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Issue Details

Issue	#188
Published	October 1979
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.40 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Jim Shooter ("guest editor" and editor-in-chief); Jim Salicrup (assistant editor)

Cover Details - "The Elements of Doom!"

Characters	the Avengers [the Beast; Captain America; the Falcon; Ms. Marvel; the Scarlet Witch; the Wasp; Wonder Man]; "the Elements of Doom" [Carbon; Chlorine; Phosphorus; Radium; Vanadium]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	John Byrne (signed)
Inks	Terry Austin (signed)
Reprinted	in Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] (Marvel UK, 1979 series) #383

18 page The Avengers story "Elementary, Dear Avengers!"

Characters	the Avengers [the Beast; Captain America; the Falcon; Ms. Marvel; Quicksilver; the Scarlet Witch; the Vision; the Wasp; Wonder Man]; the Darkhold book; "the Elements of Doom" [Carbon; Chlorine; Cobalt; Phosphorus; Radium; Vanadium (I, D for all)]; the Inhumans [Black Bolt; Crystal (reveals her pregnancy); Gorgon; Karnak]
Genre	superhero
Script	Jim Shooter (plot); Bill Mantlo (script)
Pencils	John Byrne (breakdowns); Dan Green (finishes); Frank Springer (finishes)
Inks	Dan Green (pages 1-12); Frank Springer (pages 13-18)
Colors	Bob Sharen
Letters	Gaspar Saladino [as Gaspar]
Notes	The Avengers next appear in Avengers Annual #9. Art credits 2005 by Steven Tice.
Reprinted	in Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] (Marvel UK, 1979 series) #383 (March 1982)

1 page The Hulk; Hostess Fruit Pies advertisement "The Incredible Hulk and the Ultimate Weapon!"

Characters	the Hulk
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Klaus Janson
Letters	Irving Watanabe
Notes	Comic strip ad for Hostess Fruit Pies from ITT Continental Baking Company.