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| Avengers #196 | ||
| Marvel Comics, 6/80 | ||
| David Michelinie story | Origin & 1st full appearance Taskmaster. | |
| George Perez & Jack Abel art | Letter from Kurt Busiek. | |
| George Perez & Joe Rubinstein cover | ||
| Books | CGC Label | CGC Total | Avg. Grade | 10 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 BOOK | Universal | 4,699 | 8.35 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 302 6.4% | 578 18.7% | 626 32.0% | 504 42.8% | 526 54% | 511 65% | 384 73% | 314 80% | 280 86% | 183 90% | 172 93% | 118 96% | 79 97% | 40 98% | 41 99% | 17 99% | 14 100% | 2 100% | 3 100% | 3 100% | 2 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% |
| 1 BOOK | Signature | 574 | 8.45 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 51 8.9% | 75 22.0% | 76 35.2% | 58 45.3% | 61 56% | 64 67% | 53 76% | 36 83% | 26 87% | 26 92% | 15 94% | 11 96% | 10 98% | 6 99% | 1 99% | 0 99% | 1 99% | 3 100% | 0 100% | 1 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% |
| 1 BOOK | Qualified | 11 | 7.27 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 2 18.2% | 3 45.5% | 2 64% | 1 73% | 2 91% | 0 91% | 0 91% | 0 91% | 0 91% | 1 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% |
| 1 BOOK | Restored | 8 | 7.96 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 0 0.0% | 2 25.0% | 0 25.0% | 0 25.0% | 0 25.0% | 1 37.5% | 2 63% | 1 75% | 0 75% | 1 88% | 1 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% |
| Avengers #196 (1980, Marvel Comics) CGC Universal Grade Distribution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0% 0 10 | 0% 0 9.9 | 6% 302 9.8 | 12% 578 9.6 | 13% 626 9.4 | 11% 504 9.2 | 11% 526 9.0 | 11% 511 8.5 | 8% 384 8.0 | 7% 314 7.5 | 6% 280 7.0 | 4% 183 6.5 | 4% 172 6.0 | 3% 118 5.5 | 2% 79 5.0 | 1% 40 4.5 | 1% 41 4.0 | 0% 17 3.5 | 0% 14 3.0 | 0% 2 2.5 | 0% 3 2.0 | 0% 3 1.8 | 0% 2 1.5 | 0% 0 1.0 | 0% 0 0.5 |
| cgcdata.com, last updated September 16, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||