The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #44 [Regular Edition]

Volume: 1

Price: 0.12 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1967-07-11

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

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The Avengers / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	John Buscema (sourced)
Inks:	Vince Colletta (sourced)
Colors:	Stan Goldberg ?
Letters:	Artie Simek (sourced)

Genre:superhero

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

The Avengers

Reprints (16)

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

This issue has 1 variant

#44 [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:

in Avengers Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #3 - Masters of Evil (2017)

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 Valiant Also Die!

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The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages

Script:	Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils:	John Buscema (credited)
Inks:	Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre:superhero

Feature Logo:The Mighty Avengers!
First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hah! To think that one of the accursed Avengers should be captured...
Keywords:Aero-Car; Asia; Black Widow's Gauntlets; Captain America's Shield; Earth Orbit; Hawaii; Hawkeye's Trick Arrows; Psychotron; Soviet Union

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

The Avengers

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

Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]
(supporting)
General Brushov
(death) (villain)
Hercules
(guest)
The Hydra
(hallucination)
Colonel Ling
(death) (villain)
Red Guardian [Alexi Shostakov]
(villain) (apparent death)

Synopsis:: With the Red Guardian as more of the Black Widow's background is shown.; in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #86 ([Februar] 1969)
in Los Vengadores (Ediciones Vértice, 1969 series) #19 ([Marzo] 1971)
in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #52 (27 Marzo 1973) [pages 1-14], #53 (10 Aprile 1973) [pages 15-20]
in Die ruhmreichen Rächer (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #43 ([September 1976])
in Marvel Triple Action (Marvel, 1972 series) #36 (July 1977) [minus 2 pp.]
in Submariner (Arédit-Artima, 1976 series) #8 (avril 1978) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]
in Los Vengadores (Novedades, 1981 series) #44 (31 de diciembre de 1981)
in Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] (Marvel UK, 1979 series) #381 (January 1982) [1 p. edited out]
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)
in The Black Widow Strikes Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
in The Avengers (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (Penguin Random House, 2023 series) (2023)
in The Avengers Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) #2 [Second Edition] (2023)
in Marvel Origins (Hachette [DE], 2023 series) #71 - Avengers 8 (1967) ([April] 2026)

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The Avengers; Daredevil / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game / advertisement / 1 page

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Liftee Height Increase Pads / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page

[Shop By Mail; Stamps]

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Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / 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

A Sagacious Smattering of Scuttlebutt, Scoops, and Space-Wasting Small-Talk!

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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:	John Buscema (illustration)
Inks:	George Roussos (illustration)
Colors:	? (illustration)
Letters:	typeset

Characters:

Hercules

Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Chris Barth, Terry Nielsen, Rick Burns, Tim Thompson, Shirley A. Gorman, Don Markstein, and Steve Smith. Includes M.M.M.S. membership form, and illustration from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #43, page 14, 2nd panel.

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The Avengers / cover / 1 page

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Indexer Notes

Treasure Chest of Fun

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Honor House Products Novelties / advertisement / 1 page

The Valiant Also Die!

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The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages

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The Avengers; Daredevil / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game / advertisement / 1 page

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Liftee Height Increase Pads / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page

[Shop By Mail; Stamps]

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Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / 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

A Sagacious Smattering of Scuttlebutt, Scoops, and Space-Wasting Small-Talk!

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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

Indexer Notes

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204 Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page

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Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page

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Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page

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The Avengers / cover / 1 page

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

Honor House Products Novelties / advertisement / 1 page

The Valiant Also Die! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages

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The Avengers; Daredevil / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game / advertisement / 1 page

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Liftee Height Increase Pads / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page

[Shop By Mail; Stamps] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / 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

A Sagacious Smattering of Scuttlebutt, Scoops, and Space-Wasting Small-Talk! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Indexer Notes

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204 Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page

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Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page

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Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page

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Treasure Chest of Fun

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The Valiant Also Die!

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[Shop By Mail; Stamps]

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A Sagacious Smattering of Scuttlebutt, Scoops, and Space-Wasting Small-Talk!

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