- "You have no need to know my true name, fool! For those who speak it do so only in whispers -- fearful whispers lest they reach the ears of --- The Man-Ape!!"
- ―Man-Ape
| "The Man-Ape Always Strikes Twice!" | |
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| The Avengers | |
| Title: | "The Man-Ape Always Strikes Twice!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 78 |
| Cover price: | .15 |
| Cover date: | July, 1970 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Stan Lee |
| Writers: | Roy Thomas |
| Pencilers: | Sal Buscema |
| Inkers: | Tom Palmer |
| Cover artists: | John Buscema |
| Cover inker: | Tom Palmer |
| Letterers: | Sam Rosen |
| Editors: | Stan Lee |
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| Next: | The Avengers #79 |
"The Man-Ape Always Strikes Twice!" is the title to the seventy-eighth issue of the first Avengers ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Roy Thomas with artwork by Sal Buscema, and inks & coloring by Tom Palmer. It was lettered by Sam Rosen. The story was edited by Stan Lee. This issue shipped with a July, 1970 cover date and carries a cover price of .15 cents per copy.
Appearances[]
Featured characters
- Black Panther, T'Challa
- Captain America, Steve Rogers
- Goliath, Clint Barton
- Quicksilver, Pietro Maximoff
- Scarlet Witch, Wanda Maximoff
- Vision
Supporting characters
Villains
- Grim Reaper, Eric Williams (Cameo appearance only)
- Living Laser, Arthur Parks (Cameo appearance only)
- Man-Ape, M'Baku
- N'Gamo
- Power Man, Erik Josten (Cameo appearance only)
- Swordsman, Jacques Duquesne (Cameo appearance only)
Minor characters
Organizations
- Avengers
- Jabari Tribe (M'Baku & N'Gamo only)
- Lethal Legion (Cameo appearance only)
- White Gorilla Cult (M'Baku & N'Gamo only)
Races & Animals
Locations
- Africa (In flashback only)
Items
- Android
- Captain America's shield
- Chains
- Daily Bugle newspaper
- Robot
- Scythe
- Shield
- Super-suit
- Sword
- Synthezoid
Vehicles
Powers
- Density control
- Intangibility
- Super-speed
- Superhuman agility
- Superhuman durability
- Superhuman stamina
- Superhuman strength
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Avengers were created by writer Stan Lee and artists Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. They first appeared in The Avengers #1 in September, 1963.
- This is the second appearance of M'Baku, also known as Man-Ape. He appeared last in Avengers #62.
- This is the second appearance of N'Gamo. He appeared last in Avengers #62.
- Black Panther's first throw-down with Man-Ape was in Avengers #62.