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Issue: The Avengers #23
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Vista Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
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UPC/EAN: none
Price: 10.0 pence GBQ 0-0-10
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.; later standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #200)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Once an Avenger -- !

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Exclusive fun products by mail
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Inside front cover. Ad for a variety of novelty items.
Once an Avenger...

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Feeling he has failed as leader, Captain America, last issue, walked out on the Avengers!
Kang takes note that Steve Rogers is no longer an Avenger and easily defeats and captures the remaining three members. Cap comes to the rescue but is beaten too. Kang seems invincible!
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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Aunt May Parker; Inhumans [Black Bolt; Medusa; Karnak; Gorgon; Crystal; Triton; Lockjaw]; Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; the Thing]
More triumphs for Marvel..!
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Promos for The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #32, Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #46, and Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel. 1965 series) #1 using reprints of their covers and advertised as “now on sale.”
Treasure Chest of Fun

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Build a body of steel
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Ad for a variety of novelty items between story pages 4 and 5.
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Frankenstein monster
Monster S-I-Z-E monsters
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Ad for 7-foot tall glow-in-the-dark monster posters from Honor House Products.
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Hypno-Coin

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Advertisement for the Hypno-Coin from Hypnotic Aids Supply Co. located on lower half of page between story pages 8 and 9.
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Sorry, we only hire high school graduates.
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Ad for the Wayne High School Program, between story pages 13 and 14.
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U.S. stamps free!
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Ads for stamps from a variety of vendors, on top half of page between story pages 16 and 17.
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Get both spending money and prizes sell Grit
Ad soliciting sellers of Grit newspaper.
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New hair trimmer makes your hair neat and trim!
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Variety of classified-style ads for novelty items and other products, between story pages 16 and 17.
Now...Fear No Man! Don't Be Bullied!

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Ad for Master System of oriental fighting arts from Precise Publications. Located on top half of page.
Amazing Illusory "X-Ray" Vision Instantly!

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Amazing X-ray vision instantly!
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Advertisement for X-Ray glasses from Slimline Company.
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Spider-Man
More nutty news and notes from one Marvel madman to another!
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We Goofed Again Department, Scoop!, The Season's Biggest Surprise!, Didja Know? Department, The Wrap-Up!, The Mighty Marvel Checklist, a membership form for the Merry Marvel Marching Society, and Let's Meet 25 More M.M.M.S. Members.
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Marvel Comics Group Official Swingin' Stationery; Marvel Comics Avengers T-Shirt; Marvel Comics Spider-Man Poster
Thing; Iron Man; Daredevil; Quicksilver; Invisible Girl; Thor; Sub-Mariner; Dr. Strange; Sgt. Fury; Rawhide Kid; Spider-Man; Hulk; The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Power Man [Erik Josten]
Who says that Marvel madness isn’t taking over the world?!!
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Promos for Marvel Comics Group Official Swingin' Stationery (with a couple of pieces shown), The Marvel Comics Fantastic Four T-Shirt (with an example shown) and the Marvel Comics Spider-Man Poster advertised in the Marvel Bullpen Bulletins page.
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Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]
Dear Stan and Don, Upon completion of Avengers #20 I could not hold back a moment longer.
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Letters from: Derek Moore, Victor Bonita, Gary Nowell, Jim Allan, Curtis Martens, Marie Russell, Mike Gable, Paul Nungester, John Furek, and Mike Delong. Includes an illustration from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #21, page 11, 1st panel.
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204pc Revolutionary War soldiers set
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Albert Dorne
He's looking for people who like to draw
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Inside back cover. Ad for the Famous Artists Schools.
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Mike Marvel (photo)
Boys! Men! My secret new Dynaflex method
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Back cover. Ad for a body building program.

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