| Issue | #256 |
| Published | June 1985 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.65 USD; 0.75 CAD; 0.30 GBP |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Howard Mackie (Assistant Editor); Mark Gruenwald (Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief) |
| Characters | the Avengers [the Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hercules; Starfox; the Wasp] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | John Buscema (signed) |
| Inks | Tom Palmer (signed) |
| Colors | Christie Scheele? |
| Notes | New cover logo by reader Steven Bove (basic idea) and Mike Higgins (modifications). |
| Characters | Apollo; the Avengers [the Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Hercules; the Scarlet Witch (flashback); Starfox; the Vision (flashback); the Wasp]; Dr. Hopper; Dr. Smythe; Edwin Jarvis; Ka-Zar; Levan; Skunge; Terminus; Zabu |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Roger Stern |
| Pencils | John Buscema (breakdowns) |
| Inks | Tom Palmer (finishes) |
| Colors | Christie Scheele |
| Letters | Jim Novak |
| Notes | Hercules wears a new costume designed by John Byrne. |
| Script | various |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Letters on The Avengers #250; Question of the Month "Of all the work you've done for Marvel, which is your favorite?" asked to Stern, Buscema, Palmer, Novak, Scheele, Gruenwald and Shooter; Special Announcements Section. |