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The Avengers, #87 Regular Edition

Published: April 1971

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Issue Contents:
Look Homeward, Avenger!

Story Featuring The Avengers

Credits
Look Homeward, Avenger!

Story Featuring The Avengers

"We are home-- back from the parallel Earth of the Squadron Supreme..."

Storyline

T'Challa tells the Avengers his origin story.

Credits

Letter Column Featuring Avengers Assemble!

Credits
Story Notes

Letters from Roger Schoolcraft, John Payne, Shirley Gorman, and Paty. Includes “Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.”

Ad Featuring American Seeds

"Make money get prizes with fast selling American seeds"

Storyline

Ad for selling vegetable and flower seeds for the American Seed Co. in exchange for prizes or money. Three kids with quotes endorsing this enterprise are seen in black and white photos.

Story Notes

Color ad on back cover.

"More and more men report Telepander Training helps develop power-packed muscles in only 35 days!"

Story Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for the Telepander program of weight training.

Ad Featuring Academy for Home Study

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

Storyline

Send for free booklet on how to finish high school at home.

Story Featuring Inhumans , Story Featuring Black Widow

"All this and the Black Widow too!!"

Credits
Story Notes

House ad for Amazing Adventures (Marvel, 1970 series) #6.

Ad Featuring Honor House Products Novelties

"Muscles of steel"

Story Notes

Ad for a variety of novelty items.

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

"Indisputably incredible items to incite your interest, intensify your involvement, and increase your information"

Credits
Story Notes

Stan's Soapbox discusses why Marvel's stories have been dealing with real issues: civil rights, pollution, campus unrest, etc. In other news, Marvel will publish a 50 cent magazine called Savage Tales, New York University student film-makers shot part of a planned documentary on Herb Trimpe in the Marvel offices, Stan was featured in nationally-televised interview on a CBS-TV morning program (not named), King Kull will be a new comic, and Gardner Fox has joined the bullpen. Also a large spot illustration of "Marvel" flanked by headshots of 12 characters (taken from published art.)

Shop by Mail

"Free facts on how to become a game warden"

Story Notes

Thumbnail advertisements for various products including back-issue comic books. Between story pages 18 and 19.

"America’s most amusing pet squirrel monkey"

Story Notes

Thumbnail advertisements for various products including back-issue comic books. Between story pages numbered 15 and 16 on lower half of page.

Ad Featuring Estes Rockets

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

Story Notes

Ad for model rocketry kits from Estes Industries Inc. Between pages 15 and 16 of story. Top half of page.

Shop by Mail

"We buy & sell comic books"

Story Notes

Thumbnail advertisements for various products including back-issue comic books. On lower half of page, beneath story half-page numbered 13.

Shop by Mail

"Free! powerful muscles fast!"

Story Notes

Thumbnail advertisements for various products including back-issue comic books. On lower half of page, beneath story half-page numbered 12.

Ad Featuring North American School of Drafting

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

Story Notes

Advertisement for high paying jobs in the drafting field, between story pages 9 and 10.

Ad Featuring Joe Weider Course and Products

"The end of the skinny body"

Storyline

Ad for 'Crash Weight Formula' weight-gaining program.

Story Notes

Between pages 6 and 7.

Marvelmania Official Club Stationery Kit
Credits
Story Notes

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

In-House Column Featuring Mighty Marvel Checklist

Story Notes

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

Ad Featuring Grit Newspaper

"Look, fellows!"

Story Notes

Recruitment ad for sales people for Grit newspaper, between story pages 3 and 4.

Ad Featuring Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards

"Famous name prizes or cash...from Olympic"

Story Notes

Ad for Olympic Sales Club, Inc. soliciting salespeople for greeting cards. Appears inside front cover.