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The Avengers, #63 British

Published: April 1969

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The Avengers #63

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Issue Contents:
And in This Corner Goliath
1 page superhero
Characters
Credits
Story 1 1 page

"Famous name prizes or cash... from Olympic"

Story Notes

Inside front cover. Ad for Olympic Sales Club, Inc.

And in This Corner... Goliath!
Story 2 20 pages superhero

"A guided missile -- zeroing in on the Avengers Mansion!"

Storyline

Hawkeye becomes the new Goliath. Yellowjacket and the Wasp return to active duty. Vs. Egghead, the Thinker and the Puppet Master.

Characters
Credits
Story Notes

Continuing Roy Thomas's revamp of the Avengers line-up.

Story 3 1 page

"Look, fellows!"

Story Notes

Recruitment ad for sales people for Grit newspaper, between story pages 3 and 4.

Featuring Marvel Collectors' Item Classics

Story 4 0 pages superhero

"Two more triumphs for Marvel..!"

Credits
Story Notes

House ad for Silver Surfer (Marvel, 1968 series) #5 (April 1969) and Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #20, (April 1969), both advertised as "Now On Sale!". Promo located between Pages 6 and 7 of the story, on upper half of page.

Featuring Marvel Plastic Pillows; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit

Story 5 1 page

"It's brand new!! Marvel's swingin' inflatable plastic pillows!"

Characters
  • Spider-Man
  • Thor
  • Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]
Story Notes

Advertisement for Spider-Man and Thor plastic pillows for $1.50 each and the Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit for $1.00 each. Located between story pages 6 and 7, on lower half of page.

The Race to Danger
Story 6 1 page
Characters
  • Bobby
  • Jim Driscoll
Story Notes

Between story pages 6 and 7. Comics ad for Lee Leens pants from H.D. Lee Company, Inc..

Story 7 1 page

"Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma"

Storyline

Send for free booklet on how to finish high school at home.

Story Notes

Between story pages 9 and 10.

Story 8 1 page

"Hand control stunt flying plane"

Story Notes

Thumbnail ads for stamps and novelty items, between story pages 15 and 16.

Story 9 1 page

"‘Check the kind of body you want ...and I’ll show you how easily you can have it’ - Charles Atlas"

Characters
  • Charles Atlas (photograph)
Story Notes

Thumbnail ads for stamps and novelty items, between story pages 18 and 19.

Shop by Mail
Story 10 1 page

"These 3 big drafting kits given to you"

Story Notes

Thumbnail ads for novelty items and back-issue comic books, between story pages 18 and 19.

Story 11 1 page

"Irrelevant items of lasting inconsequence!"

Credits
Story Notes

Includes: Stan's Soapbox; Items; The Mighty Marvel Checklist.

Story 12 1 page

"We’ll pay you $10,000.00 for this Lincoln penny"

Storyline

Ad for U.S. coin catalog.

Story Notes

Located on top half of page.

Story 13 1 page

"I’ll make you a master of karate"

Storyline

Ad for karate book and life-size dummy, $1.98.

Story Notes

On lower half of page

Story 14 2 pages
Credits
Story Notes

Letters from Gary Lachman, Robert Day Lynch, Jose L. Medina, Randy Shepherd, Bryant Stavely, Keith Cooper, Daniel Lewenstein, and Richard Sadowsky; includes “Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.”

Story 15 1 page

"Secret muscle building ‘tools’"

Characters
  • Chuck Sipes (photo)
  • Dave Draper (photo)
Story Notes

Ad for a variety of Joe Weider products.

Story 16 1 page

"We're looking for people who like to draw"

Characters
  • Norman Rockwell
Story Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for the Famous Artists School.

Story 17 1 page

"Make money get prizes with fast selling American seeds"

Characters
  • Rick Barry
  • Wilt Chamberlain
Story Notes

Back cover. Ad for the American Seed Co.