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The Avengers, #16

Published: May 1965

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Issue Contents:

Story Featuring The Avengers

"Avengers Assemble!"

Characters
The Avengers
Other
Credits
Story Notes

The Official Marvel Index to the Avengers (Marvel, 1994 series) #1 lists and Nick Caputo thinks the cover inker is Sol Brodsky. Carl Gafford and the original indexer credited Dick Ayers. Mark Evanier says it's Carl Hubbell.

The Old Order Changeth!

Story Featuring The Avengers

"One side, Thor!"

Storyline

Most of the old Avengers line-up leaves, leaving Captain America behind to be leading the Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye and Quicksilver.

Characters
Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
Masters of Evil
Other
The Avengers
X-Men
Credits
Story Notes

Nick Caputo suspects that Carl Hubbell provided alterations on several figures throughout the story, particularly on pages 5, 10, 17 and 20, per his blog: http://nick-caputo.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-unknown-art-of-carl-hubbell.html The episode title might be inspired by A. Tennyson’s poem Idylls of the King, The Passing of Arthur (1869): "The old order changeth, yielding place to new."

Letter Column Featuring All About the Avengers

Characters
Other
The Avengers
Credits
Story Notes

Letters from: Ted Moore, Jerry DeStefano, Nathan Zimmerman, David Szurek, John Halloran, Richard Kraus, Maurice Johnson, Jack Marchese, Carl Czaga, and Charles Taylor. Includes “The Mighty Marvel Checklist.” Illustrations are adapted from the covers of The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #10 and #11 with modifications on Giant-Man helmet.

"Big news for all you merry Marvel marchers — and all of you who are about to join!"

Characters
Other
Credits
Story Notes

House ad for the M.M.M.S. (The Merry Marvel Marching Society).

Story Featuring Fantastic Four , Story Featuring Spider-Man , Story Featuring Iron Man , Story Featuring Captain America , Story Featuring Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos

"4 more Marvel masterpieces!"

Credits
Story Notes

Between story pages 4 and 5. House ad for Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #39, Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #25, Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #66, and Sgt. Fury (Marvel, 1963 series) with covers depicted in black & white and advertised as “now on sale.”

"He's looking for people who like to draw"

Story Notes

Back cover. Ad for the Famous Artists Schools.

"Boys! Men! I'll help you master Yubiwaza"

Story Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for the Yubiwaza system of martial arts.

"Make $5.00 to $20.00 a week extra operating this "Saturday morning shoe store""

Story Notes

Ad to earn money by selling shoes.

"Exclusive fun products by mail"

Story Notes

Inside front cover. Ad for various novelty items.

"Grow 2 living monsters in your own room"

Story Notes

Ad for "hair-raising" monsters. The ad is located on the lower half of the page.

"Hatch and grow live sea-monkeys"

Storyline

Ad for sea-circus aquarium and brine shrimp (sea-monkeys) for only $1.

Story Notes

Located on the top half of the page.

"Aim for the space team"

Storyline

Thumbnail ads for a range of products.

Story Notes

Between story pages 16 and 17.

Ad Featuring Grit Newspaper

"Look! Boys wanted to sell Grit"

Storyline

Ad soliciting sellers of Grit newspaper.

Story Notes

On lower half of page between story pages16 and 17.

"225 stamps for only 10¢"

Storyline

Thumbnail ads for a range of products.

Story Notes

On top half of page, between story pages 16 and 17.

"Start your own business!"

Story Notes

Send for electronic appliance repair training information from Christy Trades School, Inc. On lower half of page between story pages 13 and 14.

U.S. Gov't Surplus

"Hundreds of items for as little as 2¢ and 3¢ on the dollar direct by mail!"

Story Notes

Ad for government surplus items: parachutes, boats, tents, machetes, etc. Between story pages 13 and 14 on top half of page.

Treasure Chest of Fun

Ad Featuring Honor House Products Novelties

"Throw your voice"

Story Notes

Ad for various novelty items starting with "Throw Your Voice". Between story pages 8 and 9.

"Are you proud of your paycheck?"

Story Notes

Ad for the Commercial Trades Institute, between story pages 4 and 5.

Story Featuring X-Men , Story Featuring Human Torch , Story Featuring Thor , Story Featuring Hulk , Story Featuring Doctor Strange , Story Featuring The Thing , Story Featuring Giant-Man

"4 more Marvel masterpieces!"

Credits
Story Notes

Promotes X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #11, Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #116, Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #68 and Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #133, with covers shown in black and white, and advertised as “on sale now.”