "THE AVENGERS #6"

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Hulk; Thor; Wasp; Masters of Evil [Radioactive Man; Baron Helmut Zemo; Black Knight [Nathan Garrett]; Melter]; Rick Jones
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Chic Stone
Notes Sequence information from Michel Faber (June 13, 2006). Credits from GCD indexes as of June 18, 2006.
Reprinted from Avengers, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #6

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Pick A Pair Of Winners From Mighty Marvel!"

Script ? (ad copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Advert reproducing covers of MARVEL'S GREATEST COMICS #29 and THOR KING-SIZE SPECIAL #3 Sequence information from Michel Faber (June 13, 2006).

23 page Avengers story "Masters of Evil"

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Hulk; Thor; Wasp; Masters of Evil [Radioactive Man; Baron Helmut Zemo; Black Knight [Nathan Garrett]; Melter]; Rick Jones
Synopsis The Avengers battle Baron Zemo and his Masters of Evil, with help from the Hulk.
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Chic Stone
Letters Sam Rosen
Notes Character appearances and synopsis from Jason Aydelotte on 11 August 2004.
Reprinted from Avengers, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #6