Avengers (1963-1996) #41

Avengers (1963)

by Roy Thomas, John Buscema (Artist)

Black Widow falls victim to Colonel Ying and Dr. Yen's latest invention, the Psychotron. Meanwhile, Goliath conducts tests on Dragon Man, while Diablo plots to use him for his own sinister plans.

Genres: Marvel, Comics

21 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 25, 2014

About the author

Roy Thomas was the FIRST Editor-in-Chief at Marvel--After Stan Lee stepped down from the position. Roy is a longtime comic book writer and editor. Thomas has written comics for Archie, Charlton, DC, Heroic Publishing, Marvel, and Topps over the years. Thomas currently edits the fanzine Alter Ego for Twomorrow's Publishing. He was Editor for Marvel comics from 1972-1974. He wrote for several titles at Marvel, such as Avengers, Thor, Invaders, Fantastic Four, X-Men, and notably Conan the Barbarian. Thomas is also known for his championing of Golden Age comic-book heroes — particularly the 1940s superhero team the Justice Society of America — and for lengthy writing stints on Marvel's X-Men and Avengers, and DC Comics' All-Star Squadron, among other titles.

Also a legendary creator. Creations include Wolverine, Carol Danvers, Ghost Rider, Vision, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Valkyrie, Morbius, Doc Samson, and Ultron. Roy has also worked for Archie, Charlton, and DC among others over the years.

Reviews

[Robert Beartoe · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Avengers aren’t my favorite Marvel comics, and this era is overwritten and all, but the action is fun and nearly non-stop and these early issues deserve the credit for being the first of their kind. So, I won’t dissect all the minor shortcomings and talk myself into a lower rating (not for a handful more issues, at least). I think I like these better the more I read them. Something safe and easy about them as a quick escape, I guess.