The Avengers, #55

Published: August 1968

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The Avengers #55

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Issue Contents:
Mayhem Over Manhattan!
1 page superhero
Characters
Credits
Story Notes

Roussos inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited George Klein.

Story 1 1 page

"Hypnotic whirling coin"

Story Notes

Inside front cover. Ad for a variety of novelty items from the Johnson Smith Company.

Mayhem Over Manhattan!
Story 2 20 pages superhero
Characters
Credits
Pete Duncan - "Dropout"
Story 3 1 page
Characters
  • Bob
  • Helen
  • Pete Duncan
Credits
Story Notes

Between story pages 3 and 4. Comics ad for the International Correspondence Schools I.C.S..

Intelsat III Satellite
Story 4 1 page
Characters
  • Cheerios Kid
Story Notes

Facts about the Intelsat III communications satellite - and some words on behalf of Cheerios breakfast cereal. Color ad between story pages 6 and 7.

Story 5 1 page

"Get big prizes or cash"

Story Notes

Ad with order coupon for Olympic Sales Club, Inc. Between story pages 6 and 7.

Story 6 1 page

"Baseball fans are crazy about this true-to-life baseball game"

Story Notes

Between story pages 9 and 10.

Story 7 1 page

"Fellows! Here’s a swell way to make lots of money and win prizes too!"

Story Notes

Ad for Grit newspaper sales from Grit Publishing Co. Appears between pages 15 and 16 of story sequence on top half of page.

Story 8 1 page military; war

"204 pc. Revolutionary War soldiers set only $1.98"

Credits
Story Notes

Mail order ad for toy soldier set from Revolutionary War Soldiers, Dept. RW-5P, Carle Place, Long Island, New York. Between story pages 15 and 16 on lower half of page.

Shop by Mail; Stamps (1)
Story 9 2 pages

"Check the kind of body you want"

Characters
  • Charles Atlas (photograph)
Story Notes

A collection of classified advertising offering stamps, novelties, and comic books. Between story pages 18 and 19.

Story 10 1 page

"More hysterical hoopla and hangups from your howlin' house of ideas!"

Credits
  • Script:
Story Notes

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

Story 11 1 page

"Now you can be taller instantly!"

Story Notes

Advertisement for height increasing shoes from The Liftee Company located on top half of page.

Story 12 1 page

"I’ll make you a master of karate"

Story Notes

Ad for karate book and life-size dummy, $1.98. On lower half of page.

Story 13 2 pages
Credits
Story Notes

Includes “Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.”

Story 14 1 page war

"Two more triumphs for Marvel!"

Characters
  • Sgt. Fury
  • The Phantom Eagle
Credits
Story Notes

House ad for Sgt. Fury Annual (Marvel, 1965 series) #4 and Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 series) #16 with covers depicted and advertised as “now on sale.”

Story 15 1 page

"America's greatest values in science labs and courses!"

Story Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for the American Basic Science Club, Inc.

Story 16 1 page

"Boys, girls, men, women"

Story Notes

Back cover. Ad to sell greeting cards to earn money.