The Avengers are various teams of superheroes that have headlined in The Avengers and related comic books series published by Marvel Comics. Over the decades, the Avengers are featured as a rotating line up of a large number of characters.
According to various handbooks, [lower-alpha 1] members of main team of Avengers, first iteration of West Coast Avengers, New Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Captain America / Hawkeye led black ops Secret Avengers, Avengers Unity Squad and Avengers A.I. are considered official Avengers. [1]
Notations:
In September 1963, the founding members formed main team of Avengers in Avengers #1 in response to a threat of Loki. [2]
Character codenames | Real name | Avengers team affiliation |
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Ant-Man / Giant-Man / Yellowjacket / Goliath / Wasp [lower-alpha 2] | Henry "Hank" Jonathan Pym | Avengers, West Coast Avengers, [4] Mighty Avengers, Secret Avengers, [5] Avengers A.I. [2] |
Hulk | Robert Bruce Banner | Avengers |
Iron Man [lower-alpha 2] | Anthony "Tony" Edward Stark | Avengers, West Coast Avengers, [4] New Avengers [6] , Mighty Avengers [6] |
Thor Odinson [lower-alpha 2] | Avengers, Avengers Unity Division [7] | |
Wasp [lower-alpha 2] | Janet van Dyne | Avengers, West Coast Avengers, [4] Mighty Avengers [6] , Avengers Unity Division [7] |
Character codenames | Real name | Issue joined in | Avengers team affiliation |
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Captain America / the Captain [lower-alpha 2] | Steven "Steve" Grant Rogers | Avengers #4 (March 1964) [2] | Avengers, New Avengers [6] , Secret Avengers [5] |
Hawkeye / Goliath / Ronin [lower-alpha 2] | Clinton "Clint" Francis Barton | Avengers #16 (May 1965) [2] | Avengers, West Coast Avengers, [4] Secret Avengers [5] |
Quicksilver [lower-alpha 2] | Pietro Maximoff | Avengers, West Coast Avengers [4] , Mighty Avengers, Avengers Unity Division [7] | |
Scarlet Witch [lower-alpha 2] | Wanda Maximoff | Avengers, West Coast Avengers, [4] Avengers Unity Division [7] | |
Swordsman | Jacques Duquesne | Avengers #20 (September 1965) [2] | Avengers |
Hercules Panhellenios | Avengers #45 (October 1967) [2] | ||
Black Panther [lower-alpha 2] | T'Challa | Avengers #52 (May 1968) [2] | |
Vision [lower-alpha 2] | Avengers #58 (November 1968) [2] | Avengers, West Coast Avengers, [4] Avengers A.I. [2] | |
Black Knight [lower-alpha 2] | Dane Whitman | Avengers #71 (December 1969) [2] | Avengers |
Character codenames | Real name | Issue joined in | Avengers team affiliation |
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Black Widow [lower-alpha 2] | Natasha Romanoff (born Natalia Alianovna Romanova) | Avengers #111 (May 1973) [2] | Avengers, Mighty Avengers [6] |
Mantis | Brandt (surname) | Giant-Size Avengers #4 (June 1975) | Avengers |
Two-Gun Kid | Matthew J. "Matt" Hawk | Avengers #142 (December 1975) [2] (Reserve) [lower-alpha 3] | |
Beast | Henry "Hank" Philip McCoy | Avengers #151 (September 1976) [2] [lower-alpha 4] | Avengers, Secret Avengers [5] |
Moondragon | Heather Douglas | Avengers #151 (September 1976) [2] [lower-alpha 4] (Reserve) [lower-alpha 3] | Avengers |
Hellcat | Patricia "Patsy" Walker | ||
Ms. Marvel / Warbird / Captain Marvel [lower-alpha 2] | Carol Susan Jane Danvers | Avengers #183 (May 1979) [2] | Avengers, New Avengers [6] , Mighty Avengers [6] |
Wonder Man | Simon Williams | Avengers #194 (April 1980) [2] | Avengers, West Coast Avengers, [4] Mighty Avengers [6] |
Falcon / Captain America [lower-alpha 2] | Samuel "Sam" Thomas Wilson | Avengers #184 (June 1979) [2] | Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Avengers Unity Division [7] |
In 1984, first division of Avengers led to the creation of West Coast Avengers. [2]
Character codenames | Real name | Issue joined in | Avengers team affiliation |
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Tigra | Greer Grant Nelson | Avengers #211 (September 1981) [2] | Avengers, West Coast Avengers [4] |
She-Hulk | Jennifer "Jen" Walters | Avengers #221 (July 1982) [2] | Avengers, Mighty Avengers |
Captain Marvel / Photon / Spectrum [lower-alpha 2] | Monica Rambeau | Avengers #231 (May 1983) [2] [lower-alpha 5] | |
Starfox | Eros | Avengers #243 (May 1984) [2] [lower-alpha 5] | Avengers |
Mockingbird | Barbara "Bobbi" Morse | West Coast Avengers #1 (September 1984) [2] | West Coast Avengers, New Avengers [6] |
Iron Man / War Machine | James "Rhodey" Rupert Rhodes | West Coast Avengers, Secret Avengers [5] | |
Namor the Sub-Mariner | Namor McKenzie | Avengers #262 (December 1985) [2] | Avengers |
Thing | Benjamin "Ben" Jacob Grimm | West Coast Avengers, vol. 2 #9 (June 1986) [2] | West Coast Avengers, New Avengers [6] |
Doctor Druid [lower-alpha 2] | Anthony Ludgate Druid | Avengers #278 (April 1987) [2] | Avengers |
Espirita / Firebird | Bonita Juárez | West Coast Avengers, vol. 2 #24 (September 1987) [2] (Reserve) [lower-alpha 3] | West Coast Avengers |
Moon Knight | Marc Spector / Steven Grant / Jake Lockley | West Coast Avengers, vol. 2 #33 (June 1988) [2] | West Coast Avengers, Avengers, Secret Avengers [5] |
Demolition Man | Dennis Dunphy | Captain America #349 (January 1989) [2] | Avengers |
Forgotten One / Gilgamesh | Avengers #300 (February 1989) [2] | ||
Mister Fantastic | Reed Richards | ||
Invisible Woman | Susan "Sue" Storm Richards | ||
U.S. Agent | Jonathan "John" Walker | West Coast Avengers, vol. 2 #44 (May 1989) [2] | West Coast Avengers, Mighty Avengers |
Quasar | Wendell Elvis Vaughn | Avengers #305 (July 1989) [8] [lower-alpha 4] | Avengers |
Human Torch | Jim Hammond (legal name) | West Coast Avengers #50 (November 1989) [2] | West Coast Avengers, Secret Avengers [5] |
Character codenames | Real name | Issue joined in | Avengers team affiliation |
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Sersi | Avengers #314 (February 1990) [2] | Avengers | |
Spider-Man | Peter Benjamin Parker | Avengers #316 (April 1990) [2] | Avengers, New Avengers [6] , Mighty Avengers |
Stingray | Walter Newell | Avengers #319 (July 1990) [2] (Reserve) [lower-alpha 3] | Avengers |
Rage | Elvin Daryl Haliday | Avengers #329 (February 1991) [2] [lower-alpha 5] (Reserve) [lower-alpha 3] | |
Sandman | William Baker (a.k.a. Flint Marko) | ||
Machine Man | X-51 | Avengers West Coast #69 (April 1991) [2] (Reserve) [lower-alpha 3] | West Coast Avengers |
Living Lightning / Lightning | Miguel Santos | Avengers West Coast #74 (September 1991) [2] | West Coast Avengers |
Spider-Woman | Julia Eugenia Cornwall Carpenter | ||
Thor / Thunderstrike | Eric Kevin Masterson | Avengers #343 (January 1992) [2] [lower-alpha 4] | Avengers |
Crystal | Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff | ||
Darkhawk | Christopher "Chris" Powell | Avengers West Coast #94 (May 1993) [2] | West Coast Avengers |
Justice | Vance Astrovik | Avengers, vol. 3 #7 (August 1998) [2] | Avengers |
Firestar | Angelica Jones |
In 2005, New Avengers were formed due to mass break-out at supervillain prison, the Raft. New Avengers chose not to comply with superhuman registration as opposed to the government formed/sanctioned team the Mighty Avengers in 2007.
Character codenames | Real name | Issue joined in | Avengers team affiliation |
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Triathlon | Delroy Garrett | Avengers, vol. 3 #27 (April 2000) [2] | Avengers |
Silverclaw | Maria de Guadalupe "Lupe" Santiago | Avengers, vol. 3 #30 (July 2000) [2] (Reserve) [lower-alpha 3] | |
Jack of Hearts | Jonathan "Jack" Hart | Avengers, vol. 3 #43 (August 2001) [2] | |
Ant-Man | Scott Edward Harris Lang | Avengers, vol. 3 #62 (February 2003) | |
Captain Britain | Kelsey Shorr Leigh | Avengers, vol. 3 #81 (April 2004) [2] | |
Luke Cage [lower-alpha 2] | Lucas Cage (born Carl Lucas) | New Avengers #3 (March 2005) [2] | New Avengers, Mighty Avengers |
Wolverine | James "Logan" Howlett | New Avengers #6 (June 2005) [2] | New Avengers, Avengers [6] , Avengers Unity Division [7] |
Sentry | Robert "Bob" Reynolds | New Avengers #10 (October 2005) [2] | New Avengers, Mighty Avengers [6] |
Ronin / Echo / Phoenix | Maya Lopez | New Avengers #11 (November 2005) [2] | New Avengers, Avengers [6] |
Doctor Strange | Stephen Vincent Strange | New Avengers #27 (February 2007) [2] | New Avengers, Avengers [6] |
Iron Fist | Daniel "Danny" Thomas Rand-Kai | New Avengers | |
Ares | Mighty Avengers #1 (March 2007) [2] | Mighty Avengers | |
Spider-Woman | Jessica Miriam Drew | New Avengers #48 (December 2008) [2] | Avengers, New Avengers [6] [9] |
Captain America / Winter Soldier | James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes | ||
Amadeus Cho | Mighty Avengers #21 (February 2009) [2] [lower-alpha 4] | Mighty Avengers | |
Jocasta | Jocasta | Avengers, Mighty Avengers | |
Stature | Cassandra "Cassie" Eleanor Lang | Mighty Avengers #22 (March 2009) [2] | Mighty Avengers |
Vision | Jonas |
In 2010, the black ops team of Secret Avengers was created. After the events of Avengers vs. X-Men in 2012, Captain America created Avengers Unity Division by recruiting members from both Avengers and X-Men. [2]
Character codenames | Real name | Issue joined in | Avengers team affiliation |
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Valkyrie | Brunnhilde | Secret Avengers #1 (May 2010) [2] | Secret Avengers |
Ant-Man | Eric O'Grady | ||
Nova | Richard Rider | ||
Jewel / Power Woman | Jessica Campbell Jones | New Avengers , vol. 2 #1 (June 2010) | New Avengers |
Protector | Noh-Varr | Avengers , vol. 4 #6 (October 2010) [2] | Avengers |
Red Hulk | Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross | Avengers, vol. 4 #12 (April 2011) [2] | |
Daredevil | Matthew "Matt" Murdock | New Avengers, vol. 2 #16 (September 2011) [2] | New Avengers |
Storm | Ororo Munroe | Avengers, vol. 4 #19 (November 2011) [2] | Avengers |
Quake | Daisy Johnson | ||
Captain Britain | Brian Braddock | Secret Avengers #22 (February 2012) [lower-alpha 6] | Secret Avengers |
Agent Venom | Eugene "Flash" Thompson | Secret Avengers #23 (March 2012) [2] | |
Havok [lower-alpha 2] | Alexander "Alex" Summers | Uncanny Avengers #1 (October 2012) [2] | Avengers Unity Division |
Hyperion | Marcus Milton | Avengers, vol. 5 #1 (December 2012) [2] | Avengers |
Cannonball | Samuel "Sam" Zachary Guthrie | ||
Captain Universe | Tamara Devoux | ||
Manifold | Eden Fesi | ||
Shang-Chi | Shang-Chi | ||
Smasher | Isabel "Izzy" Kane [10] | ||
Sunspot | Roberto "Bobby" da Costa | ||
Rogue [lower-alpha 2] | Anna Marie LeBeau | Uncanny Avengers #4 (February 2013) [2] | Avengers Unity Division |
Sunfire | Shiro Yoshida | Uncanny Avengers #5 (March 2013) [2] | |
Victor Mancha | Victor Mancha | Avengers A.I. #1 (July 2013) [2] | Avengers A.I. |
Doombot | |||
Abyss | Avengers, vol. 5 #17 (August 2013) [11] | Avengers | |
Ex Nihilo | |||
Nightmask | Adam Blackveil | ||
Starbrand | Kevin Connor | ||
Alexis the Protector | Alexis | Avengers A.I. #3 (September 2013) [2] | Avengers A.I. |
Blue Marvel | Adam Brashear | Mighty Avengers , vol 2 #3 (November 2013) [2] | Mighty Avengers |
Power Man | Victor Alvarez | ||
Spider Hero / Ronin / Blade | Eric Cross Brooks | Mighty Avengers, Avengers [6] | |
White Tiger | Ava Ayala | Mighty Avengers | |
Kaluu | Captain America and the Mighty Avengers #1 (November 2014) [2] | ||
Brother Voodoo | Jericho Drumm | Avengers & X-Men: AXIS #9 (December 2014) [2] | Avengers Unity Division |
Nova | Samuel "Sam" Alexander | Nova, vol. 5 #25 (December 2014) [2] | Avengers |
Deadpool | Wade Winston Wilson | Avengers, vol. 6 #0 (October 2015) [2] | Avengers Unity Division |
Human Torch | Jonathan "Johnny" Lowell Spencer Storm | Uncanny Avengers, vol.3 #1 (December 2014) | |
Synapse | Emily Guerrero | ||
Ms. Marvel | Kamala Khan | All-New All-Different Avengers #1 (November 2015) [2] | Avengers |
Spider-Man | Miles Morales | ||
Thor / Valkyrie | Jane Foster | ||
Cable | Nathan Christopher Charles Summers | Uncanny Avengers, vol. 3 #3 (December 2016) [11] | Avengers Unity Division |
Wasp | Nadia van Dyne (birth surname Pym) | Avengers, vol. 7 #1 (November 2016) [12] | Avengers |
Avenger X | Cressida | Avengers, vol. 7 #2.1 (December 2016) [11] | |
Ghost Rider | Roberto "Robbie" Reyes | Avengers, vol. 8 #6 (July 2018) [12] |
Character codenames | Real name | Issue joined in | Avengers team affiliation |
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Nighthawk | Kyle Richmond | Avengers , vol. 8 #55 (April 2022) [13] | Avengers |
Starbrand | Brandy Selby | ||
Impossible City | Avengers, vol. 9 #6 (October 2023) [14] | ||
Penance | Monet Yvette Clarisse Maria Therese St. Croix | Uncanny Avengers , vol. 4 #1 (August 2023) [15] | Avengers Unity Division |
Psylocke | Kwannon | ||
Hawkeye | Katherine "Kate" Bishop | Avengers, vol. 9 #14 (May 2024) [16] [lower-alpha 7] | Avengers |
Hazmat | Jennifer Takeda |
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 |
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Rick Jones | Richard Milhouse "Rick" Jones | Avengers #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. |
Whizzer | Robert L. Frank Sr. | Avengers #173 (July 1978) | Died in Vision and Scarlet Witch #2 (December 1982). |
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 vol. 1. |
Marrina | Marrina Smallwood | Avengers #282 (August 1987) | Wife of Namor; honorary member while he served on the team. Revived during the Chaos War (January 2011). |
Yellowjacket | Rita DeMara | Avengers Annual #17 (1988) | Made honorary member after assisting an East Coast reserve team. Killed by Iron Man (Stark) in Avengers: The Crossing (September 1995). Returned to life in Chaos War: Dead Avengers #1 (January 2011). |
Swordsman | Phillip Jarvert | Avengers #357 (December 1992) | Alternate universe Avenger & Gatherer. |
Magdalene | Unrevealed | Avengers #363 (June 1993) | |
Deathcry a.k.a. Lifecry | Sharra Neramani | Avengers #364 (July 1993) (as a probationary member) | Never gained full membership. Given honorary status in Avengers #399 (June 1996). Killed in Annihilation Conquest: Star-Lord #2 (August 2007). Restored to life in Chaos War: Dead Avengers #5. |
Masque | Guillietta Nefaria (birth name), Whitney Frost (legal name) | Avengers #393 (April 1996) | A clone of Madame Masque. Killed in Avengers vol. 3 #34 (November 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. |
Flux | Dennis Sykes | One Month To Live #5 (September 2010) | Died in One Month To Live #5 (September 2010). |
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.
Character | Real Name | Joined | Notes |
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Yondu | Yondu Udonta | Marvel Super-Heroes #18 (1969) | Centaurian |
Major Victory | Vance Astro | ||
Martinex | Martinex T'Naga | Pluvian | |
Charlie-27 | Jovian | ||
Starhawk | Stakar Ogord | Defenders #29 (1975) | Arcturian |
Nikki | Nicholette Gold | Marvel Presents #4 (1976) | Mercurian |
Aleta Ogord | Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #1 (1991) | Arcturian | |
A group of teenage heroes modeled after the Avengers, the surviving Young Avengers were awarded honorary membership following the "Children's Crusade" storyline.
Character | Real name | Joined in | Notes |
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Hawkeye | Kate Bishop | Avengers: The Children's Crusade #9 (May 2012) | Awarded honorary membership by Captain America. |
Hulkling | Dorrek VIII | ||
Speed | Thomas Shepherd | ||
Wiccan | William "Billy" Kaplan-Altman | ||
Stature | Cassandra Lang | ||
Iron Lad | Nathaniel "Nate" Richards |
The Avengers promoted several senior Academy students to "Avengers Third Grade", as part of a plan to eventually award them full Avengers membership.
Character | Real name | Joined in | Notes |
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Finesse | Jeanne Foucault | Avengers Academy #39 (November 2012) | |
Hazmat | Jennifer Takeda | ||
Mettle | Ken Mack | Killed on Arcade's island during the events of "Avenger's Arena". | |
Reptil | Humberto Lopez | ||
Striker | Brandon Sharpe | ||
Lightspeed | Julie Power | ||
X-23 | Laura Kinney |
Character | Real name | Joined in | Notes |
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Hawkeye | Sagittarius | West Coast Avengers #27 (December 1987) | Created to look exactly like Hawkeye to infiltrate the West Coast Avengers. |
Tigra | Leo | West Coast Avengers #27 (December 1987) | Created to look exactly like Tigra to infiltrate the West Coast Avengers. |
Ravonna a.k.a. "Nebula", Terminatrix | Ravonna Lexus Renslayer | Avengers #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 #291 (May 1988). Unofficial leader as of #294 (August 1988). "Officially" joined in #297. Reported MIA minutes later. East Coast division consequently disbanded (November 1988). |
Mockingbird | H'rpra | Avengers West Coast #91 (February 1993) | Skrull who replaced the kidnapped Barbara Morse as Mockingbird in order to infiltrate the team, as revealed in a retcon in Secret Invasion #8 (January 2009). She was slain by Mephisto in Avengers West Coast #100 (November 1993), although her ghost or spirit has been seen a few times since. True name revealed in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #1 Softcover in the updates section. |
Vision | AntiVision | Avengers #360 (March 1993) | Infiltrated the team as a representative of the Gatherers. He impersonated the Vision, and was seemingly destroyed by Proctor, before being defeated by Vision. |
Spider-Woman | Veranke | New Avengers #3 (March 2005) | Joined the Mighty Avengers (Initiative team) in Mighty Avengers #7 (November 2007). Revealed in New Avengers #42 (August 2008) to have been a Skrull. Killed by Norman Osborn in Secret Invasion #8 (January 2009). |
Yellowjacket | Criti Noll | Civil War #1 (March 2006) | Joined the Mighty Avengers in Mighty Avengers #1 (April 2007). Revealed to be a Skrull in Mighty Avengers #13 (May 2008). Killed by the real Hank Pym in Secret Invasion #8. |
Scarlet Witch | Loki Laufeyson | Mighty Avengers #21 (March 2009) | Joined and assembled the Mighty Avengers in Mighty Avengers #21 (March 2009). Revealed in Mighty Avengers #29 (November 2009). |
Ant-Man | Eric O'Grady LMD | Secret Avengers #24 (March 2012) | Infiltrated the Secret Avengers as a Life Model Decoy impersonating Eric O'Grady. Supposedly destroyed alongside the other Descendents. He has since turned up alive as Black Ant. |
Spider-Man | Otto Octavius (switched bodies with Peter Parker) | The Amazing Spider-Man #698 (December 2012) | Due to a body swap that occurred during The Amazing Spider-Man #698, Peter Parker was replaced by Otto Octavius as Spider-Man on the Avengers, with the other members unaware of the switch. Under probation after The Superior Spider-Man #8 for various violent acts. Left team in The Superior Spider-Man #26 to avoid an incriminating brain scan. Peter Parker later regained his body and subsequently became a member again. |
Captain America | Hydra Supreme (Steve Rogers) (Alternate version of Cap created by Kobik) | Sam Wilson: Captain America #7 (May 2016) | Due to Kobik's warped view of the world thanks to the Red Skull's upbringing, when Kobik restored Steve Rogers to health, she "improved" him by altering his history so that he was always a HYDRA deep cover agent. Her memories of the real Cap she contained within herself. "Stevil" (the nickname that Deadpool gave him) manipulated the Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D., and the superhero community as he went up the HYDRA ranks, becoming its leader and conquering America. Eventually realizing her creation was a monster, Kobik freed and restored the true Captain America, who defeated his evil doppelganger. After being killed by Selene, Stevil was revived by Orchis, shortened his name to make his middle name of Grant be his first name, and operated as Captain Krakoa when working for Orchis where he and his version of the Mutant Liberation Front are defeated by the Uncanny Avengers. |
Voyager | Va Nee Gast (alias Valerie Vector) | The Avengers #675 (infiltrator; March 2018) | Infiltrated the Avengers under the guise of a forgotten founding member of the team on the orders of her father, the Grandmaster, before turning against him and making amends with the Avengers. |
During Avengers: No Surrender storyline in 2018, damaged founding Avengers' statue was replaced with new statue that included more members of Avengers, Avengers Unity Division, Red Wolf and members of U.S. Avengers: Enigma (Aikku Jokinen), Iron Patriot (Toni Ho), Red Hulk / Iron Hulk (Robert Maverick), Squirrel Girl (Doreen Green). These characters were included in the list until 2020 when Empyre Handbook was released, in which these teams are declared to be not officially sanctioned Avengers even though they had affiliated with them or used their name: A-Force, Avengers Idea Mechanics, Occupy Avengers, Savage Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D. led Secret Avengers, Ultimates, U.S. Avengers and the second iteration of West Coast Avengers. [17] [18]
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