*Marvel: A brace of (almost) debuts this update, as we offer you Avengers #55 and #196, featuring Ultron and the Taskmaster respectively! Well, we say almost-debuts because each of these villainous gentlemen made a ‘teaser’ appearance in the preceding issue – but these were their fist full-fledged forays into felony! The #55 is an attractive VG+ (£50), which is off the lower staple and bears a small, neatly-inscribed previous owner’s name at cover top, but still possesses excellent page quality. The #196 is a pence-priced VF (£35), sound and tight throughout.