1974 MARVEL U.K. POSTERS...

Copyright MARVEL COMICS

Back in September 1973, MARVEL U.K. (as it eventually came to be known) launched their third British weekly title - The AVENGERS.  The first issue contained a free gift of four mini-transfers, which, small as they were, featured absolutely amazing artwork by Spanish artist LOPEZ ESPI.  I remember being so impressed by them that I wrote to Marvel, suggesting that they release these masterpieces as posters, and guess what?  They did!  I'd love to take credit for giving them the idea, but I doubt I was the only reader who wrote to them on the matter.  (Nah, scrap that - it was all down to me.)

For some odd reason, I never actually got around to sending away for them when they became available, something I now regret.  However, thanks to a generous contributor, I can now feature these amazing six posters to show you all what you missed if you weren't around in 1974.  And thanks to regular Crivvie McSCOTTY for motivating me into tracking down some half-decent copies of these collectors' items to share with you.

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Below, the ad for the six posters above.

Below, a CONAN poster by the same artist, but

not included in the set above.

Copyright MARVEL COMICS and CPI

Below, the cover of AVENGERS #1, which included four

mini-transfers featuring artwork used on the above posters.

And here's another version of each of the original

six posters for you.  Am I good to you, or what?