- "And now, outta the kindness of my heart, I'm gonna give you a little boxin' lesson! Don't go 'way -- pay attention to teacher!"
- ―The Thing
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| Fantastic Four | |
| Title: | "The Avengers Take Over!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 26 |
| Cover price: | May, 1964 |
| Cover date: | .12 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Stan Lee |
| Writers: | Stan Lee |
| Pencilers: | Jack Kirby |
| Inkers: | George Bell |
| Cover artists: | Jack Kirby |
| Cover inker: | Sol Brodsky |
| Cover colorist: | Stan Goldberg |
| Cover letterer: | Art Simek |
| Letterers: | Art Simek |
| Editors: | Stan Lee |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Fantastic Four #25 |
| Next: | Fantastic Four #27 |
"The Avengers Take Over!" is the title to the twenty-sixth issue of the first Fantastic Four ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Stan Lee with artwork by Jack Kirby and inks by George Bell. It was lettered by Art Simek. The story was edited by Stan Lee. This issue shipped with a May, 1964 cover date and carries a cover price of .12 cents per copy.
"The Avengers Take Over!"[]
Featured characters
- Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
- Invisible Girl, Susan Storm
- Human Torch, Johnny Storm
- The Thing, Ben Grimm
Supporting characters
- Captain America, Steve Rogers
- Giant-Man, Hank Pym
- Iron Man, Tony Stark
- Thor Odinson
- Wasp, Janet van Dyne
Villains
Other characters
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Powers
- Elasticity
- Energy projection
- Flight
- Pyrokinesis
- Superhuman durability
- Superhuman strength
- Transformation
- Thermal propulsion
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Fantastic Four were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. They first appeared in Fantastic Four, Volume 1 #1 in November, 1961. By and large, the roster of the Fantastic Four has remained the same over the years, consisting of Reed Richards as Mister Fantastic, Susan Storm as the Invisible Woman, Johnny Storm as the Human Torch and Ben Grimm as the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing. Occasional transitory members of the FF have included Crystal Amaquelin, Luke Cage, Scott Lang, and T'Challa.
- The tagline to this issue is "The Avengers Take Over! Don't miss the great conclusion of the epic battle between the Thing and the Hulk! Featuring a galaxy of the world's most thrilling guest stars!"
- According to the Periodical Copyright Office, this issue shipped to retailers on February 11th, 1964.
- Inker George Roussos is credited as George Bell in this issue.
- Letterer Artie Simek is credited as Art Simek in this issue.
- In the Fantastic 4 Fan Page letters column, editor Stan Lee makes the first reference to a "No Prize", which is when a reader points out an error made in a previous issue, and also supplies their own explanation behind the error.
- The events of this issue continues from Fantastic Four #25 and conclude in this issue.