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#13,837: Avengers (1963) #69
"Let The Game Begin"
Title: Avengers (v001)
Editor-in-Chief: Stan Lee
Editor: Stan Lee
Writer: Roy Thomas
Artist: Sal Buscema
Inker: Sam Grainger
Cover Artist: Sal Buscema, Sam Grainger
Letterer: Artie Simek
Cover Date: October 1969
Release Date: August 1969
Pages: 20
Cover Price: $0.15
Times Read: 1,303
Times Rated: 706
Universe: Earth-616
Issue Blurb
Kang's creation the Growing Man captures Tony Stark in order to lure the Avengers his own time. This time, he brings them forward in time, not to wage battle, but as allies in a game of chess against a powerful being and his own set of champions.
Issue Notes
This is the first issue featuring the Squadron Sinister.

Why Essential Notes

First appearance of the Grand Master.
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