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Encyclopedia > List of Avengers members
Promotional art for Avengers volume 3, #1. Art by George Perez.

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Contents

Founding members

All of these members helped form the team in The Avengers vol 1 #1 (September, 1963).

Character Real Name Joined in Notes
Thor Thor Odinson
a.k.a. Dr. Donald Blake,
Sigurd Jarlson,
Jake Olsen
Avengers vol. 1 #1 (1963) Disappeared when Asgard was destroyed in Thor vol. 2 #85.
Iron Man Tony Stark Avengers vol. 1 #1 (1963) Current member of the Mighty Avengers and Director of SHIELD.
Yellowjacket
a.k.a. Ant-Man,
Doctor Pym,
Giant-Man,
Goliath
Dr. Henry "Hank" Jonathan Pym Avengers vol. 1 #1 (1963) (as Ant-Man) Active as Giant-Man in Avengers vol. 1 #2 (1963); active as Goliath in Avengers vol. 1 #28 (1966); active as Yellowjacket in Avengers vol. 1 #63 (1969); active as Doctor Pym in West Coast Avengers #21 (1988). Current administrator of The Initiative at Camp Hammond.
Wasp Janet van Dyne
(a.k.a. Janet Pym)
Avengers vol. 1 #1 (1963) Current member of the Mighty Avengers. Once married to Dr. Henry Pym.
The Hulk Dr. Robert Bruce Banner Avengers vol. 1 #1 (1963) Resigned in Avengers vol. 1 #2 (1963).
Rick Jones Richard Milhouse Jones Avengers vol. 1 #1 (1963) Honorary Member.

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1960s recruits

Character Real Name Joined in Notes
Captain America
a.k.a. Nomad,
The Captain
Steven Rogers Avengers vol. 1 #4 (March 1964) Granted retroactive founder status prior to Avengers vol. 1 #92 (1971); active as the Captain in Avengers vol. 1 #300 (1989). Killed by a brainwashed Sharon Carter in Captain America vol. 5 #25.
Ronin
a.k.a. Hawkeye
a.k.a. Goliath
Clinton Francis Barton Avengers vol 1. #16 (May 1965)
(as Hawkeye)
Active as Goliath in Avengers vol. 1 #63 (1969). Killed in action in Avengers #502 (November 2004). Resurrected in House of M #3. Seemingly killed again in House of M #7, but reappeared in New Avengers #26. Appears with New Avengers as Ronin in New Avengers #27, joins team via flashback in New Avengers #30.
Quicksilver Pietro Django Maximoff
(a.k.a. Pietro Frank)
Avengers vol. 1 #16 (May 1965) Collaborated with his sister to create the House of M reality, the events of which caused Decimation. He is among the mutants currently depowered due to this event.
Scarlet Witch Wanda Maximoff
(a.k.a. Wanda Frank)
Avengers vol. 1 #16 (May 1965) Collapse of her sanity was the cause of "Avengers Disassembled" in which her mutant powers wreaked havoc throughout the Marvel Universe eventually leading to the dissolution of the Avengers as well as the death of Jack of Hearts, Ant-Man, Hawkeye, and the destruction of the Vision. These events later led to a collaboration with her brother in creating the House of M reality and finally Decimation which stripped 99% of Earth’s mutated humans of their powers.
Swordsman Jacques Duquesne Avengers vol. 1 #20 (September 1965) Placed in the team as a mole by the Mandarin; rejoined as a reformed member in Avengers vol. 1 #114 (August 1973); Killed in Avengers vol. 1 #130 (December 1974).
Hercules Heracles Avengers vol. 1 #45 (October 1967).
Black Panther T'Challa Avengers vol. 1 #52 (May 1968) Married Storm of the X-Men in "Black Panther" vol. 4 #18 (July 2006). Current member of the Fantastic Four.
Vision Victor Shade (alias) Avengers vol. 1 #58 (November 1968) Destroyed in Avengers #500 (September 2004). Later rebuilt by Young Avengers, but based on Iron Lad's brain patterns.
Black Knight Dane Whitman Avengers vol. 1 #71 (December 1969) Reserve membership.

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First wave of 1970s recruits

Character Real Name Joined in Notes
Captain Marvel Mar-Vell Avengers vol. 1 #86 (March 1971) (by affiliation only) Posthumously awarded honorary membership as revealed in The Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe vol. 1 #1. Transported from past to current timeline in Civil War: The Return (2007).
Black Widow Natalia Alianovna Romanova
(a.k.a. Natasha Romanoff)
Avengers vol. 1 #111 (May 1973) First joined as a reserve member; current member of the Mighty Avengers.
Mantis Brandt Giant-Size Avengers #4 (June 1975)
Beast Dr. Henry Phillip McCoy Avengers vol. 1 #137 (1975) (as a probationary member) Gained full membership status in Avengers vol. 1 #151.
Moondragon Heather Douglas Steckley Avengers vol. 1 #137 (July 1975) (as a probationary member) Gained reservist membership in Avengers vol. 1 #151 (1976).
Hellcat Patsy Walker
(a.k.a. Patsy Hellstrom (married name))
Avengers vol. 1 #141 (1975) (probationary member as Patsy) Stayed a probationary member when she became Hellcat in Avengers vol. 1 #144; Finally gained reservist membership in Avengers vol. 1 #151 (September 1976).
Two-Gun Kid Matthew Liebowitz (birth name)
Matthew J. Hawk (legal name)
Avengers vol. 1 #142 (August 1975) Time traveler from the 19th century; returned to his time and was killed in Blaze of Glory #4 (March 2000), which took place in 1885. Recently returned to life and current timeline in She-Hulk #4.

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Guardians of the Galaxy

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Character Real Name Joined in Notes
Yondu Yondu Udonta Avengers vol. 1 #168 (February 1978) Honorary membership.
Martinex Martinex T'Naga Avengers vol. 1 #168 (February 1978) Honorary membership.
Charlie-27 Avengers vol. 1 #168 (February 1978) Honorary membership.
Nikki Nicholette Gold Avengers vol. 1 #168 (February 1978) Honorary membership.
Starhawk Stakar Avengers vol. 1 #168 (February 1978) Honorary membership.
Aleta Ogord Aleta Ogord Avengers vol. 1 #168 (February 1978) Honorary membership.
Vance Astro Vance Astrovik Avengers vol. 1 #168 (February 1978) A younger, alternate version of him also later joined as the superhero Justice (AKA Marvel Boy). Honorary membership.

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Second wave of 1970s recruits

Character Real Name Joined in Notes
Wonder Man Simon Williams Avengers vol. 1 #158 (1977) (as a provisional member) Gained full membership in Avengers vol. 1 #182 (1979); current member of the Mighty Avengers.
Whizzer Robert L. Frank Sr. Avengers vol. 1 #173 (July 1978) Died in Vision and Scarlet Witch #2 (December 1982).
Ms. Marvel
a.k.a. Warbird,
Binary
Carol Susan Jane Danvers Avengers vol. 1 #183 (June 1979) Active as Warbird in Avengers vol. 3 #4 (1998); current leader of the Mighty Avengers as Ms. Marvel.
Falcon Samuel "Snap" Thomas Wilson Avengers vol. 1 #184 (June 1979)

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Early 1980s Recruits

Character Real Name Joined in Notes
Jocasta Avengers vol 1 #197 (July 1980) (as a probationary member) Left in Avengers vol. 1 #211 (September 1981); Gained honorary membership in Marvel Two-in-One #93 (November 1982).
Tigra a.k.a. the Cat Greer Grant Nelson Avengers vol. 1 #211 (September 1981).
She-Hulk Jennifer Susan Walters Avengers vol. 1 #221 (July 1982). Current advisor for the Initiative
Pulsar
a.k.a. Captain Marvel, Photon
Monica Rambeau Avengers vol. 1 #227 (January 1983) (probationary member as Captain Marvel) Gained full membership in Avengers vol. 1 #231 (1983); active as Photon in Avengers Unplugged #5 (1996).
Starfox Eros Avengers vol. 1 #232 (June 1983) (as a probationary member) Gained full membership in Avengers vol. 1 #243 (1984).

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West Coast Avengers

Character Real Name Joined in Notes
Mockingbird Barbara Barton (nee Morse) West Coast Avengers vol. 1 #1 (September 1984) Killed in Avengers West Coast #100.
War Machine
a.k.a. Iron Man
James Ronald "Rhodey" Rhodes West Coast Avengers vol. 1 #1 (September 1984) (as Iron Man) Current advisor for the Initiative.
Moira Brandon Moira Brandon Avengers West Coast vol. 2 #100 (November 1993) (probationary membership) Founding honorary member of the West Coast Team. The issue was a flashback taking place between volume 1 and volume 2 of the title.
Thing Benjamin Jacob Grimm West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #9 (June 1986) Resigned in Avengers vol. 3 #1 (1998). Current member of the Fantastic Four.
Firebird
a.k.a. Espirita
Bonita Juarez West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #4 (January 1986) She was a temporary recruit but served in several missions with unclear status. Her status was clarified to reserve membership in Avengers vol. 1 #305 (July 1989). Current member of the Rangers.
Moon Knight Marc Spector (a.k.a. Steven Grant, Jake Lockley) West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #33 (1988) Resigned in Moon Knight vol. 3 #50 (1993).
U.S. Agent John Frank Walker Avengers West Coast vol. 2 #44 (May 1989) Current member of Omega Flight.
Human Torch Jim Hammond (alias) Avengers West Coast #50 (November 1989) Died in New Invaders #9 (2005).
Living Lightning Miguel Santos Avengers West Coast #69 (April 1991) Current member of the Rangers.
Spider-Woman Julia Carpenter Avengers West Coast #74 (September 1992) Current member of Omega Flight as Arachne.
Machine Man
a.k.a. X-51
Aaron Stack (alias) Avengers West Coast #83 (June 1992). Gained reserve membership; removed from roster in X-51 #4 (1999).
Darkhawk Christopher Powell Avengers West Coast #94 (May 1993)

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Later 1980s recruits

Character Real Name Joined in Notes
Namor Namor McKenzie Avengers vol. 1 #262 (December 1985)
Doctor Druid Anthony Ludgate Druid Avengers vol 1 #278 (April 1987) Killed in Druid #4 (August 1995).
Marrina Marrina Smallwood Avengers vol. 1 #286 (1987) Honorary membership; considered deceased as of Namor #61 (April 1995). Revealed to be in a coma in Avengers vol. 3 #47-48 (December 2001-January 2002).
Ravonna
a.k.a. "Nebula", Terminatrix
Ravonna Lexus Renslayer Avengers vol. 1 #291 (May, 1988) Posing as Nebula at the time, and better known as Terminatrix. Started placing the East Coast division under mind control as of vol. 1 #291 (May 1988). Unofficial leader as of vol. 1 #294 (August 1988). Officially joined in vol. 1 #297. Reported MIA minutes later. East Coast division consequently disbanded (November 1988).
Yellowjacket Rita DeMara Avengers Annual #17 (1988) Honorary membership; Killed by Iron Man (Stark) in Avengers: The Crossing (September 1995).
Demolition Man a.k.a. D-Man Dennis Dunphy Captain America #349 (January 1989)
The Forgotten One Gilgamesh Avengers vol. 1 #300 (February 1989) Killed in Avengers vol. 1 #391 (October 1995).
Mister Fantastic Prof. Reed Richards Avengers vol. 1 #300 (February 1989). Resigned in Avengers vol. 3 #1 (1998).
Invisible Woman Susan Richards (nee Storm) Avengers vol. 1 #300 (February 1989). Resigned in Avengers vol. 3 #1 (1998).
Quasar Wendell Elvis Vaughn Avengers Annual #18 (1989) Killed by Annihilus in Annihilation: Nova #4 (2006).

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The Great Lakes Avengers

A group of second-string heroes who independently formed their own branch of Avengers in West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #46 (July 1989). Later known as the Lightning Rods, then switched their name back. In the GLA Misassembled mini-series by writer Dan Slott, the team were contacted by the Maria Stark Foundation and forced to change their name. They chose the Great Lakes X-Men. In The Thing #8, also by Dan Slott, they changed their name again to the Great Lakes Champions. Despite being led for a time by Hawkeye, the group had no formal connection to the Avengers. The Great Lakes Avengers are a comedic superhero group, fashioned after Marvel Comics’ Avengers. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... The Champions was a short-lived fictional comic book superhero team in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Character Real Name Joined in Notes
Big Bertha Ashley Crawford West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #45 (July 1989)
Dinah Soar West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #45 (July 1989) Killed in GLA #1 (April 2005).
Doorman DeMarr Davis West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #45 (July 1989) Killed and resurrected by Oblivion as the second Deathurge in GLA #4.
Flatman Val Ventura West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #45 (July 1989)
Mr. Immortal Craig Hollis West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #45 (July 1989)
Leather Boy Gene Lorrene GLA #1 (April 2005) Founding member, shown in flashback in GLA #1; left very shortly thereafter.
Squirrel Girl Dorreen Green GLA #2 (May 2005)
Monkey Joe GLA #2 (May 2005) Killed in GLA #3 (June 2005)
Grasshopper Doug Taggert GLA #2 (May 2005) Killed in GLA #2.
Tippy-Toe GLA #4 (July 2005)

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Early 1990s Recruits

Character Real Name Joined in Notes
Sersi Sersi Avengers vol. 1 #314 (February 1990)
Spider-Man Peter Benjamin Parker Avengers vol. 1 #316 (April 1990) Current member of New Avengers.
Stingray Walter Newell Avengers vol. 1 #319 (July 1990) Reserve membership.
Rage Elvin Daryl Halliday Avengers vol. 1 #329 (February 1991) (probationary membership) Was discovered to be still in his adolescence in Avengers vol. 1 #341 (November 1991) and was consequently removed from the roster.
Sandman William Baker Avengers vol. 1 #329 (February 1991) (probationary membership) Never gained full membership; resigned in Amazing Spider-Man vol. 2 #4 (1999).
Crystal Crystal Amaquelin Maximoff Avengers vol. 1 #336 (as a probationary member) Gained full membership in Avengers vol. 1 #343.
Thor
a.k.a. Thunderstrike
Eric Kevin Masterson Avengers vol. 1 #343 (January 1992) (as Thor) Active as Thunderstrike in Avengers vol. 1 #374. Killed in Thunderstrike #24 (September 1995).
Swordsman Phillip Jarvert Avengers vol. 1 #357 (December 1992) Honorary membership.
AntiVision Avengers vol. 1 #360 (March 1993) Infiltrated the team as a representative of the Gatherers. He impersonated the Vision.
Magdalene Avengers vol. 1 #363 (June 1993) Honorary membership.
Deathcry Avengers vol. 1 #364 (July 1993) Honorary membership status gained in Avengers vol. 1 #399 (1996).
Iron Man Tony Stark Avengers: Timeslide (1996) An alternate adolescent version of the original. Replaced him for a time and then merged with the original Stark.
Masque Guilletta Nefaria Avengers vol. 1 #397 (1996) A clone of Madame Masque. Killed in Avengers vol. 3 #32 (September 2000).

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Post-Heroes Return recruits

Character Real Name Joined in Notes
Justice AKA Marvel Boy Vance Astrovik Avengers vol. 3 #4 (May 1998) Joined as a reservist but promoted to full status in Avengers vol. 3 #7 (1998).
Firestar Angelica Jones Avengers vol. 3 #4 (May 1998) Joined as a reservist but promoted to full status in Avengers vol. 3 #7 (1998).Retired in the wake of the Super-Human Registration act Civil War:Frontline #4
Triathlon Delroy Garrett Jr. Avengers vol. 3 #27 (1999) Inactive.
Silverclaw Maria de Guadalupe Santiago Avengers vol. 3 #30 (July 2000) Joined as a reserve membership; never gained full status.
Jack of Hearts Jack Hart Avengers vol. 3 #43 (August 2001) Killed in Avengers vol. 3 #76 (2004)

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Ant-Man Scott Edward Harris Lang Avengers vol. 3 #62 (February 2003) Killed by a zombified Jack of Hearts under the influence of the Scarlet Witch in Avengers #500 (September 2004).
Captain Britain

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Kelsey Leigh Shorr Avengers vol. 3 #81 (June, 2004) Made an honorary member as Kelsey Leigh and a full member as Captain Britain. With the exception of Hank Pym (Ant-Man, Giant-Man, Goliath and Yellowjacket), is the only member to have Avengers status both in civilian and superhero guises. Left in Avengers Finale for England. Reappeared in New Excalibur.

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Post-Avengers Disassembled recruits

Character Real Name Joined in Notes
Luke Cage Carl Lucas (birth name)
Luke Cage (legal name)
New Avengers #3 (March, 2005) Married Jessica Jones (formerly Jewel and Knightress) in New Avengers Annual #1 (2006); current leader of the New Avengers.
Spider-Woman Jessica Drew New Avengers #3 (March, 2005) Current member of the New Avengers.
Wolverine James "Logan" Howlett New Avengers #6 (June, 2005) Maintains simultaneous membership in the X-Men.
Sentry Robert Reynolds New Avengers #10 (October, 2005) Current member of the Mighty Avengers.
Echo
a.k.a. Ronin
Maya Lopez New Avengers #11 (November, 2005) (as Ronin) Active as Ronin in New Avengers #11 (2005); active as Echo in New Avengers #27 (2007).

Luke Cage, born Carl Lucas and once called Power Man, is a Marvel Comics superhero. ... Jessica Campbell Jones is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos. ... Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) is a superheroine, a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... The Sentry (Robert Reynolds) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero who lives in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Echo, also known as Ronin, is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine and a supporting character of Daredevil. ...

Post-Civil War recruits

Character Real Name Joined in Notes
Ares Ares Mighty Avengers #1 (March 2007) Current member of the Mighty Avengers.
Doctor Strange Stephen Strange New Avengers #27 (February 2007) Current member of the New Avengers.
Iron Fist Daniel Rand New Avengers #27 (February 2007) Current member of the New Avengers.

Ares is a fictional deity in the Marvel Comics Universe based on the Greek God of the same name. ... Doctor Strange is a fictional character, a comic book sorcerer and superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Iron Fist (Daniel Danny Thomas Rand-Kai) is a fictional character, a superhero martial artist in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

1950s members

What If? vol 1, #9 (June 1978) revealed that a prototype group of Avengers had been formed in 1958 to rescue abducted President Eisenhower from supervillain Yellow Claw. They disbanded upon completing their mission but the issue discussed what would have happened had they continued their activities. They were revealed in Avengers Forever to be a parallel world version of the Avengers. It was later revealed that a version of this team, minus 3-D Man and Jann, did exist in the mainstream Marvel Universe and remained together for several months. They reformed in the present day in the Agents of Atlas series. What If Vol. ... The presidential seal is a well-known symbol of the presidency. ... Dwight David Ike Eisenhower (October 14, 1890–March 28, 1969), American soldier and politician, was the 34th President of the United States (1953–1961) and supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II, with the rank of General of the Army. ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypal supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ... The Yellow Claw is a fictional comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe, created by EC Comics great Al Feldstein and artist Joe Maneely in Yellow Claw #1 (Oct. ... Avengers Forever is a twelve-issue comic book limited series serialized by Marvel Comics from 1998 to 2000 starring the superhero team called the Avengers. ... Parallel universe or alternate reality in science fiction and fantasy is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with our own. ... Agents of Atlas is a 2006 Marvel Comics comic-book miniseries about a group of superheroes composed of characters collected from various unrelated stories originally published in the 1950s by Marvels predecessor company, Atlas Comics. ...

Character Real Name Joined in Notes
Venus What If vol. 1 #9 (June 1978)
Marvel Boy Robert Grayson What If vol. 1 #9 (June 1978)
Gorilla-Man Kenneth Hale What If vol. 1 #9 (June 1978)
Human Robot M-11 What If vol. 1 #9 (June 1978)
3-D Man Chuck and Hal Chandler What If vol. 1 #9 (June 1978)
Jimmy Woo James Woo What If vol. 1 #9 (June 1978) Government liaison; formerly of the FBI; currently an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Namora Aquaria Nautica Neptunia What If vol. 1 #9 (June 1978) Associate member.
Jann of the Jungle Jane Hastings What If vol. 1 #9 (June 1978) Associate member.

Venus is a fictional character in the Marvel Comic universe, based on the goddess Venus (Aphrodite) from Greek and Roman mythology. ... Marvel Boy is the name of three fictional comic book characters in the Marvel Comics universe, including predecessor companies Timely Comics and Atlas Comics. ... Gorilla-Man is the name of three fictional characters appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. ... M-11 is a fictional robot in the Marvel Comics comic-book universe. ... 3-D Man (Charles & Hal Chandler) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. ... Jimmy Woo is a fictional, Chinese-American secret agent in the Marvel Comics comic-book universe. ... S.H.I.E.L.D. (originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division, changed in 1991 to Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Universe that often deals with superhuman threats. ... Namora is the name of two fictional characters in various Marvel Comics publications. ...

Current roster

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Mighty Avengers

Ms. ... Iron Man (Anthony Edward Tony Stark) is a fictional comic-book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Wonder Man is a fictional character, a superhero and a long-time member of the Avengers that appears in the Marvel Universe. ... The Wasp is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... This entry is for the Marvel Comics characters called Black Widow. ... The Sentry (Robert Reynolds) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero who lives in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Ares is a fictional deity in the Marvel Comics Universe based on the Greek God of the same name. ...

New Avengers

Luke Cage, born Carl Lucas and once called Power Man, is a Marvel Comics superhero. ... Iron Fist (Daniel Danny Thomas Rand-Kai) is a fictional character, a superhero martial artist in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Doctor Strange is a sorcerer, featured in Marvel Comics. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) is a superheroine, a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... Echo, also known as Ronin, is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine and a supporting character of Daredevil. ... Hawkeye (Clint Barton) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a longtime member of the Avengers. ...

Young Avengers

Hawkeye (Kate Bishop) is a fictional character, a member of the Young Avengers, a team of superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Hulkling (Teddy Altman) is a fictional comic book superhero and a member of the Young Avengers, a team of superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Patriot is the name of two fictional, comic book superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe: the Golden Age hero Jeffrey Mace and the modern-day character Elijah Bradley. ... Stature Stature is a fictional character and superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Speed (Thomas Shepherd) is a fictional character and member of the Young Avengers, a team of superheroes in the Marvel Universe. ... The Vision is the name of at least three fictional comic book characters in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Wiccan (Billy Kaplan) is a fictional character and member of the Young Avengers, a team of superheroes in the Marvel Universe. ...

See also

Force Works was a short-lived Marvel Comics superhero team. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... The West Coast Avengers was a spin-off superhero team of the Avengers, as well as the title of their comic book series. ...

Bibliography

  • The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Avengers 2004 (Marvel Comics) (2004)
  • The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Avengers 2005 (Marvel Comics) (2005)

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