The Avengers
#181
[Regular Edition]
(March 1979)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.35 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines:
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher:
- Marvel Comics Group
- Brand:
- Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
- Barcode:
- 0714860245803
- Editing:
- Jim Salicrup (Assistant Editor); Roger Stern (Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Silver Age U.S.; later Standard Modern Age U.S.
- Paper Stock:
- Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched (Squarebound #200)
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
Issue Notes
This issue has variants.
["Seven of you will remain as Avengers - - the rest of you are out!"]
The Avengers / cover / 1 page
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- George Pérez (signed)
- Inks:
- Terry Austin (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Dan Crespi ?
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- the Avengers [the Beast; the Black Panther; the Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye; Hercules; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Jocasta; Moondragon; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; Quicksilver; the Scarlet Witch; Thor [Donald Blake]; the Vision; the Wasp; Wonder Man; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]]; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; the Guardians of the Galaxy [Charlie-27; Martinex; Nikki; Starhawk; Yondu]; Henry Peter Gyrich
- Synopsis:
- New government guidelines for The Avengers. New 7-member team announced.
- Reprints:
-
in Avengers Log (Marvel, 1994 series) #1 (February 1994) [cover] - in Avengers: I Am an Avenger (Marvel, 2010 series) #[1] ([May 2010])
-
in Marvel Gold: Los Vengadores: Noches de Wundagore (Panini España, 2011 series) (Enero 2011) - in Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus (Marvel, 2016 series) (2016)
-
in Les Vengeurs (Editions Héritage, 1974 series) #112/113
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![Cover Thumbnail for The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #181 [Regular Edition]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/19/w200/19179.jpg?5767558948402809120)
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On The Matter Of Heroes!
The Avengers / comic story / 17 pages
- Script:
- David Michelinie
- Pencils:
- John Byrne (breakdowns); Gene Day (finished art)
- Inks:
- Gene Day
- Colors:
- Francoise Mouly
- Letters:
- Gaspar Saladino (uncredited, page 1); Elaine Heinl (pages 2-17)
- Job Number:
- LG261
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- the Avengers [the Beast; the Black Panther; the Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye; Hercules; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Jocasta; Moondragon; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; Quicksilver; the Scarlet Witch; Thor [also as Dr. Donald Blake]; the Vision; the Wasp; Wonder Man; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]]; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Django Maximoff; Edwin Jarvis; the Guardians of the Galaxy [Charlie-27; Martinex; Nikki; Starhawk; Yondu]; Henry Peter Gyrich; Scott Lang (first appearance)
- Synopsis:
- The Avengers are given new government guidelines for their official roster.
- Reprints:
- in Avengers: The Yesterday Quest (Marvel, 1994 series) (1994)
- in Backpack Marvels: Avengers (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (January 2001)
- in Avengers: Nights of Wundagore (Marvel, 2009 series) (2009)
- in Avengers: I Am an Avenger (Marvel, 2010 series) #[1] ([May 2010])
- in Marvel Gold: Los Vengadores: Noches de Wundagore (Panini España, 2011 series) (Enero 2011)
- in Essential Avengers (Marvel, 1999 series) #8 ([April] 2012)
- in Guardians of the Galaxy: Tomorrow's Avengers (Marvel, 2013 series) #2 (2013)
- in Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus (Marvel, 2016 series) (2016)
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Indexer Notes
First appearance of Scott Lang, who a month later becomes the new Ant-Man in Marvel Premiere #47.
Beast and Wonder Man watching a black and white still photo from "The Adventures of Robin Hood".
Editing
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Table of Contents
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0.
["Seven of you will remain as Avengers - - the rest of you are out!"]
The Avengers -
1.
On The Matter Of Heroes!
The Avengers -
2.
The Incredible Hulk Changes His Mind!
The Hulk; Hostess Cup Cakes -
3.
Avengers Assemble!
Avengers Assemble!
This issue was most recently modified by:
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- Jim Van Dore
- Warren Zeigler
- Patrick Lemaire
- Per Sandell
- Steve Coates
- Ramon Schenk
- Peter Croome
- Max Capp
- Gregory Fischer
- Steven Tice
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- Jenny R McGinnis
- Lou Mougin
- Tony R. Rose
- Ralf Haring
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