Essential Avengers, Vol. 2 (Marvel Essentials)
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B/W reprints of Avengers #26-46 & Annual #1
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This volume collects issues #26-46 (plus King-Sized Annual #1) of Marvel Comics' Avengers series that were originally published between February 1966 and November 1967. Stan Lee and Don Heck continue their writer/artist pairing through issue #34. Lee moves to editor and Roy Thomas becomes the writer for #35. John Buscema starts his long run of Avengers penciling in #41-44 and #46.
This version of the team features Captain America, Hawkeye, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch. Giant-Man returns as Goliath in #28 and the Wasp rejoins the masthead in #32. Hercules first appears with the team in issue #38 and becomes a regular. The superspy Black Widow emerges in this run. Toward the end Cap disappears for several issues but reappears in #42. The original lineup returns for the underwhelming annual.
Some topics echo recent headlines (the right of a US enemy to speak at the UN, suicide bombers, flooding of tidal cities) while some references are charmingly dated (a villain's laser beam offers him flight powers and is the 'deadliest weapon imaginable!'). On a side note, current US senator Robert Byrd appears in #33.
I prefer the Avengers DVD-ROM for its complete collection of the entire Avengers run in full color PDFs. However, the Marvel Essentials series offers convenient, inexpensive access to these 40-year old Avengers comics without needing a computer. At over 500 pages this is a tremendous value and offers hours of reading. |
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