Marvel Comics Avengers Chronological Appearances By Bob Wolniak ased initially on the Bob Fronczak list from Avengers Assemble and Avengers Forever websites. But unlike Mr. B Fronczak’s list (that stops about the time of Heroes Reborn) this is NOT an attempt at a Marvel continuity (harmony of Marvel titles in time within the fictional universe), but Avengers appearances in order in approx. real world release order . I define Avengers appearances as team appearances, not individual Avengers or even in some cases where several individual Avengers are together (but eventually a judgment call has to be made on some of those instances). I have included some non-Avengers appearances since they are important to a key storyline that does tie to the Avengers, but noted if they did not have a team appearance. Blue (purple for WCA & Ultimates) indicates an Avengers title , whether ongoing or limited series. I have decided that Force Works is not strictly an Avengers title, nor is Thunderbolts, Defenders or even Vision/Scarlet Witch mini- series, although each book correlates, crosses over and frequently contains guest appearances of the Avengers as a team. In those cases, the individual issues are listed. I have also decided that individual Avengers’ ongoing or limited series books are not Avengers team appearances, so I have no interest in the tedious tracking of every Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, or Hank Pym title unless they contain a team appearance or x-over . The same applies to Avengers Spotlight (largely a Hawkeye series, with other individual appearances), Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel, Vision, Wonder Man, Hulk, She-Hulk, Black Panther, Quicksilver, Thunderstrike, War Machine, Black Widow, Sub-Mariner, Hercules, and other such books or limited series. Especially now that the New Avengers have Wolverine and Spider-Man, if one were to track every appearance of every individual Avenger that was ever on the team, you’d have to track a good majority of the entire Marvel Chronology Project from the 1940’s to the present! Instead I am aiming at a more manageable team appearance list since their 1963 formation . Green indicates a major appearance outside an Avengers title. These may be Avengers storylines in other titles, or some sort of historically important team appearance even if it wasn’t really an Avengers story. I admit there is some subjectivity between green and black. Black indicates a minor appearance or a necessary part or correlation to a storyline without an Avengers appearance. In some cases I will indicate how minor by listing the number of panels or pages the Avengers appear in. Technically, these are not Avengers storylines, but may have some sort of appearance. Book Description Avengers vol. 1 #1 Loki, team forms (Giant Man, Wasp, Hulk, Thor, Iron Man) 11/63 st Avengers vol. 1 #2 1 Space Phantom. Immortus behind the scenes. Lee, Kirby. 12/63 Tales of Suspense #49 IM story, Avengers cameo as civilians. 1 panel. Avengers vol. 1 #3 Sub-Mariner, Hulk (see Journey Into Mystery #112). Lee, Kirby. st Avengers vol. 1 #4 1 Silver Age Captain America! Sub-Mariner, Bucky. Lee, Kirby. Fantastic Four vol. 1 #25 FF vs. Hulk, part 1. Avengers search for Hulk. 2 panels. Lee, Kirby. Fantastic Four vol. 1 #26 FF vs. Hulk, part 2. Avengers on cover! Lee, Kirby. st Avengers vol. 1 #5 1 Lava Men. Lee, Kirby. 5/64 st Avengers vol. 1 #6 1 Masters of Evil (Zemo, Melter,Enchantress, Executioner, B. Knight) Journey In. Mystery #101 Thor refuses Avengers’ help. 9 panels. Journey In. Mystery #105 Avengers meeting. Avengers splash page! 5 panels. Tales of Suspense #56 Avengers attempt to contact IM to no avail. 3 panels. Avengers vol. 1 #7 Masters of Evil. Odin. Lee, Kirby. 8/64 Journey In. Mystery #108 Thor refuses Avengers’ help. 4 panels. Tales to Astonish #59 Avengers workout! Avengers splash page! 5 panels. Am. Spider-Man An. #1 1 panel. Tales of Suspense #58 IM vs. Cap. Giant Man and Wasp capture Chameleon. st Avengers vol. 1 #8 1 Kang! Rama-Tut, Dr. Doom. Lee, Kirby. 9/64 Am. Spider-Man vol.1#18 Part of one panel has Avengers pondering SM’s defeat by the Goblin. st Avengers vol. 1 #9 1 Wonder Man. Masters of Evil. Lee, Heck. 10/64 Tales of Suspense #59 Avengers go to charity show. 5 panels. Fantastic Four vol. 1 #31 FF keeps Avengers from intervening in hostage situation. 9 panels. Tales of Suspense #60 Avengers call IM. 1 panel. Hawkeye & Widow app. st Avengers vol. 1 #10 1 Immortus. Masters of Evil. Lee, Heck. 11/64 X-Men vol. 1 #9 Avengers hinder X-Men’s pursuit of Lucifer. Avengers on cover. Avengers vol. 1 #11 Spider-Man! Kang, Spider-Man robot. Lee, Heck. 12/64 Book/Item Description Journey In. Mystery #112 Thor vs. Hulk! Flashback sequences to Avengers #3. Lee, Kirby. Avengers vol. 1 #12 Mole Man. Red Ghost. Lee, Heck. 1/65 st Avengers vol. 1 #13 1 Nefaria. Fantastic Four. Wasp wounded. Lee, Heck. 2/65 Avengers vol. 1 #14 Kallusians. Leiber, Heck, Kirby. 3/65 Fantastic Four vol. 1 #36 Avengers attend Reed & Sue’s engagement party. 2 panels. Avengers vol. 1 #15 Death of Zemo! Masters of Evil. Lee, Kirby, Heck. 4/65 Avengers vol. 1 #16 New Lineup! (Cap, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver) Avengers vol. 1 #17 Minotaur. Mole Man, Leader. Lee, Heck, Kirby. 6/65 Journey In. Mystery #120 Thor meets new Avengers. 4 panels. Avengers vol. 1 #18 Commissar. Lee, Heck. 7/65 Fantastic Four vol. 1 An 3 Old and new Avengers at Reed & Sue’s wedding. st Avengers vol. 1 #19 1 Swordsman. Hydra. Lee, Heck. Part One. 8/65 Avengers vol. 1 #20 Mandarin. Swordsman. Lee, Heck. 9/65 st Avengers vol. 1 #21 1 Power Man (Thunderbolts’ Atlas). Enchantress. Lee, Heck, Wood. Avengers vol. 1 #22 Enchantress. Circus of Crime. Power Man. Lee, Heck, Wood. 11/65 st Avengers vol. 1 #23 1 Ravonna. Kang. Lee, Heck. 12/65 Avengers vol. 1 #24 Kang, pt. 2. Lee, Heck. 1/66 Avengers vol. 1 #25 Dr. Doom. Fantastic Four. Lee, Heck. 2/66 Tales of Suspense #72 Cap tells Avengers WWII story. 4 panels. Avengers vol. 1 #26 Attuma, Beetle, Puppet Master. Lee, Heck. 3/66 Avengers vol. 1 #27 Collector, Attuma, Beetle. Lee, Heck. 4/66 Avengers vol. 1 #28 Pym becomes Goliath. Lee, Heck. 5/66 Avengers vol. 1 #29 Black Widow. Lee, Heck. 6/66 Avengers vol. 1 #30 Swordsman, Power Man. Lee, Heck. 7/66 Avengers vol. 1 #31 The Keeper. Lee, Heck. 8/66 Avengers vol. 1 #32 Sons of Serpent, Black Widow. Lee, Heck. 9/66 Avengers vol. 1 #33 Supreme Serpent, Black Widow. Lee, Heck. 10/66 Tales of Suspense #84 Avengers place Adaptoid in mansion. Splash page. 5 panels. Am. Spider-Man An. #3 Avengers ask Spidey to tackle the Hulk! Avengers cover! Avengers vol. 1 # 34 Living Laser. Lee, Heck. 11/66 Avengers vol. 1 # 35 Ultrana. Thomas, Heck. 12/66 Avengers vol. 1 # 36 Ixar, Transians. Thomas, Heck. 1/67 Avengers vol. 1 # 37 Ultroids. Kane cover. Thomas, Heck. 2/67 Avengers vol. 1 # 38 Hercules. Kane cover. Enchantress, Power man, Ares. 3/67 Avengers vol. 1 # 39 Mad Thinker. Hercules. Thomas, Heck. 4/67 Avengers vol. 1 # 40 Cosmic Cube. Red Skull, Mole Man, Sub-Mariner. Thomas, Heck Strange Tales #156 Shocked heroes learn of Hydra’s plan to release plague. 2 panels. Avengers vol. 1 # 41 Diablo. Dragon Man. Thomas, Buscema. 6/67 Avengers vol. 1 # 42 Dragon Man, pt. 2. Thomas, Buscema. 7/67 Marvel Novel Series #9 The Avengers Battle the Earth Wrecker by Otto Binder. st Avengers vol. 1 # 43 1 Red Guardian. Thomas, Buscema. 8/67 Avengers vol. 1 # 44 Pt. 2, Black Widow, Red Guardian. 9/67 Tales of Suspense #92 Avengers speak with Cap after returning from overseas. 2 panels. Avengers vol. 1 An #1 Mandarin, Living Laser, Ultimo, Executioner, Power Man, Swordsman Avengers vol. 1 # 45 Super-Adaptoid. Thomas, Heck. 10/67 Avengers vol. 1 # 46 Whirlwind. Thomas, Buscema. 11/67 Avengers vol. 1 # 47 Magneto. Back Knight. Thomas, Buscema, Tuska. 12/67 Avengers vol. 1 # 48 New Black Knight. Thomas, Tuska. 1/68 st Avengers vol. 1 # 49 Magneto. 1 Typhon. Thomas, Buscema. 2/68 Avengers vol. 1 # 50 Pt. 2 Typhon vs. Hercules. Thomas, Buscema. 3/68 Cap America vol. 1 #100 Cap recalls modern origin. Panther guest star. On cover! Lee/Kirby Avengers vol. 1 # 51 Collector. Hulk. Thomas, Buscema. 4/68 Not Brand Echh #8 (Satire) Flighty Revengers short. Forbush Man. Thomas/Colan st Avengers vol. 1 # 52 1 Grim Reaper! Thomas, Buscema. 5/68 X-Men vol. 1 # 45 Part 1 of x-over. Magneto and Brotherhood of mutants. Buscema Avengers vol. 1 # 53 Part 2 of x-over. Magneto and Brotherhood of mutants. Buscema Avengers vol. 1 # 54 Masters of Evil. Crimson Cowl. Thomas, Buscema, Tuska. 7/68 Avengers vol. 1 # 55 Crimson Cowl. Ultron-5. Thomas, Buscema. 8/68 Captain America Novel The Great Gold Steal (Bantam). See chapter 5. 2 Book/Item Description Avengers vol. 1 # 56 Bucky, Zemo, Scarlet Centurion. Thomas, Buscema. 9/68 Avengers vol. 1 An #2 Scarlet Centurion. Old team vs. New. Aven-jerks featurette. Buscema. st Avengers vol. 1 # 57 1 Vision! Ultron-5. Thomas, Buscema. 10/68 Sub-Mariner vol. 1 # 8 Sub-Mariner vs. Thing. Avengers awaiting mtg. 1 panel. Buscema. Avengers vol. 1 # 58 Ultron in flashback. “Even an android can cry” Pt. 2. Thomas, Buscema st Avengers vol. 1 # 59 1 Yellowjacket! Thomas, Buscema.