Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Wally Wood. "The Road Back," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Wally Wood
Forced to disband the Avengers, Hawkeye, Quicksilver, and Scarlet Witch cannot find work until the Ringmaster hires them. Unable to control them, he tells the police that they tried to rob his Circus...
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. Cover inks by Dick Ayers. "Enter… Dr. Doom!" Story by Stan Lee. Pencils by Don Heck. Inks by Dick Ayers. Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver receive a letter from their aunt in Latveria and decide to visit. When they arrive, they are jailed and discover it is a trap set up by Doctor Doom to defeat the Avengers. He believes defeating them will instill fear into the Fantastic Four, making them easier to defeat. Story and cover reprinted from (Avengers 1963 1st series) number 25. Full color. 32 pages.
Cover pencils by Don Heck and John Romita (alterations), inks by Frank Giacoia and John Romita (alternations). "The Voice of the Wasp," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Frank Giacoia (as Frank Ray); The winsome Wasp flies to New York to warn that the savage Sub-Mariner is bent on its destruction. Enroute she is trapped by Attuma, Namor's arch-foe, who is himself planning the destruction of the surface-dwellers. Jan notifies the Avengers who arrive - sans Hawkeye - and are roundly beaten; reprinted from The Avengers (1963 series) #26. 36 pgs., full color.
Cover pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Frank Giacoia. "Four Against the Floodtide!," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Frank Giacoia (as Frank Ray); Attuma has captured three Avengers and Hawkeye must rescue them, after he defeats the Beetle, who has broken into Avengers Mansion; reprinted from The Avengers (1963 series) #27. 36 pgs., full color.
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia. "Among Us Walks... a Goliath!," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Frank Giacoia (as Frankie Ray); Giant-Man returns to the line-up, but with a new name, Goliath, and a more limited size-changing power; The Avengers defeat the Collector, who has kidnapped the Wasp; reprinted from The Avengers (1963 series) #28. 36 pgs., full color.
Cover pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Frank Giacoia. "This Hostage Earth!," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Dick Ayers; The Mole Man wants to destroy all life by increasing the Earth's rotational speed, then captures an investigating Giant-Man; The Avengers save their teammate and foil the Mole Man's deadly plan; reprinted from The Avengers (1963 series). The Avengers #12 cover reprint, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. 36 pgs., full color.
