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CATALOG RECORD

The Avengers #198

Marvel · Series began 1963 · August 1980

Dates

Cover date
August 1980
On sale
May 20, 1980
Pages
36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #198 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition40¢ cover

    Direct

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

    Source ↗
  • Newsstand edition40¢ cover

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 0714860245808

    This edition’s page
  • UK pence edition0.15 GBP cover

    British

    Printed cover price 0.15 GBP.

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: George Pérez, Sal Buscemainks: Terry Austin, Dan Greenletters: Gaspar Saladino, John Costanza, Irv Watanabescript: David Michelinie, Jim Shootercolors: Carl Gafford, Barry Grossman

Stories

  • Better Red than Ronin! · 17 pages

    Red Ronin comes to New York City. This causes not only the Avengers to arrive on the scene but also S.H.I.E.L.D. led by Nick Fury aboard the old Behemoth helicarrier from the days when S.H.I.E.L.D. was trying to contain Godzilla. The Behemoth, Captain America, and Iron Man's attacks prove ineffective. Fury decides to feed the Behemoth's power to Iron Man and have him electrify the waters of the Hudson where Red Ronin is standing. It works and knocks the robot out. However since the pilot Dr. Cowan is unconscious, the robot revives and begins to act on its own and continues its rampage.

Characters

Steve RogersCaptain AmericaTony StarkIron ManHank McCoyBeastClint BartonHawkeyeHank PymJanet Van DyneVisionWaspNick FurySimon WilliamsWonder ManYellowjacketJocastaRed RoninEarl Cowan

Reprinted in

Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] (1979), Essential Avengers (1999), Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (2003), Avengers Epic Collection (2013), Marvel Masterworks: Ms. Marvel (2014), Captain Marvel: Ms. Marvel - A Hero Is Born Omnibus (2018), Ms. Marvel Epic Collection (2019)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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