Avengers #200

So recently Avengers #200 has been thrust back into fan consciousness again, partly because Jim Shooter, the editor-in-chief at the time, and one of the creditted writers, gave an apology for the issue. A rather unsatisfying apology, at least I thought so.

Avengers #200 is a rather loathesome comic, but what's loathesome about it has been pretty thoroughly covered by other people, so what can 80 Page Giant possibly bring to the table that hasn't already been said? Well we'll get to that after the jump. First, I want to make sure you have a nice grounding in the currently accepted view of Avengers #200 (I say currently accepted, because people sure didn't see this comic this way when it came out.)

So here's a few links, some articles to read to get some context before you come back here:
http://www.fortunecity.com/tatooine/niven/142/trulyawf/tac03.html

http://carolastrickland.com/comics/msmarvel/index.html

And finally, Jim Shooter's apology:
http://www.jimshooter.com/2011/12/avengers-200.html

So now you have the story, come on back and let's see if I don't have something unique to say about the issue myself.