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Marvel Comics   ·   Released Sep 1st, 1982

The Avengers #223

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"Of Robin Hoods and Roustabouts"

Hawkeye answers a secret message for help from Marcella Carson, now the owner of the carnival where Clint once performed and discovers the enterprise has been taken over by the Taskmaster as a mobile recruiting center for his training academies. The villain fights Hawkeye to a standstill, then forces his surrender by threatening Marcella. Disarmed, the archer is left to his fate in a cage with an angry lion but is saved by the arrival of Ant-Man, who had been attending the carnival in civilian guise with his daughter.

The two then team up to defeat and capture the Taskmaster's men. When their foe launches an explosive-filled dummy from the cannon used in the human cannonball act, however, the heroes are forced to allow him to escape while they prevent its detonation and save the crowd.

Format
Comic
Page Count
32 pages
Cover Price
$0.60
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The Avengers #223 Mark Jeweler Insert Variant
The Avengers #223 Marvel Legends Reprint
The Avengers #223 Newsstand Edition

Creators

David Michelinie
Writer
David Michelinie
Greg Larocque
Penciller
Greg Larocque
Brett Breeding
Inker
Brett Breeding
Rick Parker
Letterer
Rick Parker
Klaus Janson
Cover Artist
Klaus Janson
Ed Hannigan
Cover Artist
Ed Hannigan
Jim Shooter
Editor
Jim Shooter
Mark Gruenwald
Editor
Mark Gruenwald

Characters

Ant-Man
Scott Lang
Ant-Man
Earth-616
Captain America
Steve Rogers
Captain America
Earth-616
Cassie Lang
Cassie Lang
Earth-616
Hawkeye
Clint Barton
Hawkeye
Earth-616
Iron Man
Tony Stark
Iron Man
Earth-616
She-Hulk
Jennifer Walters
She-Hulk
Earth-616
Taskmaster
Tony Masters
Taskmaster
Earth-616
Wasp
Janet Van Dyne
Wasp
Earth-616

Collected In

  • Ant-Man: Scott Lang TP
    Ant-Man: Scott Lang TP
    Ant-Man: Scott Lang
  • Hawkeye Epic Collection: The Avenging Archer TP
    Hawkeye Epic Collection: The Avenging Archer TP
    Hawkeye Epic Collection
  • Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers Vol. 21 HC
    Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers Vol. 21 HC
    Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (2002)
  • Marvel-Verse GN Hawkeye TP
    Marvel-Verse GN Hawkeye TP
    Marvel-Verse GN (2019)
  • Taskmaster: Anything You Can Do TP
    Taskmaster: Anything You Can Do TP
    Taskmaster: Anything You Can Do (2020)
  • The Avengers: Trial of Yellowjacket TP
    The Avengers: Trial of Yellowjacket TP
    The Avengers Vol. 1 (1963 - 1996)
  • True Believers: Ant-Man and Hawkeye - Avengers Assemble #1
    True Believers: Ant-Man and Hawkeye - Avengers Assemble #1
    True Believers: Ant-Man and Hawkeye - Avengers Assemble (2018)

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