The Taskmaster first appeared briefly in The Avengers #195 (May 1980),[REF] before making his full debut in Avengers #196 (June 1980).
The Taskmaster has appeared as an enemy and a reluctant ally of Deadpool in Deadpool vol. 1 #2 (1997), #35 (1999), #39-40, #45 (2000), #67-69 (2002), Cable & Deadpool #36 (2007), Deadpool vol. 2 #9 (2009) Thunderbolts #131 (2009) and Deadpool vol. 2 #36 (2011).