RECOMMENDED READING: THE AVENGERS...

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I have to confess that I've lost track of modern comics.  The

characters don't seem to be the ones I grew up reading, whether

they be MARVEL or DC mags.  Why the powers-that-be would

jettison decades of continuity and alienate long-time fans seems

a stupid thing to do, but what do I know?  I'm just a guy who's

been contributing towards their success for many years.

Surely there must be a way of attracting new readers without

chasing away older ones?  And this new title is a step in the right

direction.  It's set in the time when the original AVENGERS had

'retired', and HAWKEYE, QUICKSILVER & The SCARLET

WITCH had joined CAPTAIN AMERICA to become the

new team.  (I just love that 1960s corner cover box!)

I'd first read the original stories when they were reprinted in

a British periodical called TERRIFIC back in 1967, and reading

new adventures about the same line-up (set in the time they first

formed) makes me feel as if I'm a kid again, sitting with a pile of

comics in the back garden of the house I lived in at the time.

If you hail from the same period as myself and enjoyed The

Avengers when you were a youngster, then you're sure to love

this comic as much as I do.  So here are the first three covers to

whet your appetite.  You'll find #3 in FORBIDDEN PLANET

and all good comic shops now - and, if you're really lucky,

they might still have #s 1 & 2 as well.  Happy reading!

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