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{{short description|Comic book superhero team}}
{{about|the Marvel Comics team|the comic books that feature this team|The Avengers (comic book)|the Marvel Cinematic Universe adaptation|Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)}}
{{Infobox comics organization
|name      = The Avengers
|image     = Avengers (Marvel Comics) vol 3 num 38.jpg
|imagesize =
|caption   = Cover of ''[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]]'' (vol. 3) #38 (March 2001).<br />Depicting (left-to-right): [[Hulk]], [[Iron Man]], [[Wasp (character)|Wasp]], [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]], [[Vision (Marvel Comics)|Vision]], [[Captain America]], [[Wonder Man]], [[Hank Pym]] (as Goliath), [[Scarlet Witch]], [[Carol Danvers]] (as Warbird), [[Quicksilver (comics)|Quicksilver]], and [[Delroy Garrett]] (as Triathlon).<br />Art by [[Alan Davis]].
|publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]
|debuthead =
|debut     = ''[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]]'' #1
|debutmo   = September
|debutyr   = 1963
|creators  = [[Stan Lee]] (writer/editor)<br />[[Jack Kirby]] (artist/co-plotter)
|team      = y
|base      = {{Plainlist|
* Impossible City
* Jarvis Lounge (formerly)
* Avengers Mountain/The Progenitor (a dead [[Celestial (comics)|celestial]]) (formerly)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/09/19/avengers-new-base-marvel-comics-dead-celestial/|title= The Avengers Get a Crazy New Home Base|last= Ridgely|first= Charlie|date= September 20, 2018|publisher= Comic Book|access-date= December 27, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Avengers Mansion]] (formerly)
* [[Hydro-Base]] (formerly)
* [[Stark Tower|Avengers Tower]] (formerly)
}}
|members = {{Plainlist|
* [[Iron Man]]
* [[Carol Danvers|Captain Marvel]]
* [[Falcon (comics)|Captain America]] (Leader)
* [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]]
* [[Black Panther (character)|Black Panther]]
*[[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]]
* [[Scarlet Witch]]
* [[Vision (Marvel Comics)|Vision]]
* Impossible City
}}
|fullroster = [[List of Avengers members]]
}}
The '''Avengers''' are a team of [[superhero]]es appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]], created by writer-editor [[Stan Lee]] and artist/co-plotter [[Jack Kirby]]. The team made its debut in ''[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]]'' #1 (cover-dated September 1963). Labeled "Earth's Mightiest Heroes", the original Avengers consisted of [[Iron Man]], [[Hank Pym|Ant-Man]], [[Hulk]], [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]] and the [[Wasp (character)|Wasp]]. [[Captain America]] was discovered trapped in ice in issue #4, and joined the group after they revived him. The Avengers are an all-star ensemble cast of established superhero characters from the [[Marvel Comics]] portfolio. Diegetically, these superheroes usually operate independently but occasionally assemble as a team to tackle especially formidable villains. This in contrast to certain other superhero teams such as the [[X-Men]], whose characters were created specifically to be part of their team, with the team being central to their identity. The Avengers were created to create a new line of books to sell and to cross-promote [[Marvel Comics]] characters.

An Iron Man fan might buy an Avengers book because Iron Man appears in them, and perhaps in turn take an interest in Thor, who appears in the same book as Iron Man's friend and comrade.<ref name=Kaveney2008p28>[[#refKaveney2008|Kaveney (2008), ''Superheroes!'', p. 28]]: "Crossovers, in which a character from one comic produced by a house visited the story of another, meant that there was a chance that readers who were not buying the first comic would start to buy it in addition to the second. Team-up comics like the ''Justice League of America'' were even more likely to interest readers in characters they had not previously bothered with."</ref> The cast usually features a few highly popular characters who have their own solo books, such as Iron Man, alongside a number of lesser-known characters who benefit from exposure, such as [[Quicksilver (Marvel Comics)|Quicksilver]].<ref>[[#refHickey2011|Hickey (2011), ''An Incomprehensible Condition'', p. 19]]</ref>

The Avengers have appeared in a wide variety of media outside of comic books, including several different animated television series and direct-to-video films. Beginning in 2008, [[Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|they]] were adapted in a [[film series]] from [[Marvel Studios]], known as the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], culminating with ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]'' in 2012, with more appearances of the team in subsequent films.

== Publication history ==
{{further|List of Avengers titles}}
[[File:Avengers-1.jpg|thumb|left|The debut of the original Avengers: ''The Avengers''#1 (Sept. 1963). Cover art by [[Jack Kirby]] and [[Dick Ayers]] The five founding members were: Iron Man, Thor, Ant-Man, The Wasp, and The Hulk.]]
The team debuted in ''[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]]'' #1 (September 1963).  Much like the [[Justice League]], the Avengers were an assemblage of superheroes who each had an existing series of his own.  All of the characters were created by [[Stan Lee]] and [[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 [[annual publication|annuals]], [[miniseries]] and a giant-size quarterly sister series that ran briefly in the mid-1970s.<ref>{{gcdb series|id= 1571|title= The Avengers}}</ref>  Writers of the first series included [[Roy Thomas]], [[Steve Englehart]], [[Gerry Conway]], [[Jim Shooter]], [[David Michelinie]] and [[Roger Stern]].  Artists included [[John Buscema]], [[Tom Palmer (comics)|Tom Palmer]], [[Neal Adams]], [[George Perez]], [[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]] and [[Steve Epting]].

Other spinoff series include ''[[West Coast Avengers (comic book)|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;<ref>{{gcdb series|id= 3061|title= West Coast Avengers ''vol. 2''}}</ref><ref>{{gcdb series|id= 3830|title= Avengers West Coast}}</ref> and the 40-issue ''[[Solo Avengers]]'' (Dec.1987–Jan. 1991), retitled ''Avengers Spotlight'' with #21.<ref>{{gcdb series|id= 3435|title= Solo Avengers}}</ref><ref>{{gcdb series|id= 3829|title= Avengers Spotlight}}</ref>

Between 1996 and 2004, Marvel relaunched the primary Avengers title three times. In 1996, the "[[Heroes Reborn (1996 comics)|Heroes Reborn]]" line took place in an alternate universe, with a revamped history unrelated to mainstream Marvel continuity.

''The Avengers'' vol. 3  ran for 84 issues from February 1998 to August 2004. Early issues were written by [[Kurt Busiek]] and pencilled by [[George Perez]].  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), the [[one-shot (comics)|one-shot]] ''Avengers Finale'' (Jan. 2005)<ref>{{gcdb series|id= 224494|title= Avengers Finale}}</ref> 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 (comics)|The New Avengers]]'',<ref>{{gcdb series|id= 12464|title= The New Avengers}}</ref> followed by ''[[The Mighty Avengers]]'', ''[[Avengers: The Initiative]]'', and ''[[Dark Avengers]]''. ''Avengers'' vol. 4 debuted in July 2010 and ran until January 2013.<ref>{{gcdb series|id= 48969|title= The Avengers ''vol. 4''}}</ref> Vol. 5 was launched in February 2013.<ref>{{gcdb series|id= 70263|title= The Avengers ''vol. 5''}}</ref> After [[Secret Wars (2015 comic book)|Secret Wars]], a new Avengers team debuted, dubbed the ''All-New, All-Different Avengers'', starting with a [[Free Comic Book Day]] preview.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://marvel.com/cards/60/all-new_all-different_avengers_assemble|title= All-New, All-Different Avengers Assemble!|first= Ben|last= Morse|date= 2015-03-26|publisher= Marvel Comics|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160105015626/http://marvel.com/cards/60/all-new_all-different_avengers_assemble|archive-date= January 5, 2016|url-status= live}}</ref> Following ''[[Civil War II]]'', the book was relaunched in 2016 as ''Avengers'', while retaining the same writer and much of the cast from the ''All-New, All-Different'' run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/first-look-mark-waids-relaunched-flagship-avengers-comic-set-after-civil-war-ii|title=First look at Mark Waid's relaunched, flagship Avengers comic set after Civil War II|first=Trent|last=Moore|date=4 October 2016|website=syfy.com|access-date=21 February 2018|archive-date=22 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222172100/http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/first-look-mark-waids-relaunched-flagship-avengers-comic-set-after-civil-war-ii|url-status=dead}}</ref> The series ran for 11 issues before reverting to the numbering of the original ''Avengers'' series with issue #672. Starting with issue #675, all four Avengers titles being published at the time (''Avengers'', ''Uncanny Avengers'', ''[[U.S. Avengers]]'' and ''[[Occupy Avengers]]'') were merged into a single weekly series dubbed ''Avengers: No Surrender, lasting 16 issues'', designed to close out this era of the team's history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsarama.com/36645-tom-brevoort-avengers-no-surrender-interview.html|title=AVENGERS: NO SURRENDER is 'AVENGERS DISASSEMBLED' For the Modern Team|website=newsarama.com|access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref>

Following the conclusion of ''No Surrender'' in 2018, the series was relaunched again as ''Avengers''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/02/20/new-avengers-team/|title=Marvel Reveals New Avengers Team|website=comicbook.com|access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref>

== Fictional history ==

=== 1960s ===
When the [[Asgard (comics)|Asgardian]] god [[Loki (Marvel Comics)|Loki]] seeks revenge against his brother [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]], his machinations unwittingly lead teenager [[Rick Jones (comics)|Rick Jones]] to collect [[Ant-Man]] ([[Hank Pym]]), the [[Wasp (comics)|Wasp]] and [[Iron Man]] to help Thor and the [[Hulk]], the latter of whom Loki used as a pawn. After the group vanquished Loki, Ant-Man stated that the five worked well together and suggested they form a team; the Wasp named the group ''Avengers''.<ref name="AvengersDebut">{{Cite comic|writer=Lee, Stan|penciller=[[Kirby, Jack]]|inker=[[Ayers, Dick]]|story=The Coming of the Avengers|title=The Avengers|issue=1|date=Sep 1963|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1 = DeFalco|first1 = Tom|author-link = Tom DeFalco|last2= Gilbert|first2= Laura, ed.|chapter= 1960s|title = Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History|publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year= 2008|location= London, United Kingdom|page= 94|isbn =978-0-7566-4123-8|quote= Filled with some wonderful visual action, ''The Avengers'' #1 has a very simple story: the Norse god Loki tricked the Hulk into going on a rampage&nbsp;... The heroes eventually learned about Loki's involvement and united with the Hulk to form the Avengers.}}</ref>

The roster changed almost immediately; in the second issue (November 1963), Ant-Man became Giant-Man, and at the end of the issue, the Hulk left once he realized how much the others feared his unstable personality.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Lee, Stan|penciller=Kirby, Jack|inker=[[Reinman, Paul]]|story=The Space Phantom|title=The Avengers|issue=2|date=Nov 1963|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref> [[Captain America]] joined the team in issue #4 (March 1964),<ref name="CapReturn">{{Cite comic|writer=Lee, Stan|penciller=Kirby, Jack|inker=[[George Roussos|Roussos, George]]|story=Captain America Joins&nbsp;... The Avengers!|title=The Avengers|issue=4|date=March 1964|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref><ref>DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 99: "'Captain America lives again!' announced the cover of ''The Avengers'' #4. A mere [four] months after his imposter had appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #114, the real Cap was back."</ref> and he was given "founding member" status in the Hulk's place.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Kurt Busiek|Busiek, Kurt]]|penciller=[[George Pérez|Pérez, George]]|inker=Vey, Al|story=Once an Avenger&nbsp;... |title=The Avengers|volume=3|issue=1|date=Feb 1998|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref> The Hulk, upset about being replaced by Captain America and the apparent betrayal by Rick, sought revenge against the Avengers, who teamed up with the [[Fantastic Four]] to stop him in ''[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|The Fantastic Four]]'' #26 (May 1964).<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Lee, Stan|artist=Kirby, Jack|inker=Bell, George|letterer=Simek, Art|title=The Fantastic Four|issue=26|date=May 1964|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref> The Avengers went on to fight foes such as [[Baron Zemo]], who formed the [[Masters of Evil]],<ref>DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 101: "The Masters of Evil, the Avengers' evil counterparts, launched their first attack in ''The Avengers'' #6."</ref> [[Kang the Conqueror]],<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Lee, Stan|penciller=Kirby, Jack|inker=Ayers, Dick|story=Kang, the Conqueror|title=The Avengers|issue=8|date=Sep 1964|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref><ref>DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 101: "Time travel had fascinated writers of speculative fiction ever since H. G. Wells published ''The Time Machine'', so Stan Lee and Jack Kirby introduced their own master of time in ''The Avengers'' #8."</ref> [[Wonder Man]],<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Lee, Stan|penciller=[[Heck, Don]]|inker=Ayers, Dick|story=The Coming of the Wonder Man!|title=The Avengers|issue=9|date=Oct 1964|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref><ref>DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 102: "Created to infiltrate and destroy the Avengers, Wonder Man ultimately sacrificed himself to save them."</ref> and [[Count Nefaria]].<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Lee, Stan|penciller=Heck, Don|inker=Ayers, Dick|story=Trapped in the Castle of Count Nefaria!|title=The Avengers|issue=13|date=Feb 1965|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref><ref>DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 106: "Europe's wealthiest nobleman, Count Nefaria, had a terrible secret: he was also the most powerful crime lord on Earth. Created by Stan Lee and Don Heck, Nefaria secretly ran the worldwide criminal organization called the Maggia."</ref>

The next milestone came when every member but Captain America resigned; they were replaced by three former villains: [[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)|Hawkeye]] and the Maximoff twins, [[Scarlet Witch]] and [[Quicksilver (Marvel Comics)]].<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Lee, Stan|penciller=Kirby, Jack|inker=Ayers, Dick|story=The Old Order Changeth!|title=The Avengers|issue=16|date=May 1965|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last= Daniels|first= Les|author-link= Les Daniels|title= Marvel: Five Fabulous Decades of the World's Greatest Comics|publisher= [[Abrams Books|Harry N. Abrams]]|year= 1991|location= New York, New York|page= 111|isbn= 978-0-8109-3821-2|quote= Stan Lee has admitted that by this period the intertwined tales of the Marvel Universe were beginning to confuse even him. Keeping top heroes like Thor active in ''The Avengers'' without contradicting the information in Thor's own series was becoming a chore. A changing of the guard was the result for ''The Avengers''.}}</ref><ref>DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 108: "No super hero team in the history of comic books had ever gone through such a massive overhaul. A new precedent had been set! The Avengers line-up continued to change and evolve over the years."</ref> Giant-Man, now calling himself Goliath,<ref name="GoliathWaspReturn">{{Cite comic|writer=Lee, Stan|penciller=Heck, Don|inker=[[Frank Giacoia|Ray, Frankie]]|story=Among Us Walks a Goliath!|title=The Avengers|issue=28|date=May 1966|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref> and the Wasp rejoined.<ref name="GoliathWaspReturn" /> [[Hercules (Marvel Comics)|Hercules]] became part of the team,<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Thomas, Roy]]|penciller=Heck, Don|inker=[[Vince Colletta|Colletta, Vince]]|story=Blitzkrieg in Central Park!|title=The Avengers|issue=45|date=Oct 1967|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref> while the [[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)|Black Knight]]<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Thomas, Roy|penciller=[[Buscema, John]]|inker=[[George Tuska|Tuska, George]]|story=...&nbsp;And Deliver Us From the Masters of Evil!|title=The Avengers|issue=54|date=July 1968|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref> and the [[Black Widow (Natalia Romanova)|Black Widow]]<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Thomas, Roy|penciller=Heck, Don|story=The Ultroids Attack!|title=The Avengers|issue=36|date=Jan 1967|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref> abetted the Avengers but did not become members until years later. [[Spider-Man]] was offered membership but did not join the group.<ref>{{cite book|last1= Manning|first1= Matthew K.|last2= Gilbert|first2= Laura, ed.|chapter= 1960s|title= Spider-Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web-Slinging|publisher= [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year= 2012|location= London, United Kingdom|page= 36|isbn= 978-0-7566-9236-0|quote= Spider-Man nearly became an Avenger in this lead story [of ''The Amazing Spider-Man Annual'' #3 (1966)] written by [Stan] Lee with layouts by [John Romita Sr.] and pencils by Don Heck. Packaged&nbsp;... in a 72-paged oversized special, '...&nbsp;To Become an Avenger' saw Spidey actively recruited for Avengers membership.}}</ref> The [[Black Panther (comics)|Black Panther]] joined after rescuing the team from the [[Grim Reaper (comics)|Grim Reaper]] and [[Klaw (comics)|Klaw]].<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Thomas, Roy|penciller=Buscema, John|inker=[[Vince Colletta|Colletta, Vince]]|story=Death Calls for the Arch-Heroes!|title=The Avengers|issue=52|date=May 1968|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref><ref>DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 130: "For issue #52, [writer Roy] Thomas introduced [Wonder Man's] brother Eric, who became the Grim Reaper."</ref> ''[[Uncanny X-Men|The X-Men]]'' #45 (June 1968) featured a crossover with ''The Avengers'' #53 (June 1968).<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Gary Friedrich|Friedrich, Gary]]|penciller= Heck, Don; [[Werner Roth (comics)|Roth, Werner]]|inker= [[John Tartaglione|Tartaglione, John]]|story= When Mutants Clash!|title= [[Uncanny X-Men|The X-Men]]|issue= 45|date= June 1968}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Thomas, Roy|penciller= Buscema, John|inker= Tuska, George|story= In Battle Joined!|title= The Avengers|issue= 53|date= June 1968}}</ref> This was followed by the introduction of the android [[Vision (Marvel Comics)|Vision]].<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Thomas, Roy|penciller=Buscema, John|inker=[[George Klein (comics)|Klein, George]]|story=Behold&nbsp;... The Vision!|title=The Avengers|issue=57|date=Oct 1968|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref><ref>DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 132: "The updated Vision was created by writer Roy Thomas, who continued his trick of taking a name that Marvel already owned and creating a new super hero around it&nbsp;... The new Vision, drawn by John Buscema, was a synthozoid – an android with synthetic human organs."</ref> Pym assumed the new identity of Yellowjacket in issue #59,<ref>DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 133: "Hank had suffered a mental breakdown and created this new identity."</ref> and married the Wasp the following month.<ref>DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 134: "Janet Van Dyne (the Wasp) and Hank Pym&nbsp;... finally tied the knot in ''The Avengers'' #60."</ref>

The Avengers headquarters was in a New York City building called [[Avengers Mansion]], courtesy of Tony Stark (Iron Man's real identity). The mansion was serviced by [[Edwin Jarvis]], the Avengers' faithful butler,<ref>DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 103: "''Tales of Suspense'' #59 also presented Edwin Jarvis for the first time, the longtime butler of the Avengers."</ref> and furnished with state of the art technology and defense systems, and included the Avengers' primary mode of transport: the five-engine [[List of vehicles in Marvel Comics#Quinjet|Quinjet]].

The prequel comic ''Avengers'' #1 1/2 (Dec. 1999), by writer Roger Stern and artist Bruce Timm, told a retro-style story taking place between issues #1 and #2, detailing Ant-Man's decision to transform himself into Giant-Man.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://marvel.com/news/comics/18751/avengers_classics_avengers_1_12| title=Avengers Classics: ''Avengers'' 1 1/2|first=Jim|last=Beard| publisher=Marvel Comics|date=May 18, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160103104708/http://marvel.com/news/comics/18751/avengers_classics_avengers_1_12|archive-date= January 3, 2016|url-status= live}}</ref>

=== 1970s ===
The team encountered new characters such as [[Arkon]] in issue #75 (April 1970)<ref>[[Peter Sanderson|Sanderson, Peter]] "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 145</ref> and [[Red Wolf (comics)|Red Wolf]] in #80 (Sept. 1970).<ref>Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 146: "Red Wolf was Marvel's first Native American super hero."</ref> The team's  adventures increased in scope as the team crossed into an alternate dimension and battled the [[Squadron Supreme]],<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Thomas, Roy|penciller= [[John Buscema|Buscema, John]]|inker= [[Frank Giacoia|Giacoia, Frank]]|story= The World Is Not for Burning|title= The Avengers|issue= 85|date= February 1971}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Thomas, Roy|penciller= [[Sal Buscema|Buscema, Sal]]|inker= [[Jim Mooney|Mooney, Jim]]|story= Brain-Child to the Dark Tower Came|title= The Avengers|issue= 86|date= March 1971}}</ref><ref>Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 148</ref> and fought in the [[Kree-Skrull War]],<ref>{{cite book|last = Thomas|first = Roy |author2=Buscema, Sal |author3=[[Neal Adams|Adams, Neal]] |author4=Buscema, John|title = Avengers: The Kree-Skrull War |publisher = Marvel Comics|year = 2000|page = 208|isbn = 978-0-7851-0745-3}}</ref><ref>Daniels p. 150: "This wild tale&nbsp;... attempted to tie together more than thirty years of the company's stories&nbsp;... More than any previous work, 'The Kree-Skrull War' solidified the idea that every comic book Marvel had ever published was part of an endless, ongoing saga."</ref><ref>Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 150: "Unprecedented in Marvel history, this epic spanned nine issues of ''The Avengers''. The saga began in ''The Avengers'' #89."</ref> an epic battle between the alien [[Kree]] and [[Skrull]] races and guest-starred the Kree hero, [[Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)|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.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Roy Thomas|Thomas, Roy]]|penciller= Buscema, Sal|inker= [[George Roussos|Roussos, George]]|story= All Things Must End!|title= The Avengers|issue= 92|date= September 1971}}</ref> The true founding Avengers, minus the Wasp, reformed the team in response after complaints from Jarvis.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Thomas, Roy|penciller= Adams, Neal|inker= [[Tom Palmer (comics)|Palmer, Tom]]|story= This Beachhead Earth|title= The Avengers|issue= 93|date= November 1971}}</ref>

[[Mantis (Marvel Comics)|Mantis]] joined the team along with the reformed [[Swordsman (comics)|Swordsman]].<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Steve Englehart|Englehart, Steve]]|penciller= [[Bob Brown (comics)|Brown, Bob]]|inker= [[Mike Esposito (comics)|Esposito, Mike]]|story= Night of the Swordsman|title= The Avengers|issue= 114|date= August 1973}}</ref> "The Avengers-Defenders Clash" storyline crossed over between the two team titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.steveenglehart.com/Comics/Avengers-Defenders%20Clash.html |title=The Avengers-Defenders Clash |first=Steve |last=Englehart |date=n.d. |publisher=SteveEnglehart.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830015742/http://www.steveenglehart.com/Comics/Avengers-Defenders%20Clash.html |archive-date=August 30, 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=May 19, 2013 |quote=From the moment it was born, this sequence was called the Avengers-Defenders ''Clash''. }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last = Englehart|first = Steve|author2= Brown, Bob|author3= Buscema, Sal|title = Avengers/Defenders War|publisher = Marvel Comics|year = 2007|page = 136|isbn = 978-0-7851-2759-8}}</ref><ref>Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 160: "Loki and Dormammu manipulated two super-teams into the Avengers-Defenders war, starting in ''The Avengers'' #116 and ''The Defenders'' #9 in October [1973]."</ref> "The Celestial Madonna" arc linked Mantis' origins to the very beginnings of the Kree-Skrull conflict in a time-spanning adventure involving Kang the Conqueror,<ref>Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 166: "Writer Steve Englehart started an epic story line in which Kang the Conqueror tried to locate the Celestial Madonna."</ref> and [[Immortus]], who were past and future versions of each other.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Englehart, Steve|penciller= Buscema, Sal|inker= [[Joe Staton|Staton, Joe]]|story= Yesterday and Beyond&nbsp;... |title= The Avengers|issue= 133|date= March 1975}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Englehart, Steve|penciller= Buscema, Sal|inker= Staton, Joe|story= The Times That Bind!|title= The Avengers|issue= 134|date= April 1975}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Englehart, Steve|penciller= Tuska, George|inker= [[Frank Chiaramonte|Chiaramonte, Frank]]|story= The Torch is Passed!|title= The Avengers|issue= 135|date= May 1975}}</ref> Mantis was revealed to be the Celestial Madonna,<ref>{{cite book|last= Cooke|first= Jon B.|title= Comic Book Artist Collection, Volume One|publisher= TwoMorrows Publishing|year= 2000|location= Raleigh, North Carolina|page= 166|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=H3Zv6DN7eRIC&q=Steve+Englehart+You+planned+for+her+to+become+the+Celestial+Madonna&pg=PA166|isbn= 978-1-893905-03-0}}</ref> who was destined to give birth to a being that would save the universe.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Englehart, Steve|penciller= [[Dave Cockrum|Cockrum, Dave]]|inker= Cockrum, Dave|story= A Blast from the Past!|title= Giant-Size Avengers|issue= 2|date= November 1974}}</ref> It was revealed that the Vision's body had only been appropriated, and not created by Ultron, and that it had belonged to the 1940s [[Human Torch (android)|Human Torch]]. With his origins clear to him, the Vision proposed to the Scarlet Witch. The "Celestial Madonna" saga ended with their wedding, presided over by Immortus.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Englehart, Steve|penciller= Heck, Don|inker= Tartaglione, John|story=...&nbsp;Let All Men Bring Together|title= Giant-Size Avengers|issue= 4|date= June 1975}}</ref><ref>Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 169: "Writer Steve Englehart and veteran ''Avengers'' artist Don Heck presented the grand finale of the long-running 'Celestial Madonna' saga&nbsp;... Immortus presided over the double wedding of Mantis to the resurrected Swordsman, and the android Vision to the Scarlet Witch."</ref> The [[Beast (comics)|Beast]] and [[Moondragon]] joined the team soon after.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Englehart, Steve|penciller= Tuska, George|inker= [[Vince Colletta|Colletta, Vince]]|story= We Do Seek Out New Avengers!!|title= The Avengers|issue= 137|date= July 1975}}</ref> A seven-part story featured the Squadron Supreme and the [[Serpent Crown]].<ref>{{cite book|last = Englehart|first = Steve|author2=Pérez, George |author-link2=George Pérez |title = Avengers: The Serpent Crown|publisher = Marvel Comics|year = 2007|page = 136|isbn = 978-0-7851-5751-9}}</ref>

Other classic storylines included "[[Jocasta (comics)|The Bride of Ultron]]",<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Jim Shooter|Shooter, Jim]]|penciller= Pérez, George|inker= [[Pablo Marcos|Marcos, Pablo]]|story= Beware the Ant-Man!|title= The Avengers|issue= 161|date= July 1977}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Shooter, Jim|penciller= Pérez, George|inker= Marcos, Pablo|story= The Bride of Ultron!|title= The Avengers|issue= 162|date= August 1977}}</ref> the "[[Count Nefaria|Nefaria]] Trilogy",<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Shooter Jim|penciller= [[John Byrne (comics)|Byrne, John]]|inker= Marcos Pablo|story= To Fall by Treachery!|title= The Avengers|issue= 164|date= October 1977}}</ref><ref name="Avengers165">{{cite comic| writer= Shooter Jim|penciller= Byrne, John|inker= Marcos Pablo|story= Hammer of Vengeance!|title= The Avengers|issue= 165|date= November 1977}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Shooter Jim|penciller= Byrne, John|inker= Marcos Pablo|story= Day of the Godslayer!|title= The Avengers|issue= 166|date= December 1977}}</ref> and "The [[Korvac]] Saga", which featured nearly every Avenger who joined the team up to that point.<ref>{{cite book|last = Shooter|first = Jim |author2=Pérez, George |author3=Buscema, Sal |author4=[[David Wenzel|Wenzel, David]]|title = Avengers: The Korvac Saga|publisher = Marvel Comics|year = 2010|page = 240|isbn = 978-0-7851-4470-0}}</ref><ref>Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 184: "Writer Jim Shooter and artist George Pérez began their saga pitting their seemingly omnipotent villain, Michael Korvac against Earth's Mightiest Heroes in ''The Avengers'' #167."</ref> [[Henry Peter Gyrich]] became the Avengers' liaison to the [[United States National Security Council]].<ref name="Avengers165" /><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Shooter, Jim|penciller= Pérez, George|inker= Marcos, Pablo|story= First Blood|title= The Avengers|issue= 168|date= February 1978}}</ref> Gyrich was prejudiced against superhumans and acted in a heavy-handed, obstructive manner, and insisted that the Avengers follow 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 the [[Falcon (comics)|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 the Falcon.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[David Michelinie|Michelinie, David]]|penciller= Byrne, John|inker= [[Gene Day|Day, Gene]]|story= On The Matter Of Heroes!|title= The Avengers|issue= 181|date= March 1979}}</ref> The 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.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Michelinie, David|penciller= Pérez, George|inker= [[Josef Rubinstein|Rubinstein, Joe]]|story= Interlude|title= The Avengers|issue= 194|date= April 1980}}</ref> The true origins of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch were revealed in a three-part story that ran in issues #185–187 (July–Sept. 1979).<ref>Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 190: "Readers learned how a mysterious woman, Magda, gave birth to the mutant twins at Wundagore Mountain before disappearing into the wilderness."</ref> After this adventure, the Scarlet Witch took a leave of absence and [[Carol Danvers|Ms. Marvel]] officially joined the team as her replacement.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Michelinie, David|penciller= Byrne, John|inker= [[Klaus Janson|Janson, Klaus]]|story= The Redoubtable Return of Crusher Creel!|title= The Avengers|issue= 183|date= May 1979}}</ref>

=== 1980s ===
The first major development was the breakdown of Henry Pym,<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Shooter, Jim|penciller= [[Bob Hall (comics)|Hall, Bob]]|inker= [[Dan Green (artist)|Green, Dan]]|story= Court-Martial|title= The Avengers|issue= 213|date= November 1981}}</ref> 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 (Marvel Comics)|Egghead]], Pym was jailed.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Shooter, Jim|penciller= Hall, Bob|inker= Green, Dan|story= Double-Cross!|title= The Avengers|issue= 217|date= March 1982}}</ref> Pym would later outwit Egghead and defeated the latest incarnation of the Masters of Evil single-handedly, and proved his innocence.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Roger Stern|Stern, Roger]]|penciller= [[Al Milgrom|Milgrom, Al]]|inker= [[Joe Sinnott|Sinnott, Joe]]|story= Final Curtain!|title= The Avengers|issue= 229|date= March 1983}}</ref> Pym reconciled with the Wasp, but they decided to remain apart.<ref name="Avengers 1983">{{cite comic| writer= Stern, Roger|penciller= Milgrom, Al|inker= Sinnott, Joe|story= The Last Farewell!|title= The Avengers|issue= 230|date= April 1983}}</ref> Pym retired from super-heroics,<ref name="Avengers 1983" /> but returned years later.<ref name="WCA21">{{cite comic| writer= Englehart, Steve|penciller= Milgrom, Al|inker= Sinnott, Joe|story= Lost in Space-Time Part 5: A Time for Every Purpose Under Heaven!|title= [[West Coast Avengers]]|volume = 2|issue= 21|date= June 1987}}</ref>

This was followed by several major storylines, such as "Ultimate Vision" in which the Vision took over the world's computer systems in a misguided attempt to create world peace;<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Stern, Roger|penciller= Hall, Bob|inker= Sinnott, Joe|story= Deceptions!|title= The Avengers|issue= 251|date= January 1985}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Stern, Roger|penciller= Hall, Bob|inker= Sinnott, Joe|story= Deciding Factor!|title= The Avengers|issue= 252|date= February 1985}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Stern, Roger|penciller= Hall, Bob|inker= [[Ian Akin|Akin, Ian]]; [[Brian Garvey (comics)|Garvey, Brian]]|story= Conquering Vision|title= The Avengers|issue= 253|date= March 1985}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Stern, Roger|penciller= Hall, Bob|inker= Rubinstein, Joe; DelBeato, Joe|story= Absolute Vision|title= The Avengers|issue= 254|date= April 1985}}</ref> the formation of the [[West Coast Avengers]];<ref name="WCA1">{{cite comic| writer= Stern, Roger|penciller= Hall, Bob|inker= [[Brett Breeding|Breeding, Brett]]|story= Avengers Assemble!|title= West Coast Avengers|issue= 1|date= September 1984}}</ref><ref>DeFalco "1980s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 219: "Hawkeye and his new wife, Mockingbird, were given the job of running the West Coast branch&nbsp;... The initial four-issue limited series proved so popular that it became a regular monthly book that ran for 102 issues."</ref> and "Avengers Under Siege" which involved the second [[Baron Helmut Zemo|Baron Zemo]] and the Masters of Evil taking over the mansion and severely injuring Jarvis and Hercules.<ref>{{cite book|last = Stern|first = Roger|author2=Buscema, John|title = Avengers: Under Siege|publisher = Marvel Comics|year = 2010|page = 160|isbn = 978-0-7851-4382-6}}</ref> "Assault on Olympus" featured Hercules' father, Zeus, blaming the Avengers for his son's injuries and brought them to Olympus for trial,<ref>{{cite book|last = Stern|first = Roger|author2=Buscema, John|title = Avengers: Assault on Olympus|publisher = Marvel Comics|year = 2011|page = 192|isbn = 978-0-7851-5533-1}}</ref> and the "Heavy Metal" arc saw the [[Super Adaptoid]] organized several robotic villains for an assault on the team.<ref>{{cite book|last1 = Stern|first1 = Roger|author2-link = Ralph Macchio (comics)|last2=Macchio|first2=Ralph|last3=Buscema|first3=John|title = Avengers: Heavy Metal|publisher = Marvel Comics|year = 2013|page = 200|isbn = 978-0-7851-8452-2}}</ref> New members during the 1980s included [[Tigra]];<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Shooter, Jim|penciller= [[Gene Colan|Colan, Gene]]|inker= Green, Dan|story=...&nbsp;By Force of Mind!|title= The Avengers|issue= 211|date= September 1981}}</ref> the [[She-Hulk]];<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Shooter, Jim; Michelinie, David|penciller= Hall, Bob|inker= Breeding, Brett|story=...&nbsp;New Blood!|title= The Avengers|issue= 221|date= July 1982}}</ref> [[Monica Rambeau]] (then going by the name Captain Marvel);<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Stern, Roger|penciller= Buscema, Sal|inker= Breeding, Brett|story= Testing&nbsp;... 1&nbsp;... 2&nbsp;... 3!|title= The Avengers|issue= 227|date= January 1983}}</ref> [[Starfox (comics)|Starfox]] (the brother of [[Thanos]]);<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Stern, Roger|penciller= Milgrom, Al|inker= Sinnott, Joe|story= And Now&nbsp;... Starfox!|title= The Avengers|issue= 232|date= June 1983}}</ref> Hawkeye's wife, [[Mockingbird (Marvel Comics)|Mockingbird]];<ref name="WCA1" /> and [[Namor]],<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Stern, Roger|penciller= Buscema, John|inker= Palmer, Tom|story= Many Brave Hearts&nbsp;... |title= The Avengers|issue= 262|date= December 1985}}</ref> while Henry Pym emerged from retirement to join the West Coast Avengers.<ref name="WCA21" /> Spider-Man was again offered membership,<ref>Manning "1980s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 129: "The Avengers were looking for some new blood, and once again Spider-Man's name had come up in discussion."</ref> but failed to gain admission due to security concerns by the Avengers' government liaison.<ref>Manning "1980s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 136: "Spidey still wouldn't make the team, receiving a veto from the National Security Council based on his rather spotty record"</ref>

The villain [[Nebula (comics)|Nebula]] falsely claimed to be the granddaughter of [[Thanos]].<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Stern, Roger|penciller= Buscema, John|inker= Palmer, Tom|story= Holocaust In A Hidden Land!|title= The Avengers|issue= 257|date= July 1985}}</ref> The team relocated for a period to a floating island off the coast of New York called Hydrobase after Avengers Mansion was severely damaged during the events in "Under Siege".<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Stern, Roger|penciller= Buscema, John|inker= Palmer, Tom|story= Pressure|title= The Avengers|issue= 278|date= April 1987}}</ref> Hydrobase was later sunk during the ''Acts of Vengeance'' crossover.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Byrne, John|penciller= [[Paul Ryan (cartoonist)|Ryan, Paul]]|inker= Palmer, Tom|story= The Weakest Point|title= The Avengers|issue= 311|date= December 1989}}</ref>

The Avengers and West Coast Avengers changed to allow members to be active when available and reserved when not available and merged the two separate Avengers teams into one team with two bases.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Byrne, John|penciller= Ryan, Paul|inker= Palmer, Tom|story= Avengers Assemble!|title= The Avengers|issue= 305|date= July 1989}}</ref> The Vision had his personality fundamentally altered, along with the discovery that the children of the Scarlet Witch and the Vision were actually illusions. The loss of the Scarlet Witch's children and the 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 revealed that the 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.<ref>{{cite book|last1= Housel|first1= Rebecca|last2= Wisnewski|first2= J. Jeremy|last3= Irwin|first3= William|title= X-Men and Philosophy: Astonishing Insight and Uncanny Argument in the Mutant X-Verse|publisher= [[John Wiley & Sons|Wiley]]|year= 2009|location= New York, New York|page= 91|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=bK-ax5Ttj3wC&q=Scarlet+Witch+origin+X-Men+and+Philosophy&pg=PA90|isbn= 978-0-470-41340-1}}</ref> 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 in late 1989 were involved 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 (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]], [[Kingpin (comics)|Kingpin]], [[Mandarin (comics)|Mandarin]], [[Wizard (Marvel Comics)|Wizard]], and [[Red Skull]], in a plot to destroy the team. Loki orchestrated a mass breakout of villains from prison facility, the [[Vault (Marvel Comics)|Vault]], as part of his "Acts of Vengeance" scheme, but he ultimately failed in his goal to destroy the Avengers.

=== 1990s ===
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 again with a substitute reserve team backing up the main teams.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Larry Hama|Hama, Larry]]|penciller= Ryan, Paul|inker= Palmer, Tom|story= Wind From the East|title= The Avengers|issue= 326|date= November 1990}}</ref>

At this point, ongoing storylines and character development focused on the Black Knight, [[Sersi]], [[Crystal (comics)|Crystal]], Hercules, the Vision, and the Black Widow. Their primary antagonists in this run were the mysterious [[Proctor (comics)|Proctor]] and his team of other-dimensional Avengers known as the Gatherers. During this period, the Avengers found themselves facing increasingly murderous enemies and were forced to question their rule against killing.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Bob Harras|Harras, Bob]]|penciller= [[Steve Epting|Epting, Steve]]|inker= Palmer, Tom|story= Empire's End|title= The Avengers|issue= 347|date= May 1992}}</ref>

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|Shi'ar Empire]].<ref>Manning, Matthew K. "1990s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 258</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Dan Abnett|Abnett, Dan]]; [[Andy Lanning|Lanning, Andy]]|penciller= Tenney, Tom|inker= Garcia, Rey|story= Daybreak|title= [[Force Works]]|issue= 1|date= July 1994}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Abnett, Dan; Lanning, Andy|penciller= [[Andrew Wildman|Wildman, Andrew]]|inker= Garcia, Rey|story= Pain Threshold|title= Force Works|issue= 22|date= April 1996}}</ref> the same storyline seeing Iron Man sacrificing himself and being replaced by his teenage counterpart from a parallel timeline.

During the [[Heroes Reborn (1996 comics)|Heroes Reborn]] event, many of the Avengers together with the [[Fantastic Four]] and others, died trying to stop the psychic entity [[Onslaught (Marvel Comics)|Onslaught]], although it was revealed that [[Franklin Richards (Fantastic Four)|Franklin Richards]] preserved those heroes in a pocket universe. Believing the main team to be gone, the [[Black Widow (Natalia Romanova)|Black Widow]] disbanded the Avengers, and only butler Edwin Jarvis remained to tend to the Mansion.

The previous continuity of the [[Marvel Universe]] was set aside as the heroes were "reborn" in the pocket universe created by Franklin Richards to save his parents and their friends, while the "[[Heroes Reborn (1996 comics)|Heroes Reborn]]" line ended<ref>Manning "1990s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 282: "Although the flashy excitement of the Heroes Reborn event had given fans a nostalgic visit to the early part of the decade, by the end of the year, Marvel had set the stage for the return to its time-honored classic lineup."</ref> and the heroes returned to the prime Marvel Universe. This restoration also undid recent changes to the team members such as the Wasp being mutated into an insectoid state, Hawkeye being rendered deaf, and Stark being replaced by his teenage self, attributed to Franklin's childish perception recreating the heroes in the manner he was more familiar with.

After the Heroes Reborn series concluded, the Avengers comic was restarted with vol. 3 #1 written by [[Kurt Busiek]] and pencilled by [[George Pérez]].  New members during this run included the revived Wonder Man, [[Vance Astrovik|Justice]], [[Firestar (Marvel Comics)|Firestar]], [[Silverclaw]], and [[Triathlon (comics)|Triathlon]]. The Avengers fought many of their traditional villains such as the [[Grim Reaper (comics)|Grim Reaper]],<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Kurt Busiek|Busiek, Kurt]]|penciller= [[George Pérez|Pérez, George]]|inker= Vey, Al|story= Pomp & Pageantry|title= The Avengers|volume= 3|issue= 10|date= November 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Busiek, Kurt|penciller= Pérez, George|inker= Vey, Al|story=...&nbsp;Always an Avenger!|title= The Avengers|volume= 3|issue= 11|date= December 1998}}</ref> [[Ultron]],<ref>{{cite book|last = Busiek|first = Kurt|author2=Pérez, George|title = The Avengers: Ultron Unlimited|publisher = Marvel Comics|year = 2001|page = 96|isbn = 978-0-7851-0774-3}}</ref> [[Count Nefaria]], and [[Kang the Conqueror]].<ref>{{cite book|last = Busiek|first = Kurt|author2= Davis, Alan|author3= Dwyer, Kieron|title = The Avengers: The Kang Dynasty|publisher = Marvel Comics|year = 2004|page = 384|isbn = 978-0-7851-0958-7}}</ref> The [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]] ''[[Avengers Forever]]'', starting during this period, was a time travel story that explored the history of the Avengers and resolved many outstanding questions about Kang and Immortus's past manipulations of the team, featuring various Avengers from the past (Captain America immediately after "[[Secret Empire (1974 comic)|Secret Empire]]", Hank Pym early in his Yellowjacket delusion, and Hawkeye just after the Kree-Skrull war), present (Hank Pym as Giant-Man and Janet as the Wasp) and possible futures (Genis-Vell and Songbird) working alongside Kang the Conqueror and Rick Jones as part of Kang's attempt to escape his perceived 'destiny' as Immortus.

=== 2000s ===
The Avengers were granted international authority by the United Nations. Members joining during that period included [[Jack of Hearts (Marvel Comics)|Jack of Hearts]] and the second [[Ant-Man (Scott Lang)|Ant-Man]]. A new [[Lionheart (comics)|Captain Britain]] was added to the team. The "[[Avengers Disassembled]]" storyline followed.<ref>{{cite book|last = Bendis|first = Brian Michael|author2=Finch, David |author-link2=David Finch (comics) |title = Avengers Disassembled|publisher = Marvel Comics|year = 2006|page = 184|isbn = 978-0-7851-2294-4}}</ref><ref>Manning "2000s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 323: "Writer Brian Michael Bendis would turn the Avengers' world on its end with this shocking new crossover event drawn by artist David Finch. "</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book|last = Bendis|first = Brain Michael|author2 = Coipel, Olivier|author-link2 = Olivier Coipel|title = House of M|publisher = Marvel Comics|year = 2006|page = [https://archive.org/details/houseofmxmennewa00bria/page/224 224]|isbn = 978-0-7851-1721-6|url-access = registration|url = https://archive.org/details/houseofmxmennewa00bria/page/224}}</ref> With the team in disarray and Avengers Mansion ruined, the surviving members agreed to disband.

A new Avengers team formed, in the series ''[[The New Avengers (comics)|New Avengers]]'' after a group of heroes banded together to thwart a break-out at super-villain prison the Raft, composed of Iron Man, Captain America, [[Luke Cage]], [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]], [[Ronin (Marvel Comics)|Ronin]], [[Spider-Man]],<ref>Cowsill, Alan "2000s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 289: "Spider-Man had always been thought of as a solo hero and one who wouldn't work well in a team. Writer Brian Michael Bendis shattered that myth in the mid-2000s when he made Spidey a member of the New Avengers."</ref> [[Spider-Woman]], and the mysterious [[Sentry (Robert Reynolds)|Sentry]].<ref>Manning "2000s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 324: "Superstar writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist David Finch relaunched the title under the name ''The New Avengers''. The comic focused more on Marvel's arguably most popular super heroes."</ref> This was soon followed by the ''[[House of M]]'' event.

In the company-wide "[[Civil War (comics)|Civil War]]" story arc, Marvel superheroes were split over compliance with the U.S. government's new [[Superhuman Registration Act]], which required all superpowered persons to register their true identities with the federal government and become agents of same. The New Avengers disbanded, with a rebel underground starring in a series retaining ''The New Avengers'' in its [[trademark]]ed cover logo and ''New Avengers'' in its [[copyright]] [[indicia (publishing)|indicia]]. Luke Cage led this team, consisting of himself, [[Echo (Marvel Comics)|Echo]], Ronin, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Wolverine, [[Iron Fist (comics)|Iron Fist]], and [[Doctor Strange]]. During the long-term [[Secret Invasion]] by the shape-shifting alien race the [[Skrulls]], it was revealed that Spider-Woman had been abducted and replaced by the Skrull queen [[Veranke]] before she even joined the team. After the Skrulls' defeat, Spider-Woman was rescued along with other abducted and replaced heroes. During the company-wide story arc "[[Dark Reign (comics)|Dark Reign]]", Echo and Iron Fist left the team and the Avengers gained [[Carol Danvers|Ms. Marvel]], [[Bucky Barnes]] as a fill-in [[Captain America]], and [[Mockingbird (Marvel Comics)|Mockingbird]].

Iron Man, in the series ''[[The Mighty Avengers]]'', formed a team under the aegis of the government's [[Avengers: The Initiative|Fifty State Initiative]] program, and took up residency in New York City, joined by [[Ares (Marvel Comics)|Ares]], the [[Black Widow (Natalia Romanova)|Black Widow]], the Sentry, the [[Wasp (comics)|Wasp]], [[Wonder Man]], and leader Carol Danvers as Ms. Marvel.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= [[Frank Cho|Cho, Frank]]|inker= Cho, Frank|story= The Mighty Avengers|title= [[The Mighty Avengers]]|issue= 1|date= May 2007}}</ref><ref>Manning "2000s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 335: "With the help of artist Frank Cho, [Brian Michael] Bendis created the Mighty Avengers, a government-sponsored team that would serve as the antithesis to the still-underground New Avengers."</ref> After the events of the [[Secret Invasion]] story arc, [[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. All but Ares and the Sentry left this team — the Wasp appeared to have died — and the team migrated to the series ''[[Dark Avengers]]''. Osborn recruited [[Marvel Boy]] to pose as Captain Marvel and [[Daken]] to pose as his father, [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]], bringing Moonstone, Bullseye, and Venom from his previous [[Thunderbolts (comics)|Thunderbolts]] team to impersonate Ms. Marvel, Hawkeye, and Spider-Man respectively.

In ''The Mighty Avengers'', Pym, assumed the Wasp identity in tribute to 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 (Wasp and Cap were dead, Thor was acting solo, and Iron Man was on the run from Osborn). His team operated under a multinational umbrella group, the Global Reaction Agency for Mysterious Paranormal Activity (GRAMPA). This team featured the roster of [[Hercules (Marvel Comics)|Hercules]], [[Amadeus Cho]], [[Cassandra Lang|Stature]], the Vision, [[Jocasta (comics)|Jocasta]], [[U.S. Agent (comics)|U.S. Agent]], [[Quicksilver (comics)|Quicksilver]], [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]], and Pym. [[Loki (Marvel Comics)|Loki]] in disguise as the [[Scarlet Witch]] was a recurring character. Iron Man and the Hulk were briefly with them.

=== 2010s ===
After Osborn's Dark Avengers are exposed as criminals and their attack on Asgard was thwarted, the next iteration of the Avengers roster consists of [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]], [[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)|Hawkeye]], [[Spider-Man]], [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]], [[Captain America]], [[Spider-Woman]], [[Iron Man]], and team leader [[Maria Hill]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=24925|title=Bendis Assembles His Avengers|first= Dave|last= Richards|publisher= Comic Book Resources|date= 2010-02-19|access-date= 2010-03-02|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100328085825/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=24925|archive-date= 2010-03-28|url-status= live}}</ref> [[Captain America|Steve Rogers]], briefly eschewing his Captain America persona, responds to Luke Cage's concerns about the team reverting to old methods by granting Cage's "New Avengers" recognition as an official team independent of Stark's more traditional Avengers. Bucky Barnes as Captain America joined the main Avengers, while Iron Fist, [[Jessica Jones|Power Woman]], and the [[Thing (comics)|Thing]] joined Cage's team, Spider-Man and Wolverine maintaining dual membership in both teams. Rogers was an occasional presence and [[Victoria Hand]] was added as a government liaison for the New Avengers with Rogers's backing.

A second series, titled ''[[Secret Avengers]]'', was released in May 2010, written by [[Ed Brubaker]] with [[Mike Deodato]] as the regular artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=24750|title= ''Secret Avengers'' Creative Team Announced|publisher= Comic Book Resources|date= 2010-02-08|access-date= 2010-02-08|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100210025205/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=24750|archive-date= 2010-02-10|url-status= live}}</ref> The second volume of the ''[[The New Avengers (comics)|New Avengers]]'' series was launched in June 2010, written by Bendis and drawn by [[Stuart Immonen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25026|title= Luke Cage is a New Avenger Again|publisher= Comic Book Resources|date= 2010-03-01|access-date= 2010-03-02|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100303223836/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25026|archive-date= 2010-03-03|url-status= live}}</ref> A fourth title, ''[[Avengers Academy]]'', was launched in June 2010, replacing ''Avengers: The Initiative''. [[Christos Gage]] served as writer, with [[Mike McKone]] as artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25250 |title=Christos Gage Enrolls at ''Avengers Academy'' |first=Dave |last=Richards |publisher=Comic Book Resources |date=2010-03-16 |access-date=2011-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616101026/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25250 |archive-date=2013-06-16 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Following a meeting between Rogers and [[MI-13 (comics)|MI-13]], [[Captain Britain]] accepts a position with the Avengers.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Paul Cornell|Cornell, Paul]]|penciller= [[Leonard Kirk|Kirk, Leonard]]|inker= Kirk, Leonard|story= Diplomatic Incident|title= Age of Heroes|issue= 1|date= July 2010}}</ref> [[Noh-Varr]] later does as well.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= Romita, John Jr.|inker= Janson, Klaus; Palmer, Tom|story= A favor? What sort of favor would you ask of Ultron, Tony Stark?"|title= The Avengers|volume= 4|issue= 6|date= December 2010}}</ref> [[Hulk|Bruce Banner]] made arrangements with Rogers for the [[Thunderbolt Ross|Red Hulk]] to join.<ref name="HulkV2#24">{{Cite comic|Writer= [[Jeph Loeb|Loeb, Jeph]]|Penciller= [[Ed McGuinness|McGuinness, Ed]]|Inker= [[Mark Farmer|Farmer, Mark]]|Story=The Strongest There Is|Title= The Hulk|volume=2|Issue=24|date= October 2010}}</ref><ref name="HulkV2#25">{{Cite comic|Writer=[[Jeff Parker (comics)|Parker, Jeff]]|Artist= Hardman, Gabriel|Story=Scorched Earth Part 1: Singularity|Title= The Hulk|volume=2|Issue=25|date=November 2010}}</ref>

The "[[Shattered Heroes]]" storyline leads to several changes in the main Avengers lineup, with [[Daisy Johnson|Quake]] and [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]] being recruited, and the [[Vision (Marvel Comics)|Vision]] rejoining the team. Wolverine and Spider-Man leave the main team and become more involved with the [[The New Avengers (comics)|New Avengers]].<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= [[Daniel Acuña|Acuña, Daniel]]|inker= Acuña, Daniel|story= I don't know|title= The Avengers|volume= 4|issue= 19|date= January 2012}}</ref> During the events of the "[[Avengers vs. X-Men]]" storyline, Storm quits to side with her fellow mutants as a member of the X-Men. The Avengers dismiss Noh-Varr after he attempted to betray the team, though ultimately he did not. The conflict ends with both teams united but defeated by an unrepentant [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]]. A new series, ''[[Uncanny Avengers]]'', debuted in the flagship title of the [[Marvel NOW!]] initiative. 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marvel.com/news/story/19136/marvel_now_qa_uncanny_avengers |title=Marvel NOW! Q&A: ''Uncanny Avengers'' |first=Ben |last=Morse |date=2012-08-01 |publisher=Marvel Comics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502093343/http://marvel.com/news/story/19136/marvel_now_qa_uncanny_avengers |archive-date=2013-05-02 |url-status=live }}</ref> As well, a biweekly ''Avengers'' title was launched, written by [[Jonathan Hickman]] and drawn by different artists for each story arc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=40821 |title=Marvel Reveals Weaver's Interlocking ''Avengers'' Covers |first=Kevin |last=Melrose |publisher=Comic Book Resources |date=2012-09-04 |access-date=2012-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616101826/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=40821 |archive-date=2013-06-16 |url-status=live }}</ref> Hickman also began writing ''New Avengers''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marvel.com/news/story/19167/marvel_now_qa_avengers |title=Marvel NOW! Q&A: ''Avengers'' |last=Uzumeri |first=David |date=2012-08-06 |publisher=Marvel Comics |access-date=2012-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502140607/http://marvel.com/news/story/19167/marvel_now_qa_avengers |archive-date=2013-05-02 |url-status=live }}</ref>
During the 2014 "[[AXIS (comics)|AXIS]]" storyline, when a now-evil Scarlet Witch invades Latveria, Doctor Doom forms his own team of Avengers consisting of 3D Man, Elsa Bloodstone, Stingray, Valkyrie, and U.S. Agent.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Barbiere, Frank J. Barbiere; [[Nick Spencer|Spencer, Nick]]|penciller= Checchetto, Marco|inker= Checchetto, Marco|title= [[Avengers World]]|issue= 15|date= January 2015}}</ref> After various heroes and villains experience a moral inversion in the battle against the Red Skull empowered with Professor Charles Xavier's abilities, Rogers later assembles Magneto, Doctor Doom, the Absorbing Man, Carnage, Deadpool, the Enchantress, the Hobgoblin, the fifth Jack O'Lantern, Loki, Mystique, and Sabretooth, all temporarily 'inverted' to act as heroes, to assist he and Spider-Man in defeating the inverted Avengers and X-Men until the original spell can be undone.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= [[Rick Remender|Remender, Rick]]|penciller= [[Terry Dodson|Dodson, Terry]]|inker= [[Rachel Dodson|Doodson, Rachel]]|story= Inversion: Chapter 3|title= [[AXIS (comics)|Avengers & X-Men: AXIS]]|issue= 6|date= January 2015}}</ref> During the "[[Time Runs Out]]" storyline, [[Sunspot (comics)|Sunspot]] created a team of the Avengers, consisting of himself, Black Widow, Cannonball, Manifold, Pod, Shang-Chi, Smasher, Spider-Woman, Validator, and the Children of the Sun. The "Multiversal Avengers" division of this team consists of Abyss, the Ex Nihili (including Ex Nihilo), Hyperion, Nightmask, Odinson, and Star Brand.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= [[Jonathan Hickman|Hickman, Jonathan]]|penciller= [[Jim Cheung|Cheung, Jim]]; Medina, Paco; Bradshaw, Nick; Weaver, Dustin|inker= Morales, Mark; Ortega, Guillermo; Vlasco, Juan; Bradshaw, Nick; Weaver, Dustin|story= The Three Avengers|title= The Avengers|volume= 5|issue= 35|date= November 2014}}</ref>

Following the destruction and reconstruction of reality in the 2015 "[[Secret Wars (2015 comic book)|Secret Wars]]" storyline, a new team is created known as Avengers Idea Mechanics, set to tackle Avengers-level threats beyond simply fighting villains, while the Avengers Unity Squad continues to operate to support mutant relations. Iron Man forms a new team of Avengers in the ''All-New All-Different Avengers'' series consisting of himself, the Vision, [[Nova (Sam Alexander)|Nova]], [[Kamala Khan|Ms. Marvel]] (Kamala Khan), [[Miles Morales|Spider-Man]] (Miles Morales), Captain America (Sam Wilson), and [[Jane Foster|Thor]] (Jane Foster).<ref>''All-New All-Different Avengers'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> Following the "[[Civil War II]]", storyline, the title was canceled and replaced with a new volume of the regular ''Avengers'' title. The roster was also changed, where following Iron Man being placed in a coma, and Spider-Man, Nova, and Ms. Marvel's resignation from the team (who instead teamed up with other heroes their own age to form their own group the [[Champions (2016 team)|Champions]]<ref>''Champions'' vol. 2 #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>), the remaining three members are joined by Spider-Man (Peter Parker), [[Hercules (Marvel Comics)|Hercules]] and [[Nadia van Dyne|Wasp]] (Nadia Pym) to form a new team.<ref>''Avengers'' vol. 7 #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>

During the 2017 "[[Secret Empire (2017 comic)|Secret Empire]]" storyline, when Captain America was 'reprogrammed' to believe that he had been a Hydra sleeper agent since childhood, the Hydra regime formed their own Avengers. This team consisted of Odinson (Thor currently doubting his worth and believing that Rogers must be 'right' as he could wield Mjolnir when Thor couldn't, unaware that Hydra had used the cosmic cube to change the nature of the enchantment), Deadpool, a Chthon-possessed Scarlet Witch, Vision (who was suffering from an A.I. Virus created by [[Arnim Zola]]), [[Taskmaster (character)|Taskmaster]], [[Eric O'Grady]]'s [[Life Model Decoy]] counterpart [[Black Ant (comics)|Black Ant]], and [[Doctor Octopus]]' Superior Octopus appearance.<ref>''[[Secret Empire (2017 comic)|Secret Empire]]'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> However, in the final stand, Odinson rejects Rogers' authority and sides with his old allies, while the Vision's daughter purges him of the virus and Brother Voodoo exorcises Chthon from the Witch. Taskmaster and Black Ant free the imprisoned Champions in exchange for leniency, and the true version of Steve Rogers was restored, using Mjolnir against his counterpart.<ref>''Secret Empire'' #9. Marvel Comics.</ref>

In May 2018, another volume for the series was launched as part of Marvel's [[Fresh Start (comics)|Fresh Start]] initiative, written by [[Jason Aaron]] and drawn by [[Ed McGuinness]]. This new volume also saw the return of the main three core members, as Steve Rogers and Thor met up with Tony Stark to convince him to reassemble the group with themselves at its core. The reunion was consolidated by the machinations of Loki, who facilitated the arrival of the world-threatening Dark Celestials as a ploy to get the Avengers back in action, resulting in the participation of [[Black Panther (comics)|Black Panther]], [[Carol Danvers|Captain Marvel]], [[She-Hulk]], [[Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes)|Ghost Rider]] and [[Blade (comics)|Blade]], with the Black Panther being elected chairperson. After the Dark Celestials were defeated, the Celestials set upright the corpse of the long-time dead Progenitor in the North Pole. The Avengers refurbished the Progenitor's corpse, transforming it into their base of operations, the Avengers Mountain.<ref>''Avengers'' (vol. 8) #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>

=== 2020s ===
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== Team roster ==
{{Main|List of Avengers members}}
The Avengers team lineup is known for being perpetually fluid and changing, with many members coming and going, often more than once. The founding members of the team were [[Iron Man]], [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]], [[Hulk]], [[Ant-Man]] and the [[Wasp (comics)|Wasp]]. Hulk left after a single issue, which would become a running gag among splinter team members (for example, [[Spider-Man]] leaving the second incarnation of the Avengers Unity Division), and his founder status was retroactively filled in by [[Captain America]]. Later additions and frequent members include [[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)|Hawkeye]], [[Wonder Man]], [[Falcon (comics)|Falcon]], [[Black Panther (character)|Black Panther]], [[Carol Danvers|Captain Marvel]], [[Scarlet Witch]], [[Quicksilver (comics)|Quicksilver]], and [[Vision (Marvel Comics)|Vision]], among others.

There are also numerous splinter teams that have formed, starting with the [[West Coast Avengers]] in 1984. Each of these splinter teams tends to specialize in a way the main team does not. Members of these teams can be on other splinter teams or on the main team. These teams are, in alphabetical order:
* [[A-Force]]: An all-female team formed after the ''[[Secret Wars (2015 comic book)|Secret Wars]]'' event.
* [[Avengers A.I.]]: A team consisting of people with various [[artificial intelligence]]-related abilities.
* [[Avengers Academy]]: A school for teenage superheroes who served as Avengers members and received training from full-time Avengers members. The school was shut down shortly after the events of ''[[Avengers Arena]]''.
* [[Uncanny Avengers|Avengers Unity Division]]: A team meant to bridge the gap between humans, mutates, and mutants following ''[[Avengers vs. X-Men]]'' by including members of all groups. Their mission statement was later expanded to include [[Inhumans]].
* Avengers World: A team that specializes in international protection following the disbandment of the U.S.Avengers; not to be confused with the [[Avengers World|comic book of the same name]].
* [[Great Lakes Avengers]]: A farcical team consisting of low-level heroes living in [[Wisconsin]].
* Mighty Avengers:
** A team formed by [[Iron Man]] as part of the Fifty-States Initiative, which was broken apart after the events of ''[[Secret Invasion]]''.
** A team formed by [[Hank Pym]] after the previous Mighty Avengers collapsed.
** A team formed by [[Luke Cage]] to deal with more street-level threats in response to the latest invasion by [[Thanos]]. It was shut down by Iron Man during the ''[[AXIS (comics)|AXIS]]'' event.
* [[The New Avengers (comics)|New Avengers]]:
** A team created after the disbandment of the main team to replace them. This team was known for including more prestigious Marvel superheroes, such as [[Spider-Man]], [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]], and [[Daredevil (Marvel Comics character)|Daredevil]], and disbanded after the retirement of its leader, Luke Cage.
** A team formed by [[Sunspot (Marvel Comics)|Sunspot]] after he purchased and reformed [[Advanced Idea Mechanics]].
** A similar team to Sunspot's, going by the name "Avengers Idea Mechanics".
* [[Savage Avengers]]: A team consisting of supernatural and/or antiheroic members.
* [[Secret Avengers]]:
** A [[black operation]] team formed by Steve Rogers.
** Another undercover team formed by [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]]
* [[U.S.Avengers]]: A patriotic-themed team.
* War Avengers: A temporary team formed during [[The War of the Realms]] event.
* [[West Coast Avengers]]: A team formed by [[Vision (Marvel Comics)|Vision]] to expand the Avengers' reach.
* [[Young Avengers]]: A team consisting of teenage and young adult heroes.

Of these teams, only the main team, Avengers World, the Great Lakes Avengers, the Savage Avengers, and the Young Avengers are currently active. Additionally, all members of the [[Fantastic Four]], as well as various members of the [[X-Men]], [[Heroes for Hire]], and other prominent Marvel teams have served as members of the Avengers.

== Enemies ==
{{Main|List of Avengers enemies}}
The Avengers have a long list of villains they frequently face.

Some of the most recurring include [[Ultron]], [[Kang the Conqueror]], [[Loki (Marvel Comics)|Loki]] and [[Thanos]].

== Cultural impact and legacy ==

=== Critical response ===
Abraham Josephine Riesman of ''[[Vulture Magazine|Vulture]]'' included the Avengers team in their "12 Teams That Defined Superhero Storytelling" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Riesman |first=Abraham Josephine |date=April 27, 2015 |title=12 Teams That Defined Superhero Storytelling |url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/04/12-teams-that-defined-superhero-storytelling.html |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]] |language=en-us}}</ref> Michael Doran of ''[[Newsarama]]'' ranked the Avengers team 1st in their "Best Superhero Teams of All Time" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Doran |first=Michael |date=2022-02-01 |title=Best Superhero Teams of All Time |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/best-superhero-teams/ |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=[[Newsarama]] |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Comic Book Resources]]'' asserted, "The Avengers are known as Earth's mightiest heroes, and that appellation is self-explanatory. The team combines Marvel's greatest heroes into one powerful unit, an assemblage of heroes that faces down the deadliest threats the Marvel Universe can throw at them. The team has proven to be one of the most potent groups in all of comics, boasting legendary heroes and battling in titanic wars for the fate of all reality,"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harth |first=David |date=2022-02-26 |title=10 Things The Avengers Do Better Than Any Comic Book Team |url=https://www.cbr.com/things-avengers-do-best/ |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> and ranked the Avengers team 1st in their "10 Most Important Marvel Hero Teams" list,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harth |first=David |date=2022-12-11 |title=10 Most Important Marvel Hero Teams (& Why They Were Formed) |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-comics-best-superhero-teams-trivia/ |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> 1st in their "Every Marvel Superhero Team" list,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leroy |first=Kath |date=2021-02-08 |title=Every Marvel Superhero Team, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/every-marvel-superhero-team/ |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en-US}}</ref> 1st in their "Marvel: The 10 Strongest Superhero Teams" list,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allan |first=Scoot |date=2021-06-23 |title=Marvel: The 10 Strongest Superhero Teams |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-strongest-superhero-teams/ |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and 2nd in their "Marvel: 10 Most Powerful Teams" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harth |first=David |date=2020-09-17 |title=Marvel: 10 Most Powerful Teams, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-most-powerful-teams-ranked/ |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

Poushali Guharauth of ''[[Sportskeeda]]'' ranked the Avengers 1st in their "10 Best Superhero Teams of All Time" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guharauth |first=Poushali |date=April 28, 2023 |title=10 Best Superhero Teams of All Time, Ranked |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/comics/10-best-superhero-teams-time-ranked |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=[[Sportskeeda]] |language=en-us}}</ref> Jason Serafino of ''[[Complex Magazine|Complex]]'' ranked the Avengers 2nd in their "10 Best Superhero Teams In Comics" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Serafino |first=Jason |date=May 1, 2012 |title=The 10 Best Superhero Teams In Comics |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2012/05/the-10-best-superhero-teams-in-comics/ |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=[[Complex (website)|Complex]] |language=en}}</ref> Chris Isaac of ''[[Screen Rant]]'' the Avengers team 2nd in their "15 Best Superhero Teams Of All Time" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Isaac |first=Chris |date=2016-08-08 |title=15 Best Superhero Teams Of All Time |url=https://screenrant.com/best-superhero-teams-ever/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref> Geoff Boucher of ''[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]'' ranked the Avengers team 3rd in their "Stan Lee's Legacy: Ranking The Hollywood Heroes Co-Created By The Marvel Comics Icon" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boucher |first=Geoff |date=2018-12-29 |title=Stan Lee's Legacy: Ranking The Hollywood Heroes Co-Created By The Marvel Comics Icon |url=https://deadline.com/feature/stan-lee-black-panther-marvel-avengers-endgame-x-men-spider-man-iron-man-1202526807/ |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Impact ===
Most of the characters that appear in [[Marvel Comics]]' books are set in the same fictional universe, known as the [[Marvel Universe]]. They occasionally make guest appearances in each other's books, and more regularly in team books, such as ''The Avengers''. Such crossovers encouraged readers to buy other books in the Marvel Comics catalogue, and readers became engrossed not just in the individual characters but in their web of relationships across the broader setting. [[DC Comics]] pioneered this idea with the [[Justice Society of America]] and the [[Justice League]], likewise promoting and developing the [[DC Universe]]. Many readers devoted themselves to just one of these two comic book universes. After all, they were both quite large and didn't overlap. Thus, the superhero fan community developed sub-communities of DC devotees and Marvel devotees.<ref name="Kaveney2008p28" />

==== Marvel Cinematic Universe ====
{{Main|Reception of the Marvel Cinematic Universe}}

[[Marvel Studios]] repeated this business strategy when it produced the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU), culminating with the release of ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]'' in 2012. Before the MCU, superhero movies were usually isolated productions mostly because of licensing issues, but the [[shared universe]] model has led to its continued growing success. In response, [[Warner Brothers]] (which owns DC Comics) began to produce its own series of interconnected superhero movies known as the [[DC Extended Universe]] (DCEU), culminating with ''[[Justice League (film)|Justice League]]'' in 2017. Movies tend to have bigger audiences than comic books, so, the general public are more aware that the likes of [[Wonder Woman]] and Captain America existed in separate universes owned by different companies. The movies raised brand awareness of DC Comics and Marvel Comics.

As of June 2022, the MCU is the highest-grossing film franchise in history, having collectively grossed over $26 billion in box-office revenue, more than twice that by the second largest franchise, ''[[Star Wars]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World's highest-grossing movie franchises as of 2022 |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/317408/highest-grossing-film-franchises-series/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404004245/https://www.statista.com/statistics/317408/highest-grossing-film-franchises-series/ |archive-date=April 4, 2020 |access-date=31 July 2022 |website=Statistia}}</ref>

== Theme park attractions ==
===Avengers Campus===
{{Main|Avengers Campus}}
After the acquisition by Disney in 2009, Marvel films began to be marketed at the [[Innoventions (Disneyland)|Innoventions]] attraction in [[Tomorrowland (Disney Parks)|Tomorrowland]] at [[Disneyland]]. For ''Iron Man 3'', the exhibit, entitled "Iron Man Tech Presented by Stark Industries", featured the same armor display that was shown at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con, with the Marks I-VII and the new Mark XLII. In addition, there was a simulator game, titled "Become Iron Man", that used [[Kinect]]-like technology to allow the viewer to be encased in an animated Mark XLII armor and take part in a series of "tests," in which you fire repulsor rays and fly through Tony Stark's workshop. The game was guided by J.A.R.V.I.S., who is voiced again by Paul Bettany. The exhibit also had smaller displays that included helmets and chest pieces from the earlier films and the gauntlet and boot from an action sequence in ''Iron Man 3''.<ref name="IM3Disneyland">{{Cite web |last=Goldman |first=Eric |date=April 12, 2013 |title=Disneyland Introduces Their First Marvel Exhibit with Iron Man Tech |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/13/disneyland-introduces-their-first-marvel-exhibit-with-iron-man-tech |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220132855/http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/13/disneyland-introduces-their-first-marvel-exhibit-with-iron-man-tech |archive-date=February 20, 2014 |access-date=April 13, 2013}}</ref> The exhibit for ''Thor: The Dark World'' was called "Thor: Treasures of Asgard", and featured displays of [[Asgard (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Asgardian]] relics and transports guests to [[Odin (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Odin]]'s throne room, where they were greeted by Thor.<ref name="ThorTDWDisneyland">{{Cite web |last=Lesnick |first=Silas |date=October 25, 2013 |title=CS Explores Disneyland's Thor: The Dark World Attraction, Treasures of Asgard |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=110668 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203170006/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=110668 |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |access-date=October 26, 2013 |website=[[ComingSoon.net]]}}</ref> ''Captain America: The Winter Soldier''{{'}}s exhibit, "Captain America: The Living Legend and Symbol of Courage", featured a meet and greet experience.<ref name="CapTWSDisneyland">{{Cite web |last=Slater |first=Shawn |date=February 10, 2014 |title=Captain America Arrives at Disneyland Park in Anaheim March 7 |url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/02/captain-america-arrives-at-disneyland-park-in-anaheim-march-7/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715024302/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/02/captain-america-arrives-at-disneyland-park-in-anaheim-march-7/ |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |access-date=February 10, 2014 |website=DisneyParks Blog}}</ref>

From May to September 2017, Disneyland Resort featured the "Summer of Heroes", which sees members of the Guardians and Avengers making appearances throughout the Disneyland Resort. Additionally, the Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Dance Off event was featured, which involved [[Peter Quill (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Peter Quill / Star-Lord]] blasting music from his boombox, along with the Avengers Training Initiative, a limited experience where [[Natasha Romanoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Black Widow]] and [[Clint Barton (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Hawkeye]] "assemble a group of young recruits to see if they have what it takes to be an Avenger." Marvel-related food and merchandise was also available throughout [[Hollywood Land]] at [[Disney California Adventure]] during the "Summer of Heroes".<ref name="GotGBreakoutOpening">{{Cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Tracy |last2=Martens |first2=Todd |date=February 15, 2017 |title=Disney sets opening date for Guardians of the Galaxy attraction at California Adventure |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-disney-guardians-galaxy-ride-california-adventure-20170215-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217022208/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-disney-guardians-galaxy-ride-california-adventure-20170215-story.html |archive-date=February 17, 2017 |access-date=February 15, 2017 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>

{{citation needed span|text=In March 2018, the Walt Disney Company announced three new Marvel-themed areas inspired by the MCU to Disney California Adventure, [[Walt Disney Studios Paris]], and [[Hong Kong Disneyland]]. The developments will be designed by [[Walt Disney Imagineering]] in collaboration with Marvel Studios and Marvel Themed Entertainment.|date=December 2022}} As was established with [[Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout!]], Avengers Campus exists in its own theme park universe that is inspired by the MCU.<ref name="GotGBreakoutMCUConnection">{{Cite web |last=Lussier |first=Germain |date=May 25, 2017 |title=The New Guardians of the Galaxy Ride Exists in Its Own Unique Marvel Universe |url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-new-guardians-of-the-galaxy-ride-exists-in-its-own-1795437971 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528101348/http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-new-guardians-of-the-galaxy-ride-exists-in-its-own-1795437971 |archive-date=May 28, 2017 |access-date=May 29, 2017 |website=[[io9]]}}</ref> {{citation needed span|text=Being in the MCU multiverse, Avengers Campus has a shared history with the MCU proper, with a few notable exceptions being [[the Blip]] from ''Avengers: Infinity War'' did not occur, and some characters who died, such as Tony Stark, are still alive.|date=December 2022}}

====Walt Disney Studios Park====
In March 2018, the Walt Disney Company announced a new Marvel-themed area inspired by the MCU to [[Disneyland Paris]]' Walt Disney Studios Park. The area includes a reimagined attraction where riders team up with Iron Man and other Avengers on a "hyper-kinetic adventure" on July 20, 2022.<ref name="DisneyParisJuly2022">{{Cite web |last=Perine |first=Aaron |date=November 20, 2021 |title=Disney Announces New Avengers Campus Opening Date |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/disney-new-avengers-campus-opening-date/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120153316/https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/disney-new-avengers-campus-opening-date/ |archive-date=November 20, 2021 |access-date=July 1, 2022 |website=[[ComicBook.com]]}}</ref> The park also hosted the "Summer of Super Heroes" live-action stage show from June–September 2018.<ref name="DisneyParksMar2018">{{Cite web |last=Glover |first=Erin |date=March 20, 2018 |title=Avengers and Other Super Heroes to Assemble in New Themed Areas at Disneyland Resort, Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland |url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2018/03/avengers-and-other-super-heroes-to-assemble-in-new-themed-areas-at-disneyland-resort-disneyland-paris-and-hong-kong-disneyland/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321063239/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2018/03/avengers-and-other-super-heroes-to-assemble-in-new-themed-areas-at-disneyland-resort-disneyland-paris-and-hong-kong-disneyland/ |archive-date=March 21, 2018 |access-date=March 20, 2018 |website=Disney Parks Blog}}</ref>

=== ''Avengers: Quantum Encounter'' ===
{{main|Disney Wish}}
In July 2021, the immersive family dining experience "Avengers: Quantum Encounter" at the Worlds of Marvel restaurant on the ''Disney Wish'' cruise line was announced, which debuted when the cruise began voyages on July 14, 2022.<ref name="DisneyWish">{{Cite web |last=Paige |first=Rachel |date=July 8, 2021 |title=Science and Cuisine Collide with 'Avengers: Quantum Encounter' Dining Experience Aboard the Disney Wish |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/culture-lifestyle/avengers-quantum-encounter-dining-experience-disney-wish |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708151056/https://www.marvel.com/articles/culture-lifestyle/avengers-quantum-encounter-dining-experience-disney-wish |archive-date=July 8, 2021 |access-date=July 8, 2021 |website=[[Marvel.com]]}}</ref><ref name="DisneyWishDelay">{{Cite web |last=Tribou |first=Richard |date=February 3, 2022 |title=Disney Cruise Line delays debut of Disney Wish at Port Canaveral |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/os-bz-disney-cruise-line-disney-wish-delay-20220203-zzuva27445ea7h6ksmrjueqy4q-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217194427/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/os-bz-disney-cruise-line-disney-wish-delay-20220203-zzuva27445ea7h6ksmrjueqy4q-story.html |archive-date=February 17, 2022 |access-date=April 9, 2022 |website=[[Orlando Sentinel]]}}</ref> The experience takes place during dinner with interactive elements and a full CGI recreation of the ''Wish''{{'}}s upper decks.<ref name="QuantumEncounterPolygon">{{Cite web |last=Goslin |first=Austen |date=October 26, 2021 |title=Disney made a new Avengers show but you'll have to take a cruise to see it |url=https://www.polygon.com/22746704/disney-wish-avengers-quantom-encounter |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026202421/https://www.polygon.com/22746704/disney-wish-avengers-quantom-encounter |archive-date=October 26, 2021 |access-date=October 28, 2021 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]}}</ref> [[Paul Rudd]], [[Evangeline Lilly]], [[Anthony Mackie]], [[Brie Larson]], [[Kerry Condon]], and [[Iman Vellani]] reprised their MCU roles,<ref name="QuantumEncounter">{{Cite web |last=Sternberg |first=Sabrina |date=October 26, 2021 |title=Brie Larson, Paul Rudd, Anthony Mackie and More to Star in Marvel Dining Adventure on Disney Wish Cruise Ship |url=https://collider.com/brie-larson-paul-rudd-anthony-mackie-avengers-quantum-encounter-disney-wish/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026230737/https://collider.com/brie-larson-paul-rudd-anthony-mackie-avengers-quantum-encounter-disney-wish/ |archive-date=October 26, 2021 |access-date=October 26, 2021 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]}}</ref><ref name="VellaniQuantumEncounter">{{Cite web |last=Paige |first=Rachel |date=June 16, 2022 |title=Ms. Marvel Boards the Disney Wish and Joins 'Avengers: Quantum Encounter' |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/culture-lifestyle/ms-marvel-disney-wish-avengers-quantum-encounter |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616162609/https://www.marvel.com/articles/culture-lifestyle/ms-marvel-disney-wish-avengers-quantum-encounter |archive-date=June 16, 2022 |access-date=June 16, 2022 |website=[[Marvel.com]]}}</ref> while [[Ross Marquand]] voiced [[Ultron (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Ultron]] after previously doing so in ''[[What If...? (TV series)|What If...?]]'', in which he replaced [[James Spader]].<ref name="QuantumEncounter" /> [[Chris Waitt]] directed Rudd and Lilly's content, which was written by Steven Spiegel and featured visual effects by Framestore.<ref name="WaittQuantumEncounter">{{Cite web |last=Jirak |first=Jamie |date=April 7, 2022 |title=Ant-Man Star Paul Rudd Appears in New Photo for Avengers: Quantum Encounter |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/ant-man-star-paul-rudd-appears-in-new-photo-for-avengers-quantum-encounter/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408225051/https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/ant-man-star-paul-rudd-appears-in-new-photo-for-avengers-quantum-encounter/ |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |access-date=April 8, 2022 |website=[[ComicBook.com]]}}</ref><ref name="WaittWebsite">{{Cite web |title=Chris Waitt Portfolio – Avengers: Quantum Encounter |url=https://www.chriswaitt.com/portfolio/avengers-quantum-encounter |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408225339/https://www.chriswaitt.com/portfolio/avengers-quantum-encounter |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |access-date=April 8, 2022 |website=ChrisWaitt.com}}</ref>

=== ''Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N.'' ===
In May 2014, the ''Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N.'' (Scientific Training and Tactical Intelligence Operative Network) exhibit opened at the [[Discovery Times Square]] center. The exhibit features replica set pieces, as well as actual props from the films, mixed with interactive technology and information, crafted through a partnership with [[NASA]] and other scientists. Titus Welliver also provides a "debrief" to visitors, reprising his role as S.H.I.E.L.D. agent [[Felix Blake]]. Created by Victory Hill Exhibits, ''Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N.'' cost $7.5&nbsp;million to create,<ref name="AvengersSTATIONDailyNews">{{Cite web |last=Sacks |first=Ethan |date=May 25, 2014 |title=Exclusive: Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N exhibit fan-tastic blend of props, high-tech |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/exclusive-avengers-s-t-t-o-n-exhibit-fan-tastic-article-1.1804244 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140925104435/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/exclusive-avengers-s-t-t-o-n-exhibit-fan-tastic-article-1.1804244 |archive-date=September 25, 2014 |access-date=September 20, 2014 |website=[[New York Daily News]]}}</ref><ref name="AvengersSTATIONEW">{{Cite magazine |last=Towers |first=Andrea |date=May 30, 2014 |title=Marvel's 'Avengers' S.T.A.T.I.O.N. exhibit: We took the tour (and chatted with Stan Lee) |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/05/30/the-avengers-exhibit-new-york/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022103551/http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/05/30/the-avengers-exhibit-new-york/ |archive-date=October 22, 2014 |access-date=September 20, 2014 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> and ran through early September 2015.<ref name="AvengersSTATIONClosing">{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Craig |date=October 6, 2015 |title=10 Essential Exhibits at Marvel's Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. |url=http://www.newyork.com/articles/attractions/10-essential-exhibits-at-marvels-avengers-s-t-a-t-i-o-n-86371/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327025217/http://www.newyork.com/articles/attractions/10-essential-exhibits-at-marvels-avengers-s-t-a-t-i-o-n-86371/ |archive-date=March 27, 2015 |access-date=August 24, 2015 |website=NewYork.com}}</ref>

The exhibit also opened in [[South Korea]] at the [[War Memorial of Korea]] in April 2015,<ref name="STATIONKorea">{{Cite web |last=Hyo-won |first=Lee |date=April 17, 2015 |title=South Korea Hypes Up for 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/south-korea-hypes-up-avengers-789522 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006091553/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/south-korea-hypes-up-avengers-789522 |archive-date=October 6, 2016 |access-date=June 25, 2016 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref name="STATIONLasVegas">{{Cite web |last=Victory Hill Exhibitions |date=June 25, 2016 |title=Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. Immersive Attraction Opens in Las Vegas |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/avengers-t-t-o-n-140000262.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813205257/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/avengers-t-t-o-n-140000262.html |archive-date=August 13, 2016 |access-date=June 25, 2016 |website=[[Yahoo!]]}}</ref> in Paris, France, at [[Esplanade de La Défense (Paris Métro)|Esplanade de La Défense]] a year later, and in Las Vegas at the [[Treasure Island Hotel and Casino]] in June 2016.<ref name="STATIONLasVegas" /> The Las Vegas version of the exhibit featured updated character details and corresponding science to incorporate the Marvel films that have released since the original exhibit in New York. Additionally, the Las Vegas version features Cobie Smulders reprising her role as Maria Hill to "debrief" visitors, replacing Welliver.<ref name="STATIONLasVegas2">{{Cite web |last=Ouellette |first=Jennifer |date=June 24, 2016 |title=Explore the Science of The Avengers with This Sneak Peek into a New Vegas Exhibit |url=https://gizmodo.com/explore-the-science-of-the-avengers-with-this-sneak-pee-1782300625 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626140933/http://gizmodo.com/explore-the-science-of-the-avengers-with-this-sneak-pee-1782300625 |archive-date=June 26, 2016 |access-date=June 25, 2016 |website=[[Gizmodo]]}}</ref>

=== ''Avengers: Damage Control'' ===
In October 2019, Marvel Studios and [[ILMxLAB]] announced the [[virtual reality]] experience ''Avengers: Damage Control''. The experience would be available for a limited time starting in mid-October 2019 at select [[The Void (virtual reality)|Void VR]] locations. ''Avengers: Damage Control'' sees players taking control of one of Shuri's Emergency Response Suits–which combine Wakandan and Stark Industries technologies–to defeat a threat alongside Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, and the Wasp. [[Letitia Wright]], [[Benedict Cumberbatch]], [[Paul Rudd]], and [[Evangeline Lilly]] all reprise their MCU roles,<ref name="VRDamageControl">{{Cite web |last=Whitbrook |first=James |date=October 3, 2019 |title=Test Out Shuri's Latest Gadgets in ILM's New Marvel VR Experience, Avengers: Damage Control |url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/test-out-shuris-latest-gadgets-in-ilms-new-marvel-vr-ex-1838741351 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003174402/https://io9.gizmodo.com/test-out-shuris-latest-gadgets-in-ilms-new-marvel-vr-ex-1838741351 |archive-date=October 3, 2019 |access-date=October 3, 2019 |website=[[io9]]}}</ref> while Ross Marquand voices Ultron, replacing James Spader.<ref name="MarquandDC">{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Brandon |date=October 15, 2019 |title=Avengers: Damage Control Recasts James Spader's Ultron |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/avengers-damage-control-recasts-james-spaders-ultron/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302032936/https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/avengers-damage-control-recasts-james-spaders-ultron/ |archive-date=March 2, 2021 |access-date=October 28, 2021 |website=[[ComicBook.com]]}}</ref> The experience was extended to the end of 2019.<ref name="VRDamageControlExtended">{{Cite web |last=Paige |first=Rachel |date=November 18, 2019 |title='Avengers: Damage Control' Extended: Team Up to Fight Alongside Earth's Mightiest Heroes |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/culture-lifestyle/avengers-damage-control-extended-dates |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191118233833/https://www.marvel.com/articles/culture-lifestyle/avengers-damage-control-extended-dates |archive-date=November 18, 2019 |website=[[Marvel.com]]}}</ref>

== Other versions ==
=== 1950s Avengers ===
{{Main|Agents of Atlas}}

A short-lived team of superheroes in the 1950s called themselves the ''Avengers''. It consisted of [[Marvel Boy (Robert Grayson)|Marvel Boy]], [[Venus (Marvel Comics)|Venus]], the [[3-D Man]], [[Gorilla-Man]], [[M-11 (comics)|M-11]], [[Jimmy Woo]], [[Namora]], and [[Jann of the Jungle]],<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Donald F. Glut|Glut, Don]]|penciller= [[Alan Kupperberg|Kupperberg, Alan]]|inker= [[Bill Black (comics)|Black, Bill]]|story= What If&nbsp;... the Avengers Had Been Formed During the 1950s?|title= [[What If (comics)|What If&nbsp;... ?]]|issue= 9|date= June 1978}}</ref> and existed in an [[Parallel universe (fiction)|alternate timeline]] that was erased by the time-manipulating [[Immortus]].<ref>{{cite book|last = Busiek|first = Kurt|author-link = Kurt Busiek |author2=[[Roger Stern|Stern, Roger]] |author3=[[Carlos Pacheco|Pacheco, Carlos]] |title = [[Avengers Forever]]|publisher = Marvel Comics|year = 2011|page = 328|isbn = 978-0-7851-3752-8}}</ref> [[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.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Jeff Parker (comics)|Parker, Jeff]]|penciller= [[Leonard Kirk|Kirk, Leonard]]|inker= Justice, Kris|story= The Golden History|title= Agents of Atlas|issue= 1|date= October 2006}}</ref>

=== Age of Apocalypse ===
A humanized version of the Avengers banded together during the [[Age of Apocalypse]] and were known as the Human High Council.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Terry Kavanagh|Kavanagh, Terry]]|penciller= Pacheco, Carlos|inker= [[Cam Smith (artist)|Smith, Cam]]|story= Last Stand|title= [[Age of Apocalypse|X-Universe]]|issue= 1|date= May 1995}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Kavanagh, Terry|penciller= Pacheco, Carlos; [[Terry Dodson|Dodson, Terry]]|inker= Smith, Cam; [[Robin Riggs|Riggs, Robin]]|story= Dying Breath|title= X-Universe|issue= 2|date= June 1995}}</ref>

=== Avengers 1959 ===
{{Main|Avengers 1959}}

The ''[[The New Avengers (comics)|New Avengers]]'' vol. 2, #10 revealed another 1950s Avengers team, formed by [[Nick Fury]] to hunt the last remnants of [[Nazi Germany]] and consisted of Fury himself, [[Dominic Fortune]], [[Dum Dum Dugan]], [[Namora]], [[Silver Sable]], [[Sabretooth (character)|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 (comics)|Brain Drain]].

=== Avengers (1,000,000 B.C. version) ===
In the one-shot issue that ties in with "[[Marvel Legacy]]", there was a version of the Avengers that existed back circa 1,000,000 B.C. The line-up consists of [[Agamotto]], [[Odin (Marvel Comics)|Odin]], [[Phoenix Force (comics)#Lady Phoenix|Lady Phoenix]] and [[Stone Age]] versions of [[Black Panther (character)#Mosi|Black Panther]], [[Ghost Rider#Ghost / The Rider|Ghost Rider]], [[Iron Fist (comics)#Fan Fei|Iron Fist]], and [[Star Brand#Vnn|Star Brand]]. This group first came together to defeat an out-of-control [[Celestial (comics)|Celestial]] called the Fallen where they defeated it and sealed it underground somewhere in South Africa.<ref>''Marvel Legacy'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/marvel-1000000-bc-avengers-heroes-revealed-1025133|title=Marvel Unveils Its '1,000,000 B.C. Avengers' Comic Book Heroes|website=hollywoodreporter.com| date=28 July 2017 |access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref>

=== Avengers (1000 A.D. version) ===
During the 11th century, it is revealed that Thor had formed that time period's version of the Avengers with Boldof the Black, the Black Panther [[Black Panther (character)#Nehanda|Nehanda]], [[Ghost Rider#Hellhawk|Chief Hellhawk]], the [[Iron Fist (character)#Gale|Atlantean Gale who wielded the Iron Fist]], and a [[Sasquatch (comics)#Sasquatch race|Sasquatch]] [[Sorcerer Supreme]] named [[Sorcerer Supreme#Murkfoot|Murkfoot]].<ref>''Mighty Thor'' Vol. 2 #7. Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''King Thor'' #4. Marvel Comics.</ref>

=== Avengers Forever ===
One of the timelines seen in ''[[Avengers Forever]]'' is an alternate future where [[Martians (War of the Worlds)|Martians]] have ravaged Earth and killed most of its heroes. An older version of [[Black Panther (comics)|Black Panther]] leads a team of Avengers consisting of [[Killraven]], [[Living Lightning]], [[Jocasta (Marvel Comics)|Jocasta]], a new [[Crimson Dynamo]], and [[Thundra]].<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Stern, Roger; Busiek, Kurt|penciller= Pacheco, Carlos|inker= Merino, Jesus|story= Running Out of Time|title= Avengers Forever|issue= 4|date= March 1999}}<br />{{cite comic|writer= Stern, Roger; Busiek, Kurt|penciller= Pacheco, Carlos|inker= Merino, Jesus|story= Past Imperfect... Future Tense!|title= Avengers Forever|issue= 5|date= April 1999}}<br />{{cite comic|writer= Stern, Roger; Busiek, Kurt|penciller= Pacheco, Carlos|inker= Merino, Jesus|story= In the Meantime... In Between Times...|title= Avengers Forever|issue= 6|date= May 1999}}</ref>

=== Avengers Next ===
{{Main|A-Next}}

In the alternate future timeline known as [[Marvel Comics 2|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.

=== House of M: Avengers ===
In an alternate reality which was created by the Scarlet Witch, the Avengers were a street gang of superpowered humans formed by Luke Cage in Hell's Kitchen, a human ghetto in the mutant-ruled reality. Although they were initially criminals, the disenfranchised human residents came to view the Avengers as their protectors and would often go to Cage when the mutant authorities refused to help them.<ref>{{cite book|last = Gage|first = Christos|author-link = Christos Gage|author2=Perkins, Mike |author-link2=Mike Perkins |title = [[House of M|House of M: Avengers]]|publisher = Marvel Comics|year = 2008|page = 120|isbn = 978-0-7851-2750-5}}</ref>

=== Marvel 2099 ===
In [[Marvel 2099]], the Avengers were mentioned in this timeline where it was mentioned that Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, and Hulk were known members.<ref>''Punisher 2099'' #4. Marvel Comics.</ref>

On the unified reality of Earth-2099, there was a group of Avengers that consisted of Black Widow, [[Black Widow (Marvel Comics)#Black Widow 2098|Black Widow 2098]], Cable, Captain America, [[Daredevil (Marvel Comics character)#Samuel Fisk|Daredevil (Samuel Fisk)]], [[Frankenstein's Monster (Marvel Comics)#Marvel 2099|Frankenstein's Monster]], a [[Hulk#Marvel 2099|2099 version of Grey Hulk]], Iron Man, [[Moon Knight#Marvel 2099|Moon Knight]], [[Phastos#Marvel 2099|Phastos]], [[Relur]], [[Roman the Sub-Mariner]], [[Doctor Strange#Marvel 2099|Strange]], and Thor.<ref>''2099 Alpha'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> When [[Doom 2099]] brought an end of the Heroic Age, it had affected the Avengers in different ways.<ref>''2099 Omega'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> Black Widow 2098, Daredevil, Frankenstein's Monster, Grey Hulk, Phastos, Relur, Roman the Sub-Mariner, and Strange were killed by the [[Masters of Evil#Marvel 2099|2099 version of Masters of Evil]]. Cable and Moon Knight survived with the latter forming the [[The New Avengers (comics)#Marvel 2099|2099 version of the New Avengers]] who successfully avenged the fallen Avengers by defeating the Masters of Evil and having them remanded to a prison on the planet Wakanda.<ref>''Spider-Man 2099: Exodus'' #3. Marvel Comics.</ref>

=== Marvel Zombies ===
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.<ref>{{cite book|last = Kirkman|first = Robert|author-link = Robert Kirkman|author2=Phillips, Sean |author-link2=Sean Phillips |title = [[Marvel Zombies]]|publisher = Marvel Comics|year = 2007|page = 136|isbn = 978-0-7851-2014-8}}</ref>

The second team of zombie Avengers appeared in ''Marvel Zombies Return'', set in another timeline where the original zombies had been sent after the final battle. That team was brought together to find food and kill any resistance (zombie or uninfected) and was led by [[Sentry (Robert Reynolds)|Sentry]]. Also on the team were the zombies [[Moon Knight]], [[Namor]], [[Quasar (comics)|Quasar]], [[Quicksilver (comics)|Quicksilver]], [[Thundra]], and [[Super-Skrull]]. They were 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 with Iron Man (James Rhodes, who had escaped infection by the zombie virus by amputating his bitten limbs and replacing them with cybernetic implants), Sandman, and the zombie Hulk and Wolverine.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Fred Van Lente|Van Lente, Fred]]|penciller= Alves, Wellington|inker= Hanna, Scott|story= What's my number one?|title= [[Marvel Zombies Return]]|issue= 5|date= November 2009}}</ref>

=== Secret Wars ===
During the "[[Secret Wars (2015 comic book)|Secret Wars]]" storyline, the different domains of [[Battleworld]] have different versions of the Avengers:
* In the Battleworld domain of Spider-Island, the Avengers were taken over by the same spider-virus turning them into Man-Spiders that obeyed the Spider-Queen's every command. It took a combination of Man-Wolf's gemstone, Morbius the Living Vampire's serum, the Lizard serum, and the Goblin formula to free some of the Avengers. After the Spider-Queen was defeated, Spider-Island is now a domain filled with Man-Spiders, Dinosaur People, Lizard People, Bird People, Vampires, and Werewolves.<ref>''Spider-Island'' #1-5. Marvel Comics.</ref>
* In the Battleworld domain of the Regency, Hawkeye has kept the Avengers alive in S.H.I.E.L.D. after most of its members and other known superheroes were defeated by [[Regent (comics)|Regent]].<ref>''Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>
* In the Battleworld domain of Marville, the Avengers are children and consist of Captain America, Black Widow, Captain marvel, Falcon, Hawkeye, Hulk, Iron Man, Nick Fury, Scarlet Witch, She-Hulk, Spider-Man, Thor, Vision, and War Machine.<ref>''Giant-Size Little Marvel: AVX''' #1-4. Marvel Comics.</ref>
* In the Battleworld domain of the Kingdom of Manhattan, elements of Earth-616 and Earth-1610 helped to make this domain which caused a new reality that is a fusion of both with characters from both realities co-existing. The Avengers consisted of Captain America (Sam Wilson), Captain America (Steve Rogers), Black Widow, Hawkeye, Hulk's Doc Green form, Iron Man, Ms. Marvel, Spider-Man, Thor, War Machine, Wasp, Wonder Man, and the Unity Division (Rogue, Quicksilver, Sabretooth, Scarlet Witch, and Vision) while the Ultimates consisted of Ben Grimm, Captain America, Hawkeye, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Iron Man, and Thor.<ref>''Ultimate End'' #1-5. Marvel Comics.</ref>
* In the Battleworld domain of the City, the Holy Wood section of it has its version of the Avengers led by Baron Simon Williams and consists of Black Panther, Black Widow, Captain Marvel, Hercules, Jocasta, Moondragon, Vision, and Yellowjacket.<ref>''Korvac Saga'' #1-4. Marvel Comics.</ref>
* In the Battleworld domain of 2099, the Avengers are a team of corporate superheroes sponsored by [[Alchemax]]. The group consists of [[Alternative versions of Captain America#Marvel 2099|Captain America]] (a Latina woman named Roberta Mendez), [[Black Widow (Marvel Comics)#Tania|Black Widow]] (an African-American woman named Tania), [[Iron Man#Iron Man 2099|Iron Man]] (a [[Dwarfism|dwarf]] named Sonny Frisco), [[Hawkeye (comics)#Max|Hawkeye]] (a human/hawk hybrid named Max), and [[Hercules (Marvel Comics)|Hercules]].<ref>{{cite comic|writer= [[Peter David|David, Peter]]|penciller= Sliney, Will|inker= Sliney, Will|story= Nueva York. The year 2099|title= Secret Wars 2099|issue= 1|date= July 2015}}</ref>
* In the Battleworld domain of the Walled City of New York, the Avengers are allied with S.H.I.E.L.D.'s part of the domain and consist of Captain America, Hulk, Iron Man, Rage, Scarlet Witch, She-Hulk, Spider-Man, and Thor.<ref>''Hank Johnson, Agent of HYDRA'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>

=== Ultimate Marvel ===
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In the [[Ultimate Marvel]] Universe, the Avengers are named the [[Ultimates]], and were formed by [[Ultimate Nick Fury|General Nicholas Fury]] to protect America against superhuman threats. They first appeared in ''[[The Ultimates (comic book)|The Ultimates]]'' by [[Mark Millar]] and [[Bryan Hitch]].<ref>{{cite book|last = Millar|first = Mark|author-link = Mark Millar|author2=Hitch, Bryan |author-link2=Bryan Hitch |title = [[Ultimates|The Ultimates Vol. 1: Super-Human]]|publisher = Marvel Comics|year = 2006|page = 160|isbn = 978-0-7851-0960-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last = Millar|first = Mark|author2=Hitch, Bryan|title = The Ultimates Vol. 2: Homeland Security |publisher = Marvel Comics|year = 2006|page = 200|isbn = 978-0-7851-1078-1}}</ref> After the events of ''[[The Ultimates 2]]'', the team left S.H.I.E.L.D. employment to become independent and financed by [[Ultimate Iron Man|Tony Stark]].<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Millar, Mark|penciller= Hitch, Bryan|inker= [[Paul Neary|Neary, Paul]]|story= Independence Day|title= [[The Ultimates 2]]|issue= 13|date= February 2007}}</ref>

A Black Ops team called the ''Avengers'' debuted sometime after the ''[[Ultimatum (Ultimate Marvel)|Ultimatum]]'' storyline. This version was a project headed up by Nick Fury and Tony Stark's brother [[Gregory Stark]] to bring Captain America back. Its known members consisted of [[War Machine#Ultimate Marvel|War Machine]], [[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)#Ultimate Marvel|Hawkeye]], [[Monica Chang|Black Widow II]], Spider (an Asian in an orange and purple Spider-Man outfit who once claimed to be a spliced clone of [[Spider-Man (Ultimate Marvel character)|Spider-Man]] and [[Professor X#Ultimate Marvel|Professor X]] from the future), [[Tyrone Cash]] (who was the original Hulk before [[Hulk (Ultimate Marvel character)|Bruce Banner]]), [[Petra Laskov|Red Wasp]] (a former Liberators member), and [[Nerd Hulk]] (an intelligent clone of Hulk who lacks Hulk's rage).<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Millar, Mark|penciller= [[Steve Dillon|Dillon, Steve]]|inker= Lanning, Andy|story= Blade Versus The Avengers Part 1 of 6|title= [[Ultimate Comics: Avengers]]|issue= 13|date= October 2010}}</ref> Additional members included [[Punisher#Ultimate Marvel|Punisher]] (who joined the Avengers against a [[Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)#Ultimate Marvel|Ghost Rider]] manhunt)<ref>{{cite book|last = Millar|first = Mark|author2=Yu, Leinil Francis|title = Ultimate Comics Avengers Vol. 2: Crime and Punishment|publisher = Marvel Comics|year = 2011|page = 144|isbn = 978-0-7851-3671-2}}</ref> and the half vampire [[Blade (character)#Ultimate Marvel|Blade]] (who joined the group to help against a [[Vampire (Marvel Comics)|vampire]] invasion).<ref>{{cite book|last = Millar|first = Mark|author2=Dillon, Steve|title = Ultimate Comics Avengers: Blade Vs. the Avengers|publisher = Marvel Comics|year = 2011|page = 152|isbn = 978-0-7851-4009-2}}</ref>

==In other media==
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===Television===
Three animated series have been based on the team.
* ''[[The Avengers: United They Stand]]'' was mainly based on the Roy Thomas era of the group, and ran from 1999 to 2000.
* ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]'' was based on the early adventures of the team, but also used many elements from other runs. The TV show ran for two seasons, from 2010 to 2012, and started presenting the original Avengers line-up founded by Iron Man, Thor, Ant-Man, Wasp and the Hulk, who leaves the group after battling Amora the Enchantress and Skurge. Captain America later joins the team, replacing him.
* ''[[Avengers Assemble (TV series)|Avengers Assemble]]'' is mainly based on the MCU iteration of the group and premiered on May 26, 2013. The show also changed its title to ''Avengers: Ultron Revolution'' (2016), ''Avengers: Secret Wars'' (2017) and ''Avengers: Black Panther's Quest'' (2018).
* The Avengers appear in the [[Disney Junior]] series ''[[Spidey and His Amazing Friends]]''.

===Film===
[[Marvel Animation]] has made three Avengers films, ''[[Ultimate Avengers]]'', ''[[Ultimate Avengers 2]]'', and ''[[Next Avengers]]''.

====Marvel Cinematic Universe====
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The Avengers are prominent in current popular culture due to the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] from [[Marvel Studios]].

==See also==
* [[Dark Avengers]] – Supervillain and antihero version of the Avengers
* [[Young Avengers]] – Young version of the Avengers
* [[Alpha Flight]] – The Canadian version of the Avengers.
* [[Big Hero 6 (comics)|Big Hero 6]] – The Japanese version of the Avengers.
* [[Excalibur (comics)|Excalibur]] – The British version of the Avengers.
* [[Winter Guard]] – The Russian version of the Avengers.
* [[Justice League]] - A [[DC Comics]] superhero team with the same concept of the Avengers.
* [[List of Marvel Comics superhero debuts]]
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==References==
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==Sources==
* {{cite book |author=Andrew Hickey |year=2011 |title=An Incomprehensible Condition: An Unauthorised Guide To Grant Morrison's Seven Soldiers |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=978-1-4477-8002-1 |ref=refHickey2011}}
* {{cite book |author=Roz Kaveney |year=2008 |title=Superheroes!: Capes and Crusaders in Comics and Films| publisher=Bloomsbury Academic |isbn=978-1-84511-569-2 |ref=refKaveney2008}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.superherodb.com/avengers/20-4/ Avengers] at the Superhero Database
* Marvel pages: [http://www.marvel.com/comics/series/1991/avengers_(1963_-_1996) A1963], [http://www.marvel.com/comics/series/3621/avengers_(1996_-_1997) A1996], [http://www.marvel.com/comics/series/354/avengers_(1998_-_2004) A1998], [http://www.marvel.com/comics/series/9085/avengers_(2010_-_2012) A2010], [http://www.marvel.com/comics/series/16452/avengers_(2012_-_2015) A2012], [http://www.marvel.com/comics/series/22547/avengers_(2016_-_2018) A2016], [http://www.marvel.com/comics/series/24229/avengers_(2018_-_present) A2018]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120508001027/http://www.comichron.com/titlespotlights/Avengers.html Avengers Comic Book Sales History]—Sales figures from 1966–present
* [[MarvelDatabase:Avengers|MDP:Avengers]]—Marvel Database Project (wiki)
* [http://www.avengersassemble.net/ Avengers Assemble!]—Archives and Database
* [http://toonopedia.com/avengers.htm The Avengers] at [[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]]. [https://archive.today/20240525210532/https://www.webcitation.org/66jofxtfW?url=http://toonopedia.com/avengers.htm Archived] from the original on April 7, 2012.
* {{Marveldatabase|Avengers}}
* [https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers Avengers at marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com]

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