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6July 1964
$0.12

The Avengers #6

Marvel · July 1964 · on sale 1964-05-05

First appearance: Heinrich ZemoFirst appearance: Baron ZemoFirst appearance: Melter1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#6
Publication date
July 1964
Key date
1964-07-00
On-sale date
1964-05-05
Indicia publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Heinrich Zemo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Baron Zemo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Melter - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Bruno Horgan - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Elendil - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Franz Gruber - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Tom Smith - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Introducing Zemo! and His Masters of Evil!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Chic Stone; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenBaron Zemo First, Black Knight, Captain America, Elendil First, Nathan Garrett, Giant-Man, Bruno Horgan First, Iron Man, Rick Jones, Chen Lu, Melter First, Thor Odinson, Hank Pym, Radioactive Man
2The Mighty Avengers Meet the Masters of Evil!comic story23script: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Chic Stone; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: S. RosenBaron Zemo First, Black Knight, Captain America, Elendil First, Nathan Garrett, Giant-Man, Franz Gruber First, Bruno Horgan First, Iron Man, Rick Jones, Chen Lu, Melter First, Thor Odinson, Paste-Pot Pete
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1
10-letters page1script: Stan Lee

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 9d [0-0-9 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Avengers Annual #41971On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #4
ISBN 0-87135-479-9		1988On eBay ›
The Avengers Log #11994On eBay ›
Essential Avengers #1
ISBN 0-7851-0701-0		1999On eBay ›
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #121986On eBay ›
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #131986On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #1
ISBN 0-7851-0883-1		2003On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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