Best Taskmaster Storylines

Story Found In: Taskmaster(2002) #1-4 & Taskmaster(2010) #1-4

Details:Sunset Bain decides to take on Stark Industries. Taskmaster calls; he takes on anyone, anywhere, anytime. Taskmaster heads to Stark to cause corporate sabotage. Iron Man will not let this happen.

This action features Taskmaster fighting Iron Man. It also shows Taskmaster's secret origin. The story ends in "Taskmaster: Unthinkable," which serves as an addendum and a standalone story.

Story Found In: Siege #1-4

Details:After the "Dark Reign" storyline, Taskmaster played a major part in "Siege." Norman Osborn targets Asgard. He attacks Thor's home world. This siege results in a full-scale war.

Osborn's troops are caught between the Asgardians and the Avengers. Taskmaster ends up in the middle. Taskmaster fights both Thor and Captain America. As the fight shifts, looking like Norman is losing, Taskmaster slips away and escapes!

Story Found In: Taskmaster #1-5

Details:The latest Taskmaster series launched in 2020. Jed MacKay wrote the story with Valerio Giangiordano and Alessandro Vitti as illustrators.

The story starts after Taskmaster kills Maria Hill. Some top spies hunt the criminal. This globe-spanning adventure tests Taskmaster. This helps him become a better warrior.

Story Found In: Avengers #196

Details:"The Terrible Toll of the Taskmaster" is the first full appearance of Taskmaster in the Marvel Universe. Taskmaster begins this tale by capturing Yellowjacket, Ant-Man, and the Wasp, stopping their shrinking powers.

Taskmaster mimics the moves of superheroes who come to save their small allies by watching news reports. How will the Avengers save the day when their foe seems unstoppable?

Story Found In: Taskmaster#1-4

Details:Taskmaster trained henchmen for every global terrorist group. Animosity grows as rumors spread that he turned to the good side.

Rumors say Taskmaster works with Captain America. This leads to a one billion dollar bounty on Taskmaster. Most heroes and nearly every terrorist or villain in the Marvel Universe target Taskmaster. The fight will be his biggest.

Story Found In: Avengers: The Initiative#1-19 & Avengers: The Initiative Annual#1

Details:After the messy Marvel Civil War, the Fifty State Initiative puts a superhero team in each of the 50 U.S. states. Taskmaster trains these superheroes for the initiative.

Hundreds of heroes train. Some will fail Taskmaster's tough program. Heroes are waiting, ready to lead. Taskmaster will not make it easy for them.

Story Found In: Deadpool#2

Details:Deadpool is a known superhero now. Long ago, he acted as a hired assassin. He hunted and killed whomever his backer directed, but he was just a mercenary seeking payment.

In his 1997 solo series' second issue, things shift. The company he works for, Landau, Luckman & Lake Corporation, pushes him toward the hero side. He fights Taskmaster hard. When his healing factor fails, he needs the Hulk's blood to fix it.

Story Found In: Avengers#195-196, & 223Marvel Team-Up#103 & 146Thing#26Amazing Spider-Man#308Iron Man#254Daredevil#292-293Deadpool#2Hawkeye: Earth's Mightiest Marksman#1Avengers#26Captain America#44Captain America Annual#11

Details:This collection's title is "Anything I Can Do." It fits Taskmaster because his mind goes to "... I can do better!" That is the man's style and skill. He copies everything from Spider-Man's quick moves to Daredevil's fighting style.

Taskmaster is the best at everything others do. He also runs his own training school! Taskmaster's group of thugs clashes with everyone from Iron Man to the Thing in this big adventure across his publication history.

Story Found In: Cable & Deadpool#36

Details:After Deadpool storms Marvel Comics, demanding leniency after suffering tragedies, he asks to find Taskmaster. Finding people has been hard for the Merc with the Mouth. He needed help, which came from Nicole, a Marvel employee.

Deadpool's reputation suffers. He thinks fighting Taskmaster will improve his standing. Taskmaster agrees. The two fight with swords drawn in one of the best man-on-man battles in recent Marvel Comics history.

Story Found In: Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe#1-4

Details:While the story may involve Deadpool killing the Marvel Universe, Taskmaster offers fun in this insane story by Dalibor Talajic and Cullen Bunn.

This miniseries features Taskmaster scenes that readers find really fun. Deadpool and Taskmaster have a long history. His ending in this series works out perfectly.

Story Found In: Thunderbolts#130-131 &Deadpool#8-9

Details:Deadpool targets Norman Osborn. The villain fights to save himself. He unleashes the Thunderbolts to stop the Merc with the Mouth. Things get wild before everything settles.

Taskmaster joined the Thunderbolts. He trained several superheroes in the Fifty State Initiative. In this story, he pretends to be Deadpool to surprise his foe by showing Deadpool at the right moment.

Story Found In: Deadpool Max#1-12,Deadpool Max2 #1-6, andThe Deadpool Max X-Mas Special

Details:Deadpool usually stays relatively PG-13 regarding superheroes. Marvel Comics' Max imprint changed that. The Merc with the Mouth moved into uncensored territory.

This series covers all theDeadpool MAXbooks. Deadpool acts as a government assassin, needing someone stable to control him. Bob takes this role, from being a sidekick to getting married. It is wild, it is fun, and it is uncensored! Deadpool acts as profane and hilarious as possible. He will run into Taskmaster. They bump into each other, but it is never as funny as in the MAXline of books!

Story Found In: House of M#1-8

Details:While House of M focuses on the Scarlet Witch and her reality-warping power, the entire Marvel Universe gets pulled into the story. Taskmaster, who played a part, is included.House of MThis story focuses on mutants and the Scarlet Witch's reality manipulation. The entire Marvel Universe participates. Taskmaster is one of those involved.

InHouse of M, Taskmaster joins the Brotherhood strike force. He is not a mutant, but he uses his ability to fake one. Luke Cage exposed him as a human posing as a mutant after beating him for Tigra's murder. This revelation was bad for him.

Story Found In: Avengers#195

Details:This issue first shows Taskmaster in the Marvel Universe! He appears late in the issue, but this is his first appearance. The setup makes readers fear the worst, as several Avengers are captured!

Taskmaster captured Selbe. The Wasp, Ant-Man, and Yellowjacket arrive to save the disturbed man, but they are surprised and captured by Taskmaster.

Story Found In: Age of Heroes#3

Details:This isn't typical for Marvel.Heroes' age.#3 is a four-part storyline. "Billion Dollar Baby" focuses on Taskmaster escaping pursuit by Yakuza members.

Hitmen pursue Taskmaster to see how he escaped the Siege of Asgard. The short story shows Taskmaster's skills and history before the solo series.

Story found in: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #15

Details:Don't think the title points to a Taskmaster versus Squirrel Girl fight. The book shows everything from Squirrel Girl's cat, Mew's, point of view. It is as ridiculous as it is brilliant!

Taskmaster tries to show off his villainy. Mew stops him, and things don't go as Taskmaster plans.

Story found in: Avengers#223

Details:Hawkeye gets a message from Marcella Carson, the carnival owner where he learned archery. He learns Taskmaster took over to recruit people for his training academies.

Taskmaster and Hawkeye fight and reach a stalemate. Taskmaster only wins by threatening Marcella. Ant-Man attends the carnival. He joins Hawkeye, and they defeat Taskmaster, though Taskmaster escapes.

Story found in: Amazing Spider-Man#16-23

Details:Kraven the Hunter always targets Spider-Man. Now that the villain is back, Spidey must survive more than just Kraven's aim. After capturing many animal-themed heroes and villains, the hunt moves to Central Park. This might be Spidey's last fight against a tough foe.

Kraven does not hunt Spider-Man. Taskmaster and other villains take the glory. The villains try to force Spider-Man into danger.

Story found in: What if... Steve Rogers had refused to give up being Captain America? #3

Details:Marvel has great stories in What If... series. Some best stories show how the world changes if a superhero acts differently than in the main Marvel Universe (Earth-616).

In "What if... Steve Rogers had refused to give up being Captain America," Taskmaster trains the Super-Patriot and the Buckies needed to replace Steve Rogers after he chose not to be Captain America.

Story found in: Captain America #334

Details:After Steve Rogers puts his shield down, a new Captain America must take over. Since the Super Soldier SerumThe costume had been lost for decades. Simply throwing someone into the Cap costume and calling them Cap, then giving them a shield, would not work. They required training first.

Taskmaster trains the new Captain America. He copies and memorizes every fighting move he has ever seen, including Steve Rogers. The usual villain helps the government for money, and a new Captain America appears.