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The Avengers, #20 Regular Edition

Published: September 1965

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The Avengers #20

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Issue Contents:
Vengeance Is Ours!
1 page superhero
Characters
Credits
Story 1 1 page

"4 complete fishing outfits"

Story Notes

Inside front cover. Ad for fishing equipment.

Vengeance Is Ours!
Story 2 20 pages superhero

"The fool! Why did he do it!"

Storyline

Our heroes battle Mandarin and Swordsman.

Characters
Credits
Story 3 1 page

"More triumphs for Marvel..!"

Characters
  • Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic
  • Invisible Girl
  • Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
  • Thing [Ben Grimm]]
  • Spider-Man
  • Scorpion
  • Captain America
  • Bucky Barnes
Credits
Story Notes

House ad for Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #43, Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #29 and Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #70 with covers depicted and advertised as “now on sale.”

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

"Look! Boys wanted to sell Grit"

Story Notes

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

Story 7 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 lower half of page.

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

"4 more annual masterpieces!"

Characters
  • Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]
  • Invisible Girl [Susan Storm]
  • Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
  • Thing [Ben Grimm]]
  • Avengers [Thor
  • Captain America [Steve Rogers]
  • Iron Man [Tony Stark]
  • Hawkeye [Clint Barton]
  • Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]
  • Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]
  • Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]
  • X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]
  • Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]
  • Angel [Warren Worthington III]
  • Beast [Hank McCoy]
  • Iceman [Bobby Drake]]
  • Daredevil [Matt Murdock]
  • Hulk [Bruce Banner]
  • Sgt. Fury [Nick Fury]
  • Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
  • Two-Gun Kid
  • Android
  • Attuma
  • Black Knight [Nathan Garrett]
  • Cobra [Klaus Voorhees]
  • Crimson Dynamo
  • Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
  • Dragon Man
  • Executioner [Skurge]
  • Enchantress
  • Grey Gargoyle [Paul Duval]
  • Kang
  • Leader
  • Loki
  • Mandarin
  • Medusa
  • Mister Hyde [Calvin Zabo]
  • Mole Man [Harvey Elder]
  • Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff]
  • Red Skull
  • Sub-Mariner [Namor]
  • Super-Skrull
  • Thinker
  • Unicorn [Milos Masaryk]
  • Wizard [Bentley Wittman]
  • Hercules
  • Radioactive Man [Chen Lu]
  • Duplicate Thor
  • Lava Man
Credits
Story Notes

House ad for Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #3, Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #2, Journey Into Mystery Annual (Marvel, 1965 series) #1, and Sgt. Fury Annual (Marvel, 1965 series) #1 using reprints of the covers. Includes “Know your fellow Merry marchers: 25 more names.”

Story 13 1 page

"The whole country is going "t-shirt wild," and if you've already received yours, you'll know why!"

Characters
Credits
Story Notes

House ad for an Avengers t-shirt and for a stationery kit.

Story 14 2 pages

"And so we take our leave of the Swordsman for the present!"

Credits
Story Notes

Letters from Dave Fenimore, David Phillips, Ted Agrew, Steve Clark, Paul E. Akers, John McNeeney, John McAllister, and Jack Holman; includes M.M.M.S. membership form and The Mighty Marvel Checklist.

Story 15 1 page

"Record riot"

Story Notes

Ad for ten records containing sixty hit songs.

Story 16 1 page

"U.S. government surplus"

Story Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for a catalog of surplus items.

Story 17 1 page

"Boys, girls, men, women"

Story Notes

Back cover. Ad to earn money by selling greeting cards.