Fantasy Theater

Avengers Vol. 1 No. 13
February, 1965
"Trapped in... The Castle of Count Nefaria!"
Rather exceptional story by: Stan Lee
Somewhat distinctive art by: Don Heck
Fairly compelling inking by: Dick Ayers
Moderately clear lettering by: Artie Simek
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THE AVENGERS Vol. 1 No. 11
December 1964
"The Mighty Avengers Meet Spider-Man!"
Spectacular story by: Stan Lee
Incomparable illustrations by: Don Heck
Dazzling delineation by: Chic Stone
Lachrymose lettering by: Sam Rosen
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AVENGERS Vol. 1 No. 9
October 1964
"The Coming of the... Wonder Man!"
Sensationally written by: Stan Lee
Superbly illustrated by: Don Heck
Selectively inked by: Dick Ayers
Sufficiently lettered by: Art Simek
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AVENGERS Vol. 1 No. 7
August, 1964
"Their Darkest Hour!"
Magnificently written by: Stan Lee
Majestically illustrated by: Jack Kirby
Masterfully inked by: Chic Stone
Meticulously lettered by: Art Simek
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AVENGERS Vol. 1 No. 5
May, 1964
"The Invasion of the Lava Men!"
An epic tale, told with high drama and heroic dignity by: Stan Lee
Illustrated with deep sincerity and dazzling beauty: by Jack Kirby
Inked by: Paul Reinman
Lettered by: S. Rosen
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AVENGERS Vol. 1 No. 3
January, 1964
"The Avengers Meet... Sub-Mariner!"
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I recently picked up a copy of the "40 Years of Avengers" DVD-ROM from Graphic Imaging Technology Inc. I could quibble about the reproduction (scanned from printed comics), the format (Adobe PDF files), or the ommissions (it includes the Annuals, but not the Giant-Size issues). But it's hard to argue with the value: over 500 issues of comics for about the same price you'd pay for a single Marvel Masterworks volume.

Anyway, I thought it would be interesting to go through the series an issue at a time and record my opinions and observations. We'll see how far I get before I get bored; probably long before I reach the Rob Liefeld issues. ;-)

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