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Marvel Comics   ·   Released May 1st, 1980

The Avengers #195

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 "Assault on a Mind Cage!"

The Avengers, accompanied by Yellowjacket and Jocasta, huddle in the snowy woods just outside the Solomon Institute for the Criminally Insane. They are in search of the Wasp who went MIA after a patient from the institute, a disturbed man named Selbe, showed up at the mansion hysterically claiming that he was in danger. (The Wasp was the only Avenger to believe his claim.)

Since the team cannot enter without a search warrant, Cap has brought in Yellowjacket to do covert reconnaissance. He apologizes for having to send Hank in alone, but Yellowjacket informs him he brought his own back-up: YJ introduces the team to the new Ant-Man.

The pair of miniature heroes infiltrate the compound and are baffled by what they find: military-style barracks in place of patient beds, combat training with high-tech weaponry in place of therapy sessions, and an administration department that discusses “recruits” (mentioning that one candidate is an ideal prospect given his low I.Q. scores and violent disposition.)

When one administers remarks about filling an order for Dr. Octopus, Yellowjacket realizes what’s truly going on: the institute is a front for a training academy for the type of low-level flunkies that supervillains tend to employ.

Searching further, the two heroes find the Wasp being held under sedation. They knock out her guards and revive her, and she relates how she trailed the car transporting Selbe back to the institute. She overheard guards talk about preparing Selbe for some sort of operation, but she was knocked out by a gas attack before she could rescue him. Wasp is still dazed and Yellowjacket is just relieved she’s OK, but Ant-Man realizes that if Selbe’s prison cell was being monitored, then the Wasp’s cell is probably as well. It turns out to be a correct assumption as the trio are confronted by Dr. Solomon (who looks distinctly like an older version of Selbe), head of the institute, and more armed guards.

The three are taken to Solomon’s office. He relates that he has a terminal heart condition but also a rare blood type that makes getting a transplant difficult. Solomon had his lab techs create and force grow a clone of him (Selbe) in order to harvest his heart!

Disgusted by Solomon’s callousness, Yellowjacket and Ant-Man attack the guards. Although Solomon attempts to seize the Wasp to use her as a hostage, she easily decks him. The three set out to locate and free Selbe.

Outside, Wonder Man wonders aloud why they can’t just charge in, stating that, after all, they are… To which Ms. Marvel jumps to the conclusion that he intended to say “men” and then launches into a tirade about his sexist standards to him. Wonder Man then finishes his sentence saying he meant to say, “We are… her friends.” Ms. Marvel is left chastened.

As the team is waiting, they observe a unique hover-plane approach and land at the Solomon Institute. The man in charge has arrived!

Inside, Yellowjacket, Wasp, and Ant-Man knock out the guards outside Selbe’s cell. Wasp enters and tells him that they’re there to rescue him. But the Wasp is then surprised by the entrance of the Taskmaster, who has already subdued Yellowjacket and Ant-Man.

Format
Comic
Page Count
32 pages
Cover Price
$0.40
UPC
0714860245805
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Creators

David Michelinie
Writer
David Michelinie
George Perez
Penciller, Cover Artist
George Perez
Jack Abel
Inker
Jack Abel
Dan Green
Inker, Cover Artist
Dan Green
Colorist
Ben Sean
John Costanza
Letterer
John Costanza
Jim Salicrup
Editor
Jim Salicrup
Jim Shooter
Editor-in-Chief
Jim Shooter

Characters

Ant-Man
Scott Lang
Ant-Man
Earth-616
Beast
Henry McCoy
Beast
Earth-616
Captain America
Steve Rogers
Captain America
Earth-616
Iron Man
Tony Stark
Iron Man
Earth-616
Jocasta Pym
Jocasta Pym
Earth-616
Ms. Marvel
Carol Danvers
Ms. Marvel
Earth-616
Pernell Solomon
Earth-616
Selbe
Earth-616
Taskmaster
Tony Masters
Taskmaster
Earth-616
Vision
Vision
Earth-616
Wasp
Janet Van Dyne
Wasp
Earth-616
Wonder Man
Simon Williams
Wonder Man
Earth-616
Yellowjacket
Hank Pym
Yellowjacket
Earth-616

Key Events

First Appearance
Tony Masters as Taskmaster Earth-616

Collects/Reprints 1 Issues

  • Marvel Comics Digest #7
    Marvel Comics Digest #7
    Marvel Comics Digest (2017 - 2018)

Collected In

  • Ant-Man: Scott Lang TP
    Ant-Man: Scott Lang TP
    Ant-Man: Scott Lang
  • Avengers Visionaries George  Pérez
    Avengers Visionaries George Pérez
    Avengers Visionaries (1999)
  • Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers Vol. 19 HC
    Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers Vol. 19 HC
    Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (2002)
  • Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp Prelude TP
    Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp Prelude TP
    Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp Prelude (2018)
  • Taskmaster: Anything You Can Do TP
    Taskmaster: Anything You Can Do TP
    Taskmaster: Anything You Can Do (2020)
  • The Avengers: Heart of Stone TP
    The Avengers: Heart of Stone TP
    The Avengers Vol. 1 (1963 - 1996)

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