Editing Taskmaster (character) (section)

==Publication history==
The Taskmaster first appeared briefly in ''[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]]'' #195 (May 1980), created by writer [[David Michelinie]] and artist [[George Pérez]].<ref>{{cite book|last1 = DeFalco|first1 = Tom|author-link = Tom DeFalco|editor-last1= Gilbert|editor-first1= Laura|chapter= 1980s|title = Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History|publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year = 2008|page = 197|isbn =978-0756641238|quote= Created by writer David Michelinie and artist George Pérez, Taskmaster could mimic any physical skill he had ever seen.}}</ref> making his full debut in ''Avengers'' #196 (June 1980).<ref name="CBTaskmaster">{{cite web |last=Lovett |first=Jamie |date=July 22, 2019 |title=Black Widow: Who Is Taskmaster? |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2019/07/22/black-widow-who-is-taskmaster/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723140950/https://comicbook.com/marvel/2019/07/22/black-widow-who-is-taskmaster/ |archive-date=July 23, 2019 |access-date=July 25, 2019 |website=[[ComicBook.com]]}}</ref>

The Taskmaster appeared in his own limited series ''Taskmaster'' #1–4 (2002), which was followed by a supporting role in ''[[Agent X (Marvel Comics)|Agent X]]'' #1–15 (2002–2003). The character went on to feature prominently in ''[[Avengers: The Initiative]]'' as a supporting character in #8–19 (2008–2009) and ''Avengers: The Initiative'' Annual #1 (2008) then later as a central character in #20–35 (2009–2010) during the [[Dark Reign (comics)|Dark Reign]] and [[Siege (comics)|Siege]] storylines. ''Age of Heroes'' #3 (2010) provided the prologue for the Taskmaster's second limited series ''Taskmaster'' vol. 2 #1–4 (2010–2011). In 2011, Taskmaster received a solo graphic novel collecting a four-issue story—''Taskmaster: Unthinkable''.

In Marvel's 2012–2015 rebranding, [[Marvel NOW!]], Taskmaster joins a new incarnation of the [[Secret Avengers]].<ref name="CBTaskmaster"/>