The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #40 [Regular Edition]

Volume: 1

Price: 0.12 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1967-03-14

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

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Suddenly... The Sub-Mariner!

(Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Don Heck (sourced)
Inks:	Don Heck ? (sourced) George Roussos ? (sourced)
Colors:	Stan Goldberg ?
Letters:	Sam Rosen (sourced)

Genre:superhero

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

The Avengers

Hercules
Sub-Mariner. [Namor]

Reprints (11)

in The Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) #2 (2015) [1/4 page], #2 [Second Edition] (2023)

Indexer Notes

Heck inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer and The Official Marvel Index to the Avengers (Marvel, 1994 series) #1 credited George Roussos.

This issue has 1 variant

#40 [British]

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 The Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury 20, Conn.

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from 1967 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed]

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Don Bolander Career Institute Booklet / advertisement / 1 page

Suddenly... the Sub-Mariner!

(Table of Contents: 2)

The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages

Script:	Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils:	Don Heck (credited)
Inks:	George Roussos (credited as George Bell)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Sam Rosen

Genre:superhero

Feature Logo:The Mighty Avengers!
Keywords:Aero-Car; Arizona; Atlantic Ocean; Atlantis; Avengers Mansion; Captain America's Shield; Caribbean Sea; Cosmic Cube; Hawkeye's Trick Arrows; Manhattan; New York City; nuclear submarine; Pacific Ocean; Puerto Nuevo; Subterranea

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

The Avengers

S.H.I.E.L.D.

Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]
(supporting)

Captain America [Steve Rogers]
(guest)
Hercules
(guest)
Lord Vashti
(guest)
Mole Man [Harvey Elder]
(villain)
Thunderbolt Ross
(guest)
Sub-Mariner. [Namor]
(guest)

Amalga-Beast; Moloids; Atlanteans

Reprints (15)

Indexer Notes

With the Sub-Mariner.

[no title indexed]

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

Polaris Nuclear Sub

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Polaris Nuclear Sub / advertisement / 0.5 page

Would You Believe...

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Gag Cards / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]

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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Spy Pen / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]

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Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page

[Stamps; Shop by Mail]

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advertisement / 2 pages

[no title indexed]

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Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page

Dazzling Data, Dizzy Dispatches, and Dangerous Declarations of Rather Dubious Distinction!

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Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page

[no title indexed]

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 14)

Avengers Assemble! / letters page / 2 pages

Script:	Roy Thomas ?
Pencils:	Don Heck (illustration)
Inks:	George Roussos (illustration)
Colors:	? (illustration)
Letters:	typeset

Characters:

Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]

Black Widow

Reprints (2)

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

Indexer Notes

Letters from John Phillips, Wayne Tagemeister, Ken Turner, Dennis Crabtree, Steve Utley, and William Hedrick. Includes M.M.M.S. membership form, and illustration from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #38.

Suddenly... The Sub-Mariner! (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

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

Don Bolander Career Institute Booklet / advertisement / 1 page

Suddenly... the Sub-Mariner! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages

Indexer Notes

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

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

Polaris Nuclear Sub (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Polaris Nuclear Sub / advertisement / 0.5 page

Would You Believe... (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

Gag Cards / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Spy Pen / advertisement / 0.5 page

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

Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page

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

advertisement / 2 pages

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page

Dazzling Data, Dizzy Dispatches, and Dangerous Declarations of Rather Dubious Distinction! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Avengers Assemble! / letters page / 2 pages

Indexer Notes

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

Ward's Formula / advertisement / 1 page

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

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page

Suddenly... The Sub-Mariner!

(Table of Contents)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Suddenly... the Sub-Mariner!

(Table of Contents: 2)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Polaris Nuclear Sub

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Would You Believe...

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

[Stamps; Shop by Mail]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

Dazzling Data, Dizzy Dispatches, and Dangerous Declarations of Rather Dubious Distinction!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

[no title indexed]

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[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 14)

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