Avengers
Avengers is a comic book team that first appeared in The Avengers #1
The Avengers, recognized as "Earth's Mightiest Heroes", are a New York based super team in the Marvel Universe. A rotating roster often includes Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Wasp, Hank Pym, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, Vision, Wonder Man, Black Panther, Beast, Tigra, Hercules, Black Knight, Ms. Marvel, Swordsman, She Hulk, Ant-Man, and Mockingbird.
Origin
The first adventure features the Asgardian trickster god, Loki, who seeks revenge against his adopted brother, Thor. Using an illusion, Loki tricks the Hulk into destroying a railroad track, after that he then diverts a radio call by Rick Jones and the Teen Brigade for help to Thor, whom Loki hopes will battle the Hulk. Unknown to Loki, the radio call is also answered by Ant-Man, the Wasp and Iron Man. After an initial misunderstanding, the heroes unite and defeat Loki. Ant-Man states the five work well together and suggests they form a combined team against threats that no one hero can deal with. The Wasp naming the group "The Avengers". Thus, the Avengers were born. The original members are known as the "founding members," and courtesy of an "Avengers Charter" to manage the good name of the team. As a result, their wishes regarding the direction of the team are given additional weight and deference.
They are also known as "Earth’s Mightiest Heroes", the Avengers originally consisted of Ant-Man, Wasp, Thor-The god of thunder, Iron Man, and the Hulk, all of whom were popular, established superheroes. Almost from inception, however, the roster has been fluid, with the Hulk departing and Captain America joining. The rotating roster has become a hallmark of the team, although one theme has been constant: the Avengers fight the foes that no single superhero could withstand - hence their famous cry of "Avengers Assemble!" To that end, the team has featured humans (example: Captain America), robots (example: Vision), mutants (example: Scarlet Witch) , gods (example: Hercules), aliens (example: Mantis), supernatural beings (example Doctor Druid) and even former villains, such as Hawkeye, Black Widow, Swordsman, and Sandman. Despite the diverse nature of the team (which often resulted in squabbling), the Avengers have always managed to unite into a cohesive unit to combat extraordinary threats that no one hero can do alone
Original Roster
Avengers Disassembled
The story involved the deaths of some members and a loss of credibility for the team. The culprit is revealed to be the Scarlet Witch, who has gone insane after agonizing over the memory of her lost children and loses control of her reality-altering powers. With the team in disarray and Avengers Mansion ruined, the surviving members agree to disband.
Break-out
After a massive break-out from the prison known as the Raft. A group of heroes formed a team called, The New Avengers.
Civil War
During the Civil War, the team was split in two. Those for and against the Superhuman Registration Act.
Secret Invasion
The split fractions of the Avengers combined forces to put a end to the Skrull plot to invade and take over the earth..
Current Rosters:
New Avengers/Secret Avengers
- Captain America
- Ms. Marvel
- Spider-Woman
- Luke Cage
- Ronin
- Spider-Man
- Wolverine
- Mockingbird
- Jessica Jones
Mighty Avengers
Young Avengers
- Stature
- Vision
- Patriot
- Wiccan
- Hulkling
- Speed
- Hawkeye
Dark Avengers
- Norman Osborn/Iron Partriot (leader)
- Bullseye/Hawkeye
- Venom/Spider-Man (Mac Gargan)
- Moonstone/Ms.Marvel
- Marvel Boy
- Daken/Wolverine
- Sentry
- Ares
Avengers The Initiative
- Taskmaster
- Typhoid Mary
- Gauntlet
- Constrictor
- Komodo
- Bengal
- Batwing
Alternate Realities
In this alternate reality, the Avengers are infected by a virus that turns everyone into a zombie who craves for flesh no matter what. The Avengers are at their mansion when a man Ash Williams breaks in and tries to warn the team of an ongoing danger. The team demands to know what is going on and the man tells them about an Army of the Dead. Getting a little hot under the collar, The Scarlet Witch transports him into a pond. Later they get a report of purple lighting and that The Sentry was attacking people downtown. The Sentry would be the first to be infected by coming into contact with the virus from an asteroid and falls to Earth.
The first members of the Avengers to come to the Sentry were Colonel America, Ms. Marvel, Hawkeye, and Luke Cage. Spider-man also offered to help. Though they fought hard they were easily subdued by the Sentry and had become infected. Colonel America springs into the air and bites Spider-man on the shoulder, Spider-man drops Ash Williams, the madman, right at the feet of the zombified Avengers. Then the rest of the Avengers get infected by the virus, with the exception of the last remaining Avengers member who is not infected, the Black Panther.Earth-1610
For the Avengers in the Ultimate universe see: Ultimates
Earth-3931
In this reality all of the Avengers were vampires. The members were: Captain America, Wasp, Hawkeye, Giant-Man (Henry Pym), Falcon and Polaris.
Earth-398
In this reality, the Avengers were known as the Queen's Vengence, and were the protectors of queen Morgan Le Faya
Earth-8545
In the reality also known as the Legacy Planet most of the worlds super-humans has been transformed by Warlock's transmode virus. Members of the Avengers included: Henry Pym, Spider-Woman (Mary Jane Watson), Beast, Rachel Summers (Marvel Girl), Havok, Daredevil, Power Fist, Doctor Octopus, Emma Frost, Leech, Icegirl, Rhino, Blob and the Frog.
What If?
The Avengers came to the aid of Doom in fighting off Dormammu's demons until the Fantastic Four got back with the Obsidian Stone.
Earth-9105
In this reality the Avengers were: Iron Man, Storm, Sceptre (Monica Rambeau), Nova, Horus and Captain Assyria.
Earth-90110
In this reality, the Avengers are now called the Cosmic Avengers consisting of Commander America (Captain America), Irondroid (Iron Man), Jhen the Gammazon (She-Hulk), Tachyon Torch (Human Torch), Starhawk (Hawkeye) and Thor.
Earth-982
For the Avengers in the MC2 universe see: A-Next
Earth-9939 (Earth-Charnel)
In this reality the Avengers were: Captain America, Spider-Man, Dr Strange, Daredevil, Scarlet Witch, Iron Man, She-Hulk, Wolverine, Punisher , Rhino, Mr. Fantastic, Thing, Jarvis, Alicia Masters Grimm, and Black Widow. With very few exceptions, these Avengers were killed by Charnel and his spawn. Spider-Man, Punisher, Daredevil, and Dr. Strange died stealing the time disc, Rhino, Captain America, Wolverine, and She-Hulk died in 616 preventing that realities Charnel from coming into existence. Only Death's Head II, Tuck, and 9939's Scarlet Witch survived the battle with the 616 Charnel. Though Earth-9939 was supposed to fade out of existence with the prevention of Charnels "birth", Death's Head II, Death Wreck, and Death Metal found themselves in Earth-9939 where it was apparent that this theory was not at all true.
Though there was not much left of that realities Avengers, Iron Man, Black Widow, Thing, Jarvis and Alicia Masters being the only members left. Alongside X-Saviours and Death 3 the 9939 Avengers made one final stand and together the three teams managed managed to defeat Charnel.
Earth-9904
In this reality the Avengers were formed during the 1950's. Members were: Jimmy Woo, 3-D Man, Venus, Marvel Boy, Human Robot, Gorilla-Man, Namora and Jann of the Jungle.
Earth-921
In this reality, they are called the Gatherers, which is composed of members of the Avengers from other realities.
Earth-1298
In the Mutant X reality, the Avengers are composed of Black Widow as team leader, Deathlok, Typhoid Mary, and Hawkeye.
In the Earth X reality, there are two factions of the Avengers, the first was typically the same to that of the mainstream continuity and the second are composed of heroes wearing the different armor of Iron Man, calling themselves Iron Avengers.
Earth-9997 is Earth-616 counterpart. around the time of mass mutation the Avengers team consisted of: Captain America, Wasp, Hawkeye, Giant Man, Quicksilver, Iron Man, and The Scarlet Witch.
Some members of the team began to mutate due to the Terrigen Mists. Hawkeye being one of them began to grow extra arms.
Earth-20051
In this reality the Avengers are Captain America, Giant Girl, Hulk, Iron-man, Spider-man, Storm, Wolverine, Ant-Man, and Tigra.
Earth-1009
The Avengers of this Earth is known as Royal Avengers
Earth-58163
In the House of M, the Avengers are composed of humans who fought against the mutant regime of Magneto. They are composed of Luke Cage as team leader, Misty Knight, Iron Fist, Hawkeye, Moon Knight and Tigra.
Earth-12
In this reality, the Avengers are friends and some of them, work with Mimic, a member of the Exiles.
Earth-9811
In the battleworld, where the heroes and villains fought each other for the Beyonder, but weren't able to return back to earth, they decided that they live in their new home. 25 years pass, and they bore children who will be known as the Battleworld Avengers. They are made out of Crusader, daughter of Captain America and Rogue, Bravado, son of Thor and Enchantress, Mustang, son of Hawkeye and She-Hulk, Chokehold, daughter of the Absorbing Man and Titania, Firefly, son of the Human Torch and Wasp, and Gator, son of the Lizard.
In an alternate reality where Women are the dominate half of the species instead of the Men, The Avengers are a four-women team that is composed of The Invisible Woman, X-23, Spider-Woman (Mary Jane Watson-Parker) and are led by Emma "White Phoenix" Frost. They were assembled mainly to combat Atlantofacist Terrorists and an all-male group of insurgents known as The Y-Men, who are led by the Greek God Hercules and have been seeking to restore Male dominance over the Earth for many years.
Doom's Avengers (What If? #'s 67 & 68)
Other Media:
Avengers in video games
There can not be a better tribute to The Avengers in game format than that of their role in Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Boasting the largest line up of playable Avengers (past and present), and the ability to play them in a team scenario makes this an Avengers fan dream come true. Playable Avengers include: Black Panther, Black Widow, Captain America, Dr Strange, Invisible Woman, Iron Man, Luke Cage, Mr. Fantastic, Ms. Marvel, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Storm, Wolverine, Thor and, on X-box 360, a downloadable Hawkeye and Hulk.
Avengers: United They Stand (1999)
The Avengers: United They Stand cartoon
Aired on October 30, 1999 for 13 episodes and ended on February 26, 2000.
Episode
- Avengers Assemble Part 1
- Avengers Asemble Part 2
- Kang
- Comes A Swordsman
- Remnants
- Command Decison
- To Rule Atlantis
- Shooting Stars
- What A Vision Has To Do
- Egg-streme Vengeance
- The Sorceress's Apprentice
- Earth and Fire Part 1
- Earth and Fire Part 2
Ultimate Avengers - The Movie (2005)
The movie starts off in The North Atlantic during 1945. The man on the radio is saying, "This is the news the Allied Powers have been waiting for. The battle for Berlin has ended and Germany's unconditional surrender is suspected within days. After 12 years and 3 months, Hitler's self-proclaimed thousand year Reich has ceased to exist. But those reports of a secret Nazi super weapon named in Washington is categorically false and we believed him. so does everyone one of his G.I.'s..." Then the war is fought.
Ultimate Avengers II: Rise Of The Panther (2006)
The setting starts off in Africa. Men are running from something and they are scared and are throwing spears. They both end up falling in water and one of the men are dragged away. Then a man is speaking to a crowd of people saying, " My gratitude to you all. Many years has passed since your prince had tread upon this native soil and let us now welcome home, T'Challa: The Son of Wakanda." The people are cheering but a group of people behind him aren't really happy and T'Challa seeing that says, " They don't like me". Then the man he was talking to said, "Give it time." Then one of the men that got away from the robot said, "Intruders, intruders" and as that happened the machine did something to the man and he floated and disintegrated. The people are shocked and panicking and T'Challa and the men go to the back. The guy he was referring to is his father and T'Challa says to his father, " Father, you are no condition to deal with this. " Then a woman says, " I implore you to listen to the prince your highness, you never had time to heal from the previous attacks. The royal guards should..." Then the King says, " No Mikinda. I can't afford to lose anymore." T'Challa is begging his father to stay but he won't. He says, " Father please don't go. Not now." Then his father replies by saying," I miss you son. We will have our time together, I promise." So T'Challa says, " At least let me go with you". Then his father says," As you will one day come to accept this responsibility only belongs to the king." As his father walks away T'Challa was going to follow but Mikinda stops him and they walk away together. The king put his claw on a machine and it opens a secret passage which holds a black suit. The King is in the jungle attacking the robot looking creatures and his fingers turns into a weapon taht kills one of the creatures. T'Challa kills the other two creatures then is attacked from behind. A sword injuring his shoulder and being pulled out by some gy that said, " Your prowess in battles never fails to entertain. But after so many performances I am hear to preform your retirement." The man is something that can make things at will and as the King tried to g=fight back the man turned his hands into swords piercing it thought the kings body. " The man then walks towards T'Challa about to kill him turns the King into the Black Panther and he says, " You will not touch my son." He attacks the man thing and the both die after falling into a trench. But then the creature thing gets up and unsnaps his broken neck looks T;Challa in the eyes and walks away. T'Challa is screaming no at the loss of his father. Then the movie starts.
Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow (2008)
The story now begins 12 years later. A green light is flying around and then on the bushes a person with yellow eyes are in the trees. The green light is a little boy and he is zapped from the back. He is then caught and the kids are plying tag. Azari and Pym. Pym says that Azari didnt give him much of a head start and then Azari says, "No fair, aren't you the one that said no powers then shrunk off and flew away." Then Pym says, "Well.. Then I meant no powers for you. Azari replies and says, "Figures, guess what Pym your it." Then as Azari leaves Pym follows and tries to catch up. Now in some sort of labratory Tony Stark, giving commands to the computer telling it to get lunch ready. In the meantime, Torrun was talking to herself or her fathers tombstone saying, " I dreamt of Asgard again father. The bifrost bridge strecthed out to me and I can see of the realm eternal. I know thee to be real father, and hope that one day you will come soon for your daugher..." Now as she was talking Pym sneeks up behind her to try and take her sword.
| Team Name: | Avengers |
| Publisher: | Marvel Publishing |
| 1st Appearance: | The Avengers #1 |
| Appears in: | 1479 issues |
| Disbanded in: |
