The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #33

Volume: 1

Price: 0.12 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1966-08-09

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

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To Smash a Serpent!

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The Avengers / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Don Heck (sourced) Jack Kirby (see notes)
Inks:	Don Heck (sourced)
Colors:	Stan Goldberg
Letters:	Sam Rosen (sourced)

Genre:superhero

Keywords:Captain America's Shield

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

The Avengers

Sons of the Serpent

Supreme Serpent [Tai Chen]

Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]

Sons of the Serpent [unnamed members]

Reprints (11)

in The Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) #2 (2015) [1/4 page], #2 [Second Edition] (2023)
in Marvel Origins (Hachette [DE], 2023 series) #62 - Avengers 7 (1966) ([Dezember] 2025)

Indexer Notes

Jack Kirby appears to have redrawn much of the background figures including Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch and the Sons of the Serpent. Info per Nick Caputo, August 2012.

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 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

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American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page

To Smash a Serpent

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The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages

Script:	Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils:	Don Heck (credited)
Inks:	Don Heck (credited)
Colors:	Stan Goldberg
Letters:	Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)

Genre:superhero

Feature Logo:The Mighty Avengers!
Keywords:Avengers Mansion; Black Widow's Gauntlets; Captain America's Shield; Hank Pym's laboratory; Hawkeye's Trick Arrows; jet-stream cruiser; Manhattan; New York City; Serpent Staff; Sons of the Serpent's Flying Headquarters; United Nations Building

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

The Avengers

Captain America [Steve Rogers]
(featured)
Goliath [Hank Pym]
(featured)
Hawkeye [Clint Barton]
(featured)
Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
(featured)

Sons of the Serpent

Supreme Serpent [Tai Chen]
(villain)

Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]
(supporting)
Senator Harrington Byrd
(guest)
Bill Foster
(supporting)

Sons of the Serpent [unnamed members, one of them impersonates Captain America] (villain); United Nations unnamed diplomats

Reprints (20)

in Los Vengadores (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1965 series) #88 (10 de febrero de 1968)
in Fantastic! (IPC, 1967 series) #66 (18 May 1968) [pages 1-8], #67 (25 May 1968) [pages 9-20]
in Los Vengadores (Ediciones Vértice, 1969 series) #14 ([Octubre] 1970)
in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #40 (10 Ottobre 1972) [pages 1-11], #41 (24 Ottobre 1972) [pages 12-20]
in The Avengers (Marvel UK, 1973 series) #32 (May 1974)
in Marvel Triple Action (Marvel, 1972 series) #25 (September 1975) [minus two pages from the original]
in Die ruhmreichen Rächer (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #32 ([April 1976])
in Eks almanah (Dečje novine, 1975 series) #59 (31. Mart 1977.)
in Submariner (Arédit-Artima, 1976 series) #3 (avril 1977) [N&B [B&W]]
in Los Vengadores (Novedades, 1981 series) #33 (8 de octubre de 1981)
in Essential Avengers (Marvel, 1999 series) #2 ([November] 1998) [black and white]
in Avengers : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2006 series) #1966 (janvier 2008)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (Marvel, 2009 series) #4 (2012)
in The Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) #2 (2015)
in Black Widow Epic Collection (Marvel, 2019 series) #1 - Beware the Black Widow (2019) [pages 17-20]
in The Black Widow Strikes Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019) [Pages 17-20 only]
in The Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) #2 [Second Edition] (2023)
in Marvel Origins (Hachette [DE], 2023 series) #50 - Avengers 6 (1966) ([Juli] 2025)

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Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page

U.S. Gov't Surplus

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Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 0.5 page

Do You Need Extra Money?

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Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page

See the New Super Heroes

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CBS Saturday Cartoons / comics-form advertising / 2 pages

The Green Beret

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Royal Advertising Novelties / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page

[Shop by Mail]

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advertisement / 1 page

[Shop by Mail; Stamps]

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advertisement / 1 page

Sensational Secrets and Incredible Inside Information, Guilelessly Guaranteed to Avail You Naught!

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Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page

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Captain America; Hulk; Iron Man; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Thor / advertisement / 1 page

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Avengers Assemble! / letters page / 2 pages

Script:	Stan Lee
Pencils:	Jack Kirby (Captain America illustration) Don Heck (Avengers illustration) ? (Thing illustration)
Inks:	Frank Giacoia (illustrations) ? (Thing illustration)
Colors:	? (illustrations)
Letters:	? typeset

Characters:

The Avengers

Goliath [Hank Pym]
Hawkeye [Clint Barton]

Reprints (2)

in The Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) #2 (2015), #2 [Second Edition] (2023)

Indexer Notes

Letters from John Kusske Jr., Jimmy Sartoris Jr., Rudy Espinosa, Bob Barnett, Gary Robinson, Thomas L. Chaffee, and Peter von Sholly; includes M.M.M.S. membership form, and illustrations from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #82, page 4, 4th panel (Captain America), The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #31, page 4, 3rd panel (Goliath), #30, page 19, 5th panel (Hawkeye and Black Widow).

To Smash a Serpent!

(Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

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American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page

To Smash a Serpent

(Table of Contents: 2)

The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages

[no title indexed]

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Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page

U.S. Gov't Surplus

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Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 0.5 page

Do You Need Extra Money?

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Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page

See the New Super Heroes

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CBS Saturday Cartoons / comics-form advertising / 2 pages

The Green Beret

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Royal Advertising Novelties / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page

[Shop by Mail]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

advertisement / 1 page

[Shop by Mail; Stamps]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

advertisement / 1 page

Sensational Secrets and Incredible Inside Information, Guilelessly Guaranteed to Avail You Naught!

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Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page

[no title indexed]

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Captain America; Hulk; Iron Man; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Thor / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]

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Avengers Assemble! / letters page / 2 pages

Indexer Notes

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 1 page

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American Basic Science Labs / advertisement / 1 page

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Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page

To Smash a Serpent! (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page

To Smash a Serpent (Table of Contents: 2)

The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page

U.S. Gov't Surplus (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 0.5 page

Do You Need Extra Money? (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page

See the New Super Heroes (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

CBS Saturday Cartoons / comics-form advertising / 2 pages

The Green Beret (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Royal Advertising Novelties / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page

[Shop by Mail] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

advertisement / 1 page

[Shop by Mail; Stamps] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

advertisement / 1 page

Sensational Secrets and Incredible Inside Information, Guilelessly Guaranteed to Avail You Naught! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

Captain America; Hulk; Iron Man; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Thor / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Avengers Assemble! / letters page / 2 pages

Indexer Notes

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

American Basic Science Labs / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page

To Smash a Serpent!

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[no title indexed]

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To Smash a Serpent

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[no title indexed]

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U.S. Gov't Surplus

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Do You Need Extra Money?

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

See the New Super Heroes

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

The Green Beret

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

[Shop by Mail]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

[Shop by Mail; Stamps]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

Sensational Secrets and Incredible Inside Information, Guilelessly Guaranteed to Avail You Naught!

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[no title indexed]

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