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Creation & Design

The Avengers were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, inspired by the success of other superhero teams.

Early Years

The Avengers debuted in 1963 and quickly became a cornerstone of Marvel Comics, featuring a rotating roster of superheroes.

Character Development

Over the decades, the Avengers have evolved from a simple superhero team to a complex organization with deep lore and character development, reflecting societal changes and the evolving landscape of comic book storytelling.

Cultural Reception

The Avengers have been critically acclaimed and commercially successful, particularly with the rise of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Character Details

Real Name:
N/A
First Appearance:
Tales to Astonish #27
Aliases:
Earth's Mightiest Heroes, The Avengers
Species:
Human
Gender:
N/A
Affiliations:
S.H.I.E.L.D., The Ultimates, The Invaders
Abilities:
Superhuman strength, Flight, Energy manipulation, Genius-level intellect
Equipment:
Avengers Quinjet, Avengers Tower, Various advanced technology
Weight:
0
Height:
0' 0"
Eye Color:
N/A
Hair Color:
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Tales to Astonish #27
Marvel ⋅ 1962
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Tales to Astonish #27
 
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1st appearance and origin of Hank Pym, later becomes Ant-Man, Goliath, Giant-Man and Yellowjacket

Tales to Astonish #35
Marvel ⋅ 1962
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Tales to Astonish #35
 
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1st appearance of Hank Pym as Ant-Man

2nd appearance of Hank Pym

Tales to Astonish #44
Marvel ⋅ 1963
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Tales to Astonish #44
 
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1st appearance and origin of the Wasp

Avengers, The #1
Marvel ⋅ 1963
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Avengers, The #1
 
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1st team appearance and origin of the Avengers: Hulk, Iron Man, Wasp, Thor, Ant-Man

Tales to Astonish #49
Marvel ⋅ 1963
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Tales to Astonish #49
 
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Hank Pym becomes Giant-Man, formerly Ant-Man

Avengers, The #2
Marvel ⋅ 1963
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Avengers, The #2
 
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2nd appearance of the Avengers

Hulk leaves the team

1st appearance of Space Phantom

Introduction of the Avengers Mansion

Avengers, The #3
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Avengers, The #3
 
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Classic battle of the Avengers vs the Hulk and Sub-Mariner

Journey Into Mystery #101
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Journey Into Mystery #101
 
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First crossover by the Avengers

Avengers, The #4
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Avengers, The #4
 
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Captain America joins the Avengers

1st cover appearance of Captain America on an official Marvel Comics cover, previously Timely, then Atlas

1st appearance of Captain America in the Silver Age

Death of Bucky, in a flashback

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1st cameo appearance of Baron Heinrich Zemo

Fantastic Four #26
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Fantastic Four #26
 
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Classic battle of the Avengers & Fantastic Four vs the Hulk

First time The Thing mentions his Aunt Petunia, an ongoing reference until she finally appeared for the first time two decades later in Fantastic Four #238, identified in #239

Avengers, The #7
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Avengers, The #7
 
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1st appearance of Rick Jones as Bucky Barnes

Classic battle of the Avengers vs Enchantress, Loki, Skurge the Executioner and Baron Zemo

Avengers, The #8
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Avengers, The #8
 
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1st appearance of Kang, the original version

Avengers, The #10
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Avengers, The #10
 
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1st appearance of Immortus, a variant of Kang and Rama-Tut

Debut of the call-to-action, 'Avengers Assemble' said by Thor

Avengers, The #11
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Avengers, The #11
 
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First meeting of Spider-Man and the Avengers: Captain America, Thor, Giant-Man, Wasp

2nd appearance of Kang the Conqueror

2nd appearance of Wonder Man, in a one panel flashback to Avengers #9 but in an original illustration

Uncanny X-Men #9
Marvel ⋅ 1965
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Uncanny X-Men #9
 
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First meeting and battle of the X-Men and the Avengers

1st appearance of Lucifer, a member of the Quist alien race

Avengers, The #16
Marvel ⋅ 1965
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Avengers, The #16
 
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Hawkeye joins The Avengers

Scarlet Witch joins The Avengers

Quicksilver joins The Avengers

Iron Man leaves the Avengers

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3rd appearance of Kang

Avengers, The #25
Marvel ⋅ 1966
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Avengers, The #25
 
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First battle of the Avengers vs Doctor Doom

Hawkeye is shown wearing gloves on this cover, a deviation from the character design in all other issues of this early era

Avengers Annual #1
Marvel ⋅ 1967
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Avengers Annual #1
 
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First team-up of the original and the new Avengers

Avengers, The #52
Marvel ⋅ 1968
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Avengers, The #52
 
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Black Panther joins the Avengers

1st appearance of the Grim Reaper, brother of Wonder Man

[February 2023 - rumored to appear in the Wonder Man Disney+ series with actor Demetrius Grosse to potentially be cast in the role]

Avengers, The #53
Marvel ⋅ 1968
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Avengers, The #53
 
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First crossover by the X-Men in the Avengers title

Avengers, The #55
Marvel ⋅ 1968
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Avengers, The #55
 
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1st full appearance of Ultron

3rd appearance of Dane Whitman as the Black Knight

[March 2023 - James Spader rumored to reprise the role of Ultron in Armor Wars / August 2024 - Spader confirmed to reprise Ultron in the Vision Disney+ series]

Avengers Annual #2
Marvel ⋅ 1968
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Avengers Annual #2
 
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Battle of the original Avengers (1963) versus the new Avengers (1968)

1st appearance of Scarlet Centurion, the third identity of Kang the Conqueror

Avengers, The #57
Marvel ⋅ 1968
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Avengers, The #57
 
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1st appearance of Vision

2nd appearance of Ultron

Avengers, The #58
Marvel ⋅ 1968
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Avengers, The #58
 
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2nd appearance and origin of Vision, revealed Wonder Man's brain patterns are preserved in Vision's mind

Vision joins The Avengers

First meeting of Black Panther and Thor, Iron Man

Iconic final page depicts Vision crying with the text '...even an android can cry!'

Avengers, The #60
Marvel ⋅ 1969
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Avengers, The #60
 
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Marriage of Janet Van Dyne and Hank Pym

First crossover appearance of Doctor Strange in the Avengers title

Iron Man #18
Marvel ⋅ 1969
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Iron Man #18
 
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2nd appearance of Whitney Frost as Madame Masque

Avengers, The #100
Marvel ⋅ 1972
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Avengers, The #100
 
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Every past and present Avengers member shows up for issue #100

Avengers, The #111
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Avengers, The #111
 
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Black Widow joins the Avengers

Avengers, The #115
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Avengers, The #115
 
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"Avengers/Defenders War" part 1

See Defenders #8 for part 2

Defenders #8
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Defenders #8
 
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"Avengers/Defenders War" part 2

See Avengers #115 and #116 for parts 1 and 3

Avengers, The #116
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Avengers, The #116
 
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"Avengers/Defenders War" part 3

See Defenders #9 for part 4

Defenders #9
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Defenders #9
 
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"Avengers/Defenders War" part 4

See Avengers #117 for part 5

Avengers, The #117
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Avengers, The #117
 
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"Avengers/Defenders War" part 5

See Defenders #10 for part 6

Defenders #10
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Defenders #10
 
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"Avengers/Defenders War" part 6

Classic battle of the Hulk vs Thor

See Avengers #118 for part 7

Avengers, The #118
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Avengers, The #118
 
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"Avengers/Defenders War" part 7

See Defenders #11 for part 8

Defenders #11
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Defenders #11
 
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"Avengers/Defenders War" part 8

Hawkeye leaves The Defenders

Avengers, The #151
Marvel ⋅ 1976
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Avengers, The #151
 
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Beast joins the Avengers

Beast requests to become an Avenger in The Avengers #137 but it isn't official until this issue

Avengers, The #181
Marvel ⋅ 1979
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Avengers, The #181
 
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1st appearance of Scott Lang, later becomes the second Ant-Man

New Avengers roster: Captain America, Iron Man, Beast, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Falcon and Wasp

Avengers, The #184
Marvel ⋅ 1979
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Avengers, The #184
 
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Falcon joins The Avengers

Godzilla #24
Marvel ⋅ 1979
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Godzilla #24
 
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Battle of Godzilla vs the Avengers, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man and S.H.I.E.L.D.

Avengers, The #200
Marvel ⋅ 1980
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Avengers, The #200
 
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Controversial issue: Carol Danvers is "used" and becomes pregnant by a man who turns out to be the same person to whom she gives birth

1st appearance of Marcus Immortus, the son of Immortus, conceived by Carol Danvers

Avengers, The #221
Marvel ⋅ 1982
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Avengers, The #221
 
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She-Hulk joins the Avengers

Hawkeye rejoins the Avengers

Avengers, The #316
Marvel ⋅ 1990
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Avengers, The #316
 
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Spider-Man is offered membership to The Avengers but it is revoked in Avengers #318

Avengers #4
Marvel ⋅ 1998
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Avengers #4
 
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1st appearance of Warbird, formerly Ms. Marvel, Carol Danvers

New Avengers roster: Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, Thor, Vision, Warbid

Amazing Spider-Man #36
Marvel ⋅ 2001
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Amazing Spider-Man #36
 
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September 11th, 2001 tribute issue depicting various Marvel teams and characters working alongside emergency services as New York native, Spider-Man narrates the experience

JLA / Avengers
Hardcover ⋅ DC ⋅ 2004
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JLA / Avengers
 
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288-page set of two hardcover volumes in a slipcase collecting the four-issue JLA/Avengers crossover with additional content

Co-published by DC (issues #1 and #3) and Marvel (issues #2 and #4) in 2003

Additional content includes: a 64-page compendium comprised of twenty-one penciled pages from a 1983 crossover that was never published

Also, detailed character notes written by Kurt Busiek, a George Perez art portfolio and more to commemorate the historic event

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Avengers vs. X-Men #1
Marvel ⋅ 2012
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Avengers vs. X-Men #1
 
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2nd appearance of Nova, Sam Alexander

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