| Issue | #196 |
| Published | June 1980 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.40 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Jim Salicrup (Editor); Bob Budiansky (Assistant Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief) |
| Characters | the Taskmaster |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | George Perez (signed) |
| Inks | Joe Rubinstein (signed) |
| Letters | Gaspar Saladino; typeset |
| Characters | Ant-Man [Scott Lang]; the Avengers [the Beast; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Jocasta; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; the Vision; the Wasp; Yellowjacket [Henry Pym]; Wonder Man]; Selbe; Dr. Pernell Solomon; Iron Fist (flashback); Spider-Man (flashback); the Taskmaster |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | David Michelinie |
| Pencils | George Perez |
| Inks | Jack Abel |
| Colors | Carl Gafford |
| Letters | John Costanza |
| Notes | Scott Lang, the Ant-Man, is mistakenly referred to, in page 3 panel 4, as Scott Harris. |
| Reprinted | in Avengers Visionaries: George Perez (Marvel, 1999 series) #nn (July 1999) |
| Characters | Larcenous Lil; Spider-Man |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Sal Buscema |
| Inks | Mike Esposito? |
| Letters | Irving Watanabe |
| Notes | Comic strip ad for Hostess Twinkies from ITT Continental Baking Company. |
| Script | Kurt Busiek (letter writer); various; David Michelinie (intro, replies) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | David Michelinie on how Marvel is now having writers conduct their own letters pages and letters on The Avengers #192. |
| Characters | O.J. Simpson |
| Genre | sports; celebrity |
| Pencils | Dick Giordano? |
| Inks | Dick Giordano? |
| Notes | Inside back cover. Comic strip ad for Dingo boots from Acme Boot Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Northwest Industries, Inc.. |