The Avengers 1963 #16 - 5.0 - $40.00

Most of the old Avengers line-up leaves, leaving Captain America behind to be leading the Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye and Quicksilver.

Thumbnail ads for a range of products.

Ad soliciting sellers of Grit newspaper.

Thumbnail ads for a range of products.

Ad for sea-circus aquarium and brine shrimp (sea-monkeys) for only $1.

On-sale date from 1965 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

• - The Official Marvel Index to the Avengers (Marvel, 1994 series) #1 lists and Nick Caputo thinks the cover inker is Sol Brodsky. Carl Gafford and the original indexer credited Dick Ayers. Mark Evanier says it's Carl Hubbell.
• - Inside front cover. Ad for various novelty items.
• The Old Order Changeth! - Nick Caputo suspects that Carl Hubbell provided alterations on several figures throughout the story, particularly on pages 5, 10, 17 and 20, per his blog: http://nick-caputo.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-unknown-art-of-carl-hubbell.html The episode title might be inspired by A. Tennyson?s poem Idylls of the King, The Passing of Arthur (1869): "The old order changeth, yielding place to new."
• - Between story pages 4 and 5. House ad for Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #39, Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #25, Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #66, and Sgt. Fury (Marvel, 1963 series) with covers depicted in black & white and advertised as ?now on sale.?
• - Ad for the Commercial Trades Institute, between story pages 4 and 5.
• Treasure Chest of Fun - Ad for various novelty items starting with "Throw Your Voice". Between story pages 8 and 9.
• U.S. Gov't Surplus - Ad for government surplus items: parachutes, boats, tents, machetes, etc. Between story pages 13 and 14 on top half of page.
• - Send for electronic appliance repair training information from Christy Trades School, Inc. On lower half of page between story pages 13 and 14.
• - On top half of page, between story pages 16 and 17.
• - On lower half of page between story pages16 and 17.
• - Between story pages 16 and 17.
• - Located on the top half of the page.
• - Ad for "hair-raising" monsters. The ad is located on the lower half of the page.
• - Promotes X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #11, Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #116, Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #68 and Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #133, with covers shown in black and white, and advertised as ?on sale now.?
• - House ad for the M.M.M.S. (The Merry Marvel Marching Society).
• - Letters from: Ted Moore, Jerry DeStefano, Nathan Zimmerman, David Szurek, John Halloran, Richard Kraus, Maurice Johnson, Jack Marchese, Carl Czaga, and Charles Taylor. Includes ?The Mighty Marvel Checklist.? Illustrations are adapted from the covers of The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #10 and #11 with modifications on Giant-Man helmet.
• - Ad to earn money by selling shoes.
• - Inside back cover. Ad for the Yubiwaza system of martial arts.
• - Back cover. Ad for the Famous Artists Schools.