Issue Details

Issue	#193
Published	March 1980
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.40 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Jim Salicrup (Editor); Bob Budiansky (Assistant Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)

Cover Details - "Inferno Unleashed!"

Characters	the Avengers [the Beast; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; the Falcon; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; the Vision; Wonder Man]; Inferno
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Frank Miller (signed)
Inks	Bob McLeod (signed)
Letters	Dan Crespi?
Reprinted	in Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] (Marvel UK, 1979 series) #388

17 page The Avengers story "Battleground: Pittsburgh!"

Characters	the Avengers [the Beast; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; the Falcon; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; the Vision; the Wasp; Wonder Man]; Inferno; Tim Turpin; Vince Paretta
Genre	superhero
Script	David Michelinie; Pittsburgh Comix Club ("plot assist")
Pencils	Sal Buscema (layouts); Frank Miller (details, see notes); Dan Green (finished art)
Inks	Dan Green
Colors	Bob Sharen
Letters	Joe Rosen
Notes	In The Avengers #197 letters page, Michelinie writes that Frank Miller "was able to add some identifying details to Sal Buscema's pencil art." This information added 2005 by Steven Tice.
Reprinted	in Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] (Marvel UK, 1979 series) #388 (August 1982)

Half page letters page "Avengers Assemble!"

Script	various
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters on The Avengers #189.

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

Script	Ed Shukin (business manager)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Date of filing: October 1, 1979. Average number of copies of each issue during preceding 12 months (net press run): 428,935, single issue nearest to filing date: 431,125.

1 page Mr. Fantastic; Hostess Twinkies advertisement "A Passion for Gold"

Characters	Goldigger; Mr. Fantastic
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Mike Esposito?
Letters	Irving Watanabe
Notes	Comic strip ad for Hostess Twinkies from ITT Continental Baking Company.

1 page Batroc the Leaper; Crazy magazine promo (ad from the publisher) "How to be a Wild and Crazy Guy!!"

Characters	Archie Bunker (on TV); Batroc; Fonzie (on TV)
Genre	superhero; humor
Inks	Bob McLeod?
Letters	Joe Rosen
Notes	Comic strip promo for Crazy magazine. Printed sideways.