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Issue: The Avengers #198
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Variant: Direct Edition
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: 05/20/1980
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.40 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 4 (1 story, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.; later standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #200)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Red Ronan on the Rampage!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
Reprinting
FlagStar Magazine #25 published October 1992
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
"Ronin" misspelled "Ronan" on the cover.

Letters credit confirmed from Danny Crespi Files, posted via the Comics History Exchange page on Facebook by Todd Klein (1 April 2017).
Better Red than Ronin!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
S.H.I.E.L.D. [unnamed agents]; Brutus (dog); Joey; Mahoney; Cross Technological Enterprises [unnamed crew]
Miss-Izz Brown you’ve got a luv-ly dawww-turrr
Red Ronin comes to New York City. This causes not only the Avengers to arrive on the scene but also S.H.I.E.L.D. led by Nick Fury aboard the old Behemoth helicarrier from the days when S.H.I.E.L.D. was trying to contain Godzilla. The Behemoth, Captain America, and Iron Man's attacks prove ineffective. Fury decides to feed the Behemoth's power to Iron Man and have him electrify the waters of the Hudson where Red Ronin is standing. It works and knocks the robot out. However since the pilot Dr. Cowan is unconscious, the robot revives and begins to act on its own and continues its rampage.
Reprinting
FlagΣπάιντερ Μαν [Spider-Man] #484 published January 1990
FlagMarvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] #393 published January 1983
as Better Red Than Ronin! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagStar Magazine #25 published October 1992
as Meglio Rosso Che Ronin [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
17
The pilot Dr. Cowan reveals why he is using Red Ronin. Afraid that America is destroying itself, he wants to attack Russia and start World War III so that Americans will unite against a common enemy.

In one sequence, Yellowjacket and The Wasp enter Red Ronin but are blown out of its eyes by an internal gas dispersal fan.

Wonder Man's off panel encounter with Red Ronin was featured in Tales of the Marvels: Wonder Years #1 (1995).

The events of this battle and its aftermath are recounted in Avengers: Marvels Snapshots #1 (2021).
The Incredible Hulk vs. The Roller Disco Devils!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
the Hulk [Bruce Banner]; the Roller Disco Devils
The Roller Disco Devils have been terrifying the town.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Comic strip ad for Hostess Fruit Pies from ITT Continental Baking Company.
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Letters on The Avengers #194. Letters from Elizabeth Holden, Russell Fry, Richard Zaric, Mark Phelps

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