The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #41 [Regular Edition]

Volume: 1

Price: 0.12 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1967-04-11

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

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Let Sleeping Dragons Lie!

(Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	John Buscema (sourced)
Inks:	George Roussos (sourced)
Colors:	Stan Goldberg ?
Letters:	Sam Rosen (sourced)

Genre:superhero

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

The Avengers

Reprints (14)

in Los Vengadores (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1965 series) #119 (7 de octubre de 1968)
in Lale [Biblioteka Lale] (Dečje novine, 1964 series) #401 (9. Februar 1972.)
in Die ruhmreichen Rächer (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #40 ([August 1976])
in Marvel Triple Action (Marvel, 1972 series) #33 (January 1977)

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

in Avengers Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #25 - The Gathering (2023)

Indexer Notes

Roussos inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Buscema as possible inker.

This issue has 1 variant

#41 [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.

Treasure Chest of Fun

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Honor House Products Novelties / advertisement / 1 page

Let Sleeping Dragons Lie!

(Table of Contents: 2)

The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages

Script:	Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils:	John Buscema (credited)
Inks:	George Roussos (credited as George Bell)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Artie Simek (credited)

Genre:superhero

Feature Logo:The Mighty Avengers!
Keywords:Avengers Mansion; Black Widow's Gauntlets; Chariot of Hermes; Dayton Building; Far East; Hawkeye's Trick Arrows; Manhattan; New York City; Pym Laboratories

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

The Avengers

Goliath [Hank Pym]
(featured)
Hawkeye [Clint Barton]
(featured)
Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]
(featured)
Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]
(featured)
Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
(featured)

Fantastic Four

Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]
(flashback) (cameo)

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

Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]
(flashback) (supporting)

Diablo [Esteban Corazón de Ablo]
(villain)
Dragon Man
(villain)
Bill Foster
(supporting)
Hercules
(guest)
Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
(flashback) (cameo)
Colonel Ling
(villain) (introduction, flashback)
Doctor Yen
(flashback) (villain)

Synopsis:: Hank Pym has gained possession of the android Dragon Man, who was rendered inert since his last fight with the Fantastic Four. As soon as Pym gets the android in his lab, however, Diablo appears, reactivating the android. Dragon Man conquers the Avengers and takes Goliath and the Wasp captive. Continued next issue.; in Los Vengadores (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1965 series) #119 (7 de octubre de 1968)
in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #78
in Los Vengadores (Ediciones Vértice, 1969 series) #18 ([Febrero] 1971)
in Lale [Biblioteka Lale] (Dečje novine, 1964 series) #401 (9. Februar 1972.)
in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #48 (30 Gennaio 1973)
in Die ruhmreichen Rächer (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #40 ([August 1976])
in Marvel Triple Action (Marvel, 1972 series) #33 (January 1977) [minus 2 pages]
in Submariner (Arédit-Artima, 1976 series) #7 (février 1978) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]
in Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] (Marvel UK, 1979 series) #378 (October 1981)
in Los Vengadores (Novedades, 1981 series) #41 (10 de diciembre de 1981)
in Essential Avengers (Marvel, 1999 series) #2 ([November] 1998) [black and white]
in Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (Marvel, 2003 series) #5 (2005)
in Avengers : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2006 series) #1967 (mai 2009)
in Marvel Gold. Los Vengadores: ¡Unidos en Combate! (Panini España, 2012 series) (Marzo 2012)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (Marvel, 2009 series) #5 (2013)
in The Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) #2 (2015)
in Black Widow Epic Collection (Marvel, 2019 series) #1 - Beware the Black Widow (2019) [pages 1-7]
in The Black Widow Strikes Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019) [Pages 1-7 only.]
in Marvel Visionaries: John Buscema (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
in The Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) #2 [Second Edition] (2023)
in Marvel Origins (Hachette [DE], 2023 series) #71 - Avengers 8 (1967) ([April] 2026)

Indexer Notes

Characters added from Dennis Ray's Error Report Email of Feb. 19. 2005.

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

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page

Order by Mail Specials

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1001 Things You Can Get Free / advertisement / 0.5 page

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G.T. Energy Chambers / advertisement / 1 page

Coin Collector Specials!

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Coin Wholesalers Coins / advertisement / 0.5 page

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48" Talking Monster / advertisement / 0.5 page

Shop by Mail

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advertisement / 2 pages

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"X-Ray" Specs [Glasses] / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page

More Mixed-up Madness from Marvel’s Mighty Masters of Mysticism, Magnificence, and Misinformation!

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

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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Super Heroes Club Posters / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Avengers Assemble! / letters page / 2 pages

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

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

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 Christopher Dougherty, John Hiltz, Judy Axelrod, L. J. Johnson, Richard Drillich, Kenneth Bates, and Steven Risser. Includes illustration from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #38 and #39 (Hawkeye).

Let Sleeping Dragons Lie! (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Treasure Chest of Fun (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Honor House Products Novelties / advertisement / 1 page

Let Sleeping Dragons Lie! (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

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page

Order by Mail Specials (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

1001 Things You Can Get Free / advertisement / 0.5 page

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

G.T. Energy Chambers / advertisement / 1 page

Coin Collector Specials! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Coin Wholesalers Coins / advertisement / 0.5 page

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

48" Talking Monster / advertisement / 0.5 page

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

advertisement / 2 pages

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

"X-Ray" Specs [Glasses] / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page

More Mixed-up Madness from Marvel’s Mighty Masters of Mysticism, Magnificence, and Misinformation! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

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

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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

Super Heroes Club Posters / advertisement / 0.5 page

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

Avengers Assemble! / letters page / 2 pages

Indexer Notes

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American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page

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Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page

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Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page

Let Sleeping Dragons Lie!

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Treasure Chest of Fun

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Let Sleeping Dragons Lie!

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Order by Mail Specials

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Coin Collector Specials!

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[no title indexed]

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Shop by Mail

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[no title indexed]

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[no title indexed]

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More Mixed-up Madness from Marvel’s Mighty Masters of Mysticism, Magnificence, and Misinformation!

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[no title indexed]

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