Thread:Hanks-a-lot/@comment-36814053-20180903201016

I am a very senior fan. I remember Avengers Vol 1, Number 1 coming out on a sweaty mid-week in July 1963. The cover date says "Sept"   I remember the second Thursday of school being heartbroken because Hulk had left. That issue of Avengers #2 is cover-dated "Nov" instead of September. I remember having a fever days after New Years 1964 and my mom cheered me up by bringing home Avengers# 4, where Captain America was re-launched. The cover date was again two months in the future.

I could go on forever, but I just wanted to comment that when you attempt to date an issue's release you need to remember that Journey Into Mystery and the Avengers have a cover date TWO months ahead. Fantastic Four and  Spider-man were released THREE months prior to the cover dates.t's okay if you don't believe me. Just get a 1960s Marvel comic and check the "Checklist" on the fan letter page. Then check the cover dates of the above-mentioned series and see that the covers had different months, but were release at the same period.

As for The summer release of The Avengers, etc., I can't think of anyway to prove that unless Magazine Management Co, or the Martin Goodman estate,  or their distributors (DC Comics had a hand in that) have data on the internet.

Hanks-a-lot 