The West Coast Avengers was a spin-off superhero team of the Avengers, as well as the title of their comic book series. Volume 1 was a four-issue limited series, with #1 debuting September 1984. The regular series, Volume 2, lasted for 102 issues from October 1985 to January 1994, with the name changing to Avengers West Coast with issue 47. It has been reported that during the early issues of the second volume, this book was more popular than its parent book. At the book's end, many of the characters were spun into the Force Works team. Marvel Comics NYSE: MVL, (AKA Marvel Entertainment Group, Marvel Characters, Inc. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... The Hobgoblin character co-created by Stern. ... Hawkeye is a fictional character, a superheroic archer in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Iron Man is a Marvel Comics superhero. ... This article is on the Marvel Comics character. ... Mockingbird is the codename of Bobbi Morse-Barton, a superhero of the Marvel Comics universe. ... Tigra is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is a fictional character, a mutant superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Vision is the name of three fictional characters, both superheroes, in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Dr. Henry Hank Pym is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe, a founding member of the superhero group The Avengers and a brilliant scientist who spends much of his time in his lab. ... The Wasp is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, and is a central member of The Avengers. ... Moon Knight is a fictional character, an Egyptian-themed comic book superhero owned and published by Marvel Comics. ... The Phantom Rider is a fictional character, a cowboy in the Marvel Comics universe. ... USAgent (John Walker, formerly the Super-Patriot and the sixth Captain America) is a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Julia Carpenter, the second Spider-Woman, a fictional character, a a now-retired superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Living Lightning is a fictional character from the Marvel Universe. ... Superman (left) and Batman, two of the most recognizable and influential superheroes. ... The Avengers are a Marvel Comics superhero team, comprised of many of the Marvel Universes most popular and powerful heroes and the Marvel Comics counterpart to DC Comics Justice League of America. ... September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Force Works was a relatively short-lived fictional group of superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

History

1980s

1984 saw the first volume of the West Coast Avengers, written by Roger Stern, with art by Bob Hall and Brett Breeding. It was notable mainly for establishing the core lineup: team leader Hawkeye, his wife Mockingbird, Tigra, Wonder Man and Iron Man. The Hobgoblin character co-created by Stern. ... The word Hawkeye may be applied in a number of ways: James Fenimore Cooper invented the character of Hawkeye, first of the long rifles, and his faithful Mohican blood brother Chingachgook, in The Pioneers, published in 1823. ... Mockingbird is the codename of Bobbi Morse-Barton, a superhero of the Marvel Comics universe. ... Tigra is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... This article is on the Marvel Comics character. ... Iron Man is a Marvel Comics superhero. ...

The second volume launched soon after, with story by Steve Englehart and art by Al Milgrom and Joe Sinnott. The early issues established the West Coast team as slightly more irreverent than their East Coast counterparts, taking upon themselves the nickname 'Wackos'. This period saw the mental deterioration of Hank Pym, who was helping the team as a scientific advisor. Pym suffered a nervous breakdown and became suicidal. Steve Englehart (April 22, 1947 - ) is an American comic book writer, known for his work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, particularly in the 1970s. ... Cover to West Coast Avengers #1, Art by Milgrom Allen Al Milgrom is an American comic book writer, penciller, inker and editor. ... Joe Sinnott is an American comic book artist. ... Yellowjacket. ...

The team became stranded in the past, its members separated in various historic eras within the Marvel universe. While most of the team was caught in ancient Egypt, Mockingbird was held captive in the Wild West by the Phantom Rider, who used amnesiac drugs to convince her that she was his lover. Parallel to this adventure ran the salvation of Hank Pym, and his return to heroics. Moon Knight helped rescue the team, and he and Pym accepted invitations to join the team. The Phantom Rider is a fictional character, a cowboy in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Moon Knight is a fictional character, an Egyptian-themed comic book superhero owned and published by Marvel Comics. ...

West Coast Avengers #45. Art by John Byrne.

The adventure in time left repercussions for the team to deal with. Mockingbird and Hawkeye separated after he discovered she had allowed the Phantom Rider to fall to his death because of personal reasons, and the rift was exacerbated when she proved instrumental in a plot by several world governments to abduct and dismantle the Vision for his near takeover of the world. The Vision was reassembled, but his personality was largely a blank, emotionless state. Wonder Man, who as the Vision's "twin" also harbored feelings for the Scarlet Witch, refused to serve as a template for his brother's thoughts again. The original Human Torch was also revived, leading to doubts as to what the Vision actually was. The final straw was the discovery that the Vision and Scarlet Witch's twin sons (born by magic) were magical constructs and did not actually exist. That revelation drove the Scarlet Witch into madness for a time. Later, Mockingbird and Hawkeye patched things up, but she was tragically killed by Mephisto while the team was trying to escape from his otherdimensional realm. It was at the end of this decade that Byrne introduced the Great Lakes Avengers, a somewhat humorous attempt to give the midwest United States its own team. Download high resolution version (400x607, 329 KB)Cover to Marvel Comics West Coast Avengers Vol. ... Download high resolution version (400x607, 329 KB)Cover to Marvel Comics West Coast Avengers Vol. ... Uncanny X-Men #135 (1980), cover by Byrne John Lindley Byrne (born July 6, 1950) is a British-born now naturalised American author and artist of comic books. ... The Vision is the name of three fictional characters, both superheroes, in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Mephisto (short for Mephistopheles) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Great Lakes Avengers is a superhero group in the fictional Marvel Universe. ...

External links

Steve Englehart's website