| Assistant Editor | Jim Salicrup |
| Colorist | Nel Yomtov |
| Cover Artist | George Perez, Terry Austin |
| Editor In Chief | Jim Shooter |
| Inker | Pablo Marcos, Klaus Janson, Joe Rubinstein* |
| Letterer | Annette Kawecki |
| Penciler | Sal Buscema |
| Writer | Jim Shooter, David Michelinie |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Published in | New York |
| Pages | 32 |
| UPC | 0714860245807 |
| Characters | Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye, Wonder Man, Wasp, Captain America (Captain America), Iron Man (Tony Stark), Yellowjacket (Hank Pym), Thor, Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) (Joins team), Hercules (Joins team), Black Widow (Joins team), Black Panther, Whizzer (Joins team), Supporting Characters:, Guardians of the Galaxy:, Charlie-27, Nikki, Starhawk, Vance Astro |
| Story Location | New York City, Queens, Asgard; City of Asgard, Hell, Olympia, Blue Area of the Moon |
| Links | https://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Avengers_Vol_1_173 |
| Notes | Plot by Shooter, script by Michelinie.
Inkers for this issue are credited as "D. Hands". Inks (story pages): Marcos pages 1, 6, 19, Mortimer pages 2 and 3, McLeod pages 4, 21, 23, Rubinstein pages 7, 10, 14, Green pages 11 and 20, Bryant pages 13 and 27, Janson pages 28 and 29.
Letters (story pages): Saladino (uncredited) page 1, Kawecki pages 2-17.
Trivia:
There is a subtle reference to Doctor Who in this issue. The Collector is identified in an orbiting object about the size of a phone booth, with an impossibly large interior, much like the TARDIS used by the Doctor. |