The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes that star in The Avengers and related comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Over the years the team has featured a rotating lineup composed of a large number of characters.
Promotional art for
Avengers (vol. 3) #1. Art by
George Pérez.
[edit] Original Organization (1963-2004)
[edit] Founders
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 (September 1963) | |
| Iron Man | Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark | Joins West Coast Branch in West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #1 (1984). Expelled for Armor War (1987). |
Henry Pym
a.k.a. Ant-Man,
Giant-Man,
Goliath,
Yellowjacket,
The Wasp | Dr. Henry "Hank" Jonathan Pym | | Identity | Active | | Ant-Man | Avengers vol. 1 #1 (1963) | | Giant-Man | Avengers vol. 1 #2 (1963) | | Goliath | Avengers vol. 1 #28 (1966) | | Yellowjacket | Avengers vol. 1 #63 (1969) | Doctor Pym
on West Coast team | West Coast Avengers #21 (1988) | Expelled as Yellowjacket in Avengers vol. 1 #213 (1981). [1] Current member of the Mighty Avengers as The Wasp. |
| The Wasp | Janet van Dyne
(a.k.a. Janet Pym) | Active with West Coast team in West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #42. Died in Secret Invasion #8 (2008). |
| Hulk | Dr. Robert Bruce Banner | Resigned in Avengers vol. 1 #2 (1963). |
[edit] 1960s recruits
| Character | Real Name | Joined in | Notes |
Captain America
a.k.a. Nomad,
The Captain | Steven Rogers | Avengers vol. 1 #4 (March 1964) | Active as The Captain in Avengers vol. 1 #300 (1989).
Killed by a brainwashed Sharon Carter in Captain America vol. 5 #25. Returns in Captain America: Reborn |
Hawkeye
a.k.a. Goliath,
Ronin | Clinton Francis Barton | Avengers vol. 1 #16 (May 1965) | First active as Goliath in Avengers vol. 1 #63. Founding West Coast chair, Avengers vol. 1 #243.
Current leader of the New Avengers as Ronin. |
| Quicksilver | Pietro Django Maximoff
(a.k.a. Pietro Frank) | Current member of the Mighty Avengers. |
| Scarlet Witch | Wanda Maximoff
(a.k.a. Wanda Frank) | Joins West Coast branch in West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #37. |
| Hercules | Heracles
(a.k.a. Harry Cleese) | Avengers vol. 1 #45 (October 1967) | Current member of the Mighty Avengers. |
| Black Panther | T'Challa
(a.k.a. Luke Charles) | Avengers vol. 1 #52 (May 1968) | |
| Vision | Victor Shade (alias) | Avengers vol. 1 #58 (November 1968) | Joins West Coast branch in West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #37. Destroyed in Avengers #500 (September 2004). |
| Black Knight | Dane Whitman | Avengers vol. 1 #71 (December 1969) | |
[edit] 1970s recruits
| Character | Real Name | Joined in | Notes |
| Black Widow | Natalia Alianovna Romanova
(a.k.a. Natasha Romanoff) | Avengers vol. 1 #111 (May 1973) | Former member of the Mighty Avengers (Initiative team). |
| Swordsman | Jacques Duquesne | Avengers vol. 1 #114 (August 1973) | Placed in the team as a mole by the Mandarin in Avengers vol. 1 #20 (September 1965). Killed in Giant Size Avengers vol. 1 #2 (1974). |
| Beast | Dr. Henry Phillip McCoy | Avengers vol. 1 #137 (July 1975)
(as a probationary member) | Gained full membership in Avengers vol. 1 #151. [2][3] |
| Moondragon | Heather Douglas
(a.k.a. H.D. Steckley) | Avengers vol. 1 #137 (July 1975)
(as a probationary member) | Accepted reserve membership in Avengers vol. 1 #151, and left to train Hellcat. [2][3][4]
Current member of new Guardians of the Galaxy. |
| Mantis | Mandy Celestine (alias) | Giant-Sized Avengers #4 (1975) | Current member of new Guardians of the Galaxy. |
Wonder Man
| Simon Williams | Avengers vol. 1 #158 (April 1977)
(as a probationary member) | Originally infiltrated team in Avengers vol. 1 #9 (1964); gained full membership in Avengers vol. 1 #182. [2]
Founding West Coast Member; former member of the Mighty Avengers (Initiative team). |
Ms. Marvel
a.k.a. Binary,
Warbird | Carol Susan Jane Danvers | Avengers vol. 1 #183 (May 1979) | Active as Warbird in Avengers vol. 3 #4 (1998). [2]
Current member of the New Avengers. |
| Falcon | Samuel "Snap" Thomas Wilson | Avengers vol. 1 #184 (June 1979) | |
[edit] 1980s recruits
| Character | Real Name | Joined in | Notes |
Tigra
a.k.a. The Cat | Greer Grant Nelson | Avengers vol. 1 #211 (September 1981) | Founding West Coast member. |
| She-Hulk | Jennifer Susan Walters | Avengers vol. 1 #221 (July 1982) | |
Captain Marvel
a.k.a. Photon,
Pulsar | Monica Rambeau | Avengers vol. 1 #227 (January 1983)
(as a member-in-training) | Gained full membership in Avengers vol. 1 #231 (1983) as Captain Marvel; active as Photon in Avengers Unplugged #5 (1996). [2] |
| Starfox | Eros | Avengers vol. 1 #232 (June 1983)
(as a member-in-training) | Gained full membership in Avengers vol. 1 #243 (1984). [2][5] |
| Namor | Namor McKenzie | Avengers vol. 1 #262 (December 1985) | Became a member of the Cabal in Secret Invasion #8. Currently leader of the Dark X-Men as of Dark X-Men: The Beginning #1. |
| Doctor Druid | Dr. Anthony Ludgate Druid | Avengers vol. 1 #278 (April 1987) | Killed in Druid #4 (August 1995). |
[edit] West Coast Avengers recruits (1984-1994)
Avengers members recruited by Hawkeye who founded the West Coast Avengers Team (in 1984).
| Character | Real Name | Joined in | Notes |
| Mockingbird | Barbara Barton
(née Morse) | West Coast Avengers vol. 1 #1 (September 1984) | Founding West Coast member. Replaced by a Skrull before being killed in Avengers West Coast #100. Revealed to be alive in Secret Invasion #8. Current member of the New Avengers. |
War Machine
a.k.a. Iron Man II | James Rupert "Rhodey" Rhodes | Founding West Coast member (as Iron Man); rejoined as War Machine in Avengers West Coast #94. |
| Firebird | Bonita Juárez | West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #9 (June 1986) | Given reserve status after assisting West Coast team. Active in Avengers vol. 3 #38-55. |
| Moon Knight | Marc Spector
(a.k.a. Steven Grant, Jake Lockley) | West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #33 (June 1988) | Resigned in Moon Knight vol. 3 #50 (1993). |
U.S. Agent
a.k.a. Super-Patriot, Captain America | John Frank Walker, Jack Daniels (alias) | West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #44 (May 1989) | Appointed to West Coast team by government. Left during UN Charter and later gained official membership. Current member of the Mighty Avengers. |
| Human Torch | Jim Hammond (alias) | Avengers West Coast #50 (November 1989) | Died in New Invaders #9 (2005). |
| Living Lightning | Miguel Santos | Avengers West Coast #74 (September 1991) | |
Spider-Woman
a.k.a. Arachne | Julia Carpenter | |
| Darkhawk | Christopher Powell | Avengers West Coast #94 (May 1993) | Joined as a reserve member. [2][4] |
[edit] Post-Inferno / UN Charter recruits (1989-1992)
| Character | Real Name | Joined in | Notes |
Gilgamesh
a.k.a. Forgotten One | | Avengers vol. 1 #300 (February 1989) | Presumed killed in Avengers vol. 1 #391 (October 1995). Returned in Eternals. |
| Mister Fantastic | Prof. Reed Richards | Current members of the Fantastic Four. |
| Invisible Woman | Susan Richards
(née Storm) |
| Quasar | Wendell Elvis Vaughn | Avengers Annual #18 (1989) | |
| Sersi | Sersi
(a.k.a. Sylvia Sersi) | Avengers vol. 1 #314 (February 1990) | |
| Stingray | Walter Newell | Avengers vol. 1 #319 (July 1990) | Given "honorary reserve" status as caretaker of Avengers Island. Active in Avengers vol. 3 #43-55. |
| Spider-Man | Peter Benjamin Parker | Avengers vol. 1 #329 (February 1991) | Joined as a reserve member. [2][4] Current member of the New Avengers. |
| Crystal | Crystal Amaquelin Maximoff | Avengers vol. 1 #336 (August 1991)
(as a probationary member) | Gained full membership in Avengers vol. 1 #343.[2] |
Thor II
a.k.a. Thunderstrike | Eric Kevin Masterson | Avengers vol. 1 #343 (January 1992) (as Thor) | Active as Thunderstrike in Avengers vol. 1 #374. [2]
Killed in Thunderstrike #24 (September 1995). |
[edit] Post-Heroes Return recruits (1998-2004)
| Character | Real Name | Joined in | Notes |
Justice
a.k.a. Marvel Boy | Vance Astrovik | Avengers vol. 3 #4 (May 1998) | Joined as a reserve member. Promoted to full status in Avengers vol. 3 #7 (1998). |
| Firestar | Angelica Jones | Joined as a reserve member. Promoted to full status in Avengers vol. 3 #7 (1998). Retired in Civil War: Front Line #4. |
Triathlon
a.k.a. 3-D Man | Delroy Garrett | Avengers vol. 3 #27 (April 2000) | |
| Silverclaw | Maria de Guadalupe Santiago | Avengers vol. 3 #30 (July 2000) | Joined as a reserve member. Active in Avengers vol. 3 #43-55. |
| Jack of Hearts | Jack Hart | Avengers vol. 3 #38 (March 2001) | Gained full membership in Avengers vol. 3 #43 (August 2001). Died in Avengers vol. 3 #76 (February 2004). |
| Ant-Man | Scott Edward Harris Lang | Avengers vol. 3 #57 (October 2002) | Gained full membership in Avengers vol. 3 #62 (February 2003). Killed by a zombified Jack of Hearts under influence of the Scarlet Witch in Avengers #500 (September 2004). |
Captain Britain
a.k.a. Lionheart | 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 Henry Pym, she is the only member to have Avengers status in both civilian and superhero guises. Left in Avengers Finale for England. Reappeared in New Excalibur. |
[edit] Questionable
Characters listed in this section have been listed as official members of the original team in some sources, and unofficial in others.
| Character | Real Name | Joined in | Notes |
| Hellcat | Patricia "Patsy" Walker | Avengers vol. 1 #148 (June 1976) | Never joined sources. [3][6] Joined sources. [2][4][7][8][9][10][11] |
| Two-Gun Kid | Matthew Liebowitz (birth name)
Matthew J. Hawk (legal name) | Avengers vol. 1 #174 (August 1978) | Time traveler from the 19th century; active in Avengers vol. 1 #142 (August 1975). [4][12] Joined as a reserve member. [2][3][8] Recently returned to current timeline in She-Hulk #4. |
| Jocasta | Jocasta | Avengers vol. 1 #197 (July 1980) | Jocasta was a guest of the Avengers. She was to be offered Substitute status with the team but left before being offered membership. [2][4][6][13] Joined sources. [11][14] |
| Thing | Benjamin Jacob Grimm | West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #9 (June 1986) | Assisted West Coast team. Nominated and accepted, fled before a vote could be taken. [6][7][15] Joined sources. [2][4][8][9][11][16] Current member of the Fantastic Four. |
| Demolition Man a.k.a. D-Man | Dennis Dunphy | Captain America vol. 1 #349 (January 1989) | Recruited by The Captain for a future new East Coast team in Captain America #349. Never joined sources. [4][10][11][17][18][19][20] Joined sources. [2][8][21][22] |
| Sandman | William Baker
(a.k.a. Flint Marko) | Avengers vol. 1 #329 (February 1991) (Reserve Substitutes) | Never gained full membership. [2][4] Resigned in The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 2 #4 (1999) |
| Rage | Elvin Daryl Haliday | Never gained full membership. Was discovered to be still in his adolescence in Avengers vol. 1 #341 (November 1991) and was demoted to trainee status due to being underage. Status revoked in New Warriors vol. 1 #26. [2][23] Joined sources. [4][8][24] |
Machine Man
a.k.a. X-51 | Aaron Stack (alias) | Avengers West Coast #69 (April 1991) | Gained reserve membership in Avengers West Coast #83 (June 1992); removed from roster in X-51 #4 (1999). [2][4] |
[edit] Honorary
Heroes that have been granted honorary status during their lifetime or posthumously for acts of great courage and/or sacrifice.
| Character | Real Name | Joined in | Notes |
| Rick Jones | Richard Milhouse Jones | Avengers vol. 1 #1 (September 1963) | |
| Captain Marvel | Mar-Vell
(a.k.a. Walter Lawson) | 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. |
| Whizzer | Robert L. Frank Sr. | Avengers vol. 1 #173 (July 1978) | Died in Vision and Scarlet Witch #2 (December 1982). |
| Marrina | Marrina Smallwood | Avengers vol. 1 #286 (1987) | wife of Namor; honorary member while he served on the team. [2][4] |
| Yellowjacket | Rita DeMara | Avengers Annual #17 (1988) | Assisted an East Coast reserve team, made honorary member. [4][12][14] Killed by Iron Man (Stark) in Avengers: The Crossing (September 1995); posthumous grant of status. |
| Swordsman | Phillip Jarvert | Avengers vol. 1 #357 (December 1992) | Alternative universe Avenger & Gatherer |
| Magdalene | Marissa Darrow (presumed) | Avengers vol. 1 #363 (June 1993) |
| Deathcry | unrevealed | Avengers vol. 1 #364 (July 1993) | Honorary membership status gained in Avengers vol. 1 #399 (1996). Killed in Annihilation Conquest: Star-Lord #2 (August 2007). |
| Moira Brandon | Moira Brandon | Avengers West Coast vol. 2 #100 (November 1993) | Honorary founding member of the West Coast Team; status given in flashback taking place before West Coast Avengers volume 1. |
| Masque | Guillietta Nefaria (birth name), Whitney Frost (legal name) | Avengers vol. 1 #397 (1996) | A clone of Madame Masque. [12] Killed in Avengers vol. 3 #32 (September 2000). |
| Iron Man | Anthony Edward Stark | Avengers: Timeslide (1996) | An alternate adolescent version of the original from reality 96020. Replaced him for a time and then merged with the original Stark. |
[edit] Guardians of the Galaxy (1978)
A group of superheroes from the 31st century, the Guardians of the Galaxy time traveled to the 20th century in vol. 1 #168 (February 1978) and served as honorary members during the Korvac saga. [2][4]
[edit] The Great Lakes Avengers (1989)
A group of heroes independently formed their own branch of Avengers, as Great Lakes Avengers, in West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #46 (July 1989), with no official status. Later known as the Lightning Rods (after the Thunderbolts during Heroes Reborn), they eventually switched their name back. In the GLA Misassembled miniseries, the team was contacted by the Maria Stark Foundation and forced to change their name. They chose the Great Lakes X-Men. In The Thing #8, they changed their name again to the Great Lakes Champions. Since the Civil War, the team has been known as the Great Lakes Initiative.
[edit] Infiltrators
| Character | Real Name | Joined in | Notes |
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). |
| AntiVision | | Avengers vol. 1 #360 (March 1993) | Infiltrated the team as a representative of the Gatherers. He impersonated the Vision, that later defeated him. |
[edit] New Avengers
Main article:
New Avengers[edit] Original Team (2005)
| Character | Real Name | Joined in | Notes |
| Iron Man | Anthony Edward Stark | New Avengers #1 (January 2005) | Pro-registration side leader; founding member of the Mighty Avengers (Initiative team, see below). |
Captain America
a.k.a. Nomad,
The Captain | Steven Rogers | Secret Avengers (anti-registration) leader;
killed in Captain America vol. 5 #25. Returns in Captain America: Reborn #1 |
Luke Cage
a.k.a. Power Man | Carl Lucas (birth name)
Lucas Cage (legal name) | Second team leader after the death of Captain America. |
| Spider-Man | Peter Benjamin Parker | First joined pro-registration side, then switched to Secret Avengers. |
| Wolverine | James "Logan" Howlett | New Avengers #6 (June 2005) | Maintains simultaneous membership in the New Avengers, X-Men, and X-Force. |
| Sentry | Robert Reynolds | New Avengers #10 (October 2005) | Became member of the Mighty Avengers (Initiative team) after the Civil War. Currently a member of the Dark Avengers (see below). |
Echo
a.k.a. Ronin | Maya Lopez | New Avengers #11 (November 2005) (as Ronin) | Active as Ronin in New Avengers #11 (2005). Operating in Japan during Civil War; active as Echo in New Avengers #27 (2007). |
| Infiltrator (2005) |
| Spider-Woman | Veranke
(posing as Jessica Drew) | New Avengers #1 (January 2005) | Joined the Mighty Avengers (Initiative team) in Mighty Avengers #7 (November 2007). Revealed in New Avengers #42 (2008) to have been a Skrull from the time of joining. Killed in Secret Invasion #8 (January 2009). |
[edit] Post-Civil War recruits (2007)
The Avengers team featured in the New Avengers comic book, created from the remaining anti-registration Secret Avengers during the Civil War, with Luke Cage, Spider-Man, Wolverine and Echo continuing from the original New Avengers team.
| Character | Real Name | Joined in | Notes |
| Doctor Strange | Stephen Strange | New Avengers #27 (February 2007) | Left the team in New Avengers Annual #2. |
| Iron Fist | Daniel Rand | Left the team in New Avengers #48. |
Ronin
a.k.a. Hawkeye, Goliath | Clinton Francis Barton | Appears with New Avengers as Ronin in New Avengers #27; joins team via flashback in New Avengers #30. Becomes new team leader in New Avengers #51. |
[edit] Post-Secret Invasion recruits (2009)
| Character | Real Name | Joined in | Notes |
Captain America
a.k.a. Bucky,
Winter Soldier | James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes | New Avengers #48 (January 2009) | |
| Mockingbird | Barbara "Bobbi" Morse Barton | Joined the New Avengers after return from several years of Skrull captivity. |
Ms. Marvel
a.k.a. Binary, Warbird | Carol Susan Jane Danvers | Former member of the Mighty Avengers (Initiative team). Becomes Second-In-Command in New Avengers #51. |
| Spider-Woman | Jessica Drew | Joined the New Avengers after return from several years of Skrull captivity. |
[edit] Mighty Avengers
[edit] Initiative Team (2007-2008)
Original team founded by Ms. Marvel and Iron Man as New York's team under the Fifty State Initiative.
| Character | Real Name | Joined in | Notes |
| Iron Man | Anthony Edward Stark | Mighty Avengers #1 (May 2007) | Removed from being director of S.H.I.E.L.D. in Secret Invasion #8. |
| Ms. Marvel | Carol Susan Jane Danvers | Current Second-In-Command of the New Avengers (see above). |
| Wonder Man | Simon Williams | Resigned in Secret Invasion #8. |
| The Wasp | Janet van Dyne
(a.k.a. Janet Pym) | Died in Secret Invasion #8. |
| Black Widow | Natalia Alianovna Romanova
(a.k.a. Natasha Romanoff) | Resigned in Secret Invasion #8. |
| Sentry | Robert Reynolds | Current members of the Dark Avengers (see below). |
| Ares | Ares
(a.k.a. John Aaron) |
| Infiltrator (2007) |
| Spider-Woman | Veranke
(posing as Jessica Drew) | Mighty Avengers #7 (November 2007) | A double agent with the New Avengers (see above). Revealed to be a Skrull in Secret Invasion #3 (May 2008). Died in Secret Invasion #8. |
[edit] International Team (2009-present)
New international team featured in Mighty Avengers and founded after the events of Dark Reign, unrelated to the original Mighty Avengers team.
| Character | Real Name | Joined in | Notes |
| The Wasp | Dr. Henry "Hank" Pym | Mighty Avengers #21 (March 2009) | Current Team Leader chosen by the "Scarlet Witch", who was actually Loki. Challenged for leadership by Iron Man but assumed full leadership after defeating Chthon. |
| Hercules | Hercules | Attempted to assemble the team with the help of Amadeus Cho after the beginning of the Chaos Cascade. |
| Amadeus Cho | Amadeus Cho | Attempted to assemble the team with the help of Hercules after the beginning of the Chaos Cascade. |
| Jocasta | Jocasta | Accompanied The Wasp and Hercules to Transia, along with Jarvis and Amadeus Cho. |
| U.S. Agent | John Frank Walker,
Jack Daniels (alias) | Mighty Avengers #22 | Former member of Omega Flight, chosen in the place of an incapacitated Captain America. |
| Stature | Cassandra Lang | Concurrent members of the Young Avengers. |
| Vision | Jonas (alias) |
| Quicksilver | Pietro Maximoff | Mighty Avengers #24 | Joins the team after helping them defeat Titan. |
[edit] Dark Avengers
Main article:
Dark AvengersOfficial group of Avengers set up by Norman Osborn to replace the original Initiative team.
[edit] Avengers Resistance
A group of Avengers formed by Tigra with the specific purpose of exposing the criminal deeds of Norman Osborn.
| Character | Real Name | Joined in | Notes |
| Tigra | Greer Grant | Avengers: The Initiative #25 (June 2009) | Current leader; founder. |
| Gauntlet | Joseph Green | Current member. |
| Justice | Vance Astrovik | Current member. |
| Night Thrasher | Donyell Taylor | Current member. |
| Ultra Girl | Suzanna Sherman | Current member. |
| Rage | Elvin Haliday | Current member. |
| Scarlet Spider | "Michael Van" Patrick | Current member. |
| Slapstick | Steve Harmon | Current member. |
| Debrii | Deborah Fields | Quit the team in Avengers: The Initiative #28. |
[edit] See also
[edit] Alternative Universes
[edit] References
- ^ Jim Shooter (w), Bob Hall (p), Dan Green (i). "Court-Martial" Avengers 1 (212—213) (October—November 1981), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Marc Steven Sumerak (w), Eric Eng Wong (p), John G. Roshell (i). "An A-Z Compedium of Earth's Mighiest Heroes" Avengers Casebook 1999 1 (1) (Feb 2000), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b c d Official Marvel Index to the Avengers vol.2 #3 (December 1994). Published by Marvel Comics.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n The Avengers Log vol. 1 #1 (February 1994). Published by Marvel Comics.
- ^ Official Marvel Index to the Avengers vol.2 #5 (February 1995). Published by Marvel Comics.
- ^ a b c West Coast Avengers Annual #1 (1986). Published by Marvel Comics
- ^ a b Mark's Remarks Solo Avengers #1
- ^ a b c d e All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z, Vol. 1. Published by Marvel Comics. ISBN 978-0785130284
- ^ a b Avengers vol. 1 #305 (July 1989). Published by Marvel Comics.
- ^ a b Solo Avengers 15 (Feb. 1989) Marks Remarks
- ^ a b c d The Winners of the 1989 Favorite Avengers Poll! Solo Avengers #26 (December 1989)
- ^ a b c The Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game Guide To The Hulk & The Avengers. ISBN 0-7851-1158-1
- ^ Official Marvel Index to the Avengers vol. 2 #4 (January 1995). Published by Marvel Comics.
- ^ a b Avengers Annual #17 (1988). Published by Marvel Comics.
- ^ Tom DeFalco: "Avengers West Coast". Marvel Comics Encyclopedia: The Complete Guide to the Characters of the Marvel Universe (2008), page #24. Published by DK Publishing. ISBN 978-07566-2358-6
- ^ Avengers vol. 3 #1 After being called to a meeting, Reed Richards comments "I know all three of us have served as Avengers..." in reference to himself, the Invisible Woman, and The Thing.
- ^ Avengers Vol. 1 Annual #11 By-laws §2.B.2: "Candidates for membership must be nominated by one active member in good standing at a regular or special meeting. Election for membership must be held within one week or nomination and be attended by a simple majority of active members. A two-thirds vote is necessary for election to membership."
- ^ Peter Sanderson (w), Josef Rubinstein (i). "Demolition-Man" The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe 3 (2): 24-25 (August 1989), Marvel Comics.
- ^ Tom DeFalco: "Avengers". Marvel Comics Encyclopedia: The Complete Guide to the Characters of the Marvel Universe (2008), pages #22-23. Published by DK Publishing. ISBN 978-07566-2358-6
- ^ Daniel Wallace: "Demolition-Man". Marvel Comics Encyclopedia: The Complete Guide to the Characters of the Marvel Universe (2008), page #76. Published by DK Publishing. ISBN 978-07566-2358-6
- ^ Captain America vol. 1 #349 (per caption directly follows Avengers Annual 17 (1988). Offered Avengers membership by The Captain, accepts).
- ^ Avengers vol.3 #1 (amongst the team when all former members and nonmembers are summoned to battle Morgan le Fay) Jarvis comments on the fact that Demolition Man was "made an Avenger by Captain America himself."
- ^ New Warriors vol. 1 #26 (August 1992), published by Marvel Comics. Rage had formal status with the team before he was made ineligible, but after he aided the New Warriors in stealing an Avengers Quinjet, his status with the team was revoked.
- ^ Official Marvel Index to the Avengers vol.2 #6 (March 1995). Published by Marvel Comics.
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