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Issue Details

Issue #183
Published May 1979
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.40 USD
Pages 36
Editing Jim Salicrup (Assistant Editor); Roger Stern (Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)

Cover Details - "The Absorbing Man Lives!"

Characters the Absorbing Man; the Avengers [the Beast; Hawkeye; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; the Vision]; Sandy Herkowitz
Genre superhero
Pencils George Perez (signed)
Inks Terry Austin (signed)
Reprinted in Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] (Marvel UK, 1979 series) #378

17 page The Avengers story "The Redoubtable Return of Crusher Creel!"

Characters the Absorbing Man; the Avengers [the Beast; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; the Falcon; Hawkeye; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; Quicksilver; Redwing; the Scarlet Witch; the Vision; the Wasp]; Django Maximoff; Henry Peter Gyrich; his assistants [Carter; Jenkins]; Sandy Herkowitz; sanitation workers [Bernie Tibbs; Carlos; Tom Chaffey]
Synopsis The Avengers battle the Absorbing Man.
Genre superhero
Script David Michelinie
Pencils John Byrne
Inks Klaus Janson
Colors Bob Sharen
Letters Jim Novak
Reprinted in Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] (Marvel UK, 1979 series) #378 (October 1981)

1 page Iron Man; Hostess Fruit Pies advertisement "Brains Over Brawn!"

Characters Iron Man
Genre superhero
Pencils Alan Kupperberg?
Inks Joe Sinnott
Letters John Costanza
Notes Comic strip ad for Hostess Fruit Pies from ITT Continental Baking Company.

1 page letters page "Avengers Assemble!"

Script Kurt Busiek (letter writer); Roger Stern (reply); various
Letters typeset
Notes Letter by Busiek on wanting more thoughtful letters printed in Marvel Comics letters pages with reply by Stern and letter on The Avengers #179.