Avengers (comic Book)
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

''The Avengers'', or simply ''Avengers'', is a
comic book A comic book, comic-magazine, or simply comic is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panel (comics), panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and wri ...
title featuring the team the
Avengers Avenger(s) or The Avenger(s) may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Marvel Comics universe * Avengers (comics), a team of superheroes **Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a central team of protagonist superheroes of "The Infinity Sag ...
and published by
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
. The original ''The Avengers'' comic book series debuted in 1963.


Publication history

In 1960,
DC Comics DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...
launched a comic book series featuring a team of superheroes called the
Justice League The Justice League, or Justice League of America (JLA), is a group of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). Writer Gardner Fox conceived the ...
. Impressed by that book's strong sales, Martin Goodman, the owner of Marvel Comics predecessor
Timely Comics Timely Comics was the common name for the group of corporations that was the earliest comic book arm of American publisher Martin Goodman (publisher), Martin Goodman, and the entity that would evolve by the 1960s to become Marvel Comics. "Timely P ...
, asked
Stan Lee Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book author, writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Comics which later bec ...
to create a title featuring a similar team of superheroes for Marvel. Lee recounts in '' Origins of Marvel Comics'': Much like the Justice League, the Avengers were an assemblage of pre-existing superhero characters created by Lee and
Jack Kirby Jack Kirby (; born Jacob Kurtzberg; August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was an American comics artist, comic book artist, widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators. He grew ...
. Kirby did the artwork for the first eight issues only, in addition to doing the layouts for issues #14–16. This initial series, published bi-monthly through issue #6 (July 1964) and monthly thereafter, ran through issue #402 (Sept. 1996), with spinoffs including several annuals,
miniseries In the United States, a miniseries or mini-series is a television show or series that tells a story in a predetermined, limited number of episodes. Many miniseries can also be referred to, and shown, as a television film. " Limited series" is ...
and a giant-size quarterly sister series that ran briefly in the mid-1970s. Marvel filed for a
trademark A trademark (also written trade mark or trade-mark) is a form of intellectual property that consists of a word, phrase, symbol, design, or a combination that identifies a Good (economics and accounting), product or Service (economics), service f ...
for "The Avengers" in 1967 and the
United States Patent and Trademark Office The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is an List of federal agencies in the United States, agency in the United States Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce that serves as the national patent office and trademark ...
issued the registration in 1970. Between 1996 and 2004, Marvel relaunched the primary Avengers title three times. In 1996, the " Heroes Reborn" line, in which Marvel contracted outside companies to produce four titles, included a new volume of ''The Avengers''. It took place in an alternate universe, with a revamped history unrelated to mainstream Marvel continuity. ''The Avengers'' vol. 2 was written by
Rob Liefeld Robert Liefeld (; born October 3, 1967) is an American comic book creator. A prominent writer and artist in the 1990s, he is known for co-creating the character Cable (comics), Cable with writer Louise Simonson and the character Deadpool with wri ...
and penciled by
Jim Valentino Jim Valentino (born October 28, 1952) is an American writer, penciler, editor and publisher of comic books, best known for his 1990–1992 work on '' Guardians of the Galaxy'' for Marvel Comics, and for co-founding Image Comics, a company publ ...
, and ran for 13 issues (Nov. 1996–Nov. 1997). The final issue, which featured a crossover with the other ''Heroes Reborn'' titles, returned the characters to the main
Marvel Universe The Marvel Universe is a fictional shared universe where the stories in most American comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Comics take place. Superhero teams such as the Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, the Guardia ...
. ''The Avengers'' vol. 3 relaunched and ran for 84 issues from February 1998 to August 2004. To coincide with what would have been the 500th issue of the original series, Marvel changed the numbering, and ''The Avengers'' #500-503 (Sept.– Dec. 2004), the
one-shot One shot may refer to: Film and television * One-shot film, a feature film shot in one long take with no edits, or manufactured to look like so * ''One Shot'' (2005 film), a Sri Lankan action film directed by Ranjan Ramanayake * ''One Shot'', a ...
''Avengers Finale'' (Jan. 2005) became the "
Avengers Disassembled "Avengers Disassembled" is a 2004 crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics involving the Avengers, Fantastic Four, Captain America, Spider-Man and Thor. The beginning of Brian Michael Bendis's ''Avengers'' run, it depicts the destruction o ...
" storyline and final issues. ''Avengers'' vol. 4 debuted in July 2010 and ran until January 2013. Vol. 5 was launched in February 2013. After
Secret Wars ''Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars'', commonly known as ''Secret Wars'', is a 12-issue American comic book Fictional crossover, crossover limited series published from May 1984 to April 1985 by Marvel Comics. The series was written by Jim Shooter ...
, a new Avengers team debuted, dubbed the ''All-New, All-Different Avengers'', starting with a
Free Comic Book Day Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) is an annual promotional effort by the North American comic book industry to attract new readers to independent comic book stores. It usually takes place on the first Saturday of May and has historically been cross ...
preview.


1960s

In the first issue, the Avengers team began with
Ant-Man Ant-Man is the name of several superheroes appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history Created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby, his first appearance was in '' Tales to Astonish'' #27 (January 1962) as Dr. Henry ...
(
Hank Pym Dr. Henry Jonathan Pym is a character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by penciller Jack Kirby, editor-plotter Stan Lee and writer Larry Lieber, Pym debuted in ''Tales to Astonish'' #27 (Ja ...
),
Hulk The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk ...
(Bruce Banner),
Iron Man Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, the character first appearan ...
(Anthony Stark),
Thor Thor (from ) is a prominent list of thunder gods, god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding æsir, god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology, sacred g ...
, and the
Wasp A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder ...
(Janet van Dyne). The roster changed almost immediately after the first issue; in the second issue, Ant-Man became Giant-Man, and at the end of the issue, Hulk quit the team. Issue #4 brought the title's first major milestone: the revival and return of
Captain America Captain America is a superhero created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in '' Captain America Comics'' #1, published on December 20, 1940, by Timely C ...
(Steve Rogers).


1970s

The creative team of writer Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema introduced new characters such as
Arkon Arkon is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema, the character first appeared in '' The Avengers'' #75 (April 1970). He is the warlord and ruler of the extra- ...
in issue #75 (April 1970) and
Red Wolf The red wolf (''Canis rufus'') is a Canis, canine native to the southeastern United States. Its size is intermediate between the coyote (''Canis latrans'') and Wolf, gray wolf (''Canis lupus''). The red wolf's taxonomic classification as being ...
in #80 (Sept. 1970). The team's adventures increased in scope as the team crossed into an alternate dimension and battled the
Squadron Supreme The Squadron Supreme is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, of which there are several notable alternate versions. The original team was created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema, derived from the previous ...
, and fought in the Kree-Skrull War, which guest-starred the Kree hero
Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) Captain Marvel (real name: Mar-Vell; Earth alias Walter Lawson) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and designed by penciller, artist Gene Colan, the character first appe ...
. Novelist
Harlan Ellison Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave science fiction, New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. His published wo ...
plotted two stories for the series. The first ("The Summons of
Psyklop Psyklop is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created in combination by Harlan Ellison, Roy Thomas, Sal Buscema and Jim Mooney, the character first appeared in ''Avengers'' #88. Fictional character biogra ...
") was published in issue #88 (May 1971) and the second ("Five Dooms to Save Tomorrow") in #101 (July 1972). Writer
Steve Englehart Steve Englehart (; born April 22, 1947) is an American writer of comic books and novels. He is best known for his work at Marvel Comics and DC Comics in the 1970s and 1980s. His pseudonyms have included John Harkness and Cliff Garnett. Early li ...
introduced
Mantis Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate a ...
, who joined the team along with the reformed
Swordsman Swordsmanship or sword fighting refers to the skills and techniques used in combat and training with any type of sword. The term is modern, and as such was mainly used to refer to smallsword fencing, but by extension it can also be applied to a ...
. During the summer of 1973, Englehart and artists
Bob Brown Robert James Brown (born 27 December 1944) is an Australian former politician, medical doctor and environmentalist. He was a Australian Senate, senator and the parliamentary leader of the Australian Greens. Brown was elected to the Australian ...
and Sal Buscema produced "The Avengers-Defenders Clash" storyline which crossed over between the two team titles. This eight-issue story was the first summertime cross-title event, and was very popular with readers.
George Pérez George Pérez (; June 9, 1954 – May 6, 2022) was an American comic book artist and writer, who worked primarily as a penciller. He came to prominence in the 1970s penciling ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' and ''The Avengers (c ...
became the title's artist with issue #141 (Nov. 1975) which saw the start of a seven-part story featuring the Squadron Supreme and the
Serpent Crown The Serpent Crown is a fictional mystical power object appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Marie Severin, and first appeared in '' Sub-Mariner'' #9 (January 1969). Properti ...
. In 2010,
Comics Bulletin Comics Bulletin is a daily website covering the comic-book industry. History Silver Bullet Comicbooks In January 2000, New Zealand-based publisher/editor Jason Brice founded then named Silver Bullet Comicbooks. During this period, the site ...
ranked Englehart's run on ''The Avengers'' eighth on its list of the "Top 10 1970s Marvels". After Englehart departed and a seven-issue stint by
Gerry Conway Gerard Francis Conway Thomas, Roy. "Roy's Rostrum" (" Bullpen Bulletins") in '' Marvel Super-Heroes'' #43 and other Marvel Comics cover-dated May 1974. (born September 10, 1952) is an American comic book writer, comic book editor, science ficti ...
,
Jim Shooter James Shooter (born September 27, 1951) is an American writer, editor, and publisher in the comics industry. Beginning his career writing for DC Comics at the age of 14, he had a successful but controversial run as editor-in-chief at Marvel Comic ...
began as writer, generating several classic adventures, including " The Bride of Ultron", the " Nefaria Trilogy", and "The
Korvac Korvac is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in '' Giant-Size Defenders'' #3 (Jan. 1975) and was created by Steve Gerber and Jim Starlin. Publication history Korvac debuted in '' ...
Saga". Shooter introduced the character of
Henry Peter Gyrich Henry Peter Gyrich () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a liaison of the United States government who is often opposed to the superhuman community. The character was portrayed by Matthew ...
, the Avengers' liaison to the
United States National Security Council The United States National Security Council (NSC) is the national security council used by the president of the United States for consideration of national security, military, and Foreign relations of the United States, foreign policy matter ...
. The true origins of Quicksilver and the
Scarlet Witch The Scarlet Witch is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The X-Men #4 in March 1964, in the Silver Age of Comic Boo ...
were revealed in a three-part story that ran in issues #185-187 (July-Sept. 1979).


1980s

The first major development was the breakdown of Hank Pym, which writer
Roger Stern Roger Stern (born September 17, 1950) is an American comic book author and novelist. Biography Early career In the early 1970s, Stern and Bob Layton published the fanzine ''CPL'' (''Contemporary Pictorial Literature''), one of the first platfo ...
resolved this by having Pym outwit
Egghead In U.S. English slang, egghead is an epithet used to refer to intellectuals or people considered out-of-touch with ordinary people and lacking in realism, common sense, sexual interests, etc. on account of their intellectual interests. A similar ...
and defeated the latest incarnation of the
Masters of Evil The Masters of Evil is a supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first version of the team appeared in '' The Avengers'' #6 (July 1964), with the lineup continually changing over the years. Publication ...
single-handedly. Pym proved his innocence. Stern developed several major storylines, such as "Ultimate Vision"; the formation of the
West Coast Avengers The West Coast Avengers is a fictional group of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team first appeared in ''The West Coast Avengers'' #1 (Sept. 1984), created by Roger Stern and Bob Hall (comics), Bob Ha ...
; and "Avengers Under Siege". Rogue, who would later become a member of the X-Men, was introduced in ''The Avengers Annual'' #10 (1981) by writer
Chris Claremont Christopher S. Claremont (; born November 25, 1950) is an English-born American comic book writer and novelist. Claremont is best known for his 16-year stint on ''Uncanny X-Men'' from 1975 to 1991, far longer than that of any other writer,Clarem ...
and artist Michael Golden. Stern created the villain,
Nebula A nebula (; or nebulas) is a distinct luminescent part of interstellar medium, which can consist of ionized, neutral, or molecular hydrogen and also cosmic dust. Nebulae are often star-forming regions, such as in the Pillars of Creation in ...
, who falsely claimed to be the granddaughter of
Thanos Thanos () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-artist Jim Starlin, the character first appeared in '' The Invincible Iron Man'' #55 (cover date February 1973). An Eternal– Devia ...
. Following Stern's departure,
Walt Simonson Walter Simonson (born September 2, 1946) is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for a run on Marvel Comics' ''Thor'' from 1983 to 1987, during which he created the character Beta Ray Bill. He is also known for the creator-owned ...
wrote the series briefly but left due to editorial conflicts. John Byrne took over writing both ''
West Coast Avengers The West Coast Avengers is a fictional group of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team first appeared in ''The West Coast Avengers'' #1 (Sept. 1984), created by Roger Stern and Bob Hall (comics), Bob Ha ...
'' and ''The Avengers'' and merged the two separate Avengers teams into one team with two bases. Byrne's contributions included a revamping of the Vision, and the discovery that the children of the Scarlet Witch and the Vision were actually illusions. The Avengers titles in late 1989 were involved in the major crossover event "
Acts of Vengeance "Acts of Vengeance" is a comic book crossover storyline running through several titles published by Marvel Comics from December 1989 to February 1990. Publication history This company-wide fall crossover was centered on the Avengers and Fanta ...
".


1990s

Bob Harras Robert Harras (born January 11, 1959''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; page 107) is an American comics writer and editor, who was editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics from 1995 to 2000 and editor-in-chief of DC Comics from 2010 to 2020. ...
and
Steve Epting Stephen "Steve" Epting is an Americans, American comics artist. He is best known for his work on ''The Avengers (comic book), The Avengers'' and ''Captain America (comic book), Captain America'' for Marvel Comics. Early life Epting's influences ...
took over the title in the summer of 1991 and introduced a stable lineup with ongoing story lines and character development. Their primary antagonists in this run were the mysterious
Proctor Proctor (a variant of ''wikt:procurator, procurator'') is a person who takes charge of, or acts for, another. The title is used in England and some other English-speaking countries in three principal contexts: # In law, a proctor is a historica ...
and his team of other-dimensional Avengers known as the Gatherers. This culminated in " Operation: Galactic Storm", a 19-part storyline that ran through all Avengers-related titles and showcased a conflict between the Kree and the
Shi'ar Empire The Shi'ar ( ) are a fictional species of aliens appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Shi'ar Empire (or Imperium) is a vast collection of alien species, cultures, and worlds situated close to the Skrull and Kree Em ...
. Marvel contracted out ''The Avengers'' and three related titles — ''Captain America'', ''Fantastic Four'', and ''Iron Man'' to former Marvel artists
Jim Lee Jim Lee (; born August 11, 1964) is a Korean-born American comic book artist, writer, editor, and publisher. As of 2023, he is the President, Publisher, and Chief creative officer, Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics. In recognition of his work ...
and
Rob Liefeld Robert Liefeld (; born October 3, 1967) is an American comic book creator. A prominent writer and artist in the 1990s, he is known for co-creating the character Cable (comics), Cable with writer Louise Simonson and the character Deadpool with wri ...
, two of the founding creators of
Image Comics Image Comics is an independent American American comic book, comic book publisher and is the third largest direct market comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry by market share. Its best-known publications include ''Spawn (comics) ...
. While ''The Avengers'' was relaunched as a new series, the " Heroes Reborn" line ended after a year as planned and the license reverted to Marvel. Writer
Kurt Busiek Kurt Busiek ( ; born September 16, 1960) is an American comic book writer. His work includes the '' Marvels'' limited series, his own series titled '' Astro City'', a four-year run on '' The Avengers, Thunderbolts,'' and ''Superman.'' Early lif ...
and penciler
George Pérez George Pérez (; June 9, 1954 – May 6, 2022) was an American comic book artist and writer, who worked primarily as a penciller. He came to prominence in the 1970s penciling ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' and ''The Avengers (c ...
launched a new volume of the series with ''The Avengers'' vol. 3, #1 (Feb. 1998). Busiek concurrently wrote the
limited series In the field of comic books, and particularly in the United States, a limited series is a comics series with a predetermined number of issues. A limited series differs from an ongoing series in that the number of issues is finite and determined ...
''
Avengers Forever ''Avengers Forever'' is a twelve-issue comic book limited series published from December 1998 to November 1999 by Marvel Comics. It follows the storyline of Rick Jones and his quest to build a team of Avengers from the past, present, and future. ...
''. Busiek's run included many of the Avengers' traditional villains.


2000s

Successor writer
Geoff Johns Geoffrey Johns (born January 25, 1973) is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and film and television producer. Johns's work on the DC Comics characters Green Lantern, Aquaman, Flash (comics), Flash, and Superman has drawn critical accl ...
dealt with the aftermath of Busiek's Kang arc, as the Avengers were granted international authority by the United Nations.
Chuck Austen Chuck Austen (born Chuck Beckum)
Kees Kousemaker's Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
is an Ameri ...
followed as writer. Writer Brian Michael Bendis then rebooted the series with the "
Avengers Disassembled "Avengers Disassembled" is a 2004 crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics involving the Avengers, Fantastic Four, Captain America, Spider-Man and Thor. The beginning of Brian Michael Bendis's ''Avengers'' run, it depicts the destruction o ...
" storyline.


2010s

All four Avengers series (''The Mighty Avengers'', ''New Avengers'', ''Dark Avengers'', and ''Avengers: The Initiative'') were canceled, and a new ongoing series titled ''Avengers'' was launched in May 2010, written by Brian Michael Bendis and penciled by John Romita Jr. In 2012, a biweekly ''Avengers'' title was launched, written by
Jonathan Hickman Jonathan Hickman is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for his creator-owned series '' The Nightly News'', '' The Manhattan Projects'' and '' East of West'', as well as his lengthy stints as a writer on Marvel's '' Fantastic Fo ...
and drawn by different artists for each story arc. After "
Secret Wars ''Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars'', commonly known as ''Secret Wars'', is a 12-issue American comic book Fictional crossover, crossover limited series published from May 1984 to April 1985 by Marvel Comics. The series was written by Jim Shooter ...
", a new Avengers title (vol. 6) dubbed the ''All-New, All-Different Avengers'' launched in 2015 written by
Mark Waid Mark Waid (; born March 21, 1962) is an American comic book writer best known for his work on DC Comics titles ''The Flash'', '' Kingdom Come'' and '' Superman: Birthright'' as well as his work on ''Captain America'', ''Fantastic Four'' and '' Da ...
, with alternating artwork by
Mahmud Asrar Mahmud Anjum Asrar (born November 20, 1976) is an Austrian comic book artist who is known for his work on American and non-American comic books. His American work includes runs on Conan the Barbarian, King Conan, X-Men, X-Men Red, Wolverine & the ...
and
Adam Kubert Adam Kubert (; born 1959) is an American comics artist known for his work for publishers such as Marvel Comics and DC Comics, including work on ''Action Comics'', '' Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine'', '' The Incredible Hulk'', ''Ultimate Fanta ...
, and covers by
Alex Ross Nelson Alexander Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book creator, comic book writer and artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries ''Marvels'', on which ...
. Mark Waid and Alex Ross continued with ''Avengers'' vol. 7, which launched in 2017, with artwork by
Mike del Mundo Mike del Mundo is a comic book artist. He has published mainly as an artist for Marvel Comics, drawing series such as ''Uncanny X-Men'', ''Avengers'', '' Elektra'', ''Immortal'' ''Hulk'', and he has received multiple nominations for his work as ...
. It was relaunched once again in 2018 as part of Marvel's " Fresh Start" relaunch featuring a creative by
Jason Aaron Jason Aaron (born January 28, 1973) is an American comic book writer, known for his creator-owned series '' Scalped'' and '' Southern Bastards'', as well as his work on Marvel series '' Ghost Rider'', ''Wolverine'', '' PunisherMAX'', ''Thor'', a ...
(w) and
Ed McGuinness Edward McGuinness is an American comic book artist and penciller, who has worked on books such as ''Superman (comic book), Superman'', ''Superman/Batman'', ''Deadpool (comic book), Deadpool'', and ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), Hulk''. His p ...
(pen).


Contributors


Vol. 1 (1963–1996, 2004, 2017–2018)


Writers


Pencilers


Vol. 2 (1996–1997)


Writers


Pencilers


Vol. 3 (1998–2004)


Writers


Pencilers


Vol. 4 (2010–2013)


Writers


Pencilers


Vol. 5 (2013–2015)


Writers


Pencilers


Vol. 6 (2015–2016)


Writers


Pencilers


Vol. 7 (2017)


Writers


Pencilers


Vol. 8 (2018–2023)


Writers


Pencilers


Vol. 9 (2023–present)


Writers


Pencilers


Cast

Volume 1 The below information for Volume 1 is based on the upper left corner of issues, which would show faces of avengers which allows us to have a general idea of the official roster.


Collected editions


''Avengers'' Vol. 1


Omnibus


Marvel Masterworks

(hardcover only after Volume 6)


Epic Collections The ''Marvel Epic Collection'' is an ongoing line of color trade paperbacks that republish Marvel comics in a uniform trade dress. Announced in April 2013, their stated intention was to collect entire runs of characters or titles as "big fat coll ...


Other Collections


''Avengers'' Vol. 2


''Avengers'' Vol. 3


Omnibus


Complete Collections

NB: The ''Avengers Assemble'' volumes comprise most of the Busiek and Pérez run.


Hardcovers

NB: The ''Avengers Assemble'' volumes and ''Avengers: Disassembled'' are oversized.


Trade Paperbacks


''Avengers'' Vol. 4


''Avengers'' Vol. 5

Avengers Vol. 5, entirely written by Jonathan Hickman, is best read in tandem with his concurrent ''New Avengers Vol. 3''. As such, given below are the collected editions for both his ''Avengers'' and ''New Avengers'' series.


Omnibus


Oversized Hardcovers


Complete Collections


Trade Paperbacks and Standard-Size Hardcovers

All volumes listed here were available as trade paperbacks and standard-size hardcovers with the exception of ''Infinity'', which was released only as a paperback and as an oversized hardcover.


''Avengers'' Vol. 6: All-New, All-Different Avengers


''Avengers'' Vol. 7: Avengers Unleashed


''Avengers'' Vol. 8


''Avengers'' Vol. 9


Notes


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Avengers (Comics) 1963 comics debuts Comics adapted into animated series Comics by Brian Michael Bendis Comics by David Michelinie Comics by Geoff Johns Comics by George Pérez Comics by Gerry Conway Comics by J. M. DeMatteis Comics by Jason Aaron Comics by John Byrne (comics) Comics by Jonathan Hickman Comics by Kurt Busiek Comics by Mark Waid Comics by Neal Adams Comics by Roger Stern Comics by Roy Thomas Comics by Stan Lee Comics by Steve Englehart Comics by Walt Simonson Marvel Comics adapted into films Marvel Comics titles Superhero comics