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The Avengers, #59

Published: December 1968

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The Avengers #59

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Issue Contents:
His Name Is... Yellowjacket!
1 page superhero
Characters
Credits
Story 1 1 page

"Hercules wrist band"

Story Notes

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

The Name Is... Yellowjacket!
Story 2 20 pages superhero
Storyline

Goliath returns as Yellowjacket, except that no one knows he is really the same person until next issue.

Characters
Credits
80,000 Candlepower
Story 3 1 page
Story Notes

Advertisement for a torch to use while skin diving from Freeman Electric Co. Located between story pages 3 and 4.

Featuring Marvel Plastic Pillows; Marvel T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit

Story 4 1 page

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

Characters
  • Spider-Man
  • Thor
  • The Thing
  • Captain Marvel (cameo)
  • The Hulk (cameo)
Story Notes

Promo for inflatable Spider-Man and Thor plastic pillows. $1.50 each plus 15 cents postage. Also Marvel super-hero t-shirts featuring Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, Thor, and the Hulk. $2.00 each including postage. And The Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit for $1.00. Two mail-in coupons: Marvel Comics Group (Dept. PP or Dept. AJ) 625 Madison Ave., N.Y.C., N.Y 10022. Located between story pages 6 and 7.

Story 5 1 page

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

Story Notes

Send for free booklet on how to finish high school at home. Between story pages 6 and 7.

Missile Firing Tank
Story 6 1 page
Story Notes

Advertisement for a toy tank large enough to sit in from Honor House Products Corp. Located between story pages 9 and 10. Occupies top half of page.

Story 7 1 page

"Boys 12 or older make $1 to $5 in your spare time"

Story Notes

Advertisement for children to sell Grit Magazine from Grit Publishing Co. Located between story pages 9 and 10. Occupies bottom half of page.

Shop by Mail; Stamps (1)
Story 8 1 page

"More than 30 real flying models"

Story Notes

Thumbnail advertisements for various products. Located between story pages 15 and 16.

Shop by Mail (1)
Story 9 2 pages

"Too skinny?"

Story Notes

Thumbnail advertisements for various products. Located between story pages 18 and 19.

Story 10 1 page

"A titanic treasure-trove of traumatically tempting tid-bits, tastefully tossed together to tease and tantalize thee!"

Characters
  • The Avengers [Goliath [Henry Pym]
  • The Wasp
  • Black Widow
  • Hercules
  • Quicksilver
  • Scarlet Witch]
Credits
  • Script:
Story Notes

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

Story 11 1 page

"I’ll make you a master of karate"

Story Notes

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

Story 12 2 pages

"Dear Stan and Roy, In answer to you question..."

Characters
  • Vision
Credits
Story Notes

Letters from Michael Burrell, M. Jablonski, Wendy Fletcher, Steve Heffernan, R. Christopher Olsen, PMM Karen Wendling. Includes “Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.”

Story 13 1 page

"Two more triumphs for Marvel..!"

Characters
  • Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic
  • Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
  • Thing [Ben Grimm]
  • Crystal]
  • Inhumans [Black Bolt
  • Medusa
  • Karnak
  • Gorgon]
  • Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Credits
Story Notes

House ad for Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #82 and for Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #109 with covers shown and advertised as “now on sale.”

Story 14 1 page

"Secret muscle building "tools""

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

Inside back cover. Ad for body building products.

Story 15 1 page

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

Characters
  • Norman Rockwell
Story Notes

Back cover.