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Issue Details

Issue	#181
Published	March 1979
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.35 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Jim Salicrup (Assistant Editor); Roger Stern (Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)

Cover Details - "Seven of you will remain as Avengers - - the rest of you are out!"

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.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	George Perez (signed)
Inks	Terry Austin (signed)
Letters	Dan Crespi?
Reprinted	in Avengers Log (Marvel, 1994 series) #1; in Avengers: I am an Avenger (Marvel, 2010 series) #[nn]

17 page The Avengers story "On The Matter Of Heroes!"

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
Synopsis	The Avengers are given new government guidelines for their official roster.
Genre	superhero
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)
Reprinted	in Avengers: The Yesterday Quest (Marvel, 1994 series) #[nn] [only 2 pp.]; in Avengers: I am an Avenger (Marvel, 2010 series) #[nn]

1 page The Hulk; Hostess Cup Cakes advertisement "The Incredible Hulk Changes His Mind!"

Characters	the Hulk
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Joe Sinnott
Notes	Comic strip ad for Hostess Cup Cakes from ITT Continental Baking Company.

1 page letters page "Avengers Assemble!"

Script	various
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters on The Avengers #177.