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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published June 2010
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 3.99 USD
Pages 36
Editing Tom Brevoort; Lauren Sankovitch (associate)

Cover Details

Characters Thor; Iron Man; Ant Man; Wasp; Hulk
Genre super-hero
Pencils Phil Noto (signed)
Inks Phil Noto (signed)
Colors Phil Noto ?

Half page advertisement "Magic Tree House"

Synopsis An advertisement for _Games and Puzzles from the Tree House" from Magic Tree House.
Notes This advertisement is the upper half of the inside front cover.

Half page advertisement "Calendar Mysteries"

Synopsis An advertisement for Ron Roy's "Calendar Mysteries" novels.
Notes This advertisement is the lower half of the inside front cover.

22 page the Avengers story "The Necessary Evil"

Characters Loki; Hulk; Rick Jones; Jane Foster; Thor; Iron Man; Pepper Potts; Wasp; Ant Man
Synopsis Loki tricks the Hulk into destroying a section of train track and manipulates Thor, Iron Man, Ant Man, and the Wasp into confronting Rick Jones and his friends.
Genre super-hero
Script Joe Casey
Pencils Phil Noto
Inks Phil Noto
Colors Phil Noto
Letters RS; Albert Deschesne [as Comicraft's Albert Deschesne]
Notes This story is based on the story in Avengers, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #1.

1 page advertisement "Marvel Studios Iron Man 2"

Synopsis An advertisement for Kotobukiya's Iron Man stautettes.
Notes This advertisement is between pages 4 and 5 of the Avengers story.

Half page advertisement "Marvel Spider-Sense Spider-Man"

Synopsis An advertisement for Sherwood's candy products, featuring Spider-Man.
Notes This advertisement is on the upper half of the page between page 7 of the Avengers story and the Marvel Super Hero Squad promotional.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "You really shouldn't have made them angry!"

Synopsis An in-house promotional advertisement for Marvel Super Hero Squad (Marvel, 2010 series) #5.
Notes This advertisement is on the lower half of the page between the Sherwood candy advertisement and page 8 of the Avengers story.

1 page advertisement "Big. Bad."

Synopsis An advertisement for Sandy Lion's Marvel Extreme decals, featuring licensed Marvel characters.
Notes This advertisement is between pages 10 and 11 of the Avengers story.

1 page advertisement "The ultimate action figures are finally here."

Synopsis An advertisement for Jakks Pacific's UFC action figures.
Notes This advertisement is between pages 11 and 12 of the Avengers story.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Want a Free Comic Book?"

Synopsis An in-house promotional advertisement touting Marvel's participation in 2010's Free Comic Book Day.
Notes This advertisement is between pages 15 and 16 of the Avengers story.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "A library of adventure for all to enjoy!"

Synopsis An in-house promotional advertisement for various Marvel reprint collections.
Notes This advertisement is between pages 17 and 18 of the Avengers story.

1 page advertisement "The Con Chicago Needs, the Con You Deserve!"

Synopsis An advertisement for the 2010 Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo.
Notes This advertisement is between pages 18 and 19 of the Avengers story.

1 page advertisement "Limited Edition Iron Man Prop Costume Auction Catalog"

Synopsis An advertisement for Propworx _Iron Man Prop & Costume Auction Catalog_.
Notes This advertisement is between pages 19 and 20 of the Avengers story.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Spider-Man Adventures"

Synopsis An in-house promotional advertisement for Spider-Man Adventures (Marvel, 2010 series) #1.
Notes This advertisement is between pages 20 and 21 of the Avengers story.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Next Issue"

Synopsis An in-house promotional advertisement for Avengers: The Origin (Marvel, 2010 series) #2.
Notes This advertisement follows the final page of the Avengers story.

1 page advertisement "Iron Man 2"

Synopsis An advertisement for Jay Franco's children's bedclothes, featuring Iron Man.
Notes inside back cover

1 page advertisement "One part typical teen. One part awesome boogie pack."

Synopsis An advertisement for Cartoon Networks' animated television program, "Generator Rex."
Notes back cover.