Issue Details

Issue	#279
Published	May 1987
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages	36
Editing	Gregory Wright (Assistant Editor); Mark Gruenwald (Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)

Cover Details - "Who Will Lead The Avengers?"

Characters	the Avengers [the Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Doctor Druid; She-Hulk; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; the Wasp]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	John Buscema (signed)
Inks	Tom Palmer (signed)

22 page The Avengers story "Command Decision"

Characters	the Avengers [the Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Doctor Druid; Hercules; She-Hulk; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]]; Frank Rambeau; Hermes; Maria Rambeau; Moonstone; Professor LeClare
Genre	superhero
Script	Roger Stern
Pencils	John Buscema (breakdowns)
Inks	Tom Palmer (finishes)
Colors	Christie Scheele
Letters	Jim Novak

Half page letters page "Avengers Assemble!"

Script	Mark Gruenwald; various
Letters	typeset
Notes	Mark's Remarks editorial; letters on The Avengers #273.

Half page text article "Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation"

Script	Thomas Costello (business manager)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Date of filing: October 6, 1986. Average number of copies of each issue during preceding 12 months (net press run): 412,900. Single issue nearest to filing date: 405,015.