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Encyclopedia > The Invaders (comics)

The Invaders was a superhero team set in World War II in the Marvel Comics universe, created in 1975 by Roy Thomas, and comprising existing characters from the Golden Age of Comic Books. They first appeared in Giant Size Invaders #1.


The original line up comprised:

Later additions included:

  • Union Jack
  • Union Jack II
  • Spitfire
  • Miss America
  • Whizzer

Honorary members were:

  • Blazing Skull
  • Silver Scorpion

After the war, the Invaders became the All-Winners Squad (a team which Marvel had published in 1949), and when that team dissolved several members joined Citizen V's V Battalion.


A new Invaders team was created in 2004, first appearing in The Avengers, before gaining their own title, as a sort of superhero SAS. Its membership is:

  • USAgent
  • Jim Hammond (formerly the Human Torch)
  • Tara (a female Torch)
  • Namor
  • Union Jack III
  • Spitfire
  • Blazing Skull
  • The Thin Man

(See also The Crusaders)


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The Invaders is the name of two fictional superhero teams in the Marvel Comics universe.
After the Invaders' introduction in the pages of The Avengers, the team appeared in its own try-out title, Giant-Size Invaders #1 in 1975, followed by the ongoing series The Invaders later that year, and a single annual in 1977.
The Invaders were also assisted by former Golden Age hero The Fin and his Atlantean wife Nia, although they did not officially join the team.
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