The Avengers #7
Issue contents

Featuring
- Feature
- The Avengers
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]
Credits
- Art
- Jack Kirby, penciller
- Don Heck, penciller (insets)
- Frank Giacoia, inker
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg, colourist
- Text
- Sam Rosen, letterer
- Editing
- Stan Lee, original Editor
Reprint history

Featuring
- Feature
- The Avengers
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne] (introduction)
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee, scripter
- Art
- Don Heck, penciller
- Dick Ayers, inker
- Text
- Artie Simek, letterer
- Editing
- Stan Lee, original Editor
Reprint history
Synopsis
Introduction of the Swordsman. His origin and Hawkeye's are both told.

Featuring
- Feature
- The Avengers
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]; Mandarin (villain)
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee, scripter
- Art
- Don Heck, penciller
- Wally Wood, inker
- Text
- Artie Simek, letterer
- Editing
- Stan Lee, original Editor
Reprint history
Synopsis
Our heroes battle Mandarin and Swordsman.

Featuring
- Feature
- The Avengers
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye; Scarlet Witch; Quicksilver; Power Man [Erik Josten]; Enchantress
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee, scripter
- Art
- Don Heck, penciller
- Wally Wood, inker
- Text
- Artie Simek, letterer
- Editing
- Stan Lee, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #21 (October 1965) — The Bitter Taste of Defeat
- Also printed
-
Marvel Triple Action (Marvel, 1972 series) #15 (November 1973) — The Bitter Taste of Defeat
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Newton Triple Action (Newton, 1976? series) #1 (August 1976) —The Avengers The X-men Conan — The Bitter Taste of Defeat!
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Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #27 (February 1994) — The Bitter Taste of Defeat!
Notes
Vs. Power Man, 1st. Vs. Enchantress. Continued next issue.
Notes
One page of one of the stories in this issue has been removed to reduce the overall page count to 60 pages.
Indicia
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