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Avengers (1963 1st Series) UK Edition comic books

  • Issue #1UK
    Avengers (1963 1st Series) UK Edition 1UK
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Minor side edge cracks; Scuffing on front of case; Other - see grading notes
    • U.K. Edition. Cracking to upper left corner edges.
    • Label #0903580005
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. The Coming of the Avengers!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Iron Man, the Hulk, Ant-Man, the Wasp, and Thor join forces to defeat Loki. Roster for this first landmark issue: Thor, Hulk, Iron Man, and Ant Man. The Fantastic Four and Rick Jones also appear. 36 pgs.

  • Issue #3UK
    Avengers (1963 1st Series) UK Edition 3UK
    • Stamps on cover.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman. The Avengers Meet... Sub-Mariner!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman; After he left them, the Avengers feel responsible for the damages that the Hulk may cause; They start a search for him and find him. When they start to battle, the Sub-Mariner joins the Hulk. Roster includes: Thor, Giant-Man, Wasp, and Iron Man. Guest appearances by the Hulk, Rick Jones, the Sub-Mariner, the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the original X-Men, Odin, and miscellaneous Asgardians. 36 pgs. $0.12.

  • Issue #93UK
    Avengers (1963 1st Series) UK Edition 93UK
    • Water damage.

    UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. "This Beachhead Earth" Part 5 of 9. Double-sized issue. Guest-starring Captain Marvel. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Neal Adams. Inks by Tom Palmer. Cover by Neal Adams and Tom Palmer. One of the iconic issues of the Avengers! The acclaimed Kree/Skrull War kicks into high gear with the brilliant pencils of Neal Adams! After leaving Avengers Mansion in shame; Quicksilver, Goliath, Rick Jones, the Scarlet Witch, and the Vision trek to upstate New York to check on the safety of Captain Marvel. But before they can reach the safe house, the Fantastic Four (or some alien race mimicking their powers) attacks! In the chaotic battle that follows, Wanda and Pietro are captured and the Vision is badly injured! With his synthetic body failing, the Vision limps back to the mansion! And once inside (and as famously illustrated), the astonishing Ant-Man takes a perilous journey to the center of the android! Can Hank Pym revive the synthezoid avenger? And get Earth's Mightiest Heroes back into the intergalactic free-for-all? Appearances by Rick Jones and the Super-Skrull. Avengers Lineup: Ant-Man, Captain America, Goliath, Iron Man, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Vision. (Notes: The Vision becomes a mainstay next to the Avengers cover logo thru issue 184. Possible cover alterations made by Marie Severin. The second half of the Kree/Skrull War (issues 93-97) was reprinted in 1983 in the two-issue special edition: The Kree-Skrull War starring the Avengers.) 48 pages.

  • Issue #98UK
    Avengers (1963 1st Series) UK Edition 98UK

    UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. "Let Slip the Dogs of War!" Part 1 of 3. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith. Inks by Sal Buscema. Cover by John Buscema and Barry Windsor-Smith. The remarkable Kree/Skrull war is over! But there isn't any time to rest for Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Ares, the Greek god of war, stokes a riot in downtown Manhattan by mind-controlling the nearby residents! When the Avengers and Rick Jones arrive to restore the peace, they fall under Ares' trance too! The only heroes left unaffected are Thor and the Vision! But before the Prince of Asgard and the synthezoid avenger can challenge Ares, they must first fend off their teammates! The Vision battles Shell-Head while Thor takes on Cap, Wanda, and Pietro! Everything is going Ares' way! How will the Avengers turn the tide? Cameo appearance by Hercules. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Vision. (Notes: Ares previously appeared in Avengers 50. Clint Barton returns to his Hawkeye identity. The letters page includes a lengthy letter from fantasy novelist Stephen R. Donaldson (of Chronicles of Thomas Covenant fame) and a letter from comics writer Michael P. Higgins. This three-part story was reprinted in Avengers (3rd series) 48.) 32 pages.

  • Issue #110UK
    Avengers (1963 1st Series) UK Edition 110UK
    • Paper: White
    • U.K. Price Variant.
    • Label #4359443001
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. "And Now Magneto!" Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring the X-Men. Script by Steve Englehart. Pencils by Don Heck. Inks by Mike Esposito and Frank Giacoia. Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. One of the classic Avengers issues of the bronze age! Magneto is back! And as depicted on the fabulous cover, he's already trashed the Uncanny X-Men...and the Mighty Avengers are next! The story begins in the Avengers' meeting room when a strange video starts playing on the communication screen. The video shows a large ransacked mansion and a beleaguered man lying next to a wheelchair. Is that Professor X? The thunder god thinks so! But unfortunately the Avengers don't know where the professor's school for gifted youngsters is located! However after searching for a while, Earth's Mightiest Heroes start finding things! First, they find the X-Men's home, then Cyclops, Marvel Girl, and Iceman out cold on the floor; and finally, big-time trouble! Flying boulders, rampaging dinosaurs, and oh yes, the Master of Magnetism himself! A terrific issue! Story continues in Daredevil 99 (part 2). Cameo appearances by Crystal and Quicksilver to explain what took place behind the scenes in Avengers 104. Cameo appearances by Hawkeye and Ivan Petrovitch in San Francisco. Avengers Lineup: Black Panther, Captain America, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Vision. (Notes: Magneto previously appeared in Amazing Adventures (2nd series) 10. This is Magneto's only clash with the X-Men during the time period (early 1970's) in which the X-Men series was in reprint.) 32 pages

  • Issue #162UK
    Avengers (1963 1st Series) UK Edition 162UK

    UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. "The Bride of Ultron!" Part 2 of 2. Script by Jim Shooter. Pencils by George Perez. Inks by Pablo Marcos. Cover by George Perez and Pablo Marcos. After defeating the Avengers last issue, Ultron stands triumphant! And now the adamantium monster has a diabolic plan to create a female companion for himself! It's very simple...transfer the life force of Janet Pym into the empty metalloid body of Jocasta! But the Avengers won't go down without a fight! Once the Black Panther, Iron Man, Thor, and Wonder Man locate Ultron inside an abandoned research center on Long Island, the blockbuster battle begins! Can Earth Mightiest Heroes stop the sinister scheme of their long-time foe? Or will the Wasp tragically become the unwilling bride of Ultron? An excellent two-part story! First appearance of Jocasta. Cameo appearances by Hawkeye and the Two-Gun Kid. (Notes: Ultron returns in Avengers 171.

  • Issue #177UK
    Avengers (1963 1st Series) UK Edition 177UK

    UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. The Korvac Saga: Part 10 of 10 - Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel, and the Guardians of the Galaxy guest star in "The Hope...and the Slaughter!" Script by Jim Shooter. Pencils by Dave Wenzel. Inks by Pablo Marcos and Ricardo Villamonte. Cover by Dave Cockrum and Terry Austin. This is it! The earth-shattering conclusion to the Korvac Saga! No less than 21 super-heroes bravely attack the cosmic-powered Michael (aka Korvac)! However, as the ferocious battle rages, the Avengers' and Guardians' casualties mount. Nikki, Quicksilver, and Yellowjacket are among the first to fall. And after Michael knocks out Hercules and Captain Marvel, the hope for victory gives way to despair. But an inspiring counter-attack by Captain America and Wonder Man buys Iron Man, Starhawk, Thor, and the Vision just enough time for one final push! Will this be the Avengers' finest hour? Or perhaps their final hour? Truly an epic issue! Cameo appearances by the Watcher, Eternity, Heimdall, Mephisto, Odin, and Zeus. (Notes: This 10-issue storyline (along with a new epilogue) was reprinted in 1991 in the trade paperback: The Korvac Saga. What If (1st series) 32 explores an alternate reality where the outcome of the battle is reversed.)

  • Issue #182UK
    Avengers (1963 1st Series) UK Edition 182UK

    UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. "Honor Thy Father!" Part 2 of 2. Script by David Michelinie. Art by John Byrne (breakdowns) and Klaus Janson (finishes). Cover by Al Milgrom and Bob Layton. Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch have mysteriously collapsed inside Avengers Mansion. Dr. Donald Blake tries to diagnose their condition, but he doesn't realize that Wanda's and Pietro's souls have been transferred into miniature dolls! How did Django Maximoff do that? Fortunately, Jocasta picks up a trail of mystic energy that leads to a rundown rooming house in the Bowery. And inside a small guest room, the Avengers wage a bizarre battle against apparitions of the Toad, Nighthawk, and Princess Python! Can the Avengers free Wanda and Pietro from the clutches of the nivashi stone? Final 35ยข issue. Avengers Lineup: Beast, Iron Man, Jocasta, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, Vision, Wasp, Wonder Man, and Yellowjacket. (Notes: This issue reveals several details about the upbringing of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch along with Django Maximoff's involvement in the events of Spider-Woman (1st series) 12. This issue was reprinted in 1994 in the trade paperback: The Yesterday Quest. The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Kurt Busiek. The letters page also contains a statement of ownership: average print run 370,012; average paid circulation 162,996.) 32 pages.