"Chum, I can sympathize with any man whose attitudes are almost as outmoded as his wardrobe. But I can't condone your bigotry -- your bruised machismo -- or your drunkeness. I'm telling you this because I want you to understand -- that you provoked this little display."
"The Martyr Perplex" is the story title to the 178th issue of volume one of the Avengers comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Steve Gerber with artwork by Carmine Infantino and Rudy Nebres on inks. The cover art illustration was composed by John Buscema. The story was colored by Nel Yomtov and lettered by Joe Rosen. It was edited by Roger Stern with Jim Salicrup as assistant editor. This issue shipped with a December, 1978 cover date and carries a cover price of 35 cents per copy (US).
