The Avengers 1963 #8 Regular Edition - 7.5 - $1000.00

First Kang.

Kang appears and demands to be made ruler of the Earth. The Avengers attempt to stop him, but it comes down to Wasp and the Teen Brigade to slow Kang long enough for the rest of the Avengers to free themselves and put an end to Kang's threat.

On-sale date from 1964 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

• Kang the Conqueror! - The Official Marvel Index to the Avengers (Marvel, 1994 series) #1 credited Vince Colletta as inker. Previous indexer listed Dick Ayers.
• - Inside front cover. Ad for fishing equipment.
• Kang, The Conqueror! - Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. This story is expanded in Captain America: Out of Time (Marvel, 2010 series) #4 and 5
• - House ad for Marvel Tales Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 (1964); Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 (1964); and Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #2 (1964), with covers shown, and all advertised as "Now On Sale". Located between story pages 5 and 6.
• - Ad for the Yubiwaza system of self-defense. Between story pages 5 and 6.
• - Ad for Strat-O-Matic baseball game. Located between story pages 10 and 11.
• - Ad soliciting sellers of Grit newspaper. On top half of page between story pages13 and 14.
• - Good luck charms from World Wide Specialities. On lower half of page between story pages 13 and 14.
• - Between story pages 13 and 14. House ad for X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #7, Sgt. Fury (Marvel, 1963 series) #10, and Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #3, using reprints of their covers and advertised as ?now on sale.?
• - Two small ads from Scott-Mitchell House: for an isometric exerciser and for 100 magnets. On top half of page between story pages 17 and 18.
• - Advertisement for Littleton Coin Company's packet of coins and money on lower half of page between story pages 17 and 18.
• - Between story pages 17 and 18. House ad for X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #7, Sgt. Fury (Marvel, 1963 series) #10, and Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #3, using reprints of their covers and advertised as ?now on sale.?
• Stamps; Shop by Mail - Various classified-style ads for stamps and other products, between story pages 17 and 18.
• - Letters by Chris Palmer, Bob Sheridan, Bill McCord, David Calise, Bob Spann, and Bobby Rollins.
• - Ad for a muscle building system.
• - Ad for the Commercial Trades Institute.
• - Inside back cover. Ad for various novelty items.
• - Back cover. Ad for the Wallace Brown line of Christmas cards.