Avengers (comics)
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| The Avengers | |
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 The Avengers Vol. 3 #38 (March 2001). Cover art by Alan Davis. |
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| Group publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Avengers #1 (September 1962) |
| Created by | Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
| In-story information | |
| Type of organization | Team |
| Base(s) | Avengers Tower Avengers Mansion Hydro-Base |
| Roster | |
| See: List of Avengers members | |
| Avengers | |
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(September 1963). Cover art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. |
| Series publication information | |
| Schedule | Monthly (Vols. 1-4), Semi-monthly (Vol. 5) |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | (Vol. 1) Sept. 1963 – Sept. 1996 (Vol. 2) Nov. 1996 – Nov. 1997 (Vol. 3) Feb. 1998 – Aug. 2004 (Vol. 1 resumption) Sept. – Dec. 2004 (Vol. 4) July 2010 – November 2012 (Vol. 5) December 2012 – Present |
| Number of issues |
(Vol. 1): 402 (+23 annuals, 5 specials) |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) |
(Vol. 1) Jonathan Hickman |
| Penciller(s) |
(Vol. 1) Jerome Opeña |
| Inker(s) |
(Vol. 1) |
| Colorist(s) |
(Vol. 2) Dean White |
| Creator(s) | Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
The Avengers is a team of superheroes, appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 (Sept. 1963), created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, following the trend of super-hero teams after the success of DC Comics' Justice League of America.[1]
Labeled Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers originally consisted of Iron Man (Tony Stark), Ant-Man (Dr. Henry Pym), Wasp (Janet Van Dyne), Thor, and Hulk (Bruce Banner). The original Captain America was discovered, trapped in ice (issue #4), and joined the group after they revived him. A rotating roster became a hallmark, although one theme remained consistent: the Avengers fight "the foes no single superhero can withstand." The team, famous for its battle cry of "Avengers Assemble!", has featured humans, mutants, robots, aliens, supernatural beings, and even former villains.
The 2012 live-action feature film Marvel's The Avengers, directed by Joss Whedon, set numerous records during its box office run, including the biggest opening debut in North America, with a weekend gross of $207.4 million.[2] A second Avengers film is set for release on May 1, 2015.
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Publication history [edit]
The team debuted in The Avengers #1 (Sept. 1963), using characters created primarily by writer-editor Stan Lee with penciller and co-plotter Jack Kirby. This initial series, published bi-monthly through issue #6 (July 1964) and monthly thereafter ran through issue #402 (Sept. 1996), with spinoffs including several annuals, miniseries and a giant-size quarterly sister series that ran briefly in the mid-1970s.[3]
Other spinoff series include West Coast Avengers, initially published as a four-issue miniseries in 1984, followed by a 102-issue series (Oct. 1985–Jan. 1994), retitled Avengers West Coast with #47;[4][5] and the 40-issue Solo Avengers (Dec.1987–Jan. 1991), retitled Avengers Spotlight with #21.[6][7]
Between 1996 and 2004, Marvel relaunched the primary Avengers title three times. In 1996, the Heroes Reborn line, in which Marvel contracted outside companies to produce four titles, included a new volume of The Avengers. It took place in an alternate universe, with a revamped history unrelated to mainstream Marvel continuity. The Avengers vol. 2 was written by Rob Liefeld and penciled by Jim Valentino, and ran for 13 issues (Nov. 1996–Nov. 1997). The final issue, which featured a crossover with the other Heroes Reborn titles, returned the characters to the main Marvel Universe.[8]
The Avengers vol. 3 relaunched and ran for 84 issues in February 1998 to August 2004. To coincide with what would have been, the 500th issue of the original series Marvel changed the numbering, and The Avengers #500-503 (Sept.– Dec. 2004),[9] the one-shot Avengers Finale (Jan. 2005)[10] became the Avengers Disassembled storyline and final issues. In January 2005, a new version of the team appeared in the ongoing title The New Avengers,[11] followed by The Mighty Avengers, Avengers: The Initiative, and Dark Avengers. Avengers Vol. 4 debuted in 2010.
Fictional biography [edit]
1960s [edit]
"And there came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth's mightiest heroes and heroines found themselves united against a common threat. On that day, the Avengers were born—to fight the foes no single super hero could withstand! Through the years, their roster has prospered, changing many times, their glory has never been denied! Heed the call, then—for now, the Avengers Assemble!"
The first adventure featured the Asgardian god Loki seeking revenge against his brother Thor. Using an illusion, Loki tricked Hulk into destroying a railroad track. He then diverted a radio call by Rick Jones for help to Thor, whom Loki hoped would battle Hulk. Unknown to Loki, Ant-Man, Wasp, and Iron Man also answered the radio call. After an initial misunderstanding, the heroes united and defeated Loki after Thor was lured away by an illusion of Hulk and suspected Loki when he realized it was an illusion. Ant-Man stated that the five worked well together and suggested they form a combined team; Wasp named the group Avengers.[12]
The roster changed almost immediately; at the beginning of the second issue, Ant-Man became Giant-Man and at the end of the issue, Hulk left once he realized how much the others feared his unstable personality.[13] Feeling responsible, the Avengers attempted to locate and contain Hulk, which subsequently led them into combat with Namor the Sub-Mariner.[14] This resulted in the first major milestone in the Avengers' history: the revival and return of Captain America.[15] Captain America joined the team [15] and he was also given "founding member" status in Hulk's place.[16] The Avengers went on to fight foes such as Captain America's wartime enemy Baron Zemo, who formed the Masters of Evil,[17] Kang the Conqueror,[14] Wonder Man,[18] and Count Nefaria.[19]
The next milestone came when every member but Captain America resigned; they were replaced by three former villains: Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, and Quicksilver.[20] Although they lacked the raw power of the original team, they proved their worth and fought and defeated Swordsman;[21] the original Power Man;[22] and Doctor Doom.[23] Henry Pym (who changed his name to Goliath) rejoined the Avengers [24] and Wasp,[24] along with Hercules,[25] Black Knight,[26] and Black Widow,[27] the last two didn't obtain official membership status until years later. Black Panther joined the team,[28] followed by Vision.[29]
The Avengers headquarters was in a New York City building called Avengers Mansion, courtesy of Tony Stark (Iron Man's real identity), who also funded the Avengers through the Maria Stark Foundation, a non-profit organization.[volume & issue needed] The mansion was serviced by Edwin Jarvis, the Avengers' faithful butler, and also furnished with state-of-the-art technology and defense systems, and included the Avengers' primary mode of transport: the five-engine Quinjet.
1970s [edit]
The adventures increased in scope as the team crossed into an alternate dimension and battled the Squadron Supreme and fought in the Kree-Skrull War,[30] an epic battle between the alien Kree and Skrull races and guest-starred the Kree hero, Captain Marvel. The Avengers briefly disband when Skrulls impersonating Captain America, Thor, and Iron Man used their authority as founders of the team and disbanded it.[31] The true founding Avengers, minus Wasp, reformed the team in response after complaints from Jarvis.[volume & issue needed]
Vision and Scarlet Witch fell in love, although their relationship was tinged with sadness because Vision believed himself to be inhuman and unworthy of her.[volume & issue needed] Writer Steve Englehart introduced Mantis, who joined the team along with the reformed Swordsman.[32] Englehart linked her origins to the very beginnings of the Kree-Skrull conflict in a time-spanning adventure involving Kang the Conqueror and Immortus, who were past and future versions of each other.[volume & issue needed] Mantis was revealed to be the Celestial Madonna, who was destined to give birth to a being that would save the universe.[volume & issue needed] It was revealed that Vision's body had only been appropriated, and not created by Ultron, and that it originally belonged to the 1940s Human Torch. With his origins clear to him, Vision proposed to Scarlet Witch. The Celestial Madonna saga ended with their wedding, presided over by Immortus.[33] Englehart's tenure also coincided with the debut of George Pérez as artist.[34]
After Englehart departed (and a seven-issue stint by Gerry Conway) Jim Shooter began as writer, generating several classic adventures, including "Bride of Ultron", the "Nefaria Trilogy", and "The Korvac Saga", which featured nearly every Avenger who joined the team up to that point.[35] New members added during that time included Beast,[36] a resurrected Wonder Man, Captain America's former partner Falcon, and Ms. Marvel.[volume & issue needed]
Shooter also introduced the character of Henry Peter Gyrich, the Avengers' liaison to the United States National Security Council.[37] Gyrich was prejudiced against superhumans and acted in a heavy-handed, obstructive manner, and insisted that the Avengers followed government rules and regulations or else lose their priority status with the government. Among Gyrich's demands was that the active roster be trimmed down to only seven members, and that Falcon, an African American, be admitted to the team to comply with affirmative action laws. This last act was resented by Hawkeye, who because of the seven-member limit lost his membership slot to Falcon. Falcon, in turn, was unhappy to be the beneficiary of what he perceived to be tokenism, and decided to resign from the team, after which Wonder Man rejoined.[volume & issue needed]
1980s [edit]
The first major development was the breakdown of Henry Pym,[volume & issue needed] with his frequent changes of costume and name being symptomatic of an identity problem and an inferiority complex. After he abused his wife, failed to win back the confidence of the Avengers with a ruse and was duped by the villain Egghead, Pym was jailed.[38] Writer Roger Stern resolved this by having Pym outwit Egghead and defeated the latest incarnation of the Masters of Evil single-handedly, and proved his innocence.[39] Pym reconciled with Wasp, but they decided to remain apart.[40] Pym retired from super-heroics,[40] but returned years later.[41]
Stern developed several major storylines, such as "Ultimate Vision" in which Vision took over the world's computer systems in a misguided attempt to create world peace;[42] the formation of the West Coast Avengers;[43] and "Avengers Under Siege" which involved the second Baron Zemo and the Masters of Evil taking over the mansion and severely injured Jarvis and Hercules,[44] War on Olympus where Hercules' father, Zeus, blamed the Avengers for his son's injuries and brought them to Olympus for trial[45] and Heavy Metal where the Super Adaptoid organized several robotic villains for an assault on the team.[46] New members during the 1980s included an African American Captain Marvel named Monica Rambeau[47] (who became the team's new leader[48]); She-Hulk;[49] Tigra,[50] Namor,[51] Starfox[52] and Hawkeye's wife, Mockingbird,[43] while Henry Pym emerged from retirement to join the West Coast Avengers.[41] Stern also created the villain, Nebula, who falsely claimed to be the granddaughter of Thanos.[53] The team relocated for a period to a floating island off the coast of New York called Hydrobase. The Avengers moved their base of operations to Hydrobase after the Under Siege storyline was completed in The Avengers #277 (March 1987) where Avengers Mansion was severely damaged. The move to Hydrobase was undertaken in The Avengers #278 (April 1987). Hydrobase was later sunk during the Acts of Vengeance crossover in issue #311 (Dec. 1989).
1990s [edit]
John Byrne eventually took over writing both titles and revamped the comics to allow members to be active when available and reserved when not available and merged the[volume & issue needed] two separate Avengers teams into one team with two bases. Byrne's contributions included a revamping of Vision, and the discovery that the children of Scarlet Witch and Vision were actually illusions. The loss of Scarlet Witch's children and Vision, who was disassembled by government agents in retaliation for the Ultimate Vision storyline, drove her insane, although she eventually recovered and rejoined the team. This story also revealed that Scarlet Witch's powers included wide-range reality manipulation and she was what the time-traveling Immortus refers to as a "nexus being" setting the stage for 2004's eventual Chaos and Avengers Disassembled storylines. This played out in the Darker than Scarlet storyline which ran in Avengers West Coast from issues #51–62 (Nov. 1989–Sept. 1990).
The Avengers titles were then embroiled in the major crossover event Acts of Vengeance where Loki assembled many of Marvel's arch-villains, his inner circle consisted of Doctor Doom, Magneto, Kingpin, Mandarin, Wizard, and Red Skull, in a plot to destroy the team. Loki orchestrated a mass breakout of villains from prison facility, the Vault, as part of his Acts of Vengeance scheme, but he ultimately failed in his goal to destroy the Avengers.
This decade coincided with a speculators' boom, followed by an industry-wide slump and Marvel filed for bankruptcy in 1997. During this period the U.S. government revoked the Avengers' New York State charter in a treaty with the Soviet Union. The Avengers then received a charter from the United Nations and the Avengers split into two teams with a substitute reserve team backing up the main teams.
Bob Harras and Steve Epting took over the title in the summer of 1991 and introduced a stable lineup with ongoing story lines and character development focused on Black Knight, Sersi, Crystal, Hercules, Vision, and Black Widow. Their primary antagonists in this run were the mysterious Proctor and his team of other-dimensional Avengers known as Gatherers. During this period, the Avengers found themselves facing increasingly murderous enemies and were forced to question their rule against killing.[volume & issue needed]
This culminated in Operation: Galactic Storm, a 19-part storyline that ran through all Avengers-related titles and showcased a conflict between the Kree and the Shi'ar Empire. The team split when Iron Man and several dissidents executed the Supreme Intelligence against the wishes of Captain America. After a vote disbanded the West Coast Avengers, Iron Man formed a proactive and aggressive team called Force Works. During the team's first mission, Wonder Man was killed again, though his atoms were temporarily scattered. Force Works later disbanded after it was revealed that Iron Man became a murderer via the manipulations of the villain Kang.[54]
Heroes Reborn [edit]
Together with the Fantastic Four and others, many of the Avengers died trying to stop the psychic entity Onslaught, although it was revealed that Franklin Richards preserved those heroes in a pocket universe. Believed the main team to be gone, Black Widow disbanded the Avengers, and only butler Jarvis remained to tend to the Mansion.
Marvel contracted out The Avengers and three related titles — Captain America, Fantastic Four, and Iron Man to former Marvel artists Jim Lee and Rob Liefeld, two of the founding creators of Image Comics. The previous continuity of the Marvel Universe was set aside as the heroes were "reborn" in the pocket universe. While The Avengers was relaunched as a new series, the "Heroes Reborn" line ended after a year as planned and the license reverted to Marvel.[55]
Heroes Return [edit]
Writer Kurt Busiek and penciler George Pérez launched a new volume of the series with The Avengers vol. 3, #1 (Feb. 1998). Busiek also concurrently wrote the limited series Avengers Forever, a time-travel story that explored the history of the Avengers and resolved many outstanding questions. New members during this run included the revived Wonder Man, Justice, Firestar, Silverclaw, and Triathlon. Busiek's run included many of the Avengers' traditional villains such as the Grim Reaper,[56] Ultron,[57] Count Nefaria, and Kang the Conqueror.[58]
2000s [edit]
Avengers Disassembled [edit]
Successor writer Geoff Johns dealt with the aftermath of Busiek's Kang arc, as the Avengers were granted international authority by the United Nations. Members joined during that period included Jack of Hearts and the second Ant-Man. Chuck Austen followed as writer, and added a new Captain Britain to the team. Writer Brian Michael Bendis then rebooted the title with the "Avengers Disassembled" storyline.[59] Titled Chaos, the story featured the deaths of some members and a loss of credibility for the team. The culprit is revealed to be the Scarlet Witch, who had gone insane after agonizing over the memory of her lost children and who subsequently lost control of her reality-altering powers.[60] With the team in disarray and Avengers Mansion ruined, the surviving members agreed to disband.
New Avengers [edit]
A new Avengers team briefly formed following the events of House of M, coming together as the result of a massive jailbreak at The Raft prison facility. This New Avengers lineup was composed of Iron Man, Captain America, Luke Cage, Wolverine, Ronin, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, and Sentry.
In the company-wide Marvel Civil War story arc, Marvel superheroes were split over compliance with the U.S. government's new Superhuman Registration Act which required all super-powered persons to register their true identities with the federal government and become agents of same. The New Avengers disbanded, with a rebel underground opposed to the act formed in a series retaining The New Avengers in its trademarked cover logo and New Avengers in its copy written indicia. Luke Cage led this underground Avengers team in that series. The team consisted of himself, Echo, Ronin, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Wolverine, Iron Fist, and Doctor Strange. During the long-term Secret Invasion by the shape-shifting alien race the Skrulls, Jessica had been abducted and replaced by the Skrull queen Veranke. After the Skrulls' defeat, Jessica, among other abducted and replaced heroes, was rescued. During the company-wide story arc Dark Reign, Echo and Iron Fist left the team and the Avengers gained Ms. Marvel, Bucky as Captain America, and Mockingbird.
At the start of the Heroic Age storyline, the New Avengers became an officially recognized team given independence from Stark's more traditional Avengers by Captain Steve Rogers, primarily due to Cage's distrust of a government backed superhero group. Captain America left the team to solely serve the main Avengers, Iron Fist rejoined the team, and Power Woman and Thing were also added to the roster. Steve Rogers had an occasional presence and Victoria Hand was added with his backing, which caused controversy among the other members due to her previous ties to Norman Osborn.
Mighty Avengers [edit]
In response to the Civil War, Iron Man reformed the official team under the aegis of the government's Fifty State Initiative program, and took up residency in New York City with Ares, Black Widow, Iron Man, Sentry, Wasp, Wonder Man, and leader Carol Danvers as Ms. Marvel .[61]
All but Ares and Sentry left this team (except for Wasp, who died in the Secret Invasion) as it was taken over by Norman Osborn and the team migrated to the Dark Avengers book. In the pages of The Mighty Avengers, Hank Pym, assumed Wasp's identity of his fallen ex-wife, led a new team of Avengers, and claimed the name for his team as he was the only founding Avenger on any of the three active Avengers rosters. His team operated under a multi-national umbrella group called the Global Reaction Agency for Mysterious Paranormal Activity (GRAMPA). This team featured the roster of Hercules, Amadeus Cho, Stature, Vision, Jocasta, U.S. Agent, Quicksilver, and Hank Pym. Scarlet Witch (Loki in disguise) was a recurring character. Iron Man and Hulk were briefly with them during their battle with Chthon.
Dark Avengers [edit]
After the events of Secret Invasion, Norman Osborn assumed control of the formerly S.H.I.E.L.D.-sponsored Avengers, now under the auspices of his own agency, H.A.M.M.E.R. He retained Ares and Sentry from the previous team, and recruited Marvel Boy to pose as Captain Marvel and Daken to pose as his father, Wolverine, and brought Moonstone, Bullseye, and Venom from his previous Thunderbolts team to impersonate Ms. Marvel, Hawkeye, and Spider-Man, respectively.
2010s [edit]
Heroic Age [edit]
After the conclusion of the Siege story arc, which ended the Dark Reign storyline, all four of the then-current Avengers series (The Mighty Avengers, New Avengers, Dark Avengers, and Avengers: The Initiative) were canceled, and a new ongoing series titled Avengers was launched in May 2010. Brian Michael Bendis and John Romita, Jr., serve as regular writer and artist respectively.[62] The full Avengers roster was revealed in issue #1 as: Thor, Hawkeye, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Captain America, Spider-Woman, Iron Man, and team leader Maria Hill.[63] At the Avengers' first team meeting, Steve Rogers commented on an unidentified hero who was missing from the meeting.
The launch marked the beginning of what Marvel calls the "Heroic Age", after seven years of grim story lines, including a superhero Civil War that pitted Iron Man against Captain America and Spider-Man, and the death of Captain America. According to Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Joe Quesada,
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- "Heroes will be heroes again... They've gone through hell and they're back to being good guys—a throwback to the early days of the Marvel Universe, with more of a swashbuckling feel".[64]
A second title called Secret Avengers was released in May 2010, written by Ed Brubaker with Mike Deodato as the regular artist.[65] The second volume of the New Avengers series was relaunched in June 2010, written by Bendis and drawn by Stuart Immonen.[66] A fourth title called Avengers Academy was also launched in June 2010, it replaced Avengers: The Initiative. Christos Gage served as writer, with Mike McKone as artist.[67]
During an international meeting between Steve Rogers and MI-13, Captain Britain was offered a job with the Avengers. Captain Britain accepted despite mixed reactions from his MI-13 teammates.[68]
Noh-Varr was asked to help the Avengers by building a time machine to save the future.[69] After that crisis was over, Noh-Varr was officially invited to join the Avengers.[70]
Bruce Banner made arrangements with Steve Rogers for Red Hulk to join the Avengers,[71][72] just in time for him to assist the team in tracking down the Hood as he begun to search for the Infinity Gems to serve as a new 'power source'. However, the combined strength of the Avengers, New Avengers, and Secret Avengers was enough to repel the Hood..
Shattered Heroes [edit]
After the events of Fear Itself, the Shattered Heroes storyline led to several changes in the main Avengers team lineup, with Quake and Storm being recruited, and Vision re-joining the team after being rebuilt by Iron Man. Also, Wolverine and Spider-Man leave the main team, and become more involved in their membership with the New Avengers.[73]
Avengers vs. X-Men [edit]
During the events of the Avengers war against the X-Men, Storm quits the team to side with her fellow mutants as a member of the X-Men. After seeing how insane that Cyclops and the other Phoenix-powered X-Men were becoming, she later switches sides to the Avengers but never officially rejoins the main team. Additionally, Noh-Varr betrays the team and sets out to capture the Phoenix Force due to his loyalty to the Kree Empire. However, upon learning of the Kree's plan for the Phoenix Force, he comes to his senses. Despite this, the Avengers felt betrayed and subsequently abandon him.
Marvel NOW! [edit]
Following the Avengers vs. X-Men limited series, a new team called Uncanny Avengers debuted in the flagship title of Marvel NOW!. The title is written by Rick Remender with art by John Cassaday, and the team contains members of both the Avengers and the X-Men.[74]
A new bi-weekly Avengers title was announced to be written by Jonathan Hickman, with different artists switching on different story arcs.[75] Hickman is also writing New Avengers, featuring two dozen characters between the two titles.[76] The first story-arc dealt with Captain America leading the Avengers to Mars to counter a powerful being called Ex Nihilo, who intended to destroy and remake life in the universe.[77] The Avengers then fought against Nightmask and Starbrand during the White Event, the two are imprisoned on Stark's Sol's Hammer weapon after Starbrand destroyed the living consciousness of Earth.[78]
Roster [edit]
Other versions [edit]
1950s Avengers [edit]
A short-lived team of superheroes in the 1950s called themselves the Avengers. Consisted of Marvel Boy, Venus, 3-D Man, Gorilla-Man, M-11, Jimmy Woo, Namora and Jann of the Jungle,[79] the team existed in an alternate timeline that was erased by the time-manipulating Immortus.[80] Agents of Atlas, a version of the group, without 3-D Man and Jann existed in mainstream continuity, and eventually reformed in the present day.[81]
1959 Avengers [edit]
The New Avengers vol. 2, #10 revealed another 1950s Avengers team, formed by Nick Fury to hunt the last remnants of the Third Reich and consisted of Fury himself, Dominic Fortune, Dum Dum Dugan, Namora, Silver Sable, Sabretooth, Kraven the Hunter, and Ulysses Bloodstone. A follow-up miniseries penned by Howard Chaykin showed this group assisted by Blonde Phantom, Eric Koenig and a brand new character British wizard and spy, Powell McTeague. That time they fought against a cult based on the Nazi party which employed several agents, including Baron Blood and Brain Drain.
Avengers Next [edit]
In the alternate future timeline known as MC2, the Avengers disbanded and Avengers Mansion was a museum. An emergency forced Edwin Jarvis to sound an alert, and a new generation of heroes formed a new team of Avengers. Most of the new Avengers were children of established Marvel superheroes.
Ultimate Marvel [edit]
In the Ultimate Marvel Universe, the Avengers are named the Ultimates, and were formed by General Nicholas Fury to protect America against superhuman threats. They first appeared in The Ultimates by Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch.[82] After the events of The Ultimates 2, the team left S.H.I.E.L.D. employment to become independent and financed by Tony Stark.[83]
A Black Ops team called the Avengers debuted sometime after the Ultimatum storyline. This version was a project headed up by Nick Fury and Tony Stark's brother Gregory Stark in order to bring Captain America back. Its known members consisted of War Machine, Hawkeye, Black Widow II (Monica Chang), Spider (a Spider-Man clone created by Gregory Stark from the DNA of Spider-Man and Professor X), Tyrone Cash (who was the original Hulk before Bruce Banner), Red Wasp, and Nerd Hulk (an intelligent clone of Hulk who lacks the Hulk's rage).[84] Additional members included Punisher, who joined the Avengers against a Ghost Rider manhunt,[85] and the half vampire, Blade against a vampire invasion.[86]
Runaways [edit]
In an alternate future depicted in Runaways, Gertrude Yorkes's future self traveled back in time. In that future, she was the leader of the Avengers under the name Heroine.[87] That lineup of the Avengers featured an Iron Woman, Scorpion, the Fantastic Fourteen, and Captain Americas.[88]
Marvel Zombies Return [edit]
The Avengers existed as a team prior to a zombie contagion's arrival in the original Marvel Zombies universe, and resembled their pre-disassembled roster. When several of their members were infected, they set about eating humanity and sent out a bogus Avengers Assemble call to draw super-humans to the Avengers Mansion, infected more heroes and thus spread the virus. The team fell apart and many of its members were killed as time passed.[89]
A second team of zombie Avengers appeared in Marvel Zombies Return. That team was a replacement group brought together to find food and kill any resistance (zombie or uninfected) and was led by Sentry. Also on the team were the zombies Moon Knight, Namor, Quasar, Quicksilver, Thundra, and Super-Skrull. They were also joined by zombie Giant-Man of the original Zombiverse, who was trying to power a dimensional teleporter, but were all killed by Spider-Man's New Avengers. The team was composed of himself along with Iron Man, Sandman, and zombie Hulk and Wolverine.[90]
House of M: Avengers [edit]
In the alternate reality created by Scarlet Witch, Luke Cage formed a team of superpowered humans to fight for human rights.[91]
Age of Apocalypse [edit]
A humanized version of the Avengers banded together during the Age of Apocalypse.[92]
In other media [edit]
Two animated series have been based on the team. The Avengers: United They Stand was loosely based on the West Coast Avengers and ran from 1999 to 2000. The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes based on the early adventures of the team, premiered on October 20, 2010.
Marvel Animation has made three Avengers films, Ultimate Avengers, Ultimate Avengers 2 and Next Avengers.
The 2012 live-action film Marvel's The Avengers, featuring Nick Fury recruiting Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor, Black Widow and Hawkeye to form the Avengers to fight Loki and his attack on New York City. It set the record for the biggest opening debut in North America, with a weekend gross of $207.4 million.[2]
Collected editions [edit]
The Avengers (1963 series) [edit]
| Title (Trade Paperback/ Hardcover) | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Avengers, Vol. 1 (Marvel Masterworks) | Avengers (1963) #1–10 | May 13, 2009 | 978-0785137061 |
| The Avengers, Vol. 2 (Marvel Masterworks) | Avengers (1963) #11–20 | October 14, 2009 | 978-0785137085 |
| The Avengers, Vol. 3 (Marvel Masterworks) | Avengers (1963) #21–30 | April 6, 2011 | 978-0785150565 |
| The Avengers, Vol. 4 (Marvel Masterworks) | Avengers (1963) #31–40 | April 11, 2012 | 978-0785116387 |
| The Avengers, Vol. 5 (Marvel Masterworks) (Hardcover only) | Avengers (1963) #41–50, Annual #1 | January 1, 2006 | 978-0785118480 |
| The Avengers, Vol. 6 (Marvel Masterworks) (Hardcover only) | Avengers (1963) #51–58, Annual #2, X-Men (1963) #45 | December 13, 2006 | 978-0785120797 |
| The Avengers, Vol. 7 (Marvel Masterworks) (Hardcover only) | Avengers (1963) #59–68, Marvel Super–Heroes (1966) #17 | October 17, 2007 | 978-0785126805 |
| The Avengers, Vol. 8 (Marvel Masterworks) (Hardcover only) | Avengers (1963) #69–79 | December 17, 2008 | 978-0785129349 |
| The Avengers, Vol. 9 (Marvel Masterworks) (Hardcover only) | Avengers (1963) #80–88, Incredible Hulk #140 | May 28, 2009 | 978-0785135012 |
| The Avengers: The Kree/Skrull War | Avengers (1963) #89–97 | May 7, 2008 | 978-0785132301 |
| The Avengers, Vol. 10 (Marvel Masterworks) (Hardcover only) | Avengers (1963) #89–100 | May 19, 2010 | 978-0785133315 |
| The Avengers, Vol. 11 (Marvel Masterworks) (Hardcover only) | Avengers (1963) #101–111, Daredevil (1964) #99 | July 13, 2011 | 978-0785150381 |
| The Avengers, Vol. 12 (Marvel Masterworks) (Hardcover only) | Avengers (1963) #112–119, Defenders (1972) #8–11, and material from FOOM #5–7. | March 2012 | 978-0-7851-5879-0 |
| Avengers/Defenders War | Avengers (1963) #115–118, Defenders #8–11 | March 2002 | 978-0785108443 |
| The Avengers: Celestial Madonna (TPB) | Avengers (1963) #129–135, Giant Sized Avengers #2–4 | May 1, 2002 | 978-0785108269 |
| The Avengers: The Coming of the Beast (Hardcover) | Avengers (1963) #137–140, 145–146 | January 26, 2011 | 978-0785144687 |
| The Avengers: The Serpent Crown (TPB) | Avengers (1963) #141–144 and #147–149 | September 7, 2005 | 978-0785117001 |
| The Avengers: The Private War of Doctor Doom (Hardcover) | Avengers (1963) #150–156, Avengers Annual #6, and Super Villain Team-Up #9 | March 2012 | 978-0-7851-6235-3 |
| The Avengers: The Bride of Ultron (Hardcover) | Avengers (1963) #157-166 | October 2012 | 978-0785162513 |
| The Avengers: The Korvac Saga (Hardcover) | Avengers (1963) #167–168 and #170–177 | June 2003 | 978-0785109198 |
| The Avengers: Nights of Wundagore (TPB) | Avengers (1963) #181–187 | March 27, 2009 | 978-0785131113 |
| The Avengers: Heart of Stone (TPB) | Avengers (1963) #188–196, Avengers Annual #9 | May 14, 2013 | 978-0785184317 |
| The Avengers: The Trial of Yellowjacket (TPB) | Avengers (1963) #212-230 | August 15, 2012 | 978-0785162070 |
| The Avengers: West Coast Avengers Assemble (Hardcover) | West Coast Avengers (1984) #1–4, Iron Man Annual #7, and Avengers #250, plus material from Avengers #239, #243–244, and #246, and Avengers West Coast #100. | June 9, 2010 | 978-0785143215 |
| Secret Wars II Omnibus (Hardcover) | Secret Wars II #1–9, Avengers (1963) #260–261, #265–266, plus more. | February 18, 2009 | 978-0785137214 |
| Avengers: The Once And Future Kang (TPB) | Avengers (1963) #262–269, Avengers Annual #15, West Coast Avengers Annual #1 | February 19, 2013 | 978-0785167297 |
| The Avengers: Under Siege (Hardcover) | Avengers (1963) #270–277 | December 22, 2010 | 978-0785143826 |
| The Avengers: Assault on Olympus (Hardcover) | Avengers (1963) #278–285 | September 21, 2011 | 978-0785155331 |
| The Avengers: Heavy Metal (TPB) | Avengers (1963) #286–293 | August 6, 2013 | 978-0785184522 |
| X-Men: Inferno Crossovers Omnibus (Hardcover) | Avengers (1963) #298–300 plus more. | September 8, 2010 | 978-0785146711 |
| Acts of Vengeance Omnibus (Hardcover) | Avengers (1963) #310–313, Annual #19, Avengers Spotlight #26–29, Avengers West Coast #53–55, plus more. | March 30, 2011 | 978-0785161271 |
| Avengers: Galactic Storm: Volume 1 (TPB) | Collects Avengers #345–346, Avengers West Coast #80–81, Captain America #398–399, Quasar #32–33, Wonder Man #7–8, Iron Man #278 and Thor #445. | March 2006 | 978-0785120440 |
| Avengers: Galactic Storm: Volume 2 (TPB) | Collects Avengers #347, Avengers West Coast #82, Iron Man #279, Thor #446, Captain America #400–401, Quasar #34–35, Wonder Man #9 and What If? #55–56. | December 2006 | 978-0785120459 |
| The Avengers/ X-Men: Bloodties (Hardcover) | Avengers (1963) #368–369, Avengers West Coast #101, Uncanny X-Men #307, X-Men #26, Black Knight: Exodus | January 18, 2012 | 978-0785161271 |
| Avengers: The Crossing Omnibus (Hardcover) | Avengers (1963) #390–395, Avengers: The Crossing, Avengers: Timeslide, Iron Man (1968) #319–325, Force Works #16–22, War Machine (1994) #20–25, and Age of Innocence: The Rebirth of Iron Man. | March 2012 | 978-0-7851-6203-2 |
| Avengers/ Iron Man: First Sign (TPB) | Avengers (1963) #396-400, Iron Man (1968) #326-331, Thor (1966) #426, Captain America (1968) #449. | August 2013 | 978-0-7851-8496-6 |
| X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic, Book 1 (TPB) | Avengers (1963) #400–401, X-Men #53–54, Uncanny X-Men #334–335, and more. | December 20, 2007 | 978-0785128236 |
| X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic, Book 3 (TPB) | Avengers (1963) #402, Iron Man #332, and more. | August 27, 2008 | 978-0785128250 |
| Marvel Platinum: the Definitive Avengers (TPB) | Avengers (1963) #1, 4, 57, 93, Avengers West Coast #51-52, Avengers (1998), #10-11, Avengers (1963) #503,
Avengers Finale and New Avengers #3. |
12 April 2012 | 978-1-84653-507-9 |
| Title (B&W Trade Paperbacks) | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
| Essential Avengers, Vol. 1 (Marvel Essentials) | Avengers (1963–1966) #1–24 (B&W) | November 18, 1998 | 978-0785118626 |
| Essential Avengers, Vol. 2 (Marvel Essentials) | Avengers (1966) #25–46, Annual #1 (B&W) | June 1, 2000 | 978-0785107415 |
| Essential Avengers, Vol. 3 (Marvel Essentials) | Avengers (1963) #47–68, Annual #2 (B&W) | March 1, 2001 | 978-0785107873 |
| Essential Avengers, Vol. 4 (Marvel Essentials) | Avengers (1963) #69–97, Incredible Hulk #140 (B&W) | October 1, 2004 | 978-0785114857 |
| Essential Avengers, Vol. 5 (Marvel Essentials) | Avengers (1963) #98–119, Daredevil #99, Defenders #8–11 (B&W) | January 25, 2006 | 978-0785120872 |
| Essential Avengers, Vol. 6 (Marvel Essentials) | Avengers (1963) #120–140, Captain Marvel #33, Fantastic Four #150, Giant–Size Avengers #1–4 (B&W) | February 20, 2008 | 978-0785130581 |
| Essential Avengers, Vol. 7 (Marvel Essentials) | Avengers (1963) #141–163, Annual #6, and Super-Villain Team-Up #9 (B&W) | January 8, 2010 | 978-0785144533 |
| Essential Avengers, Vol. 8 (Marvel Essentials) | Avengers (1963) #164–184, Annual #7-8, and Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2 (B&W) | April 25, 2012 | 978-0785163220 |
Avengers Vol. 2 (1996) [edit]
| Title (Trade Paperback) | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avengers: Heroes Reborn | Avengers (1996) #1–12 | December 27, 2006 | 978-0785123378 |
Avengers Vol. 3 (1998) [edit]
| Title (Trade Paperback) | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avengers Assemble, Vol. 1 | Avengers (1998) #1–11, Annual 1998; Iron Man (1998) #7; Captain America (1998) #8; Quicksilver #10 | January 12, 2011 | 978-0785144984 |
| Avengers: The Morgan Conquest | Avengers (1998) #1–4 | January 2000 | 978-0785107286 |
| Avengers: Supreme Justice | Avengers (1998) #5-8, Avengers/Squadron Supreme Annual 98, Iron Man (1998) #7, Captain America (1998) #8, and Quicksilver #10 | June 1, 2001 | 978-0785107736 |
| Avengers Assemble, Vol. 2 | Avengers (1998) #12–23 & #0, Annual 1999; Avengers: Rough Cut. | March 2012 | 978-0-7851-6126-4 |
| Avengers: Clear and Present Dangers | Avengers (1998) #8–15 | November 1, 2001 | 978-0785107989 |
| Avengers: Ultron Unlimited | Avengers (1998) #0 and #19–22 | April 1, 2001 | 978-0785107743 |
| Avengers: Living Legends | Avengers (1998) #23–30 | July 21, 2004 | 978-0785115618 |
| Avengers/Thunderbolts Volume 1: The Nefaria Protocols | Avengers (1998) #31–34, Thunderbolts #42–44 | March 1, 2004 | 978-0785114451 |
| Avengers: Above and Beyond | Avengers (1998) #36–40, 56, Avengers: Ultron Imperative, and Annual 2001 | February 15, 2006 | 978-0785118459 |
| Avengers: The Kang Dynasty | Avengers (1998) #41–55 (Vol. 1 #456–470),[93] and Annual 2001 | November 30, 2002 | 978-0785109587 |
| Avengers, Vol. 1: World Trust | Avengers (1998) #57–62 (Vol. 1 #472–477), and Marvel Double–Shot #2 | March 17, 2003 | 978-0785110804 |
| Avengers, Vol. 2: Red Zone | Avengers (1998) #64–70 (Vol. 1 #478–485) | December 30, 2003 | 978-0785110996 |
| Avengers, Vol. 3: The Search for She-Hulk | Avengers (1998) #71–76 (Vol. 1 #486–491) | May 2004 | 978-0785112020 |
| Avengers, Vol. 4: Lionheart of Avalon | Avengers (1998) #77–81 (Vol. 1 #492–496) | August 1, 2004 | 978-0785113386 |
| Avengers, Vol. 5: Once An Invader | Avengers (1998) #82–84 (Vol. 1 #497–499), Invaders #0 | November 1, 2004 | 978-0785114819 |
| Avengers: Disassembled | Avengers (1963) #500–503,[94] Avengers Finale | November 22, 2006 | 978-0785114826 |
| Title (Hardcover) | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
| Avengers Assemble, Vol. 1 | Avengers (1998) #1–11, Annual 1998; Iron Man (1998) #7; Captain America (1998) #8; Quicksilver #10 | August 4, 2004 | 978-0785115731 |
| Avengers Assemble, Vol. 2 | Avengers (1998) #12–22, #0 and Annual 1999 | April 6, 2005 | 978-0785117735 |
| Avengers Assemble, Vol. 3 | Avengers (1998) #23–34, #1½, Thunderbolts #42–44 | July 26, 2006 | 978-0785121305 |
| Avengers Assemble, Vol. 4 | Avengers (1998) #35–40, Annual 2000–2001, Thunderbolts Annual 2000, Avengers: The Ultron Imperative and Avengers Infinity #1–4 | January 31, 2007 | 978-0785123477 |
| Avengers Assemble, Vol. 5 | Avengers (1998) #41–56, Annual 2001 | November 7, 2007 | 978-0785123484 |
| Avengers, Vol. 1: World Trust | Avengers (1998) #57–61 | February 10, 2010 | 978-0785144731 |
| Avengers, Vol. 2: Standoff | Avengers (1998) #62–64, Thor (1998) #58, and Iron Man (1998) #64. | February 10, 2010 | 978-0785144670 |
| Avengers, Vol. 3: Red Zone | Avengers (1998) #65–70 | May 26, 2010 | 978-0785144663 |
| Avengers, Vol. 4: The Search for She-Hulk | Avengers (1998) #71–76 | August 4, 2010 | 978-0785144724 |
| Avengers: Disassembled | Avengers (1963) #500–503 (returns to original numbering); Avengers Finale | December 20, 2006 | 978-0785122944 |
Avengers Vol. 4 (2010) [edit]
| Title (Hardcover) | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avengers Vol. 1 | Avengers (2010) #1–6 | February 9, 2011 | 978-0785145004 |
| Avengers Vol. 2 | Avengers (2010) #7–12, #12.1 | July 27, 2011 | 978-0785145042 |
| Avengers: Fear Itself | Avengers (2010) #13–17 New Avengers (2010) #14–16 |
January 25, 2012 | 978-0785163480 |
| Avengers Vol. 3 | Avengers (2010) #18–24, #24.1 | July 25, 2012 | 978-0785151166 |
| Avengers Vol. 4 | Avengers (2010) #25-30 | January 1, 2013 | 978-0785160795 |
| Avengers Vol. 5 | Avengers (2010) #31-34, Annual #1 New Avengers (2010) Annual #1 |
March 5, 2013 | 978-0785160817 |
| Title (Trade Paperback) | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
| Avengers, Vol. 1 | Avengers (2010) #1–6 | August 10, 2011 | 978-0785145011 |
Avengers Vol. 5 (2012) [edit]
| Title (Hardcover) | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avengers, Vol. 1: Avengers World | Avengers (2012) #1–6 | April 30, 2013 | 978-0785168232 |
| Avengers, Vol. 2: The Last White Event | Avengers (2012) #7-12 | July 23, 2013 | 978-0785168249 |
See also [edit]
- Alpha Flight - Canada's answer to the Avengers.
- Winter Guard - Russia's answer to the Avengers.
References [edit]
- ^ Martin Goodman, aware of the JLA's strong sales, directed his comics editor, Stan Lee, to create a comic book series about a team of superheroes. Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster/Fireside Books, 1974), p. 16.
- ^ a b Subers, Ray (May 6, 2012). "Weekend Report: 'Avengers' Smashes Records". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
- ^ "Avengers, The (1963 Series)". Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
- ^ "West Coast Avengers (1985 Series)". Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
- ^ "Avengers West Coast (1989 Series)". Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
- ^ "Solo Avengers (1987 Series)". Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
- ^ "Avengers Spotlight (1989 Series)". Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
- ^ "Avengers (1996 series)". Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
- ^ "Avengers (2004 Series)". Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
- ^ "Avengers Finale". Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ "The New Avengers (2005 Series)". Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
- ^ Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (p), Ayers, Dick (i). "The Coming of the Avengers" The Avengers 1 (Sept. 1963), Marvel Comics
- ^ Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (p), Reinman, Paul (i). "The Space Phantom" The Avengers 2 (Nov. 1963), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (p), Reinman, Paul (i). "The Avengers Meet "Sub-Mariner"!" The Avengers 3 (Jan. 1964), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (p), Roussos, George (i). "Captain America Joins... The Avengers!" The Avengers 4 (March 1964), Marvel Comics
- ^ Busiek, Kurt (w), Pérez, George (p), Vey, Al (i). "Once an Avenger..." The Avengers v3, 1 (Feb. 1998), Marvel Comics
- ^ Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (p), Ayers, Dick (i). "Kang, the Conqueror" The Avengers 8 (Sept. 1964), Marvel Comics
- ^ Lee, Stan (w), Heck, Don (p), Ayers, Dick (i). "The Coming of the Wonder Man!" The Avengers 9 (Oct. 1964), Marvel Comics
- ^ Lee, Stan (w), Heck, Don (p), Ayers, Dick (i). "Trapped in the Castle of Count Nefaria!" The Avengers 13 (Feb. 1965), Marvel Comics
- ^ Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (p), Ayers, Dick (i). "The Old Order Changeth!" The Avengers 16 (May 1965), Marvel Comics
- ^ Lee, Stan (w), Heck, Don (p), Ayers, Dick (i). "The Coming of the Swordsman!" The Avengers 19 (Aug. 1965), Marvel Comics
- ^ Lee, Stan (w), Heck, Don (p), Wood, Wally (i). "The Road Back" The Avengers 22 (Nov. 1965), Marvel Comics
- ^ Lee, Stan (w), Heck, Don (p), Ayers, Dick (i). "Enter... Dr. Doom!" The Avengers 25 (Feb. 1966), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b Lee, Stan (w), Heck, Don (p), Ray, Frankie (i). "Among Us Walks a Goliath!" The Avengers 28 (May 1966), Marvel Comics
- ^ Thomas, Roy (w), Heck, Don (p), Colletta, Vince (i). "Blitzkreig in Central Park!" The Avengers 45 (Oct. 1967), Marvel Comics
- ^ Thomas, Roy (w), Buscema, John (p), Tuska, George (i). "...And Deliver Us From the Masters of Evil!" The Avengers 54 (July 1968), Marvel Comics
- ^ Thomas, Roy (w), Heck, Don (p). "The Ultroids Attack!" The Avengers 36 (Jan. 1967), Marvel Comics
- ^ Thomas, Roy (w), Buscema, John (p), Colletta, Vince (i). "Death Calls for the Arch-Heroes!" The Avengers 52 (May 1968), Marvel Comics
- ^ Thomas, Roy (w), Buscema, John (p), Klein, George (i). "Behold...The Vision!" The Avengers 57 (Oct. 1968), Marvel Comics
- ^ The Avengers #89-97 (June 1971–March 1972)
- ^ Avengers, 1(92)
- ^ Avengers #113 (1973)
- ^ Giant-Size Avengers #4 (1975)
- ^ The Avengers #141 (Aug. 1975)
- ^ Avengers #159, #167 - 168, #170 - 177 (January - November 1978)
- ^ The Avengers #137 (July 1975)
- ^ Jim Shooter (w), George Pérez (p). Avengers #165 (November 1977)
- ^ The Avengers #217 (March 1982)
- ^ The Avengers #229 (March 1983)
- ^ a b The Avengers #230 (April 1983)
- ^ a b West Coast Avengers v2, #21 (June 1987)
- ^ The Avengers #254 (April 1985)
- ^ a b West Coast Avengers #1 (Sept. 1984)
- ^ The Avengers #273-277 (Nov. 1986–March 1987)
- ^ The Avengers #281–285 (July–Nov. 1987)
- ^ The Avengers #286-290 (Dec. 1987–April 1988)
- ^ The Avengers #227 (Jan. 1983)
- ^ The Avengers #279 (May 1987)
- ^ The Avengers #221 (July 1982)
- ^ The Avengers #211 (Sept. 1981)
- ^ The Avengers #262 (Dec. 1985)
- ^ The Avengers #232 (June 1983)
- ^ The Avengers #260 (Oct. 1985)
- ^ Force Works concluded with issue #22 (April 1996).
- ^ The Avengers vol. 2, #1–13 (Dec. 1995–Nov.1999)
- ^ The Avengers vol. 3, #10–11 (Nov.–Dec. 1998)
- ^ The Avengers vol. 3, #19–22 (Aug.–Nov. 1999)
- ^ The Avengers vol. 3, #38–54 (March 2001–July 2002)
- ^ The Avengers #500-503 (Sept.–Dec. 2004).
- ^ House of M #1–8 (Aug.–Dec. 2005).
- ^ The Mighty Avengers #1 (May 2007)
- ^ "Thor is an Avenger". Comic Book Resources. 2010-02-05. Archived from the original on 7 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
- ^ Richards, Dave (2010-02-19). "Bendis Assembles His Avengers". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
- ^ Colton, David (2010-01-29). "First Look: Marvel Comics' 'Heroes Will Be Heroes Again'". USA Today. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ^ "'Secret Avengers' Creative Team Announced". Comic Book Resources. 2010-02-08. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ^ "Luke Cage is a New Avenger Again". Comic Book Resources. 2010-03-01. Archived from the original on 3 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
- ^ Richards, Dave (2010-03-16). "Christos Gage Enrolls at 'Avengers Academy'". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ^ Cornell, Paul (w), Kirk, Leonard (a). "Diplomatic Incident" Age of Heroes 1 (July 2010), New York: Marvel Comics
- ^ Avengers vol. 4, #2 (June 2010)
- ^ Avengers vol. 4, #6 (Oct. 2010)
- ^ Loeb, Jeph (w), McGuinness, Ed (p), Farmer, Mark (i). "The Strongest There Is" Hulk v2, 24 (Sept. 2010), Marvel Comics
- ^ Parker, Jeff (w), Hardman, Gabriel (a). "Scorched Earth" Hulk v2, 25 (Nov. 2010), Marvel Comics
- ^ Avengers vol. 4 #19
- ^ Marvel NOW! Q&A: Uncanny Avengers
- ^ "Marvel Reveals Weaver's Interlocking "Avengers" Covers". Comic Book Resources. 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
- ^ Uzumeri, David (2 August 2012). "Marvel NOW! Q&A: Avengers". Marvel.com. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ Avengers vol. 5 #1-3 (December 2012-January 2013)
- ^ Avengers vol.5 #7-9 (March 2013-April 2013)
- ^ What If…? #9 (June 1978)
- ^ Avengers Forever #1–12 (Dec. 1998–Feb. 2000)
- ^ Agents of Atlas #1–6 (Oct. 2006–March 2007)
- ^ The Ultimates #1–13 (March 2002–April 2004)
- ^ The Ultimates 2 #13 (February 2007)
- ^ Ultimate Comics: Avengers #13
- ^ Ultimate Comics: Avengers 2 #1-6
- ^ Ultimate Comics: Avengers 3 #1-6
- ^ Runaways vol. 2, #1 (April 2005)
- ^ Runaways vol. 2, #2 (May 2005)
- ^ Marvel Zombies #1–5 (Feb.–June 2006)
- ^ Marvel Zombies Return #5 (Nov. 2009)
- ^ House of M: Avengers #1–5 (Jan.–April 2008; two issues published Feb. 2008)
- ^ X-Universe #1–2 (May–June 1995)
- ^ From issue #41, all issues share legacy numbering for both volumes 1 and 3 on covers.
- ^ Returns to original numbering.
External links [edit]
- Official website
- Avengers Comic Book Sales History—Sales figures from 1966–present
- Big Comic Book Database: Avengers
- MDP:Avengers—Marvel Database Project (wiki)
- Avengers Assemble!—Archives and Database
- The Avengers at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012.
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