The Avengers 1963 #65 - reader copy - $12.00

The Avengers vs. Egghead and the Swordsman.

On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

• The Swordsman Strikes! - Romita alterations and repositioning of Black Panther and Vision, as seen from the original art, info per Nick Caputo: http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=41566&GSub=5615 Steve Whitaker and Bob Klein credited Sam Grainger with inks.
• - Inside front cover. Ad for a weight gain supplement.
• Mightier Than the Sword? - Per Roy Thomas in the letters page of X-Men # 61, Sam Grainger colored many of his Avengers inked stories.
• - Ad, with order coupon, from Hobby Coin Co. for a Surprise Packet, between story pages 3 and 4 on top half of page.
• - Advertisement for miscellaneous gag items, e.g., an exploding fountain pen. Appears on lower half of page, between story pages 3 and 4.
• - House ad for Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (Marvel, 1968 series) #12 and Doctor Strange (Marvel, 1968 series) #181. Between story pages 6 & 7.
• - Advertisement for Spider-Man and Thor plastic pillows for $1.50 each and the Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit for $1.00 each. Located on lower half of page between story pages 6 and 7.
• - Ad offering free booklet on "How to Gain a Good Command of English" located between story pages 6 and 7.
• - Ad seeking sales people for The Power Twister, located between story pages 9 and 10.
• - Ad for stick-on facial hair from Masculiner Co. On top half of page between story pages 15 and 16.
• - Advertisement to sell Grit magazine from Grit Publishing Co, located between spory pages 15 and 16 on lower half of page.
• - Thumbnail advertisements for various products including novelty items, stamps, and back-issue comic books. Located between story pages 18 and 19.
• - Includes: Stan's Soapbox; Items; The Mighty Marvel Checklist
• Polaris Nuclear Sub - Ad for a (cardboard) sub over 7 feet long, big enough for 2 kids, located on top half of page.
• - Ad for karate book and life-size dummy, $1.98. On lower half of page.
• - Letters from Shirley A. Gorman, Paul Marshall, Todd Buchta, Bill Bowers, M. Jablonski, and Bobby Barton; includes Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom and Robert Frost's poem "Fire and Ice" which inspired the title and story in issue # 61.
• - Ad for the Famous Artists School.
• - Inside back cover. Ad for fishing equipment.
• - Back cover. Ad for the Academy for Home Study.