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#86 British #86 Regular Edition
The Avengers, #85

Published: February 1971

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Issue Contents:

Story Featuring The Avengers

"The Whole Earth Is Melting -- Dissolving Into Molten Lava!"

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Everett cover credit provided 2006 by Nick Caputo. Original indexer credited Frank Giacoia.

The World Is Not for Burning!

Story Featuring The Avengers

"Seven Avengers! Seven bright-clad champions, poised amid this plain in a far-flung cosmos..."

Storyline

The Avengers battle Brain-Child. The Squadron Supreme, a good version of the Squadron Sinister, help them out.

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Len Wein credit per Roy Thomas in his introduction to Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #9. Continued next issue.

Letter Column Featuring Avengers Assemble!

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Letters from Randy Reise, William Hamblet, Allan Latawiec, Gordon Osric, Eric Harrison, and A. W. Peters. Includes “Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.”

Ad Featuring Famous Artists Schools

"Do you have art talent worth developing?"

Story Notes

Back cover. Ad for the Famous Artists School.

Ad Featuring Academy for Home Study

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

Story Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for the Academy for Home Study.

Ad Featuring Joe Weider Course and Products

"Tired of being 'skinny'?"

Story Notes

Ad for a weight gain product.

Story Featuring Spider-Man

"What does the macabre Beetle see in Aunt May?"

Credits
Story Notes

House ad for Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #94

Various Single Panel Advertisements

"$1000.00 paid for this 6c stamp"

Story Notes

A half-page of small, single panel advertisements for stamp collection, bodybuilding, and a drawing course on lower half of page.

Ad Featuring North American School of Drafting

"These 3 big drafting kits* given to you!"

Storyline

Ad for free "Drafting Career Kit".

Story Notes

Top half of page.

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

"Cerebral comments and cogent critiques, capriciously created with care and candor!"

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Includes: Items; Stan Lee's Soapbox

Shop by Mail

"Don’t be fat"

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Miscellaneous ads from various dealers. Includes back-issue comics ads.

Story Notes

Between story pages numbered 18 and 19.

Shop by Mail; Stamps

"Too skinny?"

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Miscellaneous ads from various dealers. Includes comics ad from Howard M. Rogofsky.

Story Notes

Between story pages numbered 15 and 16.

"Now revealed — the “2 Hour” method to super speed karate"

Story Notes

Ad, with order coupon, for karate books and paraphernalia from Precise Publications, located on lower half of page beneath story half-page 13.

"We'll pay you $10,000.00 for this Lincoln penny"

Storyline

Ad for U.S. coin catalog.

Story Notes

Beneath half-page 12 of story.

Ad Featuring Grit Newspaper

"Spending money and prizes get both sell Grit 'America’s greatest family newspaper'"

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Ad inviting boys, 12 or older, to sell Grit family newspapers for prizes and cash. Between pages 9 and 10 of story. Lower half of page.

"Step into the real world of space with Vern Estes."

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Ad for model rocketry kits. Between pages 9 and 10 of story. Top half of page.

"Join now! America's only monster fan club"

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Mail order ad from the Monster Fan Club, Dept. M17, 7214 Bergenline Avenue, North Bergen, New Jersey 07047. Appears between story pages 6 and 7.

Marvel Artists Self Portraits
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Ad for self-portraits of Marvel's artists. On lower portion of page, between story pages 6 and 7.

In-House Column Featuring Mighty Marvel Checklist

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Between story pages 6 and 7 on top portion of page.

Ad Featuring Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog

"400 crazy labels"

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Between story pages 3 and 4. Ad for various novelty items from the Johnson Smith Company.

Ad Featuring Revell Models

"Introducing Deal's Wheels, the most far-out model series yet."

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Inside front cover. Ad for Deal's Wheels from Revell.