(Sep 1963) Origin and 1st appearance of The Avengers (Thor, Iron Man, Ant-Man, Hulk, Wasp). Loki appears. Jack Kirby cover and art. The UK Variant edition has exact same contents and cover as the American edition apart from the price and cover date and some distributor information inside. As with all these early UK variant editions of The Avengers, the price box top left says 9d (ninepence) instead of 12c (twelve cents) and the date box has no month. All these comics were printed at the same time though with the same paper stock but switching a different cover plate at the end of the print run.
The UK copy has the exact same contents and cover as the American edition apart from the price and cover date. There is also a single line in the indicia stating distribution by Thorpe and Porter. It is thought that somewhere between 2 and 3% of the print run was UK Variant editions 100% Feedback***NO STOCK KEPT ON PREMISES***