Taskmaster (Tony Masters) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by the Marvel Comics. The character was primarily depicted as a supervillain but now is often portrayed as an antihero. Taskmaster first appeared in Avengers vol. 1 #195 (May 1980) and was created by David Michelinie and George Pérez. Introduced as an enemy of the Avengers, Taskmaster went on to feature in numerous Marvel titles, most notably as an enemy/ally of Deadpool.