The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #15

Volume: 1

Price: 0.12 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1965-02-11

Editing: Stan Lee (sourced) (editor); Martin Goodman (credited) (publisher)

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Now, by My Hand, Shall Perish a Villain!

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The Avengers / cover / 1 page

Script:	Stan Lee
Pencils:	Jack Kirby (sourced)
Inks:	Chic Stone (sourced)
Colors:	Stan Goldberg
Letters:	Sam Rosen (sourced)

Genre:superhero

Keywords:Black Knight's Power Lance; Captain America's Shield; Iron Man Armor MK II; Melting Ray MK I; Mjolnir; Zemo's disintegrator pistol

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

The Avengers

Masters of Evil

Elendil

Reprints (15)

Indexer Notes

Previous indexer listed Artie Simek as letterist.

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Vista Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: Printed in the U.S.A. by Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury 20, Conn.

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from 1965 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

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Elbarr Distributors Novelties / advertisement / 1 page

Now, by My Hand, Shall Die a Villain!

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The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages

Script:	Stan Lee (credited) (plot, script) Jack Kirby (sourced) (plot)
Pencils:	Jack Kirby (credited) (layouts) Don Heck (credited) (pencils)
Inks:	Mike Esposito (credited as Mickey Demeo)
Colors:	Stan Goldberg ?
Letters:	Artie Simek (credited)

Genre:superhero

First Line of Dialogue or Text:At last!
Keywords:Amazon Jungle; Avengers Mansion; Baron Zemo's Headquarters; Black Knight's Power Lance; Captain America's Shield; Iron Man Armor MK II; Manhattan; Melting Ray MK I; Mjolnir; New York City; South America; XL-750 Hunter Rocket Plane

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

The Avengers

Captain America [Steve Rogers]
(featured)
Giant-Man [Hank Pym]
(featured)
Iron Man [Tony Stark]
(featured)
Thor [Donald Blake]
(featured)
Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
(featured)

Masters of Evil

Baron Zemo [Heinrich Zemo]
(death) (villain)
Black Knight [Nathan Garrett]
(villain) (rejoins team)
Enchantress [Amora]
(villain)
The Executioner [Skurge]
(villain)
Melter [Bruno Horgan]
(villain) (rejoins team)

Elendil
Franz Gruber
(unnamed)
Rick Jones
(supporting)
Erik Josten
(villain) (unnamed, as one of the Zemo's mercenaries)

Zemo's mercenaries [unnamed ones]; Zemo's slaves [unnamed ones]

Synopsis:: The Avengers battle the Masters of Evil in New York while Captain America trails Zemo to his jungle hideout where the villain has imprisoned Rick Jones. Zemo tries to bring down an avalanche on Cap but the villain is killed instead and the death of Bucky Barnes is finally avenged.; in Los Vengadores (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1965 series) #21 (15 de julio de 1966)
in Terrific! (IPC, 1967 series) #19 (19 August 1967) [Pages 1 to 10 only, black and white.], #20 (26 August 1967) [Pages 11-20 only. 'New' splash page. Black and white.]
in Lale [Biblioteka Lale] (Dečje novine, 1964 series) #232 (29 oktobar 1969.)
in Los Vengadores (Ediciones Vértice, 1969 series) #7 ([Marzo] 1970)
in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #22 (1 Febbraio 1972)
in Marvel Triple Action (Marvel, 1972 series) #9 (February 1973)
in Vengeur (Arédit-Artima, 1972 series) #10 (3ème trimestre 1974) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
in Die ruhmreichen Rächer (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #14 ([Februar 1975])
in Los Vengadores (Novedades, 1981 series) #15 (11 de junio de 1981)
in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #9 ([September] 1989)
in Essential Avengers (Marvel, 1999 series) #1 ([November] 1999) [black and white, inker credited as Mike Esposito in reprint]
in Avengers : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2006 series) #1965 (janvier 2007)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 (2009)
in The Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) #1 (2011)
in Avengers Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 - Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2014)
in Marvel Gold. Los Vengadores (Panini España, 2012 series) #1 (Febrero 2015)
in Marvel Origins (Hachette [DE], 2023 series) #29 - Avengers 3 (1964) ([September] 2024)

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Commercial Trades Institute Courses / advertisement / 1 page

Treasure Chest of Fun

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Honor House Products Novelties / advertisement / 1 page

U.S. Gov't Surplus

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Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Christy Trades School Training / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Estes Rockets / advertisement / 1 page

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Elbarr Distributors Novelties / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Captain America; Doctor Strange; Human Torch; Iron Man; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos; The Thing / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Merry Marvel Marching Society

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Merry Marvel Marching Society / in-house column / 0.3 page

Another Marvel Masterpiece...

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Daredevil / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.7 page

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All About the Avengers / letters page / 2 pages

Script:	Stan Lee
Letters:	typeset

Feature Logo:All About the Avengers [All About on top]

Reprints (1)

in The Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) #1 (2011)

Indexer Notes

Letters from Wayne Voce, Donna Diane, Robert Fall, Jim Dee, Gary Thorne, Jim Coveleski, Neil Lindenbaum, Frank Stokes, Alan Mann, and Kent Thomas; includes The Mighty Marvel Checklist.

Now, by My Hand, Shall Perish a Villain! (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page

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Elbarr Distributors Novelties / advertisement / 1 page

Now, by My Hand, Shall Die a Villain! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages

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Fantastic Four; Giant-Man; Hulk; Spider-Man; Thor / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Commercial Trades Institute Courses / advertisement / 1 page

Treasure Chest of Fun (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

Honor House Products Novelties / advertisement / 1 page

U.S. Gov't Surplus (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Christy Trades School Training / advertisement / 0.5 page

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advertisement / 0.5 page

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Estes Rockets / advertisement / 1 page

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Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Elbarr Distributors Novelties / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Captain America; Doctor Strange; Human Torch; Iron Man; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos; The Thing / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Merry Marvel Marching Society (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

Merry Marvel Marching Society / in-house column / 0.3 page

Another Marvel Masterpiece... (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

Daredevil / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.7 page

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All About the Avengers / letters page / 2 pages

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Mason Shoes and Leather Jackets / advertisement / 1 page

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Yubiwaza System / advertisement / 1 page

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Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page

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The Merry Marvel Marching Society

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Another Marvel Masterpiece...

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