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The Avengers, #82 Regular Edition

Published: November 1970

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Issue Contents:

Story Featuring The Avengers

"It'll be the greatest battle of all!"

Credits
Story Notes

Roy Thomas incorrectly credits Marie Severin on pencils in his introduction to Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #9. Nick Caputo notes that Marie likely provided the cover layout for Buscema to follow, which she did for many artists in this period.

Hostage!

Story Featuring The Avengers

"And now, before our psychedelic symbolic spash-panel zaps you out of your gourd..."

Credits
Story Notes

Story inspired by the novel "Siege"

Letter Column Featuring Avengers Assemble!

Credits
Story Notes

Letters from Brian Hyslop, Min Choon, Jonathan Burns, and Lesber G. Boutillier; “Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.”

In-House Column Featuring Bullpen Bulletins , In-House Column Featuring Stan's Soapbox

"A pride of pronouncements for a frenzy of fans!"

Storyline

Includes: Stan Lee's Soapbox; Items

Credits

In-House Column Featuring Mighty Marvel Checklist

Story Notes

On top portion of page between story pages 6 and 7.

Ad Featuring Famous Artists Schools

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

Story Notes

Back cover.

Ad Featuring Junior Sales Club of America Cards

"Join J.S.C.A. - the club that gives you more of what you're lookin' for!"

Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Ad Featuring Academy for Home Study

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

Story Featuring Spider-Man

"A city against him? Why?"

Credits
Story Notes

House ad for Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #91, located on lower portion of second page of letters column.

Shop by Mail

"These 3 big drafting kits given to you!"

Story Notes

Various thumbnail advertisements for various products including novelties and comic books, located on lower half of page.

Ad Featuring Honor House Products Novelties

"Monster S-I-Z-E monsters"

Story Notes

Ad for 7-foot tall glow-in-the-dark monster posters, from Honor House Products. Located on top half of page.

Story Featuring The Avengers , Story Featuring Namor the Sub-Mariner

"Now ya gotta believe that mighty Marvel is on the move again!!"

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Story Notes

House ad for Sub-Mariner Special (Marvel, 1971 series) #1 and for Avengers Annual (Marvel, 1967 series) #4 including images of the covers and advertised as “on sale now”, on lower portion of page.

Shop by Mail

"Learn to fly model rockets"

Story Notes

Various thumbnail advertisements for various products including stamps, novelties and comic books, located between story pages numbered 18 and 19.

Shop by Mail

"Free booklet tells how you can train at home for big earnings as a computer programmer"

Story Notes

Various thumbnail advertisements for various products including novelties and comic books, located between story pages numbered 15 and 16.

"Collect coins.. the hobby road to riches"

Story Notes

Ad, with order coupon, from Hobby Coin Co., beneath story half-page numbered 13.

Ad Featuring Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System

"Boys! Men! My secret new Dynaflex method can give you powerfully toned muscles and put full strength in your muscles..."

Story Notes

On lower half of page beneath story half-page numbered 12. An advertisement for Dynaflex body-building course for $1.98.

Ad Featuring Grit Newspaper

"Look, fellows!"

Story Notes

Ad solicits boys to sell GRIT magazine. Between story pages 9 and 10.

Ad Featuring Joe Weider Course and Products

"Another Joe Weider breakthrough: the end of the skinny body."

Story Notes

Ad for a weight gain product between story pages 6 and 7.

Marvel Goes Mod(el)!

"Super-heroes come alive!"

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Story Notes

Ad for Marvel Super-Hero models, from Marvelmania, on lower portion of page between story pages 6 and 7.

Danger on the Field

Ad Featuring Lee Jeans [Lee Leens]

Storyline

Jim saves Big Joe's little sister when she wanders onto the field during the high school football game.

Story Notes

Ad in comic format for Lee Leens jeans. H. D. Lee Company, Inc., Fashion Division, PO Box 440, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66201 between story pages 3 and 4.

Ad Featuring Monogram Models

"It's another chiller from Monogram"

Story Notes

Inside front cover. Ad for a scale model of the Ford Model "T" ice truck by Monogram.