The Invaders # 20

Comic book title: The Invaders
Story name: The Battle of Berlin
Volume one # 20
September 1977
Cover Pencils: Gil Kane
Writer and Editor: Roy Thomas
artists: Frank Robbins and Frank Springer
Time period: 1940's WW II
Genre: Superheroes
Cost at time of publication: 30 cents
In my back issue box
Reviewed by: Allen Klingelhoets

The first 9-page story stars these characters as The Invaders. Captain America (Steve Rogers); Human Torch ( Jim Hammond), Namor the Sub-Mariner, Spitfire , and Union Jack who is Spitfire's Father. Bucky and Toto also appear in story. Bucky is Captain America's partner. Toro is partnered with Human Torch. The story "The Battle of Berlin" is set in Berlin. The villains in story are Adolf Hitler: Master Man and Warrior Man. The writer and artist did not have time to complete full comic book story. This is why only 9 pages. The story is first Union Jack issue.

What really got my attention was second story. The second story included origin story for Sub-Mariner. This was story given away in free issue few months before 14-page origin in Marvel Mystery # 1 in 1939. The cost for original would be astronomical . I liked how story was also in color. I expect issue # 20 of The Invaders is sold at places online. I also noticed

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Invaders (comics) - Wikipedia

Publication history. The original team was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Sal Buscema in The Avengers #71 (December 1969).. A present-day incarnation was introduced by writer Chuck Austen and artist Scott Kolins in The Avengers (vol. 3) #82 (July 2004).. Fictional team history. The prototype for the Invaders, the All-Winners Squad, created by publisher Martin Goodman and scripter Bill ...

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