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The Avengers, #19 Regular Edition

Published: August 1965

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The Avengers #19

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Issue Contents:
The Coming of... the Swordsman!
1 page superhero
Characters
Credits
Story 1 1 page

"4 complete fishing outfits"

Story Notes

Inside front cover. Ad for fishing equipment.

The Coming of... the Swordsman!
Story 2 20 pages superhero

"No one questions a man with an Avengers' I.D. card!"

Storyline

Introduction of the Swordsman. His origin and Hawkeye's are both told.

Characters
Credits
Story 3 1 page

"4 more Marvel masterpieces!"

Characters
  • Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
  • Molten Man
  • Nick Fury
  • HYDRA
  • Doctor Strange
  • Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]
  • Invisible Woman [Sue Storm]
  • Thing [Ben Grimm]
  • Human Torch [Johnny Storm]] Frightful Four [Wizard [Bentley Wittman]
  • Sandman [Flint Marko]
  • Trapster [Peter Petruski]
  • Medusa]
  • Daredevil [Matt Murdock]
  • Karen Page
  • Klaus Kruger
Credits
Story Notes

Between story pages 4 and 5. Promos for Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #42, The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #28, Strange Tales (Marvel. 1951 series) #136, and Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #9, using reprints of their covers and advertised as “on sale now.”

Treasure Chest of Fun
Story 4 1 page
Story Notes

An advertisement for Honor House Products Corporation, between story pages 4 and 5.

Story 5 1 page

"Are you proud of your paycheck?"

Story Notes

Ad for the Commercial Trades Institute, between story pages 8 and 9.

Story 6 1 page

"Strange coins and valuable coin catalog"

Story Notes

Ad for coin catalog and coins from Littleton Coin Co. Appears between story pages 13 and 14 on top half of page.

Story 7 1 page

"Look! Boys wanted to sell Grit"

Story Notes

Ad soliciting sellers of Grit newspaper. On lower half of page between story pages 13 and 14.

Story 8 1 page

"Play 1965 big league baseball games"

Story Notes

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

Story 9 1 page

"Amazing X-ray vision instantly!"

Story Notes

Advertisement for X-Ray glasses from Slimline Company. Located between story pages 16 and 17, occupying lower half of page.

Stamps; Shop by Mail
Story 10 1 page

"Play guitar in 7 days or money back"

Story Notes

Thumbnail ads for stamps and other products, between story pages 16 and 17.

Shop by Mail
Story 11 1 page

"Aim for the space team"

Story Notes

Thumbnail ads for stamps and other products.

Story 12 1 page superhero

"Two more triumphs for Marvel..!"

Characters
  • Spider-Man
  • Thor
  • Hercules
  • Loki
  • Radioactive Man [Chen Lu]
  • Duplicate Thor
  • Lava Man
Credits
Story Notes

House ad for Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 (1964) and Journey into Mystery Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 (1964), with covers depicted and advertised as “now on sale.”

Story 13 1 page

"Face front!"

Characters
Credits
Story Notes

House ad for an Avengers t-shirt, membership to the M.M.M.S. and a stationery kit.

Story 14 2 pages
Credits
Story Notes

Letters from Jeff Morden, Rosalind L. Rogoff, Mark Kernes, Cary Burkett, Brad Reddersen, William Boles, John Baggerman, Richard Whitehead, and N. W. Rapparlie; includes The Mighty Marvel Checklist.

Story 15 1 page

"Record riot"

Story Notes

Ad for 60 songs on 10 records.

Story 16 1 page

"U.S. government surplus direct by mail!"

Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 17 1 page

"Boys, girls, men, women"

Story Notes

Back cover. Ad for the Wallace Brown line of Christmas cards.