The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #42 [Regular Edition]

Volume: 1

Price: 0.12 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1967-05-09

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

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The Plan -- and the Power!

(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 (17)

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

in Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] (Marvel UK, 1979 series) #379 (November 1981)

in Age of Ultron (Marvel, 2013 series) ([November] 2013)

This issue has 1 variant

#42 [British]

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Vista Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: monthly except September, semi-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

The Plan -- and the Power!

(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 as Art Simek)

Genre:superhero

Feature Logo:The Mighty Avengers!
Keywords:Aero-Car; Avengers Mansion; Baxter Building; Black Widow's Gauntlets; Captain America's Shield; Carpathian Mountains; Dyna-Disk; Far East; Hawkeye's Trick Arrows; Manhattan; Midtown; New York City; Psychotron; Transylvania

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

The Avengers

Captain America [Steve Rogers]
(featured) (rejoins team)
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]
(guest)
The Thing [Ben Grimm]
(guest)

Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]
(supporting)
Diablo [Esteban Corazón de Ablo]
(villain)
Dragon Man
(villain)
Hercules
(guest)
Colonel Ling
(villain)
Doctor Yen
(villain)

Reprints (19)

in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #78
in Los Vengadores (Ediciones Vértice, 1969 series) #18 ([Febrero] 1971)
in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #50 (27 Febbraio 1973)
in Die ruhmreichen Rächer (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #41 ([August 1976])
in Marvel Triple Action (Marvel, 1972 series) #34 (March 1977) [minus pages 11 and 12]
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) #379 (November 1981) [2 pp. edited out. Pages reprinted in this order: P.1-8, 10, 9, 11-14, 16-17, & 19-20. Black & white.]
in Los Vengadores (Novedades, 1981 series) #42 (17 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 11-13 and 20]
in The Black Widow Strikes Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019) [Pages 11-13 & 20 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

Story continued from previous issue.

On Sale Now!

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Not Brand Echh / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page

Order by Mail Specials

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Dollar Bargains Novelty Items / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]

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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

Government Surplus

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Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 0.5 page

[Shop by Mail]

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advertisement / 2 pages

[no title indexed]

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

[no title indexed]

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Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page

Fabulous Facts and Frivolous Fables for Frantic Fans, Faithful Friends, and Fiendish Foes!

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Bullpen Bulletins; 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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Super Heroes Club Posters / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 15)

Avengers Assemble! / letters page / 2 pages

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

Characters:

The Avengers

Hammerhead
(without a universe)
Hercules

Reprints (2)

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

Indexer Notes

Letters from Gaspar Masana, Charlie Sommer, Bruce Meyer, Jim Pearson, Darryl James, Patrick Janson, and Carlos Pacheco. Includes illustrations from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #39, page 7, 6th panel (Hawkeye), page 10, 2nd panel (Wasp), page 11, 1st panel (Goliath), and page 18, 4th panel (Hercules).

The Plan -- and the Power! (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

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

Honor House Products Novelties / advertisement / 1 page

The Plan -- and the Power! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages

Indexer Notes

On Sale Now! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Not Brand Echh / 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)

Dollar Bargains Novelty Items / 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

Government Surplus (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

Surplus Bargains / 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

Fabulous Facts and Frivolous Fables for Frantic Fans, Faithful Friends, and Fiendish Foes! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

Bullpen Bulletins; 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

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

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page

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

Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 18)

Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page

The Plan -- and the Power!

(Table of Contents)

Treasure Chest of Fun

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

The Plan -- and the Power!

(Table of Contents: 2)

On Sale Now!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Order by Mail Specials

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Coin Collector Specials!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Government Surplus

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

[Shop by Mail]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

Fabulous Facts and Frivolous Fables for Frantic Fans, Faithful Friends, and Fiendish Foes!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 15)

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